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Doctor Feel said:
SPP is an average player who is now a few knee reconstructions deep. Bit pissed we signed him as long as we did. He got a deal length reserved for superstars.
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He's on his second knee reco currently. Was going at 15 touches and better than a goal a game after the first one. No idea what people expect of a player in his role.
 
Shaucob_Burjan said:
Butters mate, I'll allow it
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I just think, in terms of a business model, you need to reward a few lads from time to time for making the trip interstate and playing Twos footy. You want to attract talent from interstate to improve your reserves and the competition as a whole, after 5 years of NO ONE getting a gig, those interstaters will quickly dry up.
 

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jakey said:
He's on his second knee reco currently. Was going at 15 touches and better than a goal a game after the first one. No idea what people expect of a player in his role.
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Considering it comes with an addition 1.1 behinds a game, and what a lot of those misses are. I'd prefer to get 2 goals a game out of him.
 
Duckimus Prime said:
Considering it comes with an addition 1.1 behinds a game, and what a lot of those misses are. I'd prefer to get 2 goals a game out of him.
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Sure. Thats great, me too. List me all the 2 goal a game defensive forwards across the league. Won't take you long.
 
RossFC said:
Some sliding doors with the youth over talent approach.

In the past, we went for "talent" (Jack Watts), Melbourne ended up with Bayley Fritsch.
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Jack Watts cost a second round pick, so not sure what parallel that has with the Stephenson situation.
 
jakey said:
Sure. Thats great, me too. List me all the 2 goal a game defensive forwards across the league. Won't take you long.
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Wut? SPP has been kicking on average 1 goal 1 behind for the last few years. Considering how many of those behinds he kicks really should've been goals, I don't even think its much of a stretch for him to be a 2 goal a game forward.
 
Duckimus Prime said:
Wut? SPP has been kicking on average 1 goal 1 behind for the last few years. Considering how many of those behinds he kicks really should've been goals, I don't even think its much of a stretch for him to be a 2 goal a game forward.
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My point is that defensive forwards don't average 2 goals a game. 2 goals a game puts you 11th in the Coleman last year, or 9th in 2024.

15 touches, a goal, almost 3 tackles...these are good numbers for a defensive forward.

People have expectations that are mind boggling unrealistic in relation to this role.
 
Addy23 said:
Trying to find out why, something must've happened this week
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I know him and his family very well .. when I asked what the reason was he said it’s age demographic… Carr is going all out on youth … games he played in he did well so obviously it’s got nothing to do with his ability
 

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Scottie65 said:
I know him and his family very well .. when I asked what the reason was he said it’s age demographic… Carr is going all out on youth … games he played in he did well so obviously it’s got nothing to do with his ability
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Hope he gets a chance somewhere. His attitude after being let go has been positive and supportive.
 
Scottie65 said:
I know him and his family very well .. when I asked what the reason was he said it’s age demographic… Carr is going all out on youth … games he played in he did well so obviously it’s got nothing to do with his ability
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Yeah I said before it's nothing to do with his ability. But I don't think the age demographic is the only reason as he wouldn't have been invited in the first place if that was he case. There's a bit more to it than that from what I hear.
 

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I think it's because we really like Zadow and O'Brien and think there is a lot of upside to both of them.
Zadow's interview was pretty impressive. Perhaps his trajectory has been so steeply upward in such a short time that we think he could become something very special. O'Brien potentially fills a role longterm as a dependable, lockdown defender that we just haven't got another option for at present.
 
Addy23 said:
Yeah I said before it's nothing to do with his ability. But I don't think the age demographic is the only reason as he wouldn't have been invited in the first place if that was he case. There's a bit more to it than that from what I hear.
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Yeah. The maths were the same when we invited him.
 
Addy23 said:
Yeah I said before it's nothing to do with his ability. But I don't think the age demographic is the only reason as he wouldn't have been invited in the first place if that was he case. There's a bit more to it than that from what I hear.
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Could've been insurance if zadow wasnt able to get over his injury and perform - he did say they were in contact with him pre rookie draft.

But suddenly within a month of getting on the track he appears to have shot the lights out
 
Scottie65 said:
I know him and his family very well .. when I asked what the reason was he said it’s age demographic… Carr is going all out on youth … games he played in he did well so obviously it’s got nothing to do with his ability
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In fairness, what he got told isn’t likely to be the whole reason so as not to offend unnecessarily.
 

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