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Best Option for FF in 2006?
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JohnWorsfold
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Its easier saying whose not the best option:
Gardiner
Lynch
Matera
Maybe Hunter can do the job that williams does at the hawks as long as eagles dont congest the foward line with heaps of talls
Gardiner
Lynch
Matera
Maybe Hunter can do the job that williams does at the hawks as long as eagles dont congest the foward line with heaps of talls
Brad Smith from the ones on that list
I know Freo fans will have a go at me but out of curiosity could Q Lynch be turned into a full back?
I know Freo fans will have a go at me but out of curiosity could Q Lynch be turned into a full back?
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pinkus maximus said:
hope hes not another lynch
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B-P-B said:
add to that knowing how and when to lead
something that you will notice about lynch and gardy is that they dont know how to lead
hunts also knows how to lead
IF and I mean IF Brad Smith comes back from knee reconstruction ok then there is no reason why he couldn't go as far as coleman medalist with our midfield feeding him. In the end after he has marked it and is lining up for goal, its the same difficulty to kick a goal in the WAFL or AFL. And Smitty is deadly with his accuracy. He kicked around 200 goals in the WAFL and will have the ball stuffed down his throat by the WCE midfield a hell of a lot more than from he did from his WAFL midfield buddies.
If his knee is stuffed then either Gaspar who is very good over head or Hunter (and then Gaspar will have to play CHB)
If his knee is stuffed then either Gaspar who is very good over head or Hunter (and then Gaspar will have to play CHB)
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Decas said:
HaHaHa Classic!
Overrating much. 
Decas said:
Are you serious?
Do you not take into account the huge jump in tempo at AFL level, the increase in quality of defenders, the pressure applied continuously. You're virtually saying a good WAFL/VFL/SANFL forward will be even better in the AFL because of better supply.
WTF?? Ever heard of Daniel Schell? Adam Richardson? Darren Bradshaw?
snakebite01 said:
Here is a little something I wrote on the 'Brad smith' Thread in case you haven't seen that.
Smith was apparently set to be an absolute gun at AFL level when he was 18. He subsequently caught Hepatitis A and Glandular fever at the same time! It took him nearly 2 years just to get over it. He then slowly got his fitness and form back over the next couple years. Then he kicked 200 or so goals over two years in the WAFL proving his potential. I really believed he was going to be an absolute animal this year but did his knee instead. He was 101kg at the start of the year, but has used this year off as if it were 4 preseasons in a row and now is 105kg of pure muscle and not a hint of fat. If his knee holds up next year, he will be the new monster of the AFL.
Now that being said, yes I agree he will be up against much better defenders, but his supply will be coming from the BEST inside 50 midfield in the AFL instead from an average WAFL midfield (where he was still able to kick 200 goals in 2 years).
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Decas said:
The question is does he lead down the ground or wide?
After an off-season of specialist forward coaching (as Woosha has apparently suggested), I'd back Lynch out of those guys. I like the way Hunter is currently being used, playing both forward and back. Get back to me on Smith when he's actually played a game of AFL.
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Milkman said:
being able to mark without any pressure is something you learn in aus kick lynch is just a dud.
Plus he can train as hard as he wants but he will never grow a footy brain
sinepari said:
No, I haven't, but I've seen this story several times before.
Big, strong FF dominates in second-rate competition and people think they can do the same in AFL. It just doesn't work like that.
I'm not saying he will not make it, but to suggest the step up from WAFL to AFL will help, rather than hinder his ability, is just plain laughable.
shibb said:
I have asked myself that same question and the only answer is that the eagles scouts and selection boys are the best in the business. WCE are constantly picking up blokes that all the other teams fail to recognise. Look at Judd at pick #3, Cox and Fletcher (two all Australians) from the rookie list! Seaby at pick 37 I think (and his skills are better than Cox and Gardiner's at his age) and it goes on and on. Other sides must look at WC and think, 'how do these guys keep picking these ugly ducklings that turn into beauties?'
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We need a real quality forward, and unfortunately for us we do not have one on the list at the moment.
Preferably he would be a tall leading player, thus allowing the likes of Gardiner and the resting ruckman to permanently stay in the goalsquare.
We might have a couple with potential, but as I said, we need one now.
Fevola, Tarrant, even somebody like a Mark Williams would improve us quite considerably.
Preferably he would be a tall leading player, thus allowing the likes of Gardiner and the resting ruckman to permanently stay in the goalsquare.
We might have a couple with potential, but as I said, we need one now.
Fevola, Tarrant, even somebody like a Mark Williams would improve us quite considerably.
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I voted for Smith pretty much because everyone else has had there chance and not taken it. Barring Hunter of course as he has mainly played back. Smith was drafted for a reason and we will see next year if he has the talent to make an impact.
If Smith doesnt work, give Hunter and extended run at FF. He just seems to have a knack for kicking goals, taking strong marks and leading at the right times and to the right spots.
If Smith doesnt work, give Hunter and extended run at FF. He just seems to have a knack for kicking goals, taking strong marks and leading at the right times and to the right spots.
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Decas said:
The obvious question therefore is 'Why, if the eagles scouts and selection boys are the best in business, didn't they pick him up two years ago?'
At least one AFL Club had a close look at him several years ago by having him join them for a pre season, unfortunately the Coach at the time didn't rate him. That Coach has since gone and the one who took over won a Premiership despite the President of the Club not wanting him!
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Decas said:
we got seaby at around 14. we got hansen at 38 in the same year as judd, sampi, seaby. best draft ever
