For a 2nd game player he did well. I would sooner him look for a better option and turn the ball over rather than get in a bad habit of bombing the ball forward where it’s still a good chance of being turned over.
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Short interview but a good insight into what's driving him. If he locks down a spot this year I think he will have a long career. Fingers crossed.
Enjoyed hearing that sounds hungry
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**** I love this bloke. Could be magic off a wing for us. 6’3” wingman
Actually did a post mentioning potential wings and knew I’d forgotten him
Be very happy with Chayce on one and Nank on the other
Prefer Soligo half forward / inside mid
Dowling is also a potential wing in medium term and maybe inside mid long term
Think we are flushed for options as Hinge and Curtin could also do well on the wings
Don’t think poor Lachie Sholl will get too many opportunities , Sloane shouldn’t either !
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Imagine playing Sloane over Nank on the wing.
Wrong thread but Nank is a classic example of Nicks stuffing up selection. Nank should have played against Essendon. Only gets a late call up against Melbourne, performs and holds his spot for a few weeks. Without that injury we could have gone the full year without knowing what Nank had.
Love this
Was calling for us to look at Ireland 2 years ago and now we have 2 !
Always thought we needed one of their prime speedy runners
Starting to become very excited about our list !
Still think Nank might be a sneaky chance as a potential mid
Has that evasiveness and game sense that is hard to teach, won't ever be a bustling clearance type but his smarts could end up very useful in the middle
Otherwise yeah, you'd hope wing is his future
Has that evasiveness and game sense that is hard to teach, won't ever be a bustling clearance type but his smarts could end up very useful in the middle
Otherwise yeah, you'd hope wing is his future
Absolutely, can't agree more.
I think we are overly conservative, which on one hand gives players confidence that one bad game and they won't be out of the team - which makes them better players - but on the other hand best 22 comes from talent and form - which has to be rewarded.
The other was waiting on Worrell a couple of weeks too long after he recovered from his pre-season injury - but understand we couldn't drop Doedee - guess what they both made best 22.
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It's not just you. I don't have one either.
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We're flush for potential options, we now need a couple of players to take the opportunity as right now it is probably a weak point. There are still a lot of question marks for me.
- Can Jones back up a good 2023?
- Dawson, Soligo and Schoenberg have played well but and much more suited to inside mid roles.
- Can Nankervis transition into a wingman and how well will he perform?
- Can Sholl, McHenry Edwards or Dowling improve enough?
- Milera, Hinge and Smith could be options but would need someone to come in a play half back (Ryan and Bond the most likely options and there are question marks on them).
- Cook - who knows where he will play or how good he will be at it. It looks like forward is the plan for now.
- Curtin is most likely a key defender short and long term.
- Sloane and Smith probably should be last case scenarios.
I'm not too worried about Jones at this point, feels like he's turned the corner completely to where he was 18 months ago. He also has a hardness and physicality to his game that will see him succeed. It's probably one of the primary difference between him and a guy like Lachie Sholl, who while I think improved his intent to be physical, just doesn't seem to have the same strength to do what Jones does. Looking at their physical stats they're almost identical players, but chalk and cheese when it comes to their physical actions on the field.
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You would hope so!
He's one of many half back flanker & wingmen types we can rotate through with Hinge, Milera, Jones & Smith... & hopefully Edwards too at time.
I think Ryan would be that guy. Not Edwards .
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No, imo Edwards will come in 1st as a half back / wingman for some games next year.
Ryan more likely to be the long term HBF, but implo not as likely to play AFL next season.
Don’t think I’d call either Edwards or Ryan ready-made for AFL games next year, in any position
But I’ve been surprised before
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Michalanney played from round 1.
Rachele & Soligo played from round 1.
Curtin I suspect will play round 1.
I don't think Edwards will play round 1, but imo likely to play during next season.
Especially if he comes out the gates strong in the SANFL. Same with Dowling as I think they have both moonlighted as forwards in the past
