Player Watch #33: Ed Vickers-Willis - confirmed ACL injury vs Fremantle in Rd1 2019

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Kimbo

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Should of played Rd. 1 for mine.........Scott, "backing his old reliables in" has robbed the kid of 4 crucial games not mentioning the experience.
I agree but the hand-wringing over four games isn't worth it. What happens next is more important.
 

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I was coloured royal blue and white impressed. Composure + decision making + good disposal (which half the team cant do even with 50 games under their belt) and wins one on ones and from tonights game some were 2 and 3 on 1.

He had all those attributes in a very hostile crowd/ground 3000kms or so away in his first game. Well done.
 

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Yeah. Can't ask for much more from a debutant in a hostile environment on the road. Great debut considering the circumstances.

As has been mentioned, if him being in allows McDonald to play up field more - which I'm pretty sure he did - then that's another bonus.
 
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That Vdub would be composed and show his quality was not in doubt - the issue going forward is whether Brad will see this as a general vote of confidence in young players - i.e. that he can bring them in and they will do their job. Let's hope so!
 

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Good footballer should have played a lot more games already.

Only thing I didn't like was scott playing him on genuine talls in Logue and McCarthy in the 2nd half, he is too small to be a key back.
That griffin logie is gonna me a monster. Really thinking 2016 os going to be a superdraft. Just glad we got a slider at the pointy end.
 
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