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Player Watch Wayne Milera

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Coopers said:
Much like... well every other bloody player... we need to get 50 games into him.

Jeez, looking back, Macca, Sloane, Voldemort - big, big crows names - still had to get that under the belt before they kicked arse.

On the current list - Rat, Harto, Laird, Jenkins (probs hampton too) same deal.

It's a blessing when players can actually perform and dominate so early. I really only remember... Hart & Roo. Even then, they weren't total machines until after that period.

Be at peace.
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The criticism he is receiving isn't about domination of games though, it's about intensity at the contest and the player. Only one of those players you mention above has a similar disposition and despite what he brings to the team,still receives plenty of criticism for this ever so frustrating trait.

I don't believe that he should be dropped, but I do believe he needs some things pointed out to him.
Finals are high physicality, high pressure moments and if you don't start practicing that aspect of the game during the minor rounds I can't see you suddenly switching it on under finals pressure.
 

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Milera had a good game against Richmond last year. Vaguely remember him double-candying around Troy Chaplin.

What a shame Chaplin 'retired' :(
 
Ramify said:
The criticism he is receiving isn't about domination of games though, it's about intensity at the contest and the player. Only one of those players you mention above has a similar disposition and despite what he brings to the team,still receives plenty of criticism for this ever so frustrating trait.

I don't believe that he should be dropped, but I do believe he needs some things pointed out to him.
Finals are high physicality, high pressure moments and if you don't start practicing that aspect of the game during the minor rounds I can't see you suddenly switching it on under finals pressure.
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Fair enough too - we have coaches and post game analysis for a reason. If they are NOT having these discussions with him... they are not doing the most basic part of their job, which is giving feedback.
 
1970crow said:
I find the criticism of this kid difficult to stomach. He doesn't shy away from contact, that is an absurd view. But what really shits me is that we've been complaining for years about lack of outside weapons and all our players getting sucked into the contest and a kid comes along and averages Dmac lifetime possession numbers in his second season and we want to pick on him. He's played less than fifteen games, FFS, get a grip.
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Nailed it.
 
Coopers said:
Much like... well every other bloody player... we need to get 50 games into him.

Jeez, looking back, Macca, Sloane, Voldemort - big, big crows names - still had to get that under the belt before they kicked arse.

On the current list - Rat, Harto, Laird, Jenkins (probs hampton too) same deal.

It's a blessing when players can actually perform and dominate so early. I really only remember... Hart & Roo. Even then, they weren't total machines until after that period.

Be at peace.
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We mustn't forget the teachings of the great man, Phil Walsh.

The sooner you can fast track a player to 50 games the sooner you start getting the best of out them.
 
Again hesitant and looked out of his depth when the real heat was on us in the 1st quarter (not alone) plus his off the ball running and accountability down the wing & half back was very poor early. When the pressure valve was released in the 3rd on the team he was able to get involved and hit up players with some of that nice field kicking we know he's equipped with. Overall we learned nothing new about the young fellas game, was good if not a little frustrating that he remembered in the 2nd half that he can actually lay a good tackle when he wants to.
 
Not there yet. Lucky that knight got injured. Next year will be his year, but I'm hopeful he turns it on mid season
 

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Good game yesterday I thought - a few times he got pushed off - but 19yo body and all that, at least he was in there. And nice display of silky skills. Feel like he is trying to take it on a bit more.

(That dropped mark at the end of the 3rd quarter though was one to forget - would have kept them scoreless otherwise)
 
Weird thing is I thought he was doing ok in the first quarter and a bit against Melbourne. Seemed to be involved more - trying to get the ball given it was so bottled up. Hard to judge a kid in a game where so many "leaders" failed to do so. But was annoying because during that first quarter I was thinking, ok... this could be a game where he gets a stack of touches. He ended up with 20 touches, but as Inside Footy put it "Plenty of outside run but none of it was damaging."

Mind you that is a tad better than their on the mark assessment of Mackay "Unsighted for the majority of the game, did provide three inside-50’s."
 

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He showed one move in the centre square which showed why I am so excited by him.

It was in congestion, amongst a raft of hungry Melbourne players and he faked and spun and faked again to bamboozle the Melbourne players and deliver the ball cleanly by foot.

His awareness to be able to do this effortlessly in traffic in the heat of the game is exactly what we should be harnessing.

He can make players look incredibly stupid as if they are standing still. We need to get him on a position where he can do this more often.
 
Redleg Crow said:
Weird thing is I thought he was doing ok in the first quarter and a bit against Melbourne. Seemed to be involved more - trying to get the ball given it was so bottled up. Hard to judge a kid in a game where so many "leaders" failed to do so. But was annoying because during that first quarter I was thinking, ok... this could be a game where he gets a stack of touches. He ended up with 20 touches, but as Inside Footy put it "Plenty of outside run but none of it was damaging."

Mind you that is a tad better than their on the mark assessment of Mackay "Unsighted for the majority of the game, did provide three inside-50’s."
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That's odd, the AFL app had Milera with 5 score involvements and Mackay 0 inside 50s.
 

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