I distinctively remember Chesser going back with the flight a couple of times to take a mark or provide an aerial contest in defence this season.
I don't think he lacks hardness, perhaps a bit hesitant to go in for a hard ball due to injury, but when he needs to go he goes.
Seems an odd take...
Yeah 5th in a spoon year, but you just conveniently leave out every other year? Haha
He also finished 6th in a premiership year.
From your list above Ryan, Allen, Yeo and Gov can't get through a whole season without serious injury, yes higher skilled players but on the park less and less. At...
How is Baker a middling player?
His b&f finishes:
2019: 13th
2020: 6th
2021: 2nd
2022: 4th
2023: 6th
2024: 5th
2 of those in premiership years and others when the club was near the bottom, yet his form remained consistent, neither a downhill skier nor someone who gives up when things are...
Rucks are overrated, take too long to develop and come with higher injury risk.
Rather we target another mature age player like Flynn as a FA until we get it right.
So 14 for Baker seems a good deal then?
Smith coming off an ACL, has attitude problems, won't be in any leadership groups and who knows if he finds his good form again?
Baker perfect for our young group, sure he's 2 years older but he brings excellent experience, leadership and is a tough...
The foundation for a lot of our success, and in fact most premiership teams is having the best key fwd/def pillars in the league.
You need to select multiple players in the hope that a few succeed. Can we really see all of AReid, JWilliams, HEdwards, Bazzo and Jamieson making it?
With...
Over the last 10 years we've drafted 31 WA players and 38 Interstate players...
So yeah it's a pretty good balance and proof that we don't just select WA players only.
That's not how it works, what you say would be true if we were recruiting Brander each year expecting him to suddenly be good.
But what we're doing is recruiting different players to a similar position in the hope that one or two will be good.
By your logic because Brander was a bust we...
Our list needs everything.
You don't ignore good talent with the list we have regardless of position.
Oscar consistently gets injured, Waterman has realistically had 1 good year, we just lost Darling following Kennedy retirement and our next best tall fwds in Archer Reid and JWilliams may not...
But he is from WA, you can choose to ignore that fact to fit your argument, but I think it's very valid to take a local player.
If Reid was from WA I'd assume we would have taken him instead.
We need to be mindful to balance the list with local and interstate talent, with WA talent in a bit...
While we still need to see how it all works out I think it's further testament to the fact that people who lose their minds before things have played out need to get some perspective.
Honestly from where it stands now it's looking a fantastic offseason. I'm of the brief that Allan could be an...
Pumped to have Allan at pick 16, this really turns around our whole offseason getting a gun player with what I believe to have the highest potential of nearly anyone in the draft.
Yes, a lot of that potential is based on his athletic profile, but the game is becoming a lot more reliant on...
Brockman, Hunt, Graham, Flynn and at stretch our mid season recruit (Hutchinson) who was a 24yr old.
Also likely to get Baker.
Most of that is just the last 2 trade periods...
This game's style is so over the top...and I freaking love it!
Although it does expose some pretty basic textures in the backgrounds and lesser characters, but not a huge knock against it.
Gameplay is super fun, I'm already getting excited at unlocking the archetypes and building up the bonds...
He's finished 7th, 6th, 3rd, 1st and 10th in our B&F since coming across.
Sure we may have anticipated more top 3 finishes especially in a poor team, but what we "payed"(sic) for him he's returned on for most years - can't think who else in this team is playing above their pay grade at minute.
Probably because he's actually watched Sheezel play.
Dude is a legit gun, footy IQ off the charts, sublime skills and elite workrate.
He's not a flashy player but he does everything right. North had 16 scoring shots on the weekend Sheezel had 14 score involvements, he's carrying that team...
The advantage to the is most games would have 3-5 radio commentary options. So if you want the buffoonery you can choose it.
With TV commentary you get one choice and unfortunately in some prime slots we're left with duds.
Fritsch having a shot 6 points down...
"Fritsch to win it"
Conspiracy theories about the clock not counting down.
I watched the US Debate today and it was a Trainwreck, BT would have fit perfectly amongst them.
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