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[Benaly28]

Just for interests' sake where do we think Cunners would be if he didn't have a horror run with injuries and played the same number of games as JSOS (being drafted in the same year)?

Forward/Mid.


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[Juice030103]

Just for interests' sake where do we think Cunners would be if he didn't have a horror run with injuries and played the same number of games as JSOS (being drafted in the same year)?

Cunners at his best is better than sos


Around the same amount of game

 

[katmanblue]

Cunners at his best is better than sos


Around the same amount of game

Much more dynamic. Not sure about reading the play better than SOS.

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[macky99]

Cunners at his best is better than sos


Around the same amount of game

Let's see Cunningham get on the park first.
l don't even see the relevance here, they would not even be fighting for the same role.
If Cunningham can stay fit more likely to be pushing out a Jack Martin type.

 

[Crippa#9]

Let's see Cunningham get on the park first.
l don't even see the relevance here, they would not even be fighting for the same role.
If Cunningham can stay fit more likely to be pushing out a Jack Martin type.

I'd be thinking he's pushing Owies out of the team than Martin.

 

[macky99]

I'd be thinking he's pushing Owies out of the team than Martin.

I don't see Owies getting a game, both Durdin & Motlop will be ahead of Owies, not sure all three will play in the same team.

 

[FRUMPY]

I don't see Owies getting a game, both Durdin & Motlop will be ahead of Owies, not sure all three will play in the same team.

i think you'll be surprised quite often

 

[macky99]

i think you'll be surprised quite often

Not unless he starts being more effective with hitting the scoreboard.
lf you are a permanent forward, that would be a key selection criteria.

 

[BigFrizz36]

i think you'll be surprised quite often

Its hardly the be all and end all of it but pretty sure that Owies averaged more goals per game and significantly more tackles per game than Durdin. Corey will improve but two things need clarification here:

1) It's good to have competition in the small forward role.
2) Matt Owies is a very determined character, who has come from a fair way back, and is pretty much underrated on here.

 

[FRUMPY]

Its hardly the be all and end all of it but pretty sure that Owies averaged more goals per game and significantly more tackles per game than Durdin. Corey will improve but two things need clarification here:

1) It's good to have competition in the small forward role.
2) Matt Owies is a very determined character, who has come from a fair way back, and is pretty much underrated on here.

Even talk from a few players and coaches has Owies having a great pre-season (one to watch type of praise) - if we decide to go with 2 of them, then it will come down to form which is a great thing to have - pressure on spots.

Probably comes down to the fitness of Martin and/or Cunners (both HFF). If both of them injured (lets be honest, that's a fair chance) then there is probably room for all 3 like we did last year.

 

[Benaly28]

Soooo many people underestimate Jsos.

Watch him live and that may sway your opinion.


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[katmanblue]

I don't see Owies getting a game, both Durdin & Motlop will be ahead of Owies, not sure all three will play in the same team.

Nekminnit. Durdin does a calf.

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[Aphrodite]

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[agro]

He couldn’t catch Crippa!

 

[SurreyBlue]

If it wasn’t for the handicap, he would have caught the second.

 

[The Return of the Paf]

We are getting desperate; we aren't planning to add one of those shorties for our final list spot?

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

Just for interests' sake where do we think Cunners would be if he didn't have a horror run with injuries and played the same number of games as JSOS (being drafted in the same year)?

Between a star and delisted.
Has played a few good games, a handful of serviceable games and a heap of very average ones. Some players improve, some don’t. Fingers crossed he gets a good run at it and we can find out.
Cuningham has the leg speed we need but imo will make it into the side as a role player. I don’t think he will ever be good enough to be a mid or smart enough to have a big scoreboard impact. So if I was to guess he would be similar to SOJ but because of his pace and running power he would be much more important to this side

 

[carlton_99]

Soooo many people underestimate Jsos.

Watch him live and that may sway your opinion.


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IQ IQ IQ!!!

 

[FRUMPY]

Between a star and delisted.
Has played a few good games, a handful of serviceable games and a heap of very average ones. Some players improve, some don’t. Fingers crossed he gets a good run at it and we can find out.
Cuningham has the leg speed we need but imo will make it into the side as a role player. I don’t think he will ever be good enough to be a mid or smart enough to have a big scoreboard impact. So if I was to guess he would be similar to SOJ but because of his pace and running power he would be much more important to this side

I reckon he could average a goal a game as a HFF - he'd be one of the cleanest rovers of a ball off the pack at the club (or was in his last year or two before his knee - incl practice games i saw).

Unfortunately we just dont have a big enough body of work to really gauge where is he best suited and still dont know if he is good enough or not as he should be coming into his prime now but wont be for at least another 12 months of footy under his belt.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

I reckon he could average a goal a game as a HFF - he'd be one of the cleanest rovers of a ball off the pack at the club (or was in his last year or two before his knee - incl practice games i saw).

Unfortunately we just dont have a big enough body of work to really gauge where is he best suited and still dont know if he is good enough or not as he should be coming into his prime now but wont be for at least another 12 months of footy under his belt.

Think one of the cleanest players in general. Footskills, handballs and roving. Cuningham's issue has always been simply getting more of the football. If he averaged 20 touches a game his impact per disposal has always been fantastic.

I was really excited to see him paired up with Hewett Cerra and a fit Kennedy, Cripps and Walsh. We were averaging enormous amounts of contested ball and uncontested ball early last year which would mean he'd have been fed a lot more of it than when he had Dow, Murph and Setterfield feeding him.

Hopefully he can get back to full fitness but even as a sub I'd love to see him come into the game with fresh legs and have his little cameo's late in the game.

 

[FRUMPY]

Think one of the cleanest players in general. Footskills, handballs and roving. Cuningham's issue has always been simply getting more of the football. If he averaged 20 touches a game his impact per disposal has always been fantastic.

I was really excited to see him paired up with Hewett Cerra and a fit Kennedy, Cripps and Walsh. We were averaging enormous amounts of contested ball and uncontested ball early last year which would mean he'd have been fed a lot more of it than when he had Dow, Murph and Setterfield feeding him.

Hopefully he can get back to full fitness but even as a sub I'd love to see him come into the game with fresh legs and have his little cameo's late in the game.

His kicking was average at best a lot of the time - hitting up a leading forward and either 10m short or 5m over his head - but that could also be getting pace of the game (hard to do when in and out of the side)