I wouldn't throw it all away. They made a prelim last year.
I think he'll get at least 2020.
Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XIII
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I think he'll get at least 2020.
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Gawn had 34 touches and 10 clearances. Monster game for any ruck. Didn’t really matter tho
Duncan had one paid against him in the Adel v Gee game and I completely lost my s**t. I expressed how it was against the spirit of our game, and how we will see one of the great marks taken and disallowed because of counter-intuitive umpire interpretations of new rules. Now it has happened twice I am of the belief that the AFL are deliberately trying to undermine our great game... either that or they are utterly clueless...
Surely, when it happened the first time, some wiser heads, who maybe once played the game, might’ve had a word to the powers that be and we might’ve had a little reinterpretation. But no, it seems there was nothing fundamentally wrong with that original decision... pffft... game’s rooted...
We're only just going but that's an absolute train wreck of a season Melbourne
He’s the new Trav Colyer. He’s so slight though. If he’s not in space he’s virtually useless.
Sorry Runky but not even I can cop that criticism of Colyer.
Colyer's running power meant he belonged on an AFL list basically by default (there were games he turned almost playing a lone hand). He got his 7 years to work out how to handle and use the ball and, unfortunately for him, it just doesn't look like he can do it.
I cannot see why Spargo would be on an AFL list in 2018/2019. Unfair as it maybe, which I don't really care about because neither life nor professional sport is meant to be "fair" in that respect, he's far too small to be as slow as he is with no apparent dynamic aspect to his game. If people want to feel sorry for Spargo for being too small, feel sorry for McKernan or Cam Pederson who were too small to be AFL ruckmen who were and are twice the players of many AFL rucks who have played 200 games. Nick Meese is a Mark Jamar level ruck technician who never grew enough to be an AFL player.
If Spargo displayed some amazing talent as a junior I would have thought the smart thing would have been to wait to see how his game converted to playing against men before investing pick 29 in him. It's a very generous "this guy really deserves his shot" attitude to have taken to select him at all.
Dan Coghlan and Ben Duscher never made it to an AFL list. Kyle Martin was kicking 5 goals a week, getting the ball 30 to 40 times and was supposed to have had deficiencies in his game.
It blows my mind.
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Perfect! Well said.
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Pies really do have a wonderful mix with their smalls.
Got running power in absolute spades, Bloke who launch themselves into packs like scud missiles, breakaway speed and an element of poise, balance and class.
If Damo wants a sliding doors moment to look at how about Ryder poo pooing a move to Brisbane in 2014.
That goes through and Beams probably doesn’t get to Brisbane (at least that year), De Goey potentially ends up at Essendon and Collingwood don’t have enough trade ammo to get Crisp and Greenwood.
Got running power in absolute spades, Bloke who launch themselves into packs like scud missiles, breakaway speed and an element of poise, balance and class.
If Damo wants a sliding doors moment to look at how about Ryder poo pooing a move to Brisbane in 2014.
That goes through and Beams probably doesn’t get to Brisbane (at least that year), De Goey potentially ends up at Essendon and Collingwood don’t have enough trade ammo to get Crisp and Greenwood.
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Well he’d need to understand the whole concept of sliding doors first...
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Not overly surprised by Melbourne's demise in 2019 - Last year they were exceptional at beating up bottom eight teams while they struggles against top eight teams.
That first week would be immense
I would be more interested in the SA clash than our own.
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How wonderful was it to see Brad Green’s two boys running out with the Melbourne team and then giving their Dad a big hug and kiss. What a week or so they’ve endured. Football means nothing in the grand scheme of things but gee when it can put a smile on a kids face and help them forget their pain and loss even just for a moment, it’s everything.
Brought a tear to the eye.
Brought a tear to the eye.
Don’t rule out Collingwood just yet.
Sorry Geelong, GWS and Collingwood.
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Sydney Stack, hubba hubba
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Geez Richmond's percentage is getting crushed.
They are legitimately in danger of missing the eight, can't afford to drop a single game against opponents they should beat.
They are legitimately in danger of missing the eight, can't afford to drop a single game against opponents they should beat.
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I know he is listed at 190cm, but Cam Ellis-Yolmon legit looks like 194/195 at times. Huge. Hopefully he can stay injury free and ilk out a respectable 100 game career.
Think it's a pretty easy decision between O'Brien & Jacobs.
Think it's a pretty easy decision between O'Brien & Jacobs.
He looks like he should be a flanker on the NZ rugby side.
He's a redefinition of the term "unit".
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O’Brien is so delightfully old school. Everything about him is fundamentally sound and predictable as hell for the Adelaide mids, working wonderfully in tandem almost immediately. And they’ve got the runners to kill sides on the spread.
Richmond in big, big trouble. They’ve gone from top 3 in defending the transition last year to bottom 2 this year and just can’t stop sides scoring or hem them in. Their zone keeps getting scythed to bits and they’re struggling to generate scores because they base everything they do off time in forward half.
Love Stack, someone so raw, undercoached and instinct driven is such a breath of fresh air, meanwhile Jack Higgins is the new Rhys Palmer. Immediate impact is great, but he’s the finished product at 20.
Richmond in big, big trouble. They’ve gone from top 3 in defending the transition last year to bottom 2 this year and just can’t stop sides scoring or hem them in. Their zone keeps getting scythed to bits and they’re struggling to generate scores because they base everything they do off time in forward half.
Love Stack, someone so raw, undercoached and instinct driven is such a breath of fresh air, meanwhile Jack Higgins is the new Rhys Palmer. Immediate impact is great, but he’s the finished product at 20.
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Hope Jenkins is ok, kicks four, and potentially does a knee in literally the last seconds of the game.
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Stack is so clean with his play - Excellent ball handler, top class anticipation, decent kick and a hard edge - Definitely got a touch of silk in his play.
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No reason for Adelaide to target Grundy with O'Brien, very good young player.
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