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Everybody was saying the same DockerDolph about Ryan Griffen and Dale Thomas. High end draft picks who just didnt accumulate, or did they? Everyone picked these players or had them high on the radar because they had enormous talent and everyone was chasing their break out years, than they burnt to many bridges. Everyone had, had enough of picking or looking very closely at Thomas and Griffen and all of a sudden as no one picks them, the talent rises to the top and they become DT genius picks. Griffen (08) 4th year, Thomas (2010) 5th year. Everyone was saying the same thing, these players dont accumulate and dont have top line fitness, they were proven wrong.
Just seems like one of the above cases. Hes burnt his bridges and everyone is scared to pick him, i bet the year that no one picks him like the above 2 the year he fires.
Reasons to pick him? above, Moving permanently into the midfield. His running has gone to another level again, 7th i think he finishes in a 2-3km time trial before, now he is second or 3rd with some very good runners ahead at the crows in 5 min run, 8 rest and another 5 min run. Sure it might suit him a little more but he continually is improving. Hes a gun who would demand high currency in return, how many gun players dont go onto score well/elite in DT? The crows can only get better after last year, their midfield is on the way up with a good mix of talent Sloane, Dangerfield, Douglas, Mackay (didnt play much last year) and leadership experience in Vince, ST and the skipper NVB.
Im not saying im def picking him, i couldnt really say that for anyone just yet, just keeping open minded and will be keeping an eye on Dangerman, the thing that worries me is him being tagged.
Some other interesting players for me in the forwards are the midprices
J.Brown, Duncan, Christensen, Ballantyne, Watts
Just seems like one of the above cases. Hes burnt his bridges and everyone is scared to pick him, i bet the year that no one picks him like the above 2 the year he fires.
Reasons to pick him? above, Moving permanently into the midfield. His running has gone to another level again, 7th i think he finishes in a 2-3km time trial before, now he is second or 3rd with some very good runners ahead at the crows in 5 min run, 8 rest and another 5 min run. Sure it might suit him a little more but he continually is improving. Hes a gun who would demand high currency in return, how many gun players dont go onto score well/elite in DT? The crows can only get better after last year, their midfield is on the way up with a good mix of talent Sloane, Dangerfield, Douglas, Mackay (didnt play much last year) and leadership experience in Vince, ST and the skipper NVB.
Im not saying im def picking him, i couldnt really say that for anyone just yet, just keeping open minded and will be keeping an eye on Dangerman, the thing that worries me is him being tagged.
Some other interesting players for me in the forwards are the midprices
J.Brown, Duncan, Christensen, Ballantyne, Watts