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Training Pre-season updates 2025.
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- Sep 3, 2019
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sr36
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I like it. Any dashing runs will be a nice bonus, but that's the bread and butter that makes or breaks him if he's going to play as a tall defender.
3rd medium /tall defender to replace Howe this /next year would be a really good outcome for club & Reef fc
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Mega track watch: Who’s tearing up pre-season at your club https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...b/news-story/ff45b2a5139e0c2950999a7c6d72d1ae
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Paywall.
Need him to play the 2nd tall role. Can't have billy frampton anywhere near the best 23 if we are to finish top 4 and have a crack
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Correct me if I’m wrong but was Frampton part of Collingwood’s 2023 Premiership team? Someone told me he kept one of the best defenders in the league ineffectual for almost 3/4’s of the match but I could be wrong.
No you are probably thinking of Mason Cox. Some were adamant we could never win the flag with him in the team.
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You’re right. What was I thinking? Frampton kept Harris Andrews (or is it Andrew Harris) goalless in the 2023 Collingwood premiership.
sr36
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Yeah it would be. Any role that he can stick would be good, really. I think 2nd tall is probably more realistic (as silly as that may sound to some). Your third tall often will be loose man, playing on a resting ruck or someone who isn't a threat in the air. You want them to be an attacking interceptor who reads it really well. Haven't seen much to suggest that's his go, but who knows. Also a potential Bruzzy general defender role looks like it would suit. Either way, I'm glad he's been moved back
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These are good, but as mentioned earlier, the only real footage of Reef I want to see is of him winning/halving marking contests against key forwards, spoiling on the lead, and punching clear in packs.
The above highlights are a bonus, but if he can't do the things we need from a somewhat shut down defender, then he isn't in the team. And if he can do them (even if just for 1-2 years), then it solves A LOT of problems for us.
Plus excellent games on Harry McKay and Tom Lynch over the last two seasons.
Are you saying he can only make it as a shut-down defender? Don't get me wrong I agree this would be useful.
However his speed means he may also be good as a rebounder in the Noble/Markov mould.
Some very clever person on the pies thread, has stated for various players over time
Just play him
sr36
TheBrownDog
He wouldn't want to be trying to get a game as a running defender next year with our list.
Vicky Park
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Reef needs to reproduce his pre-season and training form in real live senior games.
Fifth year coming up - it’s now or never.
Fifth year coming up - it’s now or never.
Mega track watch: Who’s tearing up pre-season at your club https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...b/news-story/ff45b2a5139e0c2950999a7c6d72d1ae
I would’ve added Mitchell, Perryman and Houston to our list.
I read this article in the morning and the Carlton list was about 10 players long!!!
I love Reef. I'm so glad they've given him another chance to prove himself. He's too good a player to cut from the list- there's just something about him which suggests he will make it.
