Robbo Gone

[Rocco Jones]

I don't think Robbo's courageous or brave, he is simply fearless on the field.

 

[CFE]

Bulldog fans don't fret too soon. I know Robbo personally through his brother, there is no operation needed, he has slight cracks in his vertebre and will miss 4 weeks. He is ok though.
As a Collingwood supporter, I wish he was in our back pocket, one of the few hard nuts going around!

Get well mate, all the best everyone else

 

[Fossie 32]

Originally posted by CFE
Bulldog fans don't fret too soon. I know Robbo personally through his brother, there is no operation needed, he has slight cracks in his vertebre and will miss 4 weeks. He is ok though.
As a Collingwood supporter, I wish he was in our back pocket, one of the few hard nuts going around!

Get well mate, all the best everyone else

Thanks

 

[Fossie 32]

Originally posted by stefoid
He wasn't even paid the mark

He has been one of our best and most consistant players all year, averaging 18 possies and 6 kicks out of d50 week in and week out, and keeping his opponent under control.

hopefully he can be playing good footy again in 6 weeks.

In the Heraldsun today it was described as 'a brutal blow from behind' I think were their words.

Yet no report, not even a free.

 

[Chops]

Originally posted by Fossie 32
In the Heraldsun today it was described as 'a brutal blow from behind' I think were their words.

Yet no report, not even a free.

It was the velvet hammer, pretty boys don't do that?

Amazed to hear Essendon were fined 7.5K for the about of time Barnes was on the ground as a runner. Big deal say Essendon!
Why didn't they send him off or dock the the team points during the game?

 

[stefoid]

Originally posted by Fossie 32
In the Heraldsun today it was described as 'a brutal blow from behind' I think were their words.

Yet no report, not even a free.

You cant blame lloyd if someone throws themselves backwards at you while youre on a lead. althouth I didnt see the video...if he maliciously put the elbow or knee in, thats different.

 

[Chops]

Originally posted by stefoid
You cant blame lloyd if someone throws themselves backwards at you while youre on a lead. althouth I didnt see the video...if he maliciously put the elbow or knee in, thats different.

Or your fist!
People get reported for less

 

[Fossie 32]

Originally posted by Chops
Or your fist!
People get reported for less

Or 'investigated' - like C. Grant...

 

[mels]

It is extremely unfortunate for this to have happened and more so to a guy and player like Matty Robbins. You can always count on him to put his body on the line and go in for the ball. He is always there to back up his team mates.

Lets all just hope for Matty's sake that he makes a quick recovery and is able to make the best out of the remaining season. He bloody deserves it!

And as for some people suggessting that Nathan Eagleton takes his position.....get off the drugs! There no way he could come close to the way Robbo can play on a bad day

 

[Chops]

For those bagging a suggestion of Eagleton in the BP, give an alternative and reason why that player will be good there. Not just all Eaglketon negatives. I've seen him enough to know how bad he is.

It was only a suggestion, I'm not on the coaching staff but my reasoning was it was force him to go hard at the ball.

Robbo has his bad poiints too.

 

[SonOfScray]

Originally posted by SonOfScray
Robbins - hard running, tough, defensive type player, shown courage time and time again this year

Eagleton - soft, 'attacking' player, does not put body in and would not know the meaning of the word courage.

Doesn't seem like a good swap to me. Maybe we could take the opportunity to add another bigger body to the team, Harris perhaps. We still have a fair few smaller blokes in the team, isn't this a chance to blood another big bloke and ease the height presure in the backline?

He's had his chances, as i said before The Eagle had my backing but after seeing a few really 'weak' options taken by him I would prefer to not see him playing in the senior team. Time to get rid of the passengers and maybe give some of these bigger types a go. We have enough players of Eagle's size as it is. I don't think he would be too sorely missed - especially if it is at the expense of Harris or Skipper getting a regular run.

 

[Chops]

For those wanting a bigger man to replace Robbins. I don't think thats a good option as seen against Essendon when little Harvey killed us.
Brisbane have an ambudance of small forwards and who would you play on Milne given that Hargrave is out of form?

 

[stefoid]

garlo?

 

[jim440]

Originally posted by Chops
For those bagging a suggestion of Eagleton in the BP, give an alternative and reason why that player will be good there. Not just all Eaglketon negatives. I've seen him enough to know how bad he is.

It was only a suggestion, I'm not on the coaching staff but my reasoning was it was force him to go hard at the ball.

Robbo has his bad poiints too.

This is a real problem for us this week. We have to cover both McRae and Power.

Smith will get one (probably McRae) Eagle could play on Power. Wallace played brother Sam on Power last year.