Thanks for that PA and yeah I hope the kids ok as appendicitis is not a laughing matter.Had appendicitis, came back for one game I think and then we've heard nothing. Hope the kid is OK!
He trained with the senior backline group yesterday, so he might be an outside chance to play this week, or at least he's moved up the pecking order due to CCJ and Soldo being unavailable.OK, time to bump this guy.
He is a square peg who doesn’t necessarily fit neatly into round holes. But Big Ivan Maric said in Coach’s Corner that he is training really well, and quoted Tom Lynch as saying he has been really hard to play on.
The club has thrown him in the ruck in the last scratch match and it seems he went well, though well undersized. He was drafted at 196cm and worryingly has lost 1cm since arriving at Tigerland, must have had blisters on his feet in his draft year, or a lump on his head!
We know he can really sprint, and is a very good kick, so he has a bit going for him. Drafted with Balta and Coleman-Jones thus end of third year in the system now, a time when most tall players start to come good.
We have lost a ruckman and a key forward this week. Really, Chol can replace only one of those. Does Miller get thrown in to replace the other? So perhaps Mabior Choleman key forward, and Miller second ruck, with some time in defence?
In any event these recent reports bode well for a player many of us had just about written off as a delist at the end of 2020. If Lynch has been finding him tough to play on then he can also perhaps go into the key defensive mix behind Astbury and Balta next season if we require cover there.
A huge bomnus if this bloke can start getting it done.
Was an emergency last week. He's definitely gone up in my rankings. Not on the scrap heap like I thought he would be.He trained with the senior backline group yesterday, so he might be an outside chance to play this week, or at least he's moved up the pecking order due to CCJ and Soldo being unavailable.
Agree, I thought he’d be the first to go but now thinking he’ll stay.Was an emergency last week. He's definitely gone up in my rankings. Not on the scrap heap like I thought he would be.
The club thinks he is a good one. back last few weeks. Given leadership role in the VFL backline. No chance to show what he's got this year though.I hope we keep him on for another 12 months. Has high athletic ability as well. In the old days players used to spend 3 or 4 years playing reserves footy before debut in senior footy. Theres plenty of development left in Ben. Our supporters shouldnt rush to write off our players which happens alot in this forum.
Noticed he was an emergency again yesterdayI hope we keep him on for another 12 months. Has high athletic ability as well. In the old days players used to spend 3 or 4 years playing reserves footy before debut in senior footy. Theres plenty of development left in Ben. Our supporters shouldnt rush to write off our players which happens alot in this forum.
Doubt it. Rookie list looking like being only 2 playersThinking he might b delisted then rookie listed as per Chol was.
God help us if that happens Hugh Rimjob will go hard on RFC for racism.Reckon Chol to be delisted....
A while ago I would have said nooo way , now I’m not so sure. He’s contracted , reckon clubs would enquire seeing him as useful sec ruck . With soldo down we gotta be careful too unless the opinion of miller is higher than we all knowReckon Chol to be delisted....