Toast Fremantle's 4th 2016 National Draft Pick: Luke Ryan (2020 All Australian)
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Be as liberal or literal as you want. Just make sure its consensual
Reminds me of one of those tough, loyal and lovable mongrel dogs.
Re the Doig, are we still doing the same voting system this year, or has JL changed it?
He deserves an AA jacket but sadly the vast majority of footy people in Melbourne have never even heard of him. Unless he’s BOG every game for the rest of the season he hasn’t a hope.
Into the AA 40 man squad. Great reward.
sneaky for the 22. Not a whole lot of other defenders in that he didn’t have better years over. Could be out for someone like Weitering or Sheppard
sneaky for the 22. Not a whole lot of other defenders in that he didn’t have better years over. Could be out for someone like Weitering or Sheppard
He ll get snubbed. Sheppard is probably getting the sympathy jacket due to not getting in last season with McGovern ahead. Victorian media is the problem here
Vic media don't have bias between two WA based players.
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Nah, he'll get in, he's received a lot of (well deserved) praise in the media this year.
Do you know who we should actually thank for that? Pav. He started it back in like round 7 and I specifically remember hearing the commentators pause when he said it, almost in shock. Since then he's gotten praise every week
Should make the AA team, he has it going for him that he can play as the KPD or the intercepter, which means he can get in over Haynes and Shep by having that extra string to his bow, or can go in as a third tall KPD.
Kind of like how Fyfe may make it on a Fwd Flank due to playing a tonne forward this season.
Kind of like how Fyfe may make it on a Fwd Flank due to playing a tonne forward this season.
I think Ryan will make it, Fyfe is the one that may miss unfairly and Tabs won't make it as Dixon and Hawkins will get it over him
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If Ryan doesn’t make it then I will cut someone.
He’s turned into my favourite player on our list. Skilled, tough as nails and a great character. He’s a classic wharfie-time Docker.
He’s turned into my favourite player on our list. Skilled, tough as nails and a great character. He’s a classic wharfie-time Docker.
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Incredibly well deserved, should make the team, but even if he doesn’t his journey from a mature ager taken late back in 2016 to now has been incredible. After the 6 or so games it took for him to get going he’s been a gun, underrated elsewhere in 2018 and 2019, but has taken his game to a new level this year. Hasn’t come close to losing his spot since he started, already played more games for us than Blakely, about the same as Langdon.
well the list of things we should be thankful to Pav for really just grows bigger and bigger.
but that Carlton supporter (who watched us like 5 times for the year) on the main board told me he was playing as a loose man
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Jakovich is the WA rep on the committee. He won’t do us any favours.
No.1 for rebounds as well.
Will be hard. He somehow didn't kick a tonne of goals playing forward. Which somehow was disappointing. With his marking I still think he should be the most dangerous of the current star mids playing forward.
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It's hardly surprising*. He's slow and not above average at ground balls. His marking is based on getting a run and jump at the ball, something good defenders shouldn't let you do if you're playing as a forward as they should be ready for it (same reason fatty McGovern is a crap forward).
I love Fyfe forward as a midfielder exploiting a mismatch. As semi or permanent forward he is wasted. Maybe once he's 33 or something and can lose some weight in a preseason so he can run and turn, but not before.
*This not hindsight hero stuff btw. I was saying it years ago.
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Lukey has done a very amusing podcast where he talks about his journey to getting drafted and lots about his time so far at Freo. It’s called Hello Game Day. Check it out.
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All 4 eagles players will get a jacket
Hearing that only one freo players gets a jacket tomorrow, my guess is its gonna be Luke Ryan
