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Senior 23. Jacob Weitering
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Won't happen
Who says there has to be a 'one'. The law of averages is accumulative, it's not a constant.
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Weiner Ingredients sounds like a special player. His parents obviously hated him though.
It's OK we love him.
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Dramoth
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Ben Silvagni next year... I think
I. WANT. A. FORWARD.
It's not even that. It's a fallacy.
Nailing them all obviously less likely but entirely possible.
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Hawks had these two drafts (not just first round, not counting rookie draft)
hodge ladson brown mitchell 2001
Roughead Franklin Lewis 2004
But yeah having a heap of picks in the first round, I guess the opportunity to have that many early picks doesn't come up for sides all that often. You'd think in theory that having a heap of early picks increases your chances of nailing all of them and getting them right. I haven't really looked at other sides, I think Geelong had some good hauls back in the early 2000s. We kinda need some good hauls ourselves to get out of where we are I recon. Fingers crossed!
Just a personal gut concern.
He didn't have great numbers at TAC level, which is a proven indicator of likely AFL level success (though not 100% of course), and, the history of the game tells you not a lot of 200cm players make it as key forwards.
It is just a personal concern, and I duly hope I am wrong.
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Thats fair enough and you raise some good points. Not great that he won't play footy for a while either which will hinder his development as well.
Kind of alarming that he already feels like our best defender.
I'd also like to see him being used more coming out of defence. Id feel a lot more confident using that leg coming out of defence than say, Doc or even Simmo
I'd also like to see him being used more coming out of defence. Id feel a lot more confident using that leg coming out of defence than say, Doc or even Simmo
J.Daniher is 201cm and Carey just said he played the best CHF game he has seen for 20 years.
The thing about McKay, is he seems very agile/mobile for his height, and I suspect this is what appealed to SOS etc.
P.Salmon was a good 'ruck height' forward.
Struggling to think of too many others.
Lynch, Tippett, Dixon, Daniher. I think Darcy Moore is scraping 200cm.
There is enough recent precedent for us to be hopeful of a 'good' forward. Salmon is probably the only example to this point of a great forward at that height.
There is enough recent precedent for us to be hopeful of a 'good' forward. Salmon is probably the only example to this point of a great forward at that height.
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Ah that is good, encouraging.
YEs I think in recent years there has been more.
Kids are better these days, or training, or both?
Yes, I know it's not technically a real law, given that the outcome is always influenced by the procedure, but you get what I meant.
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A KPD with elite rebound is worth their weight in gold.
Being swung forward every now and then to kick a goal or two like SOS used to is the way I see Weiters playing.
Being swung forward every now and then to kick a goal or two like SOS used to is the way I see Weiters playing.
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Rance is more value to Richmond than Riewoldt IMHO.
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Don't think he rucked at junior level.
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He must stay in the backline.
In 5 minutes where Weitering hurt himself and went down the race for treatment it is no coincidence that the Swans kicked 3 goals. He runs our defence already. On a number of occasions on Sunday arvo I saw him calling the shots. On one occasion he was screaming and waving for Simon White to get away from him and find his own space (White was 2m away).
Sure, he looked dangerous in the forward line, and it is tempting. But not at the cost of our defence. In today's game attack starts from defence.
In 5 minutes where Weitering hurt himself and went down the race for treatment it is no coincidence that the Swans kicked 3 goals. He runs our defence already. On a number of occasions on Sunday arvo I saw him calling the shots. On one occasion he was screaming and waving for Simon White to get away from him and find his own space (White was 2m away).
Sure, he looked dangerous in the forward line, and it is tempting. But not at the cost of our defence. In today's game attack starts from defence.
Jacob is a very shy fellow.....I hope he grows out of it one day
Lots can happen and probably will, but the CFC may have a dilemma as to who to appoint captain in a few years time.
Nothing to consider now but all being well, it's going to be a tough decision with him and Cripps ready to go.
Weitering will be played forward at times and no better times than this year, already.
Bolton wouldn't have done it on Sunday had it not been in consideration well before the event.
It will be a tough choice in choosing between Weits & Cripps. Ultimately Cripps being 3 years older and having done more hard yards for the club is in pole position. If they were around the same age I would say it ends up being who is worth more to us.
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I appreciate that he may be used up forward but any temptation to make that move permanent should be treated with caution.Jacob is a very shy fellow.....I hope he grows out of it one day
Lots can happen and probably will, but the CFC may have a dilemma as to who to appoint captain in a few years time.
Nothing to consider now but all being well, it's going to be a tough decision with him and Cripps ready to go.
Weitering will be played forward at times and no better times than this year, already.
Bolton wouldn't have done it on Sunday had it not been in consideration well before the event.
He makes both the forward line and the backline better when he's in them but I think the backline is the priority.