Bigman’s Training Reports

[Pugsley]

Certainly half bank flankers - probably should have found a way to exit one, so we could get a developing tall.

How about those training reports?

 

[Carn The Texan]

Hope so.

His comeback was pretty remarkable. Looked completely gone before that run of games at the end of 2023 saved his career.

Think our midfield mix is perfectly suited to his skill set now. Surrounding him with Dawson, Rankine, Draper, Peatling and Rachele compliments him really well.

His skill set shouldn't be impacted by age and hopefully he can stay injury free this year.

Agree with you. Not having Sloane or Laird in the midfield works to the team's advantage massively. Crouch is now easily best 22 for us heading into 2025, a situation I could not have predicted 2 years ago.

 

[Cromulant]

Agree with you. Not having Sloane or Laird in the midfield works to the team's advantage massively. Crouch is now easily best 22 for us heading into 2025, a situation I could not have predicted 2 years ago.

I wouldnt say "easily" but he's absolutely earned the right to start there.

 

[AFC979810]

Agree with you. Not having Sloane or Laird in the midfield works to the team's advantage massively. Crouch is now easily best 22 for us heading into 2025, a situation I could not have predicted 2 years ago.

I gotta say - I was wrong and Nicks was right on that call.

He missed all of 2021, Played 11 games in 2022 and was dropped several times. He looked average in his first game in 2023 albeit as a sub - and then was dropped again. Many were pissed off when he came back in round 19, but since then he has been hard to fault.

 

[1990crow]

Agree with you. Not having Sloane or Laird in the midfield works to the team's advantage massively. Crouch is now easily best 22 for us heading into 2025, a situation I could not have predicted 2 years ago.

I did.

I don't know about everyone else but I am pumped by what Matty Crouch showed today. Play like that and we play finals IMO

 

[1970crow]

They had every right to commit to ROB long term after his 2020 season. Guy was just turned 25 and coming off a season where he won the clubs Best & Fairest and was just about to enter his prime.

Issue is that he completely stagnated.




We haven't tried to replace him / upgrade him and nor should we have.

From a list management position we are completely fine. We are in the same identical position as both Sydney / Brisbane.

That ladt sentence isn't correct if mutineer's list of rucks at other clubs is to be believed. We have 2, those 2 clubs have 4. Were the only club in the league without a 20 year old or younger **** on our list. So even if Bicks is wrong, our position isn't identical to Brisbane and Sydney.

 

[MrBarry]

Hope so.

His comeback was pretty remarkable. Looked completely gone before that run of games at the end of 2023 saved his career.

Think our midfield mix is perfectly suited to his skill set now. Surrounding him with Dawson, Rankine, Draper, Peatling and Rachele compliments him really well.

His skill set shouldn't be impacted by age and hopefully he can stay injury free this year.

I agree I still see a place for him in that midfield.

 

[cleanhands]

I did.

 

[Cromulant]

I agree I still see a place for him in that midfield.

In the short term yes, but at the same time I can see guys going past him this season

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Crouch winning the ball at the coal face and distributing it to guys on the outside can be lethal

Crouch receiving chip passes in the back half and we're in top four draft pick territory