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The Donners

The Donners

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He has failed to get anywhere near a reasonable fitness base in 4-5 years at the club. On top of this he has a turning circle of a mac truck and lacks versatility and thus couldn't possibly play anywhere but full forward.

He has a great mark and a pretty good kick but at what stage do you cut your losses? Another interrupted pre-season in what should've been his make or break year, another excuse to extend his contract in my opinion.
 
Reports from the reserves praccy match suggests he played out at CHF. He's also played in defence for Bendigo. As you suggested he's a great mark, a good kick, and quick off the mark. Has the tools to make an impact - hopefully will put it all together this year.

Do we have any indication the club will use his interrupted pre season this year as an excuse? We certainly won't be cutting our losses before the end of 2010. I'd imagine he'd be in a fair bit of trouble, if he failed to have more of an impact by then.
 
A certain poster, initials KS, spent countless threads arguing with our part time recruiter and mod who no longer posts here about Neagle condition.

KS said he was fat and a disgrace to be in the condition he was after a few years at AFL level.

Our ex mod ant666 said he was afl fit and had no puppy fat. It's quite funny how ant666 has started singing a different tune and questions Neagle commitment to be an AFL player.

Where art thou ant666?
 

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kelvin_sheedy said:
A certain poster, initials KS, spent countless threads arguing with our part time recruiter and mod who no longer posts here about Neagle condition.

KS said he was fat and a disgrace to be in the condition he was after a few years at AFL level.

Our ex mod ant666 said he was afl fit and had no puppy fat. It's quite funny how ant666 has started singing a different tune and questions Neagle commitment to be an AFL player.

Where art thou ant666?
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KissStephanie is the dumbest **** on these forums.
 
Sean. said:
Wasn't he meant to be doing heaps of running this pre-season to get himself more fit? What happened to that?
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Groin surgery maybe.

I've got faith in Neagle. If he manages a full season at last years scoring average he kicks almost 40.
 
well he will have michael still & jake carlisle, breathing down his neck next year!! or the 3 ruck combo trialled against the demons is a chance to work with gumby at CHF......Daniher also kicking goals!!!
 
After watching him in the practice game the other day, I have much faith in him this season. As fit as I've seen him, and with a month until the proper season starts, he should be in ripper shape by then.
 
go team said:
Reports from the reserves praccy match suggests he played out at CHF. He's also played in defence for Bendigo. As you suggested he's a great mark, a good kick, and quick off the mark. Has the tools to make an impact - hopefully will put it all together this year.

Do we have any indication the club will use his interrupted pre season this year as an excuse? We certainly won't be cutting our losses before the end of 2010. I'd imagine he'd be in a fair bit of trouble, if he failed to have more of an impact by then.
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Sorry, I won't be taking anything out of a reserves practice much other than they made it through without an injury - though a few heart pulpitations with Hurley.
 
The Donners said:
Sorry, I won't be taking anything out of a reserves practice much other than they made it through without an injury - though a few heart pulpitations with Hurley.
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Surely you can appreciate the promise and positives that have emerged from that game nevertheless.

From reports, his tackling, work rate and general fitness- areas which he has been considerably lacking in the past- were impressive, and for me such endeavour permeates throughout the various standards of football to a far greater extent than, say, kicking a bag of 10 on a poor opponent.

No doubt that Neagle's merit as an AFL footballer can be, at times, questioned, but it seems unusual to be doing so after one of his most key performances in a long time.
 
Jonesy1987 said:
After watching him in the practice game the other day, I have much faith in him this season. As fit as I've seen him, and with a month until the proper season starts, he should be in ripper shape by then.
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if all our father sons(daniher/neagle)/relatives(long) come through we could be geelong in 4years!!
 

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Yeah, I miss Ant!
I am Neagles biggest doubter, and I think he will be MASSIVELY improve this year.
Jobe needs to get onto him, Jobe was the same size as him, look at him now, one of the fittest in the AFL.
 
IMO Neagles tackling, second efforts and running late last year were looking really positive, then he had the groin injury. I refuse to pass judgement on his ability to play AFL until I see him fully fit, having said that if he never gets fit he'll be in the "what could have been" basket
 
Good that they've made him work hard just to get a crack in a praccie match. Long may the lap-running continue IMHO. I think now the Sheedy influence is starting to be erased, all players are starting to realise hard work is the go.
 
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From the EFC website.

He's looking like he's trimmed down a bit.

My first thought was: "That's not Neagle, it's Gumby, they've mislabelled the photo." Great hope after seeing these photos.
 

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Even though he has doubts over his fitness several times last year he followed his opponent up the ground and ran back. He just needs to put in that kind of effort every week. As already said he is a great mark and kick. Once hes fit I think he will make a definete impact.
 
Have always felt he'd make it, and it isn't simply blind faith.

He has everything needed to be a 60+ goal Full Forward; he only needs to improve his endurance to the point where he can run out an entire game, for an entire season.

He's kicked 3 goals in effectively a half of football against both Geelong and St Kilda; imagine what he could do against a Carlton playing 100% of the game at full intensity.
 
There is not much point talking about his capabilities. Everyone knows why Neagle has been such a source of frustration (much of it beyond his control - or so it seems).

Endeavour is the only thing I care about until round 11.

After round 11 he will need a bag or two (as in 5 or 6) if he is playing full forward and has 8 - 10 games under his belt.
 

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