Traded #42: Massimoe D'Ambrosioe - Thank you for your service

[eth-dog]

Im not going to pretend to be a draft expert but there are already a couple in eDPS Top 20. There are also plenty of examples of best 22 midfielders found later in almost all drafts.

Wait, are you calling 186 cm big? Because it isn't big. 186 cm is mid sized. I'm talking Bont, Dangerfield, Dunkley, Fyfe size. Not Cotchin, Worpel size.

 

[Yoda_]

Do we know the terms agreed yet? 18 month contract?

 

[Vander18]

Nathan Buckley or Jason Akermanis were probably the only ones as good that I've seen.

As good as these blokes were…..D Jarman was in another stratosphere.

 

[Bipolar Bear]

As good as these blokes were…..D Jarman was in another stratosphere.

Sadly, Adelaide games were oddly hard to come by in that era in Tas. I didn't get to see much of him.

 

[BeeZurk]

Great pick up, sets up a lot of play from halfback. Elite kick, exceptional decision maker, strong character.
Think of players like Houli and Salem.

 

[Lore]

Do we know the terms agreed yet? 18 month contract?

Jai Culley, Kallan Dawson, Hugo Hall-Kahan, Max Ramsden, Jacob Bauer, James Blanck and Jacob Dawson are the seven players who nominated for 18-month contracts, the rest have the standard six-month contract.

So no.

 

[Vander18]

Sadly, Adelaide games were oddly hard to come by in that era in Tas. I didn't get to see much of him.

Do yourself a favour….

 

[Duckworth]

Thankfully the review is already showing improvement in our processes.

Efficiency:

Finally fills the hole on the list that we’ve had since Orazio Fantasia left.

Running in the rehab group?

 

[windyhill]

Do we know the terms agreed yet? 18 month contract?

Two tickets to the 150th party.

 

[Bipolar Bear]

As good as these blokes were…..D Jarman was in another stratosphere.

Watched those highlights, he was playing the modern game back then! He'd slot right in now and dominate.

 

[Booplaz]

Wait, are you calling 186 cm big? Because it isn't big. 186 cm is mid sized. I'm talking Bont, Dangerfield, Dunkley, Fyfe size. Not Cotchin, Worpel size.

Petracca and Wines aren’t big?


What you’re actually talking about is weight.

 

[Bipolar Bear]

Wait, are you calling 186 cm big? Because it isn't big. 186 cm is mid sized.

glares in 186cm

 

[eth-dog]

Petracca and Wines aren’t big?


What you’re actually talking about is weight.

They aren't huge.

glares in 186cm

I'm 187 so ha!

 

[frodos gardener]

I want him to play on Orazio if he gets the chance in the future.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Wait, are you calling 186 cm big? Because it isn't big. 186 cm is mid sized. I'm talking Bont, Dangerfield, Dunkley, Fyfe size. Not Cotchin, Worpel size.

186 is big enough if are heavy/broad shouldered. Just need to naturally carry over 87-88kgs and be compact.

For what it's worth I would have been happy with him, but I don't think he's the Oliver/Wines hard feeder brute type that we need.

 

[brain taylor]

We actually do not need an inside bull. We have two elite clearance winners. What we actually need is a strong body workhorse who can protect our clearance players a bit.

bulls and horses are cool but what if we got a really big dog?

 

[andleanback]

And FFS he is Western Jets who played some Richmond VFL.

Played 5 qtrs

 

[andleanback]

Good luck to the kid. Won't know what he's capable of until he steps out there. Hopefully the his profile translates to him being a good player.

Question I have is why did we not rookie a player like him last year but picked up a Garret and passed on him given his profile. Strange that so many clubs can miss him seeing he's been a great performer at VFL level.

Because his game significantly improved with another preseason under his belt. Dominated for western, dominated for the young guns and played well in the vfl, so he gets picked. Same can be said for culley who was on no ones radar last year and yet he’s the first one taken.

 

[Bjchan13]

Wait, are you calling 186 cm big? Because it isn't big. 186 cm is mid sized. I'm talking Bont, Dangerfield, Dunkley, Fyfe size. Not Cotchin, Worpel size.

No id consider 187cm+ big. The post I originally quoted you on though was that there'd be no big midfielders available at the end of the year. You then said there'd be no good big midfielders available at the end of the year. I think there will be as there is every year. We both agree the midfield needs reshaping, if they dont start to address it this offseason we'll both be unhappy.

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Not a genuine Essendon player until half the supporter base has shat on the pick before he's even kicked a ball in anger

 

[VelvetSledge]

Beautiful kick of the footy

Molto bene

 

[Mercuri Rising]

clearly only got him to keep McDonagh happy a la O'Rourke and Patton

 

[AnGus BurgerFries]

He will kick it over the midfield and actually to our forwards.

4 minutes of the little fella ripping our VFL team a new arseh*le

There were a whole lot of turnovers in that highlights clip, especially kicks in the front half. If our VFL side were any good we might even have scored from some of them!
Hopefully I'm just being harsh, don't really know what to expect from him.

 

[blitzer]

No id consider 187cm+ big. The post I originally quoted you on though was that there'd be no big midfielders available at the end of the year. You then said there'd be no good big midfielders available at the end of the year. I think there will be as there is every year. We both agree the midfield needs reshaping, if they dont start to address it this offseason we'll both be unhappy.

I don't know how you can be like 186cm ain't big but 187cm + is big. If you saw a 186 cm guy next to a 187 cm guy 10 metres away you wouldn't even know which is which unless you already knew their measurements.

 

[Bjchan13]

I don't know how you can be like 186cm ain't big but 187cm + is big. If you saw a 186 cm guy next to a 187 cm guy 10 metres away you wouldn't even know which is which unless you already knew their measurements.

186.5 maybe .... the point of my convo with eth-dog was that whatever you consider a big mid, they will be there in the National draft. The midfield balance needs addressing. That we didnt go for a quick fix and jump at the first available mid 187+ from the MSD isn't a complete shock.