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Stripes666

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Surely this bumbling tree who looks more lost on a footy field than my girl friend in the bed can't be elivated in front of Howat. I watched him down at MC Labour park and i wan't impressed.
 
Stripes666 said:
Surely this bumbling tree who looks more lost on a footy field than my girl friend in the bed can't be elivated in front of Howat. I watched him down at MC Labour park and i wan't impressed.
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sad thing is that he looked better than Knoble on saturday !!!
 

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Wally Matera said:
Wrong decision.

If he was was better than Knoble on the weekend, then someone needs to smack the big fella across the legs with a crowbar.

Howat first, then Graham.
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Is Howat going to play ruck?? Or will he play CHB while Polak plays ruck? or will he play CHF while Richo plays FF while Schulz plays CHB while Polak plays ruck?
 
Do we need Graham after Round 2 though?

Hall will be back after Round 2. Simmo will play Round 1. We have Patto and Knobel (:().

I think we'll still go with Howat. Unless Simmo isn't playing for a few weeks.
 
sante said:
Do we need Graham after Round 2 though?

Hall will be back after Round 2. Simmo will play Round 1. We have Patto and Knobel (:().

I think we'll still go with Howat. Unless Simmo isn't playing for a few weeks.
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Hall wont be back that soon. Not even close. Knob is injured. Patto is coming off an injury but he is fine now.
 
Simmo wont play round 1 imo. Graham wouldnt be elevated if simmo was a certainty. Dont be surprised to see a patto/graham ruck partnership round 1 haha

btw what the hell is wrong with Knobel now?
 
I doubt Graham will be called apon for the 1st this season, even if Simmonds/Knobel are out.

Hall or/and Polak will back up Pattison.
 
STOP THE WORLD!!!

richmond has a shortage of GOOD kpp players

never wouldve thought that in a million years :rolleyes:
 

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Question: Once a rookie is elevated to the senior list, can you demote him and replace with another? Or is the club stuck with him until injured senior player returns?
 
I thought Howat was a shoo-in, but after the game on Saturday I was unsure. Graham didn't do a whole heap but he is fit, gets to competitions and at least looks like he may get a stat or two. Personaly I'd still want Howat to go up, and he will, but I wish we could put Graham in ahead of Knoble. I also wish I was a better looking man.


Ain't gonna happen ...
 
Big Punt said:
Question: Once a rookie is elevated to the senior list, can you demote him and replace with another? Or is the club stuck with him until injured senior player returns?
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If he was elevated for Peterson instead of Coughlan after 6 weeks we could put Graham back on the rookie list and promote Howat for Coughlan. Or we could promote both at the same time if we had the money Howat for Coughlan so he has the full year and Graham for Peterson because Peterson wont be out all year.
 

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The club is effectively saying that they are waiting to see how Richardson, Simmonds, Knobal and the other talls pull up. If they pull up very well, then Howat is the most likely, if they don't then Graham is a possibility.
In my opinion they should promote Howat either way. I think Howat is in our best 18. It is short sighted to promote a Rookie on the needs for just one round. I can understand if the tall players were going to be out for more than several weeks, but they all will be back by round 1 or round 2.
 
thespud said:
Another one of the Richmond's drafting success stories!!! We are a rabble.
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Graham was a speculative rookie pick so it's not like he's a first rounder.

If Howat comes through then that would make it a successful rookie draft for us, if that is.
 
Stripes666 said:
Surely this bumbling tree who looks more lost on a footy field than my girl friend in the bed can't be elivated in front of Howat.
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Graham, like your girl, probably just needs a bit of instruction from a more experienced mentor. :)

I don't think he's ready yet though, so I'd say no to promoting him unless it is only temporary (Peterson) and we want to throw him to the wolves for a game or two to let him see how much improvement is required.

As for Howat, I'm not completely convinced that he is in our best 22 just yet, but I'd expect he'll be promoted and given a game if only to prove that hard work in the off season is rewarded at Richmond.
 

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