Danny Meyer

[roo_stew]

I'm sure there is big players in the VFL as well, you cant put them in cotton wool, if they get injured which is going to happen than stiff.

Dare I say occassionally you get the odd meathead playing VFL who's career is over or never started who enjoys delivering a bit of pointless biff or body pressure to a talented kid....just because they can. I thnk maybe the dangers of that dont diminish as you go down a level or two. In fact might even increase as you do.

 

[Weaver]

I'm sure there is big players in the VFL as well, you cant put them in cotton wool, if they get injured which is going to happen than stiff.

Of course there are some big blokes in the VFL ... the point being there are plenty of little blokes too. There is always another first year or rookie list player for him to match up on.

Put Tambling in the seniors this week and the lightest guy on Port's team would be Kane Cornes at 80kg. He probably ends up on Peter Walsh or Brett Montogemery who are both 82kg. He basically conceedes 10kg to his opponent.

 

[Weaver]

Dare I say occassionally you get the odd meathead playing VFL who's career is over or never started who enjoys delivering a bit of pointless biff or body pressure to a talented kid....just because they can. I thnk maybe the dangers of that dont diminish as you go down a level or two. In fact might even increase as you do.

Not anymore. Very few senior players in the VFL these days.

Look at Coburg without the Richmond guys. Basically still made up of kids like Monteah, N.Raines, Rimmington, Kuret, Jorgenson and Young trying to get onto an AFL list. The VFL these days is essentially an under-23 comp.

 

[roo_stew]

Not anymore. Very few senior players in the VFL these days.

Look at Coburg without the Richmond guys. Basically still made up of kids like Monteah, N.Raines, Rimmington, Kuret, Jorgenson and Young trying to get onto an AFL list. The VFL these days is essentially an under-23 comp.

I watched Tassie play Frankston last week...must be wrong league. Plenty of aged meat on offer there on both sides.

 

[jezza]

I watched Tassie play Frankston last week...must be wrong league. Plenty of aged meat on offer there on both sides.

They are two teams with no afl affiliate so it's a different situation for them, the players at those sides probably don't have the same goals as the players at other VFL clubs as there is probably a lot less chance of being picked up by an afl club.

 

[Weaver]

They are two teams with no afl affiliate so it's a different situation for them, the players at those sides probably don't have the same goals as the players at other VFL clubs as there is probably a lot less chance of being picked up by an afl club.

Nth Ballarat are the third. Frankston though have a budget of about $0. They can't compete with the suburban clubs and even the ammos. Their team is basically kids from the Dandenong Stingrays. Heaps of first and second year guys in their side.

 

[Tigerland]

Johnson said he will try for this week but most likely be back for Carlton. I think Hyde will be replaced by Tambling and drop someone for Meyer.

IN : Pattison, Meyer, Tambling

Out: Chaffey, Pettifer, Hyde

 

[jackson_rules]

IN : Pattison, Meyer, Tambling

Out: Chaffey, Pettifer, Hyde

i wouldnt mind that at all

 

[duckboy]

Gilmour is only a 2nd year player and was the youngest player in the league last year. He is only 2 months older than Meyer and Tambling.

Understand that Weaver but i reckon the extra year in the VFL/AFL system has to count in his favour.

 

[nut]

pettifer wont be droped just yet

 

[Darth_Tiger]

would love to see pattison get a game and play well. some optimism in our young big bloke stocks would be great.

 

[roo_stew]

They are two teams with no afl affiliate so it's a different situation for them, the players at those sides probably don't have the same goals as the players at other VFL clubs as there is probably a lot less chance of being picked up by an afl club.

My point was there is still lots of aged meat in the VFL affliliated or not that would take considerable pleasure in roughing up young blokes on the way up so if our good young ones can survive the VFL they can most likely cope reasonably well with the same at AFL level.

 

[local]

Meyer might be in the following week against Carlton if Krak continues to show little. Would be a good swap.

 

[Weaver]

My point was there is still lots of aged meat in the VFL affliliated or not that would take considerable pleasure in roughing up young blokes on the way up so if our good young ones can survive the VFL they can most likely cope reasonably well with the same at AFL level.

Frankston's squad of 25 from last week (we play them this week). In order of heaviest to lightest (age in brackets).

D.Clake 205cm, 113kg (31)
Ulms 198, 90 (20)
Pollard 188, 87 (24)
Butler 187, 87 (21)
O'Dell 188, 85 (22)
Roberts 181, 82 (25)
Black 180, 82 (25)
Marigliani 179, 82 (19)
Ablett 180, 80 (24)
Phibbs 181, 80 (23)
Robertson 179, 78 (23)
Cadd 178, 78 (19)
Barry 179, 76 (19)
Berry 177, 76 (24)
Goldsack 183, 76 (22)
Ongarello 186, 75 (18)
Goddard 183, 74 (23)
Anstey 181, 74 (23)
Murphy 181, 72 (20)
McCormack 170, 67 (24)
(John Hynes, Bevan Molloy, Winterton are rovers, Burns is a forward, Paxino I don't know - don't have numbers for those 5).

So as you can see, it is basically and under-23 side, and the heaviest / most solidly built player they can come against is the equivelent to Port's lightest. There are about 10 lightweights for us to choose match-ups for the likes of Gilmour, Tambling and Meyer. Far fewer in the AFL and Deledio and Raines have already claimed one.

 

[roo_stew]

Stats tell it all I guess so point taken. I have to say that that certainly looks (in statistical terms), a lot different to the blokes I saw running round last Sunday but no argument here.

 

[roo_stew]

Stats tell it all I guess so point taken. I have to say that that certainly looks (in statistical terms), a lot different to the blokes I saw running round last Sunday but no argument here. I guess seeing Gilmour play VFL for a season here before being drafted has coloured my opinion also.

 

[roo_stew]

Apologies...both heads answered

 

[jezza]

bloody tasmanians!

 

[roo_stew]

bloody tasmanians!

You are young enough to escape...go ..go now before the same sick fate befalls you also.