AFL Player 5: Elijah Tsatas - dropped 😱

[Nuggs Bunny]

 

[eth-dog]

Have heard the Greeves rumours but the more you read about his game, the more he just sounds like a Tsatas type - somebody who wows everybody with his ability to win the ball, but who AFL clubs aren’t actually really into because he can’t run.

So you're saying that if the rumours are true, they played no part in him going undrafted?

 

[faible]

Apparently he’s a DRYP guy now

 

[Vindicater]

The DRYP clothes are seriously dogshit.

Did Zach hire homeless winos to design them?

 

[EnolaGay]

The DRYP clothes are seriously dogshit.

Did Zach hire homeless winos to design them?

 

[craffles]

The DRYP clothes are seriously dogshit.

Did Zach hire homeless winos to design them?

It’s Zach and Lav, they have about 5 brain cells between them. It’s amazing they’ve even produced anything.

 

[astrowizzle]

It’s Zach and Lav, they have about 5 brain cells between them. It’s amazing they’ve even produced anything.

Amazing what chatgpt can come up with.

Please design me the shittest line of men's clothing and name it for us

 

[Call Me Cake]

It's getting beyond ridiculous now.

 

[boncer34]

Jacobs said it was purely to give him a full game in the middle.

He's coming off soreness a couple of weeks ago, a couple of missed sessions and half a game last week so they wanted to maximise his TOG which they couldn't have done in the seniors with 8 on the bench.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

He's a long way down the pecking order and not being selected today suggests he hasn't made up much ground over the summer.

I've always got the impression that Scott in particular doesn't rate him. He hasn't rewarded him with selection just because he's racked up a million possessions in the reserves, seems fairly clear that he just cant get past his limitations.

He's going into a contract year playing reserves, it'll take a minor miracle from here for him to win a new contract.

 

[Vindicater]

He's a long way down the pecking order and not being selected today suggests he hasn't made up much ground over the summer.

I've always got the impression that Scott in particular doesn't rate him. He hasn't rewarded him with selection just because he's racked up a million possessions in the reserves, seems fairly clear that he just cant get past his limitations.

He's going into a contract year playing reserves, it'll take a minor miracle from here for him to win a new contract.

He will be moved on at the end of the year for a third or future third. Calling it now.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

He will be moved on at the end of the year for a third or future third. Calling it now.

He’s a dime-a-dozen mid who is playing VFL. You’d tear somebody’s arm off for a third round pick.

 

[naraku]

I don't remember reading about soreness a few weeks back.

I guess for the moment I'll give the benefit of all my doubt and see how he goes.

 

[Vindicater]

He’s a dime-a-dozen mid who is playing VFL. You’d tear somebody’s arm off for a third round pick.

I somewhat agree. I think his high draft position gets him another chance with a team willing to give a small asset for him.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Absolutely amazing bunch of words and way to say “he’s nowhere near our best team”

 

[boncer34]

Absolutely amazing bunch of words and way to say “he’s nowhere near our best team”

Jacobs said it was purely to give him a full game in the middle.

He's coming off soreness a couple of weeks ago, a couple of missed sessions and half a game last week so they wanted to maximise his TOG which they couldn't have done in the seniors with 8 on the bench.

 

[straightuplazy]

How did he go in the Vfl?

 

[Petrify]

Think he's probably off to North next year and we'll try get Zane Duursma for him.

 

[faible]

Think he's probably off to North next year and we'll try get Zane Duursma for him.

If anything Duursma has been even more underwhelming

 

[Old Campaigner]

If anything Duursma has been even more underwhelming

That's handy because if Tsatas is traded/delisted we'll have a vacancy in the 'underwhelming former high draft pick' position and Duursma can slot right in

 

[JT_the_Man]

I somewhat agree. I think his high draft position gets him another chance with a team willing to give a small asset for him.

Didn't get Hobbs another shot.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Didn't get Hobbs another shot.

Yeah unless there's an obvious, fixable reason a player hasn't reached their pre-draft potential I don't think clubs are that interested

 

[Duckworth]

That's handy because if Tsatas is traded/delisted we'll have a vacancy in the 'underwhelming former high draft pick' position and Duursma can slot right in

Is it part of the list management strategy to always keep half a dozen on the list?

 

[Old Campaigner]

Is it part of the list management strategy to always keep half a dozen on the list?

That’s ruckmen you’re thinking of

 

[straightuplazy]

Been trying to find reports/stats on the vfl match, but nothing so far. According to Pat Ryen, he dominated yesterday.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

I guess we'll just have to wait and see if they pick him against the Saints next week.

By all reports he's much fitter this year so fingers crossed he has the aerobic capacity to stay involved around the ground this year which to me was always his biggest knock.