Player Watch #24: Tom Powell - signed thru 2026 - finishes 5th in the 2024 SBM.

[The acurate one]

Inspiration has nothing to do with your rating.
By your shitmen standards, which doesn’t take into account extraneous circumstances, like injury, illness, past performance or potential - Cunners would qualify.
I would never put him in that category. Or Powell. But by your logic - their stats have them in there.

really Cunners played two games, unfair to judge anyone who misses 20 games through illness/injury

 

[FlyHigh18]

How's the Michael Corleone body language too.

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[Handsome.B.Wonderful]

Yes, excuses one after the other, I like it. One game as a sub.

I actually will say it again, he was terrible in 2022 I think he will bounce back and have a tremendous season.
Is ahead of Phillips, who I also think will have a great year.
So much to look forward to for us after 3 long years of misery.

I think the average BF fan ( opp supporters) is in for quite a shock, yeah al clarko will make a huge difference, but the average fan is oblivious to the amount of class on our list.

Attended 16% of centre bounces when he played in 2022 (12% under Noble), fair to say he was played out of position.

No midfielder is getting 20 possessions a game attending 1 in 6 centre bounces.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Thank you 100% correct.


In a word "inspirational "

Lol it says a lot that ol' mate mr hyperbole bradys worst nightmare archer wasn't a top 200 kid himself is the only one that agrees with you.

Powell is not and has never been a shitmen. Developing 2nd year players are not shitmen.

 

[shinboner magic]

Attended 16% of centre bounces when he played in 2022 (12% under Noble), fair to say he was played out of position.

No midfielder is getting 20 possessions a game attending 1 in 6 centre bounces.

And playing in our barren wasteland that was our forward line wouldn’t of helped

 

[king of the road]

really Cunners played two games, unfair to judge anyone who misses 20 games through illness/injury

What about a second year player with OP, played out of position, badly managed and in a bottom of the ladder team with no leadership around him?

 

[Eggs11]

OK children, let’s put this argument to bed. You all agree:
1. Tom Powell’s season 2022 was sh!t
2. Tom Powell is not a sh!t footballer

This is really a definitional issue: Does having a bad season make a good footballer a shitmen?

Well…

Does Prince Harry going to a party in a Nazi uniform make him a nazi? No.

Does a Poorta dlelie supporter who receives a pay check become something other than a tarpie? No!

If Jimmy *Turd drinks bergamot tea does that make him something other than a drug cheat? No!!

If Bailey Scott

8

Bailey Scott

Age

24

Ht

186cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.9

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.5

3star

MG

155.6

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.8

3star

MG

114.8

2star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

MG

171.6

3star

gets 30 possessions and kicks 4 goals does Nostrils call him a footballer? No!!!

Being a shitmen is a permanent state of being. It’s one of God’s cruel jokes, like being left handed, red headed or vegan or Nostrils’ whipping boy. It’s a cruel affliction. It’s permanent. Sure, it’s not fair, but that’s life.

Tom Powell is not a shitmen.

 

[The Nostradamus]

^dont be silly bailey would never get that

 

[Yianni]

Phillips > Powell

Yes, but in a Kobe > Shaq kind of way. Not a Kobe > Me kind of way.

 

[DunderHead]

This shitmen stuff is for the tip. It would suck if one of our kids jumped on the forum and started reading all these references to themselves being a shitmen by multiple posters. Fair enough to call out stats and grade their output but you don’t need to call them shitmen. That is shit man.

 

[Jasemon]

This shitmen stuff is for the tip. It would suck if one of our kids jumped on the forum and started reading all these references to themselves being a shitmen by multiple posters. Fair enough to call out stats and grade their output but you don’t need to call them shitmen. That is s**t man.

100% with you DH. It’s a term that’s become way too prevalent of late and thrown around with complete disregard to the notion of mental health. I mean we even have a thread on this forum set up for those who want to discuss mental health issues.

If you’re struggling with grade 8 English sure enough, refer to them as a shit footballer but there’s something intrinsically pathetic and scummy about this shitmen label. These are kids trying their hardest to make it in a tough industry while living in the spotlight of social media criticism. Last thing they need is to get that kind of crap from their own supporters.

 

[FlyHigh18]

This shitmen stuff is for the tip. It would suck if one of our kids jumped on the forum and started reading all these references to themselves being a shitmen by multiple posters. Fair enough to call out stats and grade their output but you don’t need to call them shitmen. That is s**t man.

‘Utility’ is the politically correct term these days

 

[zoomba23]

This shitmen stuff is for the tip. It would suck if one of our kids jumped on the forum and started reading all these references to themselves being a shitmen by multiple posters. Fair enough to call out stats and grade their output but you don’t need to call them shitmen. That is s**t man.

Your principles are bang on, but no North player is jumping on here to read what some balding fat campaigner is saying about him. There'd be a very considerable portion of the AFL playing group that wouldn't be aware of this site's existence

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Our best mid going into this season.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Primed.

Makes good stuff happen with the ball.

 

[jay317]

Reckon someone hit the nail on the head with Simon Black

 

[Themanbun]

He's Simon Black reincarnate IMO.

Obviously that's hyperbole at this time but in between working on his footy and body, he should be watching clips of that great man.

He'll yeah

 

[The acurate one]

Played well as we expected, is really a new recruit.

Good job Tommy

 

[marklovesbeer]

Played well as we expected, is really a new recruit.

Good job Tommy

‘Shitmen’

 

[The acurate one]

‘Shitmen’

Nah that was last season

 

[Roosurgence]

Good things happen when Tommy gets it, can’t say that about many others in that side. Maybe Curtis is another that makes things happen. Sheezel also has that quality off limited examples.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Good things happen when Tommy gets it, can’t say that about many others in that side. Maybe Curtis is another that makes things happen. Sheezel also has that quality off limited examples.

Agree with this, when Tommy has the ball, I get interested.

 

[amaz199]

Highly skilled, composed and is getting stronger.

Will be a fine player. So much to like.

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Vision, balance, skill.

Jet.

 

[Val Keating]

Really excited to see what he produces this year. Has been excellent this preseason. Top shelf kicking and hadballing and his decision making is off the charts. Very pleased with how much size he’s put on. Reckon by the time he’s 25 he’ll be a real solid unit.