List Mgmt. The Midfield Thread

[freebloke]

Thompson played in NEAFL/VFL and bypassed draft, as a suns listed player, hence he qualifies. That 1-2 yr qualified him earlier.

 

[Harvey to Hayes]

Zaka might be a little left field but he was very good this year and passes the no dickhead test by being smart enough to turn down the drugs. Stick him on the wing/hff and he could be top shelf I think.

Wasn't word on the street that he nixed being part of the program because he was scared of needles?

 

[saintkildaman]

Wasn't word on the street that he nixed being part of the program because he was scared of needles?

In that case, soft do not want.

 

[FQFjt]

I will be expecting significant improvement next year from Acres and Billings. At this stage of their careers, the time has come.

I will be expecting incremental improvement from Dunstan, Ross, Newnes, Sinclair and Gresham.

My smokies to really take a big leap are Steele and Minchington. Steele is obvious, very talented, very impressive NEAFL stats, good apprenticeship. Minchington is more radical. But I think that he has so many of the necessary tools to become a very good midfielder — clean ball use, contested ability, footy smarts — and the continuity he got in his game this year, which is the first time it has happened in his career, should propel him into a monster preseason (injury free and full of confidence) to build the tank that will allow him to really make his mark on a game. Fingers crossed, but I have a good feeling about Meatball in 2017.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I will be expecting significant improvement next year from Acres and Billings. At this stage of their careers, the time has come.

I will be expecting incremental improvement from Dunstan, Ross, Newnes, Sinclair and Gresham.

My smokies to really take a big leap are Steele and Minchington. Steele is obvious, very talented, very impressive NEAFL stats, good apprenticeship. Minchington is more radical. But I think that he has so many of the necessary tools to become a very good midfielder — clean ball use, contested ability, footy smarts — and the continuity he got in his game this year, which is the first time it has happened in his career, should propel him into a monster preseason (injury free and full of confidence) to build the tank that will allow him to really make his mark on a game. Fingers crossed, but I have a good feeling about Meatball in 2017.

Dunstan has been on the list three seaons and has made very little improvement on his first

 

[gringo2011]

Wasn't word on the street that he nixed being part of the program because he was scared of needles?

I heard them saying on SEN that that was bullshit. It might have been Waldren said that was made up so that he didn't hang his team mates out to dry.

 

[gringo2011]

Dunstan has been on the list three seaons and has made very little improvement on his first

That's true but he's also not a bad player, right now he's middling but there is scope for him to jump up and become a very good midfielder but he's probably at the cross roads next year with at the new guys coming in and pressure for his spot increasing. I hope he does because he seems like a good bloke Luke.