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Past #23: Kieran Harper - delisted by the club (29/10) - will miss '16 VAFA season, surgery on ankle
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Have you watched the dogs this year? If we dont apply pressure and instead try to play high possesion open football we will be cut to shreds.
Must pressure the ball carrier and reduce their run!
DarwinRoo
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People have been wanking over 6 touches.
The calls for him to have played today are ridiculous.
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You can't win without the ball! Basketball, football, netball, ice hockey. You don't win games without it.
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Michael Johnson loves playing us. Put Hansen on him as a defensive forward Ffs.
3 sports you cant physical ****** you opponents disposal of the ball and win the ball by doing so.
Pressure wins games, not bruise free football.
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Ever watched an ice hockey game?
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The beginning of Happy Gilmore wasn't an exaggeration you know. Nor was The Mighty Ducks.
for someone that is so damaging its excellent.
What you do without the ball is just as important as what you do with it.
Without Swallow's 12 tackles today we would not have won.
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Still got the ball 21 times.
thats fine, but what u do without the footy thats important. Why do you think people get sick of Gibson and Bastinac not applying enough pressure. If those blokes applied as much pressure as the likes of Harper/Garner/Turner no one would ever criticise them.
Not to mention playing across half forward is a dead zone. There are hardly any small forwards who average over 15 touches a game (Thomas + Nahas for example) so it becomes critically important how much pressure you apply which Harper does successfully at VFL level.
He does still have to get his hands on the pill more, but so does Garner and Turner.
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Yeah because Harvey, Petrie, Goldstein, Cunnington, Ziebell, Swallow, Thomas, Firrito, Wright, Atley, Thompson among other are just battlers aren't they. Back under your bridge you troll
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Thanks for your input.
Wright lasted all of 8 mins on Walters.
And tackling and pressure won us the game, imagine we had more of it.
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Kudos to those who think we're going to play Harper for the first time in about six years in a final.
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Will be deadset ****ing ropeable if he succeeds at another club.
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He needs to succeed at Werribee first!
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I wouldn't be surprised if he came in for Thomas next week. Exactly what we need
noway will he play the rest of the season with the huge games we have coming up unfortunately. The club shouldve played him in some of the games in recent weeks where we had average opposition, same as Mckenzie to see if they were up to it at all. Unfortunately I see the 2 of them gone at seasons end,.
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Will we ever see him play again?
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Don't know about this season but if his body is indeed in the best shape for 2 years, we should sign him for one year deal to see what he can do after a full preseason. None of that delist and rookie list crap please as we don't want to lose him. There are enough people to delist this year for him to be given one more chance.
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Could this guy put on another few kgs and play Spuds link role out of defence?
Playing as a defender is much easier than playing forward because your opponent is taking you to the ball all the time.
With his closing speed and core strength I keep saying he could be a very good backman to replace Spud.
Playing as a defender is much easier than playing forward because your opponent is taking you to the ball all the time.
With his closing speed and core strength I keep saying he could be a very good backman to replace Spud.
Rookie him and find out.
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We are looking at 4 retirements and Currie more than likely going elsewhere, so we are not going to be pressed for delistings, so I agree that there is plenty of justification on a 1-year deal based on what he has been showing in the second half of the year (same applies to BMac).
