Delisted #11: Will "Meatball" Snelling - Delisted 25/10

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Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2023 (previously delisted)
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[Old Campaigner]

I suppose eventually we'll end up with a guy who offers the same defensive attributes while being more skillful in attack.

 

[fairbump_playon]

He really needs to be running on top of the ground to have impact.

You can tell he is physically just off the pace.. and he doesn’t have other tricks he can call on.

Will get better but maybe not this year.

 

[ghostdog]

A lot of cobwebs, Snello. Lots and lots, but I don't mind him playing out the season in the AFL now. The whole team needs system work and Snell needs to be there.

 

[andleanback]

A forward line is working a lot better with snell and Langford back in it. He’s definitely rusty but he plays such an important role for the team.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

I guess he keeps playing til Perkins becomes available again?

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Do we stick with the winning formula or give him spell in the 2nds because his form has be putrid. Missing tackles, missing targets, dropping marks. Just very unSnelling.

 

[ant555]

Do we stick with the winning formula or give him spell in the 2nds because his form has be putrid. Missing tackles, missing targets, dropping marks. Just very unSnelling.

Would have to be under some pressure.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah it's been really weird. Maybe if Perkins is fit.

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Looks like a bloke who has missed a lot of footy.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Much better than previous weeks but still off the pace.

 

[frodos gardener]

Has he snagged a goal since his return? Is trying hard but it doesn’t seem to be clicking for him.

 

[srobbo]

Has to get back to his nuts & bolts of pressuring/tackling (only 1 yest) which tells you mentally he’s way off. Hobbs had 6, notwithstanding that early shoulder knock!

Needs a spell in VFL.

 

[EnolaGay]

Has he snagged a goal since his return? Is trying hard but it doesn’t seem to be clicking for him.

Can’t kick more than 30m aṯm. Very rusty, needs a few weeks in the 2s at least.


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[donsupreme]

He's not there at the moment, few head scratchers yesterday

 

[donlav99]

Perks in for Snell. Needs a solid block of training to get back fully fit.

 

[bombreys]

I'm a big fan, but he certainly hasn't been at his best since returning. Maybe a week or two back in the VFL, or even a week off?

 

[Bjchan13]

Snell was rushed back unfortunately and we cant change that now. What we can do is not make the same mistake with Archie. Id give Snell another week to find his feet.

 

[ant555]

Not sure he was in great form in the practice matches before he got injured either. Was in the midfield rotation but his form was only so so .

 

[Don Won]

Snell was rushed back unfortunately and we cant change that now. What we can do is not make the same mistake with Archie. Id give Snell another week to find his feet.

There is a difference in expecting touch when we are bringing back a player who hasn’t played a game all season and a guy who has has two weeks off. (Assuming he has healed fully of course)

 

[Bjchan13]

There is a difference in expecting touch when we are bringing back a player who hasn’t played a game all season and a guy who has has two weeks off. (Assuming he has healed fully of course)

Im talking about the risk of reoccurring injury rather than touch with Archie. We have had a few examples in recent times of rushing players back underdone and then missing more weeks

 

[srobbo]

Im talking about the risk of reoccurring injury rather than touch with Archie. We have had a few examples in recent times of rushing players back underdone and then missing more weeks

Archie was line ball last week, so sounds as though they’ve showed a fair degree of caution with him.

 

[blitzer]

He's been pretty pitiful since coming back into the seniors. The only useful thing he does is lay tackles. He sure as hell can't hit a target or kick over 30m right now. Its actually depressing seeing him take a mark 40m out and knowing he can't make the distance.
If Perkins is fit - straight swap without a second thought.

 

[Call Me Cake]

He's a 2nd's pedigree player and was always going to struggle to get back into form due to absence compared to those that have been in the professional system from the outset. May need a longer spell in the 2's more so than those who can usually come straight back in.

 

[Bjchan13]

Archie was line ball last week, so sounds as though they’ve showed a fair degree of caution with him.

Did he play VFL?

 

[srobbo]

Did he play VFL?

Nah was held back. Suspect given the extra week to get another block of training in at full tilt & will come straight back into seniors this week.