AFL Player #31: Zach Reid

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 5, Happyskeret

 

[MattyB3150]

I wonder how many games he would have played by now if he was on Brisbane Lions list instead of ours.

 

[Runk]

Geezuz this kid can't catch a break....

 

[VelvetSledge]

Ahhhh shit

 

[andleanback]

Goodbye Sean Murphy

 

[faible]

I wonder how many games he would have played by now if he was on Brisbane Lions list instead of ours.

Probably no more, our medical staff had Daniher fit and right to go before he went north.

 

[MattyB3150]

Probably no more, our medical staff had Daniher fit and right to go before he went north.

I'm not refering to Joe Daniher. Look at Brisbane's injury list over the last 3-4 years and you would be amazed.

 

[faible]

I'm not refering to Joe Daniher. Look at Brisbane's injury list over the last 3-4 years and you would be amazed.

Hawthorn had a good run too under Andrew Rusell, then he went to Carlton and they're really not. Same with Richmond in their Premiership years, Melbourne in theirs etc.. etc..

Sometimes it's the fitness staff, sometimes it's luck. Growing talls are pretty susceptible to this stuff no matter what club they play for, and our conditioning department has been completely overhauled over the past 2-3 years so it's not even the same people anymore.

I don't doubt Brisbane have a good bunch, but they can't make growth related issues not appear which is what Reid is suffering from.

 

[Zach Package]

Sometimes you just have to trust that skinny kids that grow rapidly are going to take time and this kind of thing is unavoidable.

If he is indeed 205 as has been mooted there are less than a dozen players taller than him playing at the top level and none of them played any significant footy as teenagers or in their early 20s.

He’ll literally be the tallest key defender ever.

I’m more than happy to dump on our strength and conditioning program though, absolute dumpster fire.

 

[Beerfish]

I'm not refering to Joe Daniher. Look at Brisbane's injury list over the last 3-4 years and you would be amazed.

Maybe it's the weather.

 

[donlav99]

Sometimes you just have to trust that skinny kids that grow rapidly are going to take time and this kind of thing is unavoidable.

If he is indeed 205 as has been mooted there are less than a dozen players taller than him playing at the top level and none of them played any significant footy as teenagers or in their early 20s.

He’ll literally be the tallest key defender ever.

I’m more than happy to dump on our strength and conditioning program though, absolute dumpster fire.

let's dump on the head of high performance. You can't trust a skinny chef, you can't trust a fat personal trainer, you can't trust a skinny high performance manager

 

[fairbump_playon]

let's dump on the head of high performance. You can't trust a skinny chef, you can't trust a fat personal trainer, you can't trust a skinny high performance manager

It's the only club where the high performance team is about getting stoned and watching the tour de France.

 

[eth-dog]

It's the only club where the high performance team is about getting stoned and watching the tour de France.

Sounds perfect, where do I apply?

 

[DapperDon]

Maybe it's the weather.

Sack Weather?

 

[Beerfish]

Sack Weather?

No i meant up there.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Sounds perfect, where do I apply?

Breathe deeply and apply within

 

[NAB777]

Said it before & will say it again...the reason for the injuries is our training grounds.

 

[eth-dog]

Said it before & will say it again...the reason for the injuries is our training grounds.

Based on what?

 

[Vander18]

Said it before & will say it again...the reason for the injuries is our training grounds.

As frustrating as our injury list is, have never compared it to other clubs……is there a meaningful difference statistically?

 

[DERO]

Based on what?

Ever tried to doge a dog nugget at high speed?

 

[ant555]

Said it before & will say it again...the reason for the injuries is our training grounds.

No it is not. Have you actually seen them or walked on them ?

Based on what?

Absolutely nothing.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Could've risked it in an AFL match but instead we wasted it in the VFL. Genius.

 

[Beerfish]

Could've risked it in an AFL match but instead we wasted it in the VFL. Genius.

Probably would've actually broken in half at AFL level

 

[Ati Tude]

Could've risked it in an AFL match but instead we wasted it in the VFL. Genius.

Yeah and lost both Ridley and Reid before half time

 

[ant555]

If he does actually make it is a good player I suspect it will not be until he is 24/25 . It will take that long for the body to really fill out.

 

[yodellinhank]

If he does actually make it is a good player I suspect it will not be until he is 24/25 . It will take that long for the body to really fill out.

How many good 25 year old players missed all of the footy between 18-22 years old?