Forgetting Sam Marshall

[Dalions]

Well whoever he really is I wouldn't think he'd have the hubris to think he's better than Lachie Neale.

Maybe he's just a kid who needs a dose of maturity or more likely we're looking to his longer term development and in any case he's not presently going to offer any more than those who are in the team at present.

I agree, he is not currently in my 23

 

[martinson]

I agree, he is not currently in my 23

Reville's gone past him. In fact well past him.

No knock on Sam , Reville has worked really hard to make himself a permanent inclusion and Sam has plenty of time and the talent to do even better than that.

 

[M Malice]

Bruce Reville's rise has been outstanding, he has made himself a lock in one of the best teams this century.

 

[Jivlain]

I think it's just he's got a couple players ahead of him in his only viable position who really need demand selection, and nothing more than that. Tunstill was selected to play a role Marshall couldn't cover.

 

[Elixuh]

I think people are used to our draft rorts being top 10 players 6 games in.

Marshall is doing fine and will develop fine. He doesn’t need to be Will Ashcroft 2 minutes into his career.

 

[Tom14]

I think people are used to our draft rorts being top 10 players 6 games in.

Marshall is doing fine and will develop fine. He doesn’t need to be Will Ashcroft 2 minutes into his career.

He was pick 25 for a reason.

 

[3KZ is Football]

You can’t fit everyone in. If Marshall wants to get into the seniors, he needs to go down a tried and true path that involves working hard on the track, performing at a consistently high level in the reserves, being selfless and team oriented and having a spot open up. I don’t buy into the narrative that he is sooking about the Grand Final or non-selection this year. The reality is that there isn’t a spot for him. If he wants to look at a couple of role models, he might consider the careers of Ryan Lester

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Ryan Lester

Age

33

Ht

190cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.9

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

170.4

3star

D

10.3

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

140.7

3star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.6

3star

, Darcy Gardiner

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Darcy Gardiner

Age

30

Ht

192cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

2.1

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.7

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.1

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.2

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.0

1star

, Darcy Fort

32

Darcy Fort

Age

32

Ht

204cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

2.9

3star

CL

2.9

4star

HO

17.8

5star

D

9.2

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.2

2star

CL

3.6

4star

HO

21.2

5star

D

7.6

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

CL

2.2

4star

HO

15.6

5star

, Lincoln McCarthy

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Lincoln Mccarthy

Age

32

Ht

176cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.9

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

9.1

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.9

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.0

1star

, Dev Robertson and Oscar McInerney

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Oscar Mcinerney

Age

31

Ht

205cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.1

2star

K

4.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

14.3

5star

D

6.9

1star

K

4.1

2star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

1.9

4star

HO

16.4

5star

D

7.6

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.6

3star

CL

0.4

3star

HO

11.2

5star

. All have suffered adversity with significant injuries or had periods where they had fallen out of calculations for a spot in the senior side and each has returned to senior football and in the cases of Lester, Fort, Gardiner and McInerney, experienced Premiership glory. I included Dev Robertson, because he gave himself every chance at Brisbane and was part of a winning culture, before deciding, rightly, to advance his career at another club. Good for him I say.

Back to Sam Marshall, he played in a Grand Final and won a Premiership in his first season, as a 19 year old. What an amazing start to a career and how fortunate. With his whole career in front of him, he has every reason to be super up beat. I wish him the best, even if some big money offers come his way in the future and he leaves Brisbane to further his career. That’s the way professional sport works.

 

[Morbidly_Obese]

Zorko and Berry might be out for a couple of weeks now is his chance to step up.

 

[Nunez]

Bruce > Marshall imo.

This year, yes. I think Marshalls ceiling is far higher than Bruce. The difference is, Bruce is close to his ceiling now and Sam has a ways to go.

 

[braddsey]

This year, yes. I think Marshalls ceiling is far higher than Bruce. The difference is, Bruce is close to his ceiling now and Sam has a ways to go.

Bruce is 25, Sam is 20. That’s a lot of body development that makes a huge difference.
Bruce has better hair, which counts for a lot.

Zorko doing his calf could be a signal that he is nearing the end. Lachie is a high chance to depart at season end. I don’t think we’ll be pushing Zorko out, but if he has an injury interrupted season it could be a conversation that the club has. Linc also probably has to get through the season uninjured to go around again.

I imagine the club would rather hang onto Sam, than play draft-lotto in the next few years so is likely to offer him better terms.

Everything gets devalued with Tassie draft concessions. Assuming we finish near the top in 2027 our first pick is pushed back 7 places before any other bids. So with the adjustment to the bidding rules, we don’t have much to working with anyway.

 

[McIvor]

Bruce has better hair, which counts for a lot.

If Sam Marshall went the full Scotty Bamford mullet look, which he has the potential to do; then I beg to differ, but otherwise you’re bang on.

 

[3KZ is Football]

If Sam Marshall went the full Scotty Bamford mullet look, which he has the potential to do; then I beg to differ, but otherwise you’re bang on.

Marshall would be a ‘lock’ in the Senior team if he had this hairstyle.


Reville realised what it takes to cement a spot in the ‘one’s’.