Player Watch #38: Tristan Xerri - signed thru '29 - 2024 All Australian squad member - runner up '24 SBM

[Roosurgence]

 

[Roosurgence]

 

[harper2bastinac]

That play where he gave away a free at full forward which lead to the cheats getting a goal sums his up, one of the worst to ever pull on our jumper

 

[koshari]

Xerri was useless but John Wick 4 is amazing. Bad call.

sheesh i watched it on the plane and was tempted to pull the emergency eisle door and take my chances.

 

[Kanga1996]

Surely he hands back his match day payment.


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[Scallop Industry Thug]

Can’t play them both. Killing us.


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[Kciza]

Yeah idk chief.

What is his point of difference at this stage? Not a single mark taken against a Frankenstein-old opponent.

Draper would've monstered him. I'm nervous.

It's supposed to be his physicality and follow up contested work, but unfortunately I don't think it really suits our current/future midfield group and he just gets in the way. We need a ruckman who can take a contested grab and unfortunately Tristan has concrete hands

 

[amaz199]

He should be trying to mark the footy at the highest point so it increases the chances of a free kick paid. I feel like he's just not going for it hard enough.

 

[CURVE]

No. Give him a full preseason first. If he looks s**t next year after a full preseason the pin pulling will be imminent

How many preseasons does he get? He has been on our list for six seasons and if you measure his improvement over that time you would be measuring it in millimetres, because it is so negligible.

He is not AFL standard, never will be of AFL standard and we need to trade him, delist him, bury him somewhere in the desert, just get him off our list at the end of the season.

 

[Psicosis]

The fact they’re giving Goldy another year probably tells you everything you need to know.

 

[FlyHigh18]

 

[Harveysuth]

We play with xerri next week we don’t win a centre clearance when nank is his opponent

 

[Gasometer]

Who thumbs downed me my post about keeping Goldy

Good grief

We are on a hiding to nowhere with the Acronym Boyz in 2024 if Goldy goes
(X/CCJ)

 

[tazaa]

The campaigner is just shit.
I mean he’s not a great tap ruckman, can’t mark and is useless at ground level.
Forward craft is non-existent.

Two more years on his deal I mean what the actual f*** are we doing.
This bloke is costing us winnable games of football which is setting back developement of the talent on the list.

Enough.

Cut him and find a serviceable replacement ffs

 

[koshari]

We play with xerri next week we don’t win a centre clearance when nank is his opponent

we could shark him but makes a mockery of having a "recognised" ruckman in the guts if this is your plan, worked for geelong because they pretty much added mobility tho the guts by playing a ruck/rover instead.

 

[koshari]

Who thumbs downed me my post about keeping Goldy

Good grief

We are on a hiding to nowhere with the Acronym Boyz in 2024 if Goldy goes
(X/CCJ)

fair point however goldy 2024 isnt going to be the "2 dick" version of the past.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

I’d rather Tom Campbell

29

Tom Campbell

Age

33

Ht

201cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.1

2star

K

4.2

2star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

17.0

5star

D

5.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

2.0

1star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

2.0

5star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.2

2star

HB

3.0

3star

CL

1.2

4star

HO

13.2

5star

 

[kool kangas]

This guy will not make it as a number #1 ruck. How many times during a game does he try and take it from a ruck contest and gets nowhere. l'm all for trying to find a trade for him and getting in someone else or maybe for the last 2 games let Free have a go with Goldy. Its not as if we have anything to lose...

Ooops forgot Free was injured...

 

[Roosurgence]

This guy will not make it as a number #1 ruck. How many times during a game does he try and take it from a ruck contest and gets nowhere. l'm all for trying to find a trade for him and getting in someone else or maybe for the last 2 games let Free have a go with Goldy. Its now as if we have anything to lose...

I’m pretty sure he has next to no value now. In hindsight we should have let him go to St Kilda.

I think we need to get creative in the next couple of years to try and fix the issue.

Overpay for a very good ruck in Grundy, but it’s not the long term solution at his age or go for someone like Flynn from GWS who has fallen out of favour?

I don’t know the answer, but agree that Xerri and CCJ are taking us nowhere and Goldy is cooked.

 

[Merlin007]

This guy will not make it as a number #1 ruck. How many times during a game does he try and take it from a ruck contest and gets nowhere. l'm all for trying to find a trade for him and getting in someone else or maybe for the last 2 games let Free have a go with Goldy. Its now as if we have anything to lose...

Free is done for the season

 

[zoomba23]

How many preseasons does he get? He has been on our list for six seasons and if you measure his improvement over that time you would be measuring it in millimetres, because it is so negligible.

He is not AFL standard, never will be of AFL standard and we need to trade him, delist him, bury him somewhere in the desert, just get him off our list at the end of the season.

Not to sound like a walking cliche, but big men take time. It can take upwards of five preseasons. He looked like he'd take the next step at the start of this year then went down with a bad injury.

All the angst is pointless anyway, because there's absolutely no chance he's off the list come the end of the year

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Not to sound like a walking cliche, but big men take time. It can take upwards of five preseasons. He looked like he'd take the next step at the start of this year then went down with a bad injury.

All the posturing is pointless anyway, because there's absolutely no chance he's off the list come the end of the year

He’s six years deep. And is VFL level at best.

Goldy after six seasons was top class.

Xerri ain’t it.

 

[kool kangas]

I’m pretty sure he has next to no value now. In hindsight we should have let him go to St Kilda.

I think we need to get creative in the next couple of years to try and fix the issue.

Overpay for a very good ruck in Grundy, but it’s not the long term solution at his age or go for someone like Flynn from GWS who has fallen out of favour?

I don’t know the answer, but agree that Xerri and CCJ are taking us nowhere and Goldy is cooked.

Agree. However we would not have to overpay for Grundy as the Pies are paying 30% of his contract already...So we could offer a bit more than the Dees are giving him to maybe get him.
Flynn would also be a good get but we must get rid of Xerri first..Then CCJ..

 

[kool kangas]

Free is done for the season

l forgot..thanks

 

[Souup]

The campaigner is just s**t.
I mean he’s not a great tap ruckman, can’t mark and is useless at ground level.
Forward craft is non-existent.

Two more years on his deal I mean what the actual f*** are we doing.
This bloke is costing us winnable games of football which is setting back developement of the talent on the list.

Enough.

Cut him and find a serviceable replacement ffs

He's had a few games at VFL level against decent opposition where he has absolutely tore it to shreds from a ground level/follow up perspective, which gives the suggestion that he may have some Tom Hickey grinder-type potential in him.

16 touches, 28 hitouts, 2 tackles, 6 clearances vs Coburg this year (first game back from injury, managed TOG I believe)
29 touches, 31 hitouts, 7 tackles, 11 clearances vs Williamstown this year
36 touches, 27 hitouts, 6 tackles, 8 clearances vs Essendon VFL last year
26 touches, 21 hitouts, 5 tackles, 7 clearances vs Southport last year

I'd bet they're holding out hope that he can translate this^^^ to AFL level at some stage, but clearly that hasn't happened yet and we all wonder whether it will. The thing he has in his favour is how injury-prone he's been, which leaves the question of what he could be with a decent run and some confidence in a half-decent side.