This.
Couldn't agree more.
Every-time I do some (volunteer) work at the club, he without fails goes out of his way to come over, shake your hand and say thanks.
Hell of a bloke.
Dave.
Is Armo Cooked?
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This.
Couldn't agree more.
Every-time I do some (volunteer) work at the club, he without fails goes out of his way to come over, shake your hand and say thanks.
Hell of a bloke.
Dave.
Great to hear he does that Gringo.
But he was already best 22 under Lyon , in 2011.
I think Lyon described him as a "Clearance machine "
I think it was around 2012 or 2013 Armitage stated that he needed to get more consistent , and to his credit, he did.
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Will they put Armo on the long term injure list and upgrade someone ?
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He was talking to the members today at half time
Said he thinks he's a good 4 - 6 weeks away yet.
Said he thinks he's a good 4 - 6 weeks away yet.
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Need him badly. ...
Does it say something about career ending in there?
or injured.
Going back 2-3 years when all this board talked about was our rebuild, everyone was listing Armo in the forward line by the time we were projecting to play finals footy again.
The issue is, the game has already changed since then. It used to be everyone bar GC played a tagger, and your backup/rotating tagger was your hustling forward. The other non-key forwards were usually 1 goal sneak and some resting mids.
Now however its all-action; Port I think started it off, but now its the trend to pack the forward line with young hustlers that can chase down a defender and try and cut down space preventing opponents handballing and running out from the back. We definitely play this style now. Hence Armo doesn't fit in the forward line in that setup any more.
Unless the game changes again and we have less running defenders hence less need for speedy hustling forwards, he can get a game but otherwise I think he is probably the backup inside mid. That said having a contract till 2019 and Dunstan's form all over the place I wonder if Armo gets kept and Dunstan moved on or used as a makeweight in a trade deal.
The issue is, the game has already changed since then. It used to be everyone bar GC played a tagger, and your backup/rotating tagger was your hustling forward. The other non-key forwards were usually 1 goal sneak and some resting mids.
Now however its all-action; Port I think started it off, but now its the trend to pack the forward line with young hustlers that can chase down a defender and try and cut down space preventing opponents handballing and running out from the back. We definitely play this style now. Hence Armo doesn't fit in the forward line in that setup any more.
Unless the game changes again and we have less running defenders hence less need for speedy hustling forwards, he can get a game but otherwise I think he is probably the backup inside mid. That said having a contract till 2019 and Dunstan's form all over the place I wonder if Armo gets kept and Dunstan moved on or used as a makeweight in a trade deal.
According to today's HUN, his op yesterday was to remove a hernia.
Since when does one "remove " a hernia ?
Since yesterday. It was a test case.
Don't think he's cooked but probably around medium rare. Should let him rest for about half an hour before serving.
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I don't think we need him anymore though... Apart from his one good season, our 3 inside bulls are now outperforming him in my opinion. Don't see how he forces his way back in as a 30 year old with chronic back injuries.
Maybe, but he's contracted until the end of 2019 on very good money, probably something around 600k.
He needs to give us something back and make his career more than it is.
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Yeah his contract is an issue, Perhaps a trade to GC at the end of the year? They get a devoted inside mid and a decent leader, we get a pick or say Aaron Hall or something.
He had more than one good season.
Seriously are you stupid or do you have the memory of a goldfish?
Since when are his back problems chronic?
Do you know more than the club doctor.
He's one of the few inside mids we have who can actually WIN the ball.
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Yep that sounds like a real fair trade. I'm sure they would jump at that. I do love it when people say a player is cooked and then think another side will pay overs for him. Just a matter of 600K as well.
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Ideally someone else picks him and his contract up, if we get anything useful back then I'd take it. He should be in his peak, he's had one great season, a handful of good ones and the rest: meh. Great clubman, his best is elite but he's got a lot more out of the club that the club have got out of him. I'd be happy for him to get a fresh start at a new club and if he finally reached a consistent elite level I would be happy for him, not bitter.
We just can't afford to count on him or wait for him anymore.
We just can't afford to count on him or wait for him anymore.
