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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....
Along with another delisted tiger whoever it is.Thinking he might b delisted then rookie listed as per Chol was.
After saturday not even North will touch CholA 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 know
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 bonus if this bloke can start getting it done.
I hope he does what he needs to do to get an opportunity. Big guys take time but they also need a taste. Sometimes they just click in the bigtimeLooks a really nice size now.
I hope he does what he needs to do to get an opportunity. Big guys take time but they also need a taste. Sometimes they just click in the bigtime
Can play at either end, although not given much opportunity forward, looked good when played there.
Seems like he is ready to go replacement, and still only 21 years old.
Has speed, a great asset these days.
At the AFL National Combine, he came first in the Goalkicking test (30/30), the Agility test (8.10 seconds), and came third in the 20-metre sprint (2.91 seconds).
Until 4-5 years ago Astbury couldn't get on the park due to injuries. Bit like Grimes. Sort of irrelevant now though, as he is so reliable and steady and nobody kicks goals on him. But I agree Miller needs some games, but with the VFL back he will at least get some footy into him at a decent level and at some stage this season will get some games you'd think.Dave Astbury turns 30 tomorrow and until 4-5 years ago most wanted him gone and / or wouldnt have cared if he left but things change and players develop at different stages. Ben Miller is just a 21 year old baby for a KPP and has size height speed and agility.
Needs to be given a good chance to make it and if he does become the Astbury replacement what a win
I was one of them. I didn't rate him at all but more than happy to eat humble pie. Has turned into one of the best key defenders in the comp.Dave Astbury turns 30 tomorrow and until 4-5 years ago most wanted him gone and / or wouldnt have cared if he left but things change and players develop at different stages. Ben Miller is just a 21 year old baby for a KPP and has size height speed and agility.
Needs to be given a good chance to make it and if he does become the Astbury replacement what a win
Until 4-5 years ago Astbury couldn't get on the park due to injuries. Bit like Grimes. Sort of irrelevant now though, as he is so reliable and steady and nobody kicks goals on him. But I agree Miller needs some games, but with the VFL back he will at least get some footy into him at a decent level and at some stage this season will get some games you'd think.
Serious question, can anyone ever remember him having more than 2 goals kicked on him, I cant.Always thought he was good. But B grade and with dodgy knees. I was wrong as well, he's better than B grade.
Serious question, can anyone ever remember him having more than 2 goals kicked on him, I cant.
Get's beaten one-on-one a handful of times a season.
Thing is he had nowhere to show his wares last year and to delist a bloke with his height and speed and the fact that he was training well, might be a bit premature. Turner and English were unlucky, but we have plenty of those types. We even brought over from WA preseason that ex magpie (name escapes me), who is a similar type to Miller, but the Saints swooped and picked him up at the last minute. So they see tall backs as an obvious weakness in our list.Personally i thought Miller would be delisted but rookie listed to give him and Richmond another 1-2 years to see how he developed.
I think Miller's best chance will playing 3rd tall fwd/back up ruck. I feel that Balta will go back. And until Astbury retires they play Balta as the 2nd tall KPD. When Dave goes Broad will probably get a full go at the senior side.Can play at either end, although not given much opportunity forward, looked good when played there.
Seems like he is ready to go replacement, and still only 21 years old.
Has speed, a great asset these days.
At the AFL National Combine, he came first in the Goalkicking test (30/30), the Agility test (8.10 seconds), and came third in the 20-metre sprint (2.91 seconds).