Retired #29: Patrick Ambrose - Officially retired - 11/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Retired. 11/8
Last Game Played: Elimination Final 2019 (injured)
Injury Status: Injured, stayed in Vic with a young baby - 18/7
Sore, finished the VFL game on the bench - 29/6

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Zurhaar vs. Ambrose would be the end of the world, for Zurhaar

EFA

 

[WindyHillWarrior]

my dads stronger than norfs

 

[BrunoV]

Zurhaar vs. Ambrose would be the end of the world.

Zurhaar thin (as he currently is) is like Joe Hockey thin.

It just doesn't make any sense.

 

[Halftimehero]

Probably gets a game in the 1s next week, I’d rest Jones and play Hooker against the Eagles the leave him there, then he gets a two week break with the bye after Richmond and Jones gets back to experience another MCG blockbuster.

Not sure where he fits in when they all are playing though, Wright is needed for his ruck minutes.

 

[VexOh]

Bring him in for a Dusty tagging job.

 

[MattyB3150]

Bring him in for a Dusty tagging job.

Was thinking the same. Not that we will tag with our current gameplan.

 

[Nifft]

I wonder if he'd be a good sub. Could go forward or back if required... or run through a couple late in the game.

 

[Megabattimus]

I wonder if he'd be a good sub. Could go forward or back if required... or run through a couple late in the game.

I'd definitely make him a sub for tomorrow's game. Only other option is Cahill and I just don't think he'd have an impact.

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[crackers65]

Problem is paddy has zero impact. Can’t even get in the picture.

 

[Oraz]

delist.

 

[biglaycock]

Either goes back again or it’s curtains I’m afraid. I do see him as a better option back than Stewart though

 

[11kgm]

time to delist

tayte pears esque

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Hasn't played in ages and not sure if forward is his position. Having said that, should be delisted at seasons end.

 

[Megabattimus]

That missed set shot really hurt us.

 

[Darealrath]

Hasn't played seniors for nearly two years and comes on as the sub against the reigning premiers...no idea if he'll get back to being best 22 but I'll cut him some slack tonight.

 

[Howard Moon]

Think he needs a focus or he gets lost in the game, be it shadowing the opposition fwd or maybe tagging, outside of that it's probably not happening for him

 

[MiguelM]

That missed set shot really hurt us.

We had about five really easy set shot misses. Tigers nailed everything.

 

[Halftimehero]

Found the step up from playing on a Tasmanian State league player just a bit much, laughable the people that wanted him rushed into the side as if some saviour.

Ruttens first real coaching blunder also making him the sub, WTF?

 

[Kyptastic]

Found the step up from playing on a Tasmanian State league player just a bit much, laughable the people that wanted him rushed into the side as if some saviour.

Ruttens first real coaching blunder also making him the sub, WTF?

The only other option was Cahill. The cupboard is bare

 

[JT_the_Man]

I didn’t mind making him sub at all considering the limited options and his dominance at VFL level. He looked a long way off last night though.

I won’t completely write him off just yet, but I’d suggest it’s highly unlikely that he’s on the list next year.

 

[Hird05]

Love him but he's clearly not an AFL forward. Shame to see his career probably finished playing out of position. Wasn't about winning but if it was I'd have liked to see him back and a now confident Laverde forward.

 

[boncer34]

Hasn't played seniors for nearly two years and comes on as the sub against the reigning premiers...no idea if he'll get back to being best 22 but I'll cut him some slack tonight.

And in hindsight the sub was a poor idea for him. McGrath went down, Ambrose came in and went forward, threw the balance out.

The only other option was Cahill. The cupboard is bare

Surely we have more than 25 fit players. Cahill would've been the better option as sub anyway. You can always shift to cover a tall with a small.

 

[Hird05]

And in hindsight the sub was a poor idea for him. McGrath went down, Ambrose came in and went forward, threw the balance out.

Surely we have more than 25 fit players. Cahill would've been the better option as sub anyway. You can always shift to cover a tall with a small.

Yeah if he came on for 15 minutes would have been fine but not the whole game

 

[eth-dog]

And in hindsight the sub was a poor idea for him. McGrath went down, Ambrose came in and went forward, threw the balance out.

Surely we have more than 25 fit players. Cahill would've been the better option as sub anyway. You can always shift to cover a tall with a small.

Before the game we had 10 players injured officially (if we count Draper and Reid as "off" the injury list) but we also have guys like Johnson, Eyre, Brand, McBride, Hird well in arrears for AFL level.

 

[boncer34]

Before the game we had 10 players injured officially (if we count Draper and Reid as "off" the injury list) but we also have guys like Johnson, Eyre, Brand, McBride, Hird well in arrears for AFL level.

Hird. Bring him in Truck.