AFL Player 21: Archie “The Enforcer” Roberts - Rising Star & Most Improved at the BnF

[VelvetSledge]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2026
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 29, TheUnicorn

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Club official graphic.

Been a while since one was seen.

 

[bombreys]

Nah.

Sub and then forward pocket.

But only once the game is out if reach? I don’t mind that

 

[Zach Package]

The announcement of his debut is doing nothing to dispel the thought that the club is a corporate entity without a shred of soul.

And not a well run corporate entity either.

Go well Arch, deserves it with the body of work he has put in over the course of the season.

 

[carnthedons]

Nah.

Sub and then forward pocket.

Running defender hey? Debut as sub in first year a la A Lord? Don’t actually get on ground?

 

[Beerfish]

Out: Archie
In: Archie

It's crazy but it might just work.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Out: Archie
In: Archie

It's crazy but it might just work.

 

[eth-dog]

Running defender hey? Debut as sub in first year a la A Lord? Don’t actually get on ground?

In fairness to Lord, they had to make 5 or 6 late changes and had no choice.

 

[Old Campaigner]

The announcement of his debut is doing nothing to dispel the thought that the club is a corporate entity without a shred of soul.

the **** are you on about?

 

[AnGus BurgerFries]

In fairness to Lord, they had to make 5 or 6 late changes and had no choice.

As an optimist with a bad memory I ask with hope..... did we win?

 

[carnthedons]

As an optimist with a bad memory I ask with hope..... did we win?

We did. 8 goals in the last got us home against the Hawkes. This was 2022 when it had to be an injury sub (when the rule nearly made sense)

AFL Tables - Essendon v Hawthorn - Sat, 7-May-2022 7:25 PM - Match Stats

 

[Zach Package]

the **** are you on about?

It’s a middling photoshop with a 4 second video of him tugging the jumper. And Cal Twomey tweeted it before we made it official.

No phone call to mum video, no coach announcing it to the playing group, where’s the love?

 

[eth-dog]

As an optimist with a bad memory I ask with hope..... did we win?

Yes

 

[carnthedons]

It’s a middling photoshop with a 4 second video of him tugging the jumper. And Cal Twomey tweeted it before we made it official.

No phone call to mum video, no coach announcing it to the playing group, where’s the love?

Hard agree. Soulless franchise we are

 

[nipst@r]

Look forward to seeing him sub on 6 goals down with 5 minutes left and then get dropped for no impact.

Actually rapt he is getting a game. Dont even care if he stinks it up but at least trying to plug holes in our list.

 

[windyhill]

Go Arch. Good luck.

 

[naraku]

A VERY solid debut and should stay in now.

 

[Nicholas61]

Saw the first and the last qtrs. Makes smart decisions in a split second, commits the body and has skill.

 

[eth-dog]

Give him the month. Quick, good skills.

 

[jannissary]

very handy, very professional

 

[The Prosecutor]

At the level.

 

[carnthedons]

How did this take so long? Quality, rate him highly

 

[bombreys]

Wasn’t down there a whole lot, but he was better than all in the back 6 bar Redman.

 

[div12ressie]

sooo early on but he's already reminding me of wardlaw with how hard he goes for the ball

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Had a few questionable kicks but he's quick, had a crack and had some genuinely excellent moments. Should play every single game from here on out.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Did some nice things late. Had a few scrappy kicks but willing to put that down to first game nerves/tiredness. Had a dip. Keep him in.