AFL Player #40: Tex Wanganeen - Running and kicking drills at training - 23/3

[VelvetSledge]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024 (Category A Rookie)
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 37, ghostdog

 

[bennyg12]

Yep find a spot this week for him

 

[bombreys]

Could not possibly be worse than any forward from last week not named Martin.

 

[ghostdog]

Shone again at training today according to Nackers on Blitz - thinks he'd be close to selection. Burned my boy Cuts on a lead at full stretch and took the mark, so he must go alright.

 

[eth-dog]

In the emergencies.

 

[yodellinhank]

In the emergencies.

You'd think media would be pumping possible debut stories up if he was any chance. Like "Francis did really well" story that preceded his selection.

 

[ant555]

Hope he does not play as the sub.
Would just like to see him string a few VFL games together and earn a spot on the back of some full games of footy.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Tex is sub. Confirmed.

Good luck on your debut!!

 

[andleanback]

No promotion at all that he’s debuting. Disappointing

 

[staaation]

you should not be allowed to debut kids as the sub

 

[The Devils Advocate]

This is ****ed, actual child abuse. Brayden Ham

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Brayden Ham

Age

24

Ht

182cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

11.5

3star

K

8.3

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.5

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.6

3star

over Wanganeen.
No wonder our F/S picks leave town.

 

[BrunoV]

It's not a debut.

In what other sport are you not even eligible to participate in the play and considered to have played?

The AFL has a unique favouritism for the absurd.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Not actually a debut, surely.

 

[The Prosecutor]

It's not a debut.

In what other sport are you not even eligible to participate in the play and considered to have played?

The AFL has a unique favouritism for the absurd.

Its an absurd situation that the AFL allows and counts this.

FFS, just give them the match payments if they're sub, surely we don't need to * with history repeatedly by doing this t satisfy the AFLPA.

 

[jmoo wan]

have 15 interchange if you must but please get rid of the sub - it’s the dumbest thing since i-snack 2.0

 

[BrunoV]

Its an absurd situation that the AFL allows and counts this.

FFS, just give them the match payments if they're sub, surely we don't need to fu** with history repeatedly by doing this t satisfy the AFLPA.

Bureaucracy is satanic.

A motto we'd all do well to live by.

 

[Blind Turn]

Wasn’t even activated. Seems a poorly thought-out selection by the club. Debut him on Anzac Day, even if it results in barely a touch. Don’t debut him in such an uninspiring and compromised way.

 

[The Prosecutor]

Only raises more questions. If he's not ready, then why was he not playing VFL and getting game time?

 

[MiguelM]

Smith should have fainted at 1/2 time like Crozier.

I don't mind the sub but allow teams to use it whenever.

 

[84859300]

Round 2 - didn't get on the ground and still had a better game than Smith

 

[andleanback]

Only raises more questions. If he's not ready, then why was he not playing VFL and getting game time?

He’s not far away but he potentially could’ve played a full game and asked to contribute. Mind boggling

 

[yodellinhank]

Wasn’t even activated. Seems a poorly thought-out selection by the club. Debut him on Anzac Day, even if it results in barely a touch. Don’t debut him in such an uninspiring and compromised way.

Trying to sneak him in without all the pressure of the publicity it will no doubt attract?

Only raises more questions. If he's not ready, then why was he not playing VFL and getting game time?

This ******* Club.

 

[Blind Turn]

Trying to sneak him in without all the pressure of the publicity it will no doubt attract?

This ******* Club.

They had their chance to ‘sneak’ him on half way through the last, when Cox went down, and be done with it.

Embrace the publicity anyways. It’s a high profile sport and he’s going to face scrutiny whether he likes it or not.

 

[ant555]

He’s not far away but he potentially could’ve played a full game and asked to contribute. Mind boggling

Agree. Would have thought a full game of footy down at Geelong would have been more beneficial.

 

[owen87]

Really dislike this whole debut as sub thing, at the very least if they want to do it to lessen the pressure they should have shoved him on with 2 minutes to go. Otherwise just do it properly.

 

[Albertross]

So disappointed we did this to him. He is either ready or he is not. He could have been activated within the first minute. If he is ready for that, then give him proper game time. Club well and truly ****ed up here.