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Actually, it was because he had chronic fatigue, originally first diagnosed back in 1996. He had to take a year off footy, and had to be managed in different ways for the rest of his career. After coming to Brisbane, the long trip to Perth was ruled out as being to debilitating.
The reality is, Frampton is only on the verge of selection because he is tall... he is not AFL standard in any regard other than his height - and even that is bog average for a ruckman.A lot better than Ladhams. Frampton is on the fringes of being selected, while Ladhams last year played a bit in the Academy and is still yet to put in consecutive SANFL standard performances.
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Our backline has gone as well. It's even.We have just about no one left in our Backline now.
Your Forwards be Licking there Lips
Ladhams is Daniel Stewart.
We have just about no one left in our Backline now.
Your Forwards be Licking there Lips
Can’t wait for this at the 14 minute mark of the second quarter
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Boxx, no one disagrees that Frampton has not exactly torn the sanfl apart. The issue is the hypocrisy and double standards of the coaches in continual selection of NEADE/SGrayJOhnston/Amon, rinse and repeat, despite their insipid sanfl performances. All this because of team structure!The reality is, Frampton is only on the verge of selection because he is tall... he is not AFL standard in any regard other than his height - and even that is bog average for a ruckman.
But hey, the coaches are just stupid and stubborn I spose.
You really should have read your post before you replied. why exactly is he on our list ? And how long has he been on our list ? Is he a list clogger ? Does he have any potential ? Does he know how to ruck ? Does he football at all ? When Ryder was out most of the season were you in favour of like for like or do you play in the oppositions hand ? Maybe the coaches are stupid & stubborn ?The reality is, Frampton is only on the verge of selection because he is tall... he is not AFL standard in any regard other than his height - and even that is bog average for a ruckman.
But hey, the coaches are just stupid and stubborn I spose.
I don’t disagree... you have actually backed up my original point of why not Ladhams as he is taller than Bill._
Boxx, no one disagrees that Frampton has not exactly torn the sanfl apart. The issue is the hypocrisy and double standards of the coaches in continual selection of NEADE/SGrayJOhnston/Amon, rinse and repeat, despite their insipid sanfl performances. All this because of team structure!
Yet when we desperately needed a tall for the same reason ... Frampton supposedly not good enough! Instead Hinkley stubbornly destroyed any semblance of team structure by using Westhoff and Dixon in the ruck.
It has cost us the season! And mate, it really had nothing to do with Frampton! We could have played a broomstick in the ruck last week, but we would have been able to play Westhoff loose in defence .... And we win the match!
Yes ... The "coaches ARE stubborn and stupid"
Ok, I will answer...You really should have read your post before you replied. why exactly is he on our list ? And how long has he been on our list ? Is he a list clogger ? Does he have any potential ? Does he know how to ruck ? Does he football at all ? When Ryder was out most of the season were you in favour of like for like or do you play in the oppositions hand ? Maybe the coaches are stupid & stubborn ?
Reality is neither are AFL standard footballers at the moment and nor are they likely to be.
Boxx said:What I am trying to highlight is the ridiculous over rating of Frampton, players in the 2s demand to be selected on the training track and in the games.
The other reality is that 2qtrs of a half fit Ryder is still likely to offer more than Billy and that is why he isn’t being selected.
The reality is, Frampton is only on the verge of selection because he is tall... he is not AFL standard in any regard other than his height - and even that is bog average for a ruckman.
But hey, the coaches are just stupid and stubborn I spose.
he’s on our list cause he’s 200 cms ? He knows how to football but can’t play Ports brand ? He’s been given a contract extension too I believe. Dude you crack me up.Ok, I will answer...
- Because he is 200cms
- 4 years
- hopefully not, jury is absolutely out
- yes
- to be honest, he doesn’t look like a natural ruck at all
- he footballs
- we already had 3 players taller than Ryder in the side that are better ruckman than Bill
- subjective, but trending towards yes
Well, I honestly don't care whether we played Frampton or Ladhams, as long as we played the one who has the best form. For me, from what I have seen of our last 4 or 5 sanfl games ... It's Frampton by a mile!I don’t disagree... you have actually backed up my original point of why not Ladhams as he is taller than Bill.
Reality is neither are AFL standard footballers at the moment and nor are they likely to be.
The other reality is that 2qtrs of a half fit Ryder is still likely to offer more than Billy and that is why he isn’t being selected.
Saying all this, I absolutely want an extra tall to come in for the team structure.
What I am trying to highlight is the ridiculous over rating of Frampton, players in the 2s demand to be selected on the training track and in the games... Billy does neither.
He is lucky he is 200cms tall, otherwise he would be flippin burgers at maccas.
I hope he comes in one day before he is cut and proves me wrong... but from what I’ve seen - I don’t see it happening unfortunately!
*spuds who tear us apart.
Billy at his best could do a Trengove role with his aggression and break somewhat even.From what I've seen Frampton has mongrel, a physical presence, and can take a contested grab. Ladhams offers none of these.