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Yes, but he's in his second year now and the coach isn't prepared to give him a taste in practice matches against Hawthorn, even with 3 of their key-defenders injured. If I was in his position I wouldn't be overly enthusiastic.
Recommitted Jedd Busslinger [Signed until 2026]
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CrumpetAgony
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Dogs have a number of West Aussies on their list who seem happy in Vic English, Naughton, JJ, Garcia, A Jones - hopefully he stays as well
Croft played in the backline as a junior
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I thought he was projected to be more of a third tall backman at AFL level. Sounds like he is a reverse Brander where Eagles fans had him as untouchable and worth a first round pick before being delisted a year later.
100%
Put a tall kid in defense against seasoned forwards.....they get bags kicked on them and the team loses.
Put a tall kid up forward to develop. Bad game is they dont impact much and get subbbed off......but they dont give up bags of goals.
The dogs still have other KPDs who are actually going to play AFL this year who need the conditioning and the practice run more than a second year player who probably wont play this year, especially if the dogs think theyre a chance at finals.
It would be completely normal and expected to not see Buss this year at all.
A 3rd year KPD you maybe bring them in to play on a 3rd tall or 2nd if theyre covering injuries, a 4th year KPD youre probably happy for them to take the second KPF.
I can see Buss playing if one of Jones or O’Donnell gets injured
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In the practice match, the Dogs had all of O'Donnell, Gardner and Keath injured.
Busslinger was not injured. He wasn't even named an emergency in the practice match.
If you're not even being considered for a run in a meaningless scratch match with all the senior guys out, then I'd be questioning where I stand at the club.
oh well all the better for the eagles, could just be bevo doing bevo things though
Maybe Buss has a few areas to work on his game before he is even considered for a game
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Now, let me tell you something about Buss. He's an absolute wildcard, an unproven Key Defender. You're talking about the Western Bulldogs getting a first rounder for him? I gotta tell you, that's a tough sell. I'm not seeing it. You want to make a deal like that, you're gonna have to sweeten the pot big time.
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...but the whole point of a scratch match is to help players warm up before the season starts. It's a meaningless game. It's a perfect opportunity to help develop a player who has things to work on.
This.
If you're pick 13, spend the next two years not playing senior footy and you're out of contract, you're not going to be worth much on the trade table.
Scratch match or not if Bevo thinks he is not ready then so be it must be a reason why he wasn’t considered for a meaningless game.
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Yeah, because he's a terrible coach.
I think youre overestimating whats expected of a second year key position player. If he played VFL all year i wouldnt be concerned at all. Those scratch matches you have to consider that its not only about exposure to AFL, its about minutes played too. Sam Darcy played in the VFL side too for the last praccy game, and hes a lot closer to getting regular AFL time than Buss
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With Sam Darcy you have the excuse that there's a lot of competition for spots in the key-forward position.
Busslinger wasn't even named emergency with three key-defenders injured (who are also very average players when fit). I would think there should be some urgency for the Dogs to develop a quality tall down back considering a guy like O'Donnell is in their best 22, and a hack like Ryan Gardner has played 50+ games.
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This thread is not about Bevo take that elsewhere
If hes not ready for AFL, then hes not ready. I wish west coast had that luxury last year with Bazzo forced to come in as a second year player and line up on Tex giving up 10 goals. We arent part of the club, we dont know what theyre thinking, but sometimes its just better for the player to play at the lower level for their development.
As I said I wouldnt expect Buss would be in any of their plans for this year
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We all wish our key backs could develop like DGB, but unfortunately some take time
He arrived at the club last year with a wrecked shoulder and built like a matchstick man, do you even know who he is?
Buss is a 19 year old tall defender. We don’t have to throw him out there out of desperation.
Keath and Gardner aren’t even in our best 23 so them not playing doesn’t open up a spot for him. So that’s a dumb angle. We wanted to trial Coffield and Khamis for the medium defender role ahead of Rd 1, as one is new to the club and the other just switched back to defence after several years forward.
And I don’t think missing some pre season game time on Mabior Chol or Max Ramsdan who could barely get near it with the mediums on them is going to set Busslinger back or have any long term implications for him when he’s going up against Naughton, Jamarra, Darcy and Lobb at every training session.
The dogs split their squad in half for the practice matches. Busslinger played in the group with Bont, JUH, Treloar, Weightman, Dale, Richards, English among others.
If you’re talking about the preseason match, why would they pointlessly give a spot to a player who is not in the frame for best 22 yet? The extended bench allowed the fringe-of-the-22 types to get a run at it so the coaches can see what works and what doesn’t. If Buss played, it would have meant one of Baker, Cleary, Gallagher, etc would have missed out, despite the fact they’re all realistic chances at playing Round 1.
He wasn't even close to being ready last year. This season he's shown improvement and should probably debut at some point if we get some injuries
Tell us your knowledge of footy is low without telling us your knowledge of footy is low.
He missed most of his first pre season with injury and surgery. Was never going to play senior footy last year after coming from so far behind.
Not to mention he got drafted as a beanpole.
I would probably do some research first next time.
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Dogs have always stated that he is a long term prospect. He was never going to impact straight away especially coming off a shoulder reco.
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