Tex back this week

[OldCrowBloke]

Glad I don't have to make the decision - I see strong arguments either way.

However, I now lean to the "play him in the AFL" answer.

He is fit and strong - raring to go. Let him feel his way at AO, with his new forward group, with decent (hopefully!) delivery of the ball. Then a week off and have a crack at the Pies.

As posters on here have said, it will take him a while to find his feet at AFL level, so let's get the process started!

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Glad I don't have to make the decision - I see strong arguments either way.

However, I now lean to the "play him in the AFL" answer.

He is fit and strong - raring to go. Let him feel his way at AO, with his new forward group, with decent (hopefully!) delivery of the ball. Then a week off and have a crack at the Pies.

As posters on here have said, it will take him a while to find his feet at AFL level, so let's get the process started!

can't argue with that logic ......theirs arguments on both sides

 

[DD#23]

Glad I don't have to make the decision - I see strong arguments either way.

However, I now lean to the "play him in the AFL" answer.

He is fit and strong - raring to go. Let him feel his way at AO, with his new forward group, with decent (hopefully!) delivery of the ball. Then a week off and have a crack at the Pies.

As posters on here have said, it will take him a while to find his feet at AFL level, so let's get the process started!

yeah I'm leaning this way too, I think its a pretty big risk to bring him straight in against Collingwood. As bad as everyone says Melbourne is, he's still going to get in better touch with the pace of our game playing them than the Magpies and Westies IMO.

(inb4 someone says "what is the point of having a reserves team if it doesn't prepare our players for the AFL?")

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Tex interrogating Rucci the flog

 

[OldCrowBloke]

Tex interrogating Rucci the flog

I often wonder what the players think of Rooch - the attitude that Tex gave him probably answers that!!

 

[BigLefty]

Glad I don't have to make the decision - I see strong arguments either way.

However, I now lean to the "play him in the AFL" answer.

He is fit and strong - raring to go. Let him feel his way at AO, with his new forward group, with decent (hopefully!) delivery of the ball. Then a week off and have a crack at the Pies.

As posters on here have said, it will take him a while to find his feet at AFL level, so let's get the process started!

I agree. He plays.

The way I came to this conclusion, was taking a top 3 player at another club, and wondering what I would expect them to do.
I would expect the Saints to play Reiwoldt, Freo would play Pav, The Pies would play Cloke.

Guys of this calibre just don't play many in the 2nds. If he's fit to play, he plays in the 1sts.

*in before someone gives examples where I'm wrong....

 

[Tex200]

Has to play

Why would anyone think a game against Port 2's would be less challenging than Melbourne.

They will be all out to hammer him

 

[spenze]

Why the hell wasn't that kick at half time a goal?

 

[fabs33]

I often wonder what the players think of Rooch - the attitude that Tex gave him probably answers that!!

They do tend to answer a lot of his questions with questions of their own, might be a form of defence to his fishing for headlines.

 

[DPS72]

Good to see Tex on his way back. Pretty keen to see which team they decide to play him in this wknd. Personally i think if he's 100% healthy there's no reason they shouldn't bring him back against Melbourne. For the next 12 months or more the biggest thing for Tex is getting his confidence back, and well what better way to start that off than against Melbourne at home.

 

[RePete]

Wow tex has really matured as a person and a leader and I loved the way he handled Rucci on more than one occasions

If there is a silver lining to Tex's 12 months injury I think it has really matured him and given him great perspective and IMO with a bit if luck can still be a better footballer

Funny thing that Tex and Jaench mature up now that Bernie has gone.

 

[Allefgib]

I loved his line - talking about his pace.

Rucci was niggling away at his loss of pace and tex said, he didn't think he lost any. He then asked Rucci if he was at the game Friday night and saw that he lose some pace, Rucci replayed with "no" - as quick as a flash, Tex said "why, what did you do, were you not allowed in"

Loved that line also - handled rucci beautifully.

 

[Allefgib]

Funny thing that Tex and Jaench mature up now that Bernie has gone.

Get your hand off it. Nothing magical has happened with Tex's maturity over the last 6 months.

 

[Roo Lives Again]

Put him in against Melbourne....if it turns out that we keep all our other talls in and Tex unbalances the side then we can still beat melbourne but beating Collingwood (our bogey side) is always tough and we can't afford to get our structures wrong in that game

 

[woundedcrow]

he needs game time alongside betts and pods and remember there's also a few others he hasn't played with matt crouch, hartigan etc

 

[Bernie L]

Check his discussion with Rucci from 2:05

Rucci is such a snake, the whole time he just wanted Tex to say he's fully ready to go so he can then write his angled story if he's not selected when he said he's ready..

What a knob Rucci is. Good to see Tex can see straight through the tosser!

 

[cmndstab]

Nothing magical, but probably physiological and emotional. A lot changes around this period of life if you have a head on your shoulders. He gives off a more rounded, reflective persona than he did back in the day.

Perhaps if we go back several years, but not six months. Tex has been a well-rounded and mature adult for quite some time now.

 

[AFC979810]

What a sniveling little slimeball that Rucci is.

I love posting about Rucci because you know he is constantly on bigfooty looking for his next article.

 

[The Karma Bus]

I often wonder what the players think of Rooch - the attitude that Tex gave him probably answers that!!

I've seen Sloaney give him a bit of the "you're a dickhead mate" attitude a few times, and does it well..

 

[Slippery Pete]

Roo needs to shut up. He is bordering on hyperbolic this week.

 

[Smoooothy]

Rooch needs to shut up. He is bordering on hyperbolic this week.

fixed that for you mate

 

[Wood_Duck]

Roo needs to shut up. He is bordering on hyperbolic this week.

Huh?

 

[JP Sauce]

Roo needs to shut up. He is bordering on hyperbolic this week.

How so? I don't listen.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Huh?

He thinks Tex shouldn't play - fair enough - but the way he is hysterically crapping on about it all day yesterday and today you'd think Tex did his knee 2 weeks ago.

I don't think Tex needs the extra pressure of the most respected Crows mouthpiece in SA talking about stats on re-injuring ACLs. Just shut up Roo.

 

[ltdamn]

I know you read this forum Michaelangelo, and I just wanted to say that I'm yet to encounter one football supporter, either on our side or the Power's, who has even a modicum of professional respect for you, and that you are universally regarded as the journalistic equivalent of herpes.

That is all.