Tanner Smith Delisted

[Scham]

Has there been a lot of soft tissue injuries at Freo over the last couple of seasons?
Looking back through the injury list there seem to be a lot of calf & hammy issues

Yes, shitloads.

 

[Allikat]

Ballard must have a personality disorder or something. the guy is a pure magnet. One chance he got at AFL and he had a possession inside a minute. I'm still mystified he's not on a list. Sometimes there is more than meets the eye because on pure football ability he's a fine player.

I saw him play VFL a couple of times this year and he wasn't very good. He might have been a good WAFL player, but the step up even to VFL is a stretch for him. Sooooo many turnovers

 

[Freomaniac]

Sensational when he played.... yep all 4 games over 4 years... A lot think the call is harsh? Call on Tanner is spot on in my opinion, 4 games in 4 years isnt a great resume. If I am the list manager, i'd be letting him go as well. A lot on here over rate our players, especially list cloggers like Tanner... Another one which caused debate was Viv Michie going to the demons for virtually nothing, apparently he has superstar potential.... Tanner will work out the same way, another club may pick him up but we wont be missing much.

If smith wasnt injured all the time. At worst he would of got 20 games in his 4 years with us

 

[Kram]

I saw him play VFL a couple of times this year and he wasn't very good. He might have been a good WAFL player, but the step up even to VFL is a stretch for him. Sooooo many turnovers

I seen him pick up the ball out of the middle and bomb it 40m+.... the wrong way

Just didn't see what the fuss was about, got a lot of it but ordinary to very suspect disposal that would've really got exposed at AFL level.

 

[PhatHQ]

Yes, shitloads.

Hmmm... Sounds like a weights development issue. To big to fast.

 

[meima]

SA you lost all my respect for you. Saying ross favorism in this board is ok, in main board?

 

[rgauci]

Hmmm... Sounds like a weights development issue. To big to fast.

Nah they have addressed this issue and relate it to altering the preseason too much. They spent the preseason concentrating on skills and didn't do enough high volume or high intensity running. Hence we looked out of puff, got lots of injuries and our skills were worse, cause we were more fatigued.

 

[scon]

Took a lot of planning by very good men.

 

[mightymouse75]

Nah they have addressed this issue and relate it to altering the preseason too much. They spent the preseason concentrating on skills and didn't do enough high volume or high intensity running. Hence we looked out of puff, got lots of injuries and our skills were worse, cause we were more fatigued.

To be so unfit was pathetic really. And they still kicked like campaigners anyway

 

[Scham]

I saw him play VFL a couple of times this year and he wasn't very good. He might have been a good WAFL player, but the step up even to VFL is a stretch for him. Sooooo many turnovers

It was the same in WAFL. Could find it but couldn't use it.

 

[Scham]

Hmmm... Sounds like a weights development issue. To big to fast.

More to do with running loads.

 

[Allikat]

Back to the Tanner Smith talk please

 

[scon]

injury list there seem to be a lot of calf & hammy issues

Tanner delisted after an injury plagued career at Freo and discussion about the prevalence and causes of this type of injury on our list seems very on topic compared to some of our other freds.

 

[malpaso]

Nah they have addressed this issue and relate it to altering the preseason too much. They spent the preseason concentrating on skills and didn't do enough high volume or high intensity running. Hence we looked out of puff, got lots of injuries and our skills were worse, cause we were more fatigued.

^^ This and I reckon it was planned, not the injuries but the lack of fitness. What made it all the more easier to do was the early injuries to Fyfe, Sandi and Johnson.

 

[mayne man]

^^ This and I reckon it was planned, not the injuries but the lack of fitness. What made it all the more easier to do was the early injuries to Fyfe, Sandi and Johnson.

I disagree with this...
Have I read this wrong or are you implying that we have tanked???

 

[scon]

Hard pill to swallow this one that the footy IQ at the helm of our club got it comprehensively wrong with the capacity of our list.
It was predictable that the Bullies would roll us with their speed and energy Rnd 1 on their own dungpile.Subsequent to that we had appalling collision and soft tissue injuries and were beyond serious contention for very much at all at an early stage of the season.
The wash up appears to be that Lyon and the squad had committed to overachieving and all the juice had been wrung from the cloth.
Rule changes,injuries,exaggerated assessment of the list and a tardy start condemned us to slide and we set world speed records in our descent.
I would have liked to see Tanner turn into Pav or maybe have a 100 game career at the club,but it was not to be.
Wish him well;he'll certainly understand.

 

[mightymouse75]

He tried. He failed. Had more afl games than I have ever played. Can't see anyone else picking him up but I wish him all the best in his future endeavours. Adios Mr smith

 

[meima]

He tried. He failed. Had more afl games than I have ever played. Can't see anyone else picking him up but I wish him all the best in his future endeavours. Adios Mr smith

Wow how many afl game you play.