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Barring a terrible run of form I'd be happy to see him stay in for the remainder and let him build form, confidence and experience. He's never going to be a behemoth but a full preseason will hopefully add a few all important kilos. He's good enough to play in the middle, just needs the frame to sustain it.
 

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He had 4 less supercoach points than Pendles. 16 possies, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 1 goal. A few nice shepherds and spoils. He's a smart player, it's his first year in a new team after being in the putrid environs of the Brions. Play him for the rest of the year in AFL, give him some continuity and he'll be a great player for us. Def needs some midfield time.
 
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Just stunned by the negativity on this site sometimes. The kid played a solid game last nite. The club invested heavily to get him for a reason. He is quality and will develop in time. Some really stupid comments about his build. Do ya reckon it was a problem for Robbie flower, Keith Greg or Michael Tuck. Get behind the kid and the club.
 

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Just stunned by the negativity on this site sometimes. The kid played a solid game last nite. The club invested heavily to get him for a reason. He is quality and will develop in time. Some really stupid comments about his build. Do ya reckon it was a problem for Robbie flower, Keith Greg or Michael Tuck. Get behind the kid and the club.
This. He is a good kid, level headed and still finding his feet. A bit of TLC goes a long way for our sponsored player.
 

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He is a Midfielder and should be getting actual time there like he did in the VFL when he was 1 if our Best Players.

He was far from worse last night

Who does he push out of the midfield?

Phillips showed much more last night than Aish has in any game this year.

Given what Aish cost and he is a 3rd player that's a worry.
 

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Players develop at different rates.

Aish in his first year was a jet and nearly won the rising star.

So to say "phillips has shown more in one game than aish" is a very foolish comment.

He will be a slow burn, but i reckon this year is all about resetting aish after brisbane destroyed his development. He is very talented
 

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Just stunned by the negativity on this site sometimes. The kid played a solid game last nite. The club invested heavily to get him for a reason. He is quality and will develop in time. Some really stupid comments about his build. Do ya reckon it was a problem for Robbie flower, Keith Greg or Michael Tuck. Get behind the kid and the club.
I agree with you in relation to his quality and supporting Jimmy. He's got my backing.

As for the frame, he doesn't need to be a beast but he does need enough strength and size to stand up to the modern game. That's not a knock on him though, that's just the requirement for all players in modern footy... he'll get there and will play good footy along the way.

There's probably a reason that those three champions your mentioned are all from decades past. Previous eras also allowed blokes like Cowboy Neale, Rene Kink and Brian Taylor to become top shelf players (I'm a Canberran so I have a soft spot for Cowboy). Not so easy to get by as a rake or a bus these days.
 

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Players develop at different rates.

Aish in his first year was a jet and nearly won the rising star.

So to say "phillips has shown more in one game than aish" is a very foolish comment.

He will be a slow burn, but i reckon this year is all about resetting aish after brisbane destroyed his development. He is very talented
I remember reading that when we Traded for Karenezis that we seen him as a 1st year player. That how bad we rated there Development was.
 

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I agree with you in relation to his quality and supporting Jimmy. He's got my backing.

As for the frame, he doesn't need to be a beast but he does need enough strength and size to stand up to the modern game. That's not a knock on him though, that's just the requirement for all players in modern footy... he'll get there and will play good footy along the way.

There's probably a reason that those three champions your mentioned are all from decades past. Previous eras also allowed blokes like Cowboy Neale, Rene Kink and Brian Taylor to become top shelf players (I'm a Canberran so I have a soft spot for Cowboy). Not so easy to get by as a rake or a bus these days.
I read that Aish had not had a Full Pre-Season since he was 16-17
 
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