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[Hardas]

And gets beaten up by Phil Manassa like Lethal did

I'm sure he has nightmares about Stan Magro...

 

[jimmy35]

Pendles was 6ft 3" and 91kg when drafted.

Naicos was 6ft and was listed at 72kg on his draft profile.

you surely dont think that's comparable.

Of course. You think Nicks inside work is shit? Nope it’s already exemplary and will get better as he continues and his body matures. Naive to think he can’t play inside mid for 200 games because of his build. Only a Carlton supporter or a moron would argue that.

 

[IlovethePies]

He can win his own ball, but 'clearances' aren't 'first possession' (although they can be interelated).

Stats aside, we ideally want a really good 'first possession' at bounces ball magnet to get a cheeky handball to to Daics for the elite 'clearance'.

A younger Tom Mitchell. A drug free Clayton Oliver. Hayden Young from Freo is a ripper on this front. Ed Allen showed something in this regard in the last round (albeit a dead rubber) and we would love him to step up. Can Perryman be that guy? Or get Maynard in the guts?

Without Mitch and Adams this year (and JDG injured a lot), we had times where we got smashed through the guts like after a long evening on the piss followed by a 2am curry from a Bain Marie.

Thankyou, great comment.

You are absolutely correct, at times we got smashed through the guts this year without the one, big bodied in and under mid who goes in there and delivers it to our stars who, whether anyone claims otherwise or not, are more potent on the outside than on the inside.

As you said, "clearances" are not first possessions.

...and do we want Nick Daicos to bear the brunt of that physical brutality? You take care of your geniuses, you don't send them in to be brutally bashed just because they're good at withstanding it and still escaping with the ball. You want your genius to remain pristine for as long as possible.

Apart from Titch, there is no one on our list who (yet) is fully capable of playing this role, or even an approximation to it.

We are totally dependent upon the improvement of Ed Allan and Ned Long this year in such a role. Hopefully, this does happen. But we haven't taken any insurance out on this.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Thankyou, great comment.

You are absolutely correct, at times we got smashed through the guts this year without the one, big bodied in and under mid who goes in there and delivers it to our stars who, whether anyone claims otherwise or not, are more potent on the outside than on the inside.

As you said, "clearances" are not first possessions.

...and do we want Nick Daicos to bear the brunt of that physical brutality? You take care of your geniuses, you don't send them in to be brutally bashed just because they're good at withstanding it and still escaping with the ball. You want your genius to remain pristine for as long as possible.

Apart from Titch, there is no one on our list who (yet) is fully capable of playing this role, or even an approximation to it.

We are totally dependent upon the improvement of Ed Allan and Ned Long this year in such a role. Hopefully, this does happen. But we haven't taken any insurance out on this.

We’ve brought in Perryman for this. Houston also frees up our existing players

 

[IlovethePies]

We’ve brought in Perryman for this. Houston also frees up our existing players

I thought Perryman plays primarily HB. Granted, he can play through the midfield. but that doesn't sound like the profile of the kind of player I think we need to buttress our midfield.

 

[HoraceStrasbork]

I'm sure he has nightmares about Stan Magro...

 

[JuniorB]

I'm sure he has nightmares about Stan Magro...

Loved Stan!
Hard as nails and totally uncompromising.

 

[manicpie]

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It was jezzas fault, he should have got out the way

 

[Pedro]

Just before the 1979 Grand Final - the then VFL changed the rule that boundary umpires require a degree of sight

Should have included a sense of hearing as well. If Harmes was 3 rows back (which he was) then the siren went 5 minutes before Kerry Good marked that ball in the 19080 night GF. Was devastated as a kid wondering when something would go right for us

 

[Pedro]

It was jezzas fault, he should have got out the way

How many weeks these days?

 

[manicpie]

How many weeks these days?

10 easily

 

[jimmy35]

How many months these days?

Efa

 

[jimmy35]

10 easily

Yep, although with Stan loading probably more. He played an ‘uncompromising’ style of footy

 

[Pedro]

Efa

Probably. Yet back then it was an iconic celebrated moment. Shows how much things have changed. Different times

 

[magpies42]

We’ve brought in Perryman for this. Houston also frees up our existing players

Was thinking because of this we could maybe afford to give IQ or Maynard a promotion to the midfield. Worth a shot.