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Mega Thread 2013 Pre Season
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Would have put this in the Gumbleton thread but it's been locked. Admittedly, my desire for the underdog wanted to see us draft Gumbleton and I was a bit gutted that it never happened. Now I eat humble pie, content with our decision not to chase him:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2012-12-07/injuryproned-don-does-hammy
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2012-12-07/injuryproned-don-does-hammy
Popped in today for a short time as well. Simpson is quick! Kid is a gun. 
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Sounds like a lot of excitement about Taberner are we sure that he can keep his diabetes under control, are we worried about his degenerative knee problem etc. Maybe we should switch names with Symonds/Sinclair for the rest of the pre season.
Is Taberner diabetic? If he is a good, compliant diabetic, it wouldn't be an issue, I don't think. If he has been playing footy most of his teenage life with no incident, he would already know what to do with his medications to be able play safely even if diabetes. There are heaps of successful athletes at the elite level who have medical issues.
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Yes but it is still a huge risk I would steer clear if I was running a club, if he has diabetes.
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It's not a huge risk for a pre-season/rookie pick. No doubt the clubs medico's are checking him out.
Dale Weightman and Nathan Basset say hi!
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Geez guys it was just a crack at keeping him hidden, as far as I know he doesn't have anything wrong with him and sounds really promising. Surely we don't need emoticons for everything we post I said etc .
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There have been AFL players who have managed their Diabetes successfully, see this article:
http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/bulldog-has-diabetes-but-is-ok-to-play-on-20100123-mrrx.html
Any player drafted is a bit of a gamble. However, if the kid looks the goods, has a good attitude towards his footy and a healthy respect for his disease, I think it would still be worth a punt. I think it makes a difference that we know he has been playing and paying effectively despite his diabetes; as opposed to someone being newly diagnosed and needing to adjust to it after being used to playing without it. The fact that he has played footy at a high level even with diabetes should be a credit to him.
I'd rather punt on someone like him even with the diabetes than someone whose baseline skill set is much lower; I reckon it would still give us a better chance of gaining a good return on investment.
The Anchorite
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Yeah that Taberner, pretty sure I saw him out in Northridge, I hope it was insulin he was injecting, in between shots and ciggies, apparently he'd just been suspended from his high school, bit of a risky prospect that Taberner.
Geez guys it was just a crack at keeping him hidden, as far as I know he doesn't have anything wrong with him and sounds really promising. Surely we don't need emoticons for everything we post I said etc
Lol, off my soap box now.
The Anchorite
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Ok so the diabetes is manageable which is a relief but nobody has yet addressed the degenerative knee condition.
Or the the womanising...with a woman no less...
The Anchorite
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Terrible behaviour. Question is whether our player group is strong enough to sort him out or might he influence the younger players?
As does Jamie Cripps.
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Jamie's got bigger problems now, last I heard he's playing for the eagles, poor kid....
paul8241
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Saw him at the service station beating some guy up for pushing in the queue, guys a loose cannon, all clubs steer clear. Diabetic, womanizing, drug addict with a degerative knee who is prone to psychotic outbursts. Dangerous combination. Shhhhhh, I think he's breaking into my house.
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I'm thinking the same thing, I'v recently watched a few replays of him prior to him braking his leg a few seasons back and I love watching him play, he's always hard at the footy. A fit and injury free Suban will be in the dockers top 5 this season. I have a feeling he was carrying a few injuries last season, he was strapped up heavily on the shoulder and I think one of his knees in the games late last season. Can't wait to see him add to the form he was building to before his injury problems. Looking forward to seeing Mayne this season as well. He is another that I'm expecting to step it up another notch and improve on already fine form.
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Far out brussle sprout I think I know him already. Who here can vouch for being his own GP.
riffraff
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I wonder if she spent time with Johnno as well and had something to do with getting him back to form after a slump in 2011. The mental aspect of footy is usually a big factor in many peoples playing careers.
I'm thinking Silvagni would be another that is getting help from her for those anger issues he displayed to the rest of the league while playing Adelaide on the big stage. Hopefully she can help him improve that aspect of his game before every forward he plays on takes advantage of a weakness and gets under his skin. Not having a go at Silvagni just saying he may be one of the players that could really benifit from it as well. Way to go Shrink.
Has Taberner put himself in the PSD or is it automatic if not selected in Draft?
freo84
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I just watched some replays of 2012 season and Suban was really good. Things i missed when i watched them the first, second and twenty third times(Geelong final
) his blocking off the ball, handballs and kicking were just all class. In the North Melbourne game when he got subbed on in the last he had a direct link with 5 goals and he kicked 2 goals and 2 behinds himself. He turned that game on it's head. A fit Suban, playing 4 qtrs will be a very damaging prospect for us. It's interesting because we essentially have a few players coming back from injury riddled seasons so our ceiling as a team can only go higher. I know we have lost a few class players but still can't see how we won't improve on the 2012 season.
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