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Samson 1 and 2Was never the same since he cut his hair.
Same as Redman.
Simple, get rid of Jake, he's doing nothing but keeping us mid table
Much maligned, but he's had a good year. His numbers back that up.
Exactly my point, helps us stay mid table.
Agreed. I think we look like a better side with Hobbs in it, despite him not starring as an individual. Maybe just his physicality around stoppage is better than the likes of Perkins so it's less easy ball won by opposition mids.I think perkins could do with a batch of games in the 2's playing wing.
He is too similar to all our other tall/medium size forwards and is way down pecking order based on current output.
Would much rather see Hobbs play his current role, may not have the attacking nous but he wouldnt let his opposition player win such easy clearances thats for sure, and he when he was playing half forward earlier in the year our forwward half pressure was much better (we also were playing ADJ at that point)
Jake definitely has AFL qualities that will benefit an AFL club, I just think we should move past him and others around his age, play more youth, in the long run I feel this helps us.He'd make good sides even better.
I think our problem is the coach wants to play a forward press with a side that's too tall and lacks leg speed.
Love this.Think he is naturally bit arrogant/ supremely confident. That's okay, you need it in a team. Also what makes him good.
Obvious Scott and co trying to get that out of some, to a team structure focus. Archie used to blaise away or try and do to much.
Anyone big Ted lasso fans? reminds me of Jamie tart. Lost form/confidence trying to find his way and do the team humble role.
Be a pr**k Archie.
Stringer, redman, draper other naturally cocky players have all clearly been less so in the last 18 months.
Draper still a work in progress.
I think perkins is trying to find the balance and totally deviod of the supreme confidence that makes him good. Will find the balance and be a better all round player and its just growing pains.
Or I just watched too much Ted Lasso again and perkins isn't that good.
DERO you might be our new…I actually mentioned the same thing earlier this week. There are some parallels.
Cox is our new Kepler Bradley and Reid is the new Gumbleton.
Hopefully I’m wrong.DERO you might be our new…
Anton Ego from Ratatouille
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The strict critic who used acidic words and destroyed careers.
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I wonder what happens if you take all of the pillsArchie was supposed to be one. That was the prophecy. Instead he's bog average and dodging bullets at the selection table.
Will call him Neo from now on.
This is great I still have hope.Archie was supposed to be one. That was the prophecy. Instead he's bog average and dodging bullets at the selection table.
Will call him Neo from now on.
I’m pretty sure I remember him saying the opposite. Archie seems to be more a confidence player and is prone to losing confidence and doubting his ability which is very evident in his career so far.Think he is naturally bit arrogant/ supremely confident. That's okay, you need it in a team. Also what makes him good.
Obvious Scott and co trying to get that out of some, to a team structure focus. Archie used to blaise away or try and do to much.
Anyone big Ted lasso fans? reminds me of Jamie tart. Lost form/confidence trying to find his way and do the team humble role.
Be a pr**k Archie.
Stringer, redman, draper other naturally cocky players have all clearly been less so in the last 18 months.
Draper still a work in progress.
I think perkins is trying to find the balance and totally deviod of the supreme confidence that makes him good. Will find the balance and be a better all round player and its just growing pains.
Or I just watched too much Ted Lasso again and perkins isn't that good.
To be honest, I don't think I've seen him in form. He plays well against Hawthorn for some weird reason, then puts his game sense away for the season. I'd happily trade him right now. He's seriously been carried this far.He’s just so out of form at the moment. It didn’t work as sub esp given the momentum when he came on. He needs vfl for a bit. I’d like to see a refreshed Archie in 2025.
How exactly? By winning games off his own boot? Pretty sure that’s how clubs climb the ladder. Forwards aren’t expected to have great numbers every weeks ffsExactly my point, helps us stay mid table.
How exactly? By winning games off his own boot? Pretty sure that’s how clubs climb the ladder. Forwards aren’t expected to have great numbers every weeks ffs
ok its all parish's fault, but what's the excuse for the other 10 games this year?We're doing the same thing with Perkins as worsfold did with Langford. And it's because we play Parish. He needs an "inside bull" as a chaperone in the midfield because of how soft he is
ok its all parish's fault, but what's the excuse for the other 10 games this year?
And also Parish hasn't been playingI'm reading it as; the reason Perkins is struggling, is because of Parish playing, and something about an inside bull.