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When you think someone couldn't sink any lower.
Jake Stringer, what has happened to him?
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Probably about a 3rd round pick at the moment. He's more valuable to Western than he is to anyone else.
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He was terribly overrated like the entire dogs team
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I don't think I'd want him at west coast. One AA does not a career make. His laziness would probably make the rest of west coast even lazier. Also seems too stupid to play AFL.
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Libba was playing career best football in the VFL a couple of weeks back.
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One AA is better than the vast majority of players will ever achieve. His value is low right now but no chance he would go for a third rounder.
He's no guarantee to ever achieve another. I'd be surprised if he gets near it again. He's a fading star at the age of 23.
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Going through a bad patch in my opinion, but the criticism of his lateral movement and agility is well founded- it is horrible. As a 15/16 year old, he was Robbie Gray or Steve Johnson like in the way he moved, but now (since his leg break which was brutal), he has to rely on his acceleration and knowledge- which is still very good. I fully expect him to bounce back and be an elite player.
People are writing him off as a "one trick pony", but 24 months ago, he was an All Australian aged just 21. He is an incredibly talented player, who has had a down last fifteen months- which has coincided with a family breakdown. Still a very effective player and will bounce back. As for trade value- I don't expect it to ever happen- but I would be happy to part with a top 7 pick for him, or a combination of Hopper/Smith and something very decent. You don't find talent like him every day.
People are writing him off as a "one trick pony", but 24 months ago, he was an All Australian aged just 21. He is an incredibly talented player, who has had a down last fifteen months- which has coincided with a family breakdown. Still a very effective player and will bounce back. As for trade value- I don't expect it to ever happen- but I would be happy to part with a top 7 pick for him, or a combination of Hopper/Smith and something very decent. You don't find talent like him every day.
Would you prefer Darling or Stringer in your team?
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Darling is still only 25, and has proven he can consistently be a 110 mark/40 goal a year key forward, while playing 2nd fiddle. Stringer appears to be regressing, and his weaknesses (marking, work rate) don't appear to be getting any better.
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Bogan is as bogan does
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Didn't he play up on his misso, and she then got stuck into a team-mate of his?
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Sounds like he got cucked by JJ. I think his game partly revolved around being the alpha male, so this has had a deleterious effect on him.
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...that won a flag.
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They did win but it was a fluke
I understand you are being generous to Stringer but his broken leg was long before he was drafted. His AA year was post injury and he was fine, but played alongside Boyd, Crameri, Redpath and Dickson, all of whom were in form.
His problem is largely that he is usually the most dangerous forward when these guys are out and gets a ridiculous amount of attention.
It worked for us in a sense in finals last year - it allowed Dickson and Smith to get off the leash while Rampe et al thought they were doing a job on Stringer.
If he gets some dangerous players around him he will do fine. If he's the only one there he will struggle. His defensive pressure is not sufficient, which would annoy Bevo but even this year he was often solid.
