AFL Player 24: Nick Bryan

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 16, ant555

 

[TheUnicorn]

Get him in, Goldy looks ready to keel over. Give the old dog a rest.

 

[jannissary]

I dont care its against Witts next week

Goldy out, Bryan In

witt’s loses around the ground

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Goldy looks exhausted and Bryan is dominating the 2s, it's time to give him a game.

 

[Seb78]

Goldy beaten convincingly by w***ervis tonight. Needs a rest.

Bring in Bryan!!

 

[Zach Package]

May well be that we wanted to shield him from Nankervis because he’s the biggest thug in the comp and Nick isn’t exactly a big physical brawler but if not now, when?


Toddy well overdue for a rest

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

I have to concede he should get a run next week, Goldy needs a spell and I’m not sure it can wait til the BYE.

 

[nipst@r]

Get him in.

Nakervis gave goldy a both around stoppages. May have done the sane to byran but think he would have exposed him the other way.

Heck goldy did it by not moving, being tired, Imagine If byran could have a linking up breaking to the wing.

 

[Ambrosia]

May well be that we wanted to shield him from Nankervis because he’s the biggest thug in the comp and Nick isn’t exactly a big physical brawler but if not now, when?


Toddy well overdue for a rest

I think we missed an opportunity against Nank to play him. Witts will be a tough contest for him given he has Bryan for strength and reach

 

[Kong]

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I've always wanted to see the full resolution version of that. yaco55 ?

 

[WindyHillZephyr]

I'll freely admit that I'm a Bryan doubter, but based on his numbers at VFL and that he has a large contingent of supporters (or one supporter with multiple accounts) he should definitely come in this week and probably the week after to give Goldy a good recuperation period.

 

[Hird05]

Bring the kid in

 

[Vander18]

Goldy needs a spell, clear as day.

If he doesn’t play this week then I think we can read something into it.

 

[BomberManU]

Please bring him in. Don't wait until we have to bring him in, due to injury etc. I've got a horrible feeling we're not going to see Draper again, this year.

 

[Godzke]

Surprised he's only 203cm. Thought he was taller than Draper (205cm).
Witts is 209cm. Should be an interesting battle.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Byran is the new Llyod

 

[Howard Moon]

I see we are looking at a hulking Sudanese ruck in the msd, along with Vigo it does reek if somebody bot rating Bryan, they just need to be careful they don't ruin his trade value before he cracks it

 

[Vander18]

I see we are looking at a hulking Sudanese ruck in the msd, along with Vigo it does reek if somebody bot rating Bryan, they just need to be careful they don't ruin his trade value before he cracks it

100% correct.....if they don't rate him it becomes an exercise in asset management.

 

[crackers65]

100% correct.....if they don't rate him it becomes an exercise in asset management.

I doubt very much that he would have very much trade value. Pick 50 +.

 

[Vander18]

I doubt very much that he would have very much trade value. Pick 50 +.

I think the situation can be managed so that his value is optimised.

I suspect his value is higher than that.

 

[ghostdog]

Thommo or Macca, probably

Should work out well then. We play Macca's team this weekend!

 

[ghostdog]

Get him in.

Nakervis gave goldy a both around stoppages. May have done the sane to byran but think he would have exposed him the other way.

Heck goldy did it by not moving, being tired, Imagine If byran could have a linking up breaking to the wing.

I laughed when Goldy found himself alone in the corridor with the ball!

 

[Vindicater]

Will play this week and will dominate.

 

[P Money]

Those making the argument that Goldstein is close to the finish as a reason Bryan could stay - yes, but the same argument could be made last year, where Phillips was “close to the end” and Goldstein wasn’t even a factor. Circumstances change all the time.

Debating who he would be the number 1 ruck for it futile in my opinion - at the end of the day, if clubs are coming calling with the offer (which there are enough rumblings that they both did last year and are again) I’d go if I were him. It’s just logical, and practical.

Haven’t seen it confirmed/denied anywhere, but I firmly believe he would’ve left last year if he knew we were recruiting Goldstein - I know Goldstein only committed to us after Bryan had already re-signed so that makes sense, but if Bryan knew Goldstein was coming, I don’t think he signs that contract.

Word out of Ess (I believe Brad Scott said it) is that Bryan was consulted prior to bringing in Goldy and was fully supportive of it. Either Bryan just said he was supportive because he was put in a pretty impossible situation, or there has been genuine communication about his progress and future plans and both he and the coach are on the same page. Guess we find out at the end of the year when he either seeks a trade or not.

 

[bombreys]

Word out of Ess (I believe Brad Scott said it) is that Bryan was consulted prior to bringing in Goldy and was fully supportive of it. Either Bryan just said he was supportive because he was put in a pretty impossible situation, or there has been genuine communication about his progress and future plans and both he and the coach are on the same page. Guess we find out at the end of the year when he either seeks a trade or not.

Absolutely believable.

But I think if he’d known that while Draper was out, and he was sitting in the twos averaging 20+ stats and 40+ hitouts over the last 5 weeks while Goldy was looking every bit of his 36 years old and copping an absolute bath from Xerri and Nank - he’d not be thrilled.

There are different ways to look at everything, but I think he’s almost certainly played his last game in Essendon colours if he doesn’t get a game this weekend (and maybe even if he does). Without checking (or knowing anywhere you could check such a stat), I’d guess there would be very, very few rucks in the past who have made it at senior level being a third in line after 5 seasons.

 

[ant555]

Absolutely believable.

But I think if he’d known that while Draper was out, and he was sitting in the twos averaging 20+ stats and 40+ hitouts over the last 5 weeks while Goldy was looking every bit of his 36 years old and copping an absolute bath from Xerri and Nank - he’d not be thrilled.

There are different ways to look at everything, but I think he’s almost certainly played his last game in Essendon colours if he doesn’t get a game this weekend (and maybe even if he does). Without checking (or knowing anywhere you could check such a stat), I’d guess there would be very, very few rucks in the past who have made it at senior level being a third in line after 5 seasons.

So you are saying Peter Wright will play number 1 ruck if Goldy gets an injury