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Marshall is a pretty good player himself so from a list perspective they're ok.If you’re the Aints, you’d be shattered they didn’t make more of an enticing offer
Imagine if someone said 12 months ago that Xerri would be a top 3 ruck in the comp, maybe number 1. I feel like that would be like someone saying that Eddie Ford will be a 2025 AA, or something.
Would be akin to the annual gathering of Mensa on Independence Day...The AA selectors are meeting today.
Now, now, Uncle_Leo lets give Tristan a chance before we do a LDU, Petracca, or Cunnington. I've said elsewhere, what a lot of posters from everywhere were saying after the first 2 or 3 years about those two midfield dynamo's, a bit of patience was needed but no, "bloody hell we've wasted a high draft pick, we're screwed." He ain't gonna live up to what we thought he'd be, typical us".
Ben, well where do I start, his first two years weren't great, he was injured, interruptions galore and homesickness a factor, lets just say for a number 5 draft pick there were more than a few people rolling their eyes and thinking things that I won't post on here, I remember after one of the early rounds in Bens second year where we played Sydney and we got beat, Sydney's coach at the time, Paul Roos let fly in an almighty spray at two of our players, those two players were Jack Ziebell and Ben Cunnington.
The famous spray, well he pretty much called them "USELESS", after we had the game won only to let Sydney steal it from us. Now there's that word popping up again "patience", I hear people saying yes but their different players, yes they are, all the more reason to give him a chance, is it not said that big men take time?
I'm pretty sure we won't be going after a ruckman at the end of 2024 unless other things beyond our control take over, then that might be a possibility, just my opinion but if I've said it once I've said it a thousand times we don't need a great ruckman, someone to make a contest and help around the ground as well as the routine stuff a ruckman does. All I ask is to have a little patience with him and see what he can do with our midfield, I think you'll see a different player next year and even the year after.
I asked that Saturday! Bizarre.Just quietly what was up with his left foot inside 50?
Just because?
I asked that Saturday! Bizarre.
I should have said top 2
They're building us up to let us down so they can wank on about the controversial decision not to select him for three weeks.Are they socially conditioning the bird brain nuffies of all 17 other clubs that this is what’s going to happen come AA night to soften the blow that, yes North are actually COMING.
Xerri goes there as second fiddle to Marshall. Probably still is.Marshall is a pretty good player himself so from a list perspective they're ok.
Xerri gets an LOL as well, ten disposals and has given away six free kicks.
Delist the dud at 3 qtr time.
No current season stats available
He was a tackling machine so that's a fair achievement.Needs 19 more tackles in the final 2 weeks to match Andrew Swallow's North record of 183 tackles in a season. X man is currently sitting on 164.PLAYERCARDSTARTAndrew Swallow
- Age
- 37
- Ht
- 182cm
- Wt
- 80kg
- Pos.
- Mid
CareerSeasonLast 5
- D
- 20.7
- 5star
- K
- 9.6
- 4star
- HB
- 11.1
- 5star
- M
- 2.9
- 3star
- T
- 6.6
- 5star
- CL
- 5.8
- 5star
No current season stats available
- D
- 8.8
- 3star
- K
- 5.4
- 2star
- HB
- 3.4
- 3star
- M
- 2.6
- 3star
- T
- 4.4
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND
Prior to this season Swallow had the top 6 tackling efforts by a north player in a season.
Looks like he's put in a sick note.Tim English won't be sleeping easy this week
I think he manifested an Ankle injury and is out. His coiffed hair would have copped a beating.Tim English won't be sleeping easy this week
He’s a genuine extra midfielder and a superstar one at that.I'd love to know the best tackling effort for a ruckman in any given season. I reckon X would've already smashed it out of the park.
A ruckman hasn't featured in the top 15 for AFL tackling stats since 2018 when Brodie Grundy tied 13th with 134 tackles. I went back to 2012, and no ruckman had featured in the top 15 in the comp.
When you combine that with his contested possessions and clearances it really has been a freakshow of a season.
An important part of that Daicos thread was winding up Collingwood supporters.He’s a genuine extra midfielder and a superstar one at that.
People will point to his not so great tap work and hit outs to advantage but that’s not a big deal when he’s killing it in every other aspect.
It’s similar to when BBB was kicking shitloads of goals but couldn’t get an AA gig because not enough goal assists which had never been used as a metric before. No shit, campaigner was kicking goals, can’t assist when he’s the one kicking them.
The lengths people will go to to talk down a players impressive performance is ****ed. Take a look at the daicos thread on the main board for more on this.
Maybe I’m the one with the problem but I enjoy seeing players play well.
Oh well