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

[Samsquanch]

Better at playing for frees than souva

I reckon Bevo has them working pretty hard on the cheating tactics over at dogland. They throw, duck and dive like no team has done before them. often so blatantly it can be seen from the top deck, but Bevo is smart enough to know that the horizontal view of the umpires usually makes it difficult to see what actually occurred and they get away with it.

 

[Friday Night Lights]

13 to tie

He has 170 and our record is 183

Dam, just gonna miss it isn’t he.

 

[Ligma]

AA Squad ️️

Super proud for him, stepped up to the task as the #1 ruck this season.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Liam Boy]

I reckon he gets the blazer but Gawn vs. Xerri reminds me of Cox vs. Goldstein in the early 2010s, they'll probably pick Gawn for body of work/seniority and then refuse to do the same if X has a dominant season later in his career.

 

[muttley45]

Nice acknowledgement of his season, not bad for first full year as No 1, love X, well done big fella

 

[giantroo]

 

[Disco Dew]

That tweet gave me a migraine

 

[Ligma]

That tweet gave me a migraine

To test there character

 

[Friday Night Lights]

That tweet gave me a migraine

Incredible @

 

[krakouers]

Fair play X
I had my doubts but congrats on AA squad… well deserved

 

[Topparoo]

Xerri and Sheezel, there's your leadership team for 2025

 

[muttley45]

Xerri and Sheezel, there's your leadership team for 2025

Captain and Vice Captain, we could do a lot worse

 

[shinboner spiggs]

Never in doubt, unreal season from Tristan and hopefully gets the nod in the team. That chase is still the best thing I’ve seen in years from this club.

IF ONLY, god forbid, if only 5-6 more of his team mates show the passion and application he shows every single week. We’d be out of the funk immediately. VC or C 2025.

 

[Rooniversity]

That gritted-teeth chase down of Ryan from the centre circle, and the accompanying commentary ("the big ruckman, step for step, terrific stuff, Tristan Xerri

38

Tristan Xerri

Age

25

Ht

201cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

5.5

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

2.5

5star

D

5.5

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

2.5

5star

D

5.5

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

2.5

3star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

2.5

5star

, Shinboner stuff") is by far my favourite highlight of 2024. Well done X on a brilliant season.

 

[DrZaius]

Yes lad well deserved

 

[archereleven]

Gotta say, he's a damn quick learner.

Even though he tackles anything and everything, the most pleasing part of his game improvement has been his contested marking. He is vice like now.

Highlight of the season.

Well done to X and a big well done to Monky.

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[CURVE]

Congratulation Tristan, it has been an amazing season from our killer ruckman. Deserves to make the final team ahead of Gawn.

 

[DrZaius]

Gotta say, he's a damn quick learner.

Even though he tackles anything and everything, the most pleasing part of his game improvement has been his contested marking. He is vice like now.

Highlight of the season.

Well done to X and a big well done to Monky.

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The problem was always overblown on here imo. His first handful of games he dropped a few and that's what people latched on to.

 

[ferball]

The problem was always overblown on here imo. His first handful of games he dropped a few and that's what people latched on to.

That's true but now he's really starting to dominate those packs he competes in.

If he doesn't make AA this year I'm thinking bfd cos over the next three years (and longer) he'll be the best ruck in the comp.

 

[DrZaius]

That's true but now he's really starting to dominate those packs he competes in.

If he doesn't make AA this year I'm thinking bfd cos over the next three years (and longer) he'll be the best ruck in the comp.

I guess the worry is another ruck from a 'big club' coming from the clouds and having a breakout season which would automatically give him the edge over X even if his impact is lesser. We've seen interesting justifications in the past for certain inclusions so it's not without precedent.

AA is so media driven we need to take anything we can get atm.

 

[The Law]

If Monkey and other coaches have helped turn around X from a fringe player at best, to a genuine top 3 ruck in the competition……….dare we dream that CCJ is also a slow burn and comes out next year and also shows similar improvement? The big blokes always take longer to mature and develop. Would be very, very nice if this materialized where we have a more than decent back up ruck.

Got to want to succeed and have the desire for that to happen. Xerri was never going to die wondering. CCJ doesn't seem to have the same fire burning within.

 

[ferball]

I guess the worry is another ruck from a 'big club' coming from the clouds and having a breakout season which would automatically give him the edge over X even if his impact is lesser. We've seen interesting justifications in the past for certain inclusions so it's not without precedent.

AA is so media driven we need to take anything we can get atm.

Yeah .. then I think about it and think **** it. i just want our players to start playing like they mean it. X does so that's good enough for me.

 

[Possession]

I talked a lot of shit on this guy last year. So happy to be wrong. He's had a fantastic year and I am hoping that he goes all the way in the AA team. May he continue to set an example for his teammates next season and so on. Amazing work, X.

 

[Ashley B]

The olde bow “body of work”will come into play here on why neither of our players will be chosen. They always come up with some bullshit. However, Nick made it last yr albeit on the bench , so there is a small chance one of them will get in . If I was choosing they would both make it and here’s why the whole thing is bullshit. As the selectors favour who they barrack for.