Prediction One season too many - Now 2024 Edition

[The 747]

Starting to look like Zac Touhy went one too many.

 

[WillHayward]

Buddy Franklin
Sam Reid

20

Sam Reid

Age

32

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.4

3star

Tom Hickey

31

Tom Hickey

Age

33

Ht

202cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.9

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.9

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

19.1

5star

D

4.0

1star

K

1.5

1star

HB

2.5

2star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

7.0

5star

D

11.2

3star

K

4.2

2star

HB

7.0

5star

CL

0.4

3star

HO

8.6

5star

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Didn't think I would say it this year but Breust. Lost pace and doesn't tackle anymore. Just want to see him get to 500 goals than start being managed more frequently the rest of the year.

 

[Mr Cheese]

Didn't think I would say it this year but Breust. Lost pace and doesn't tackle anymore. Just want to see him get to 500 goals than start being managed more frequently the rest of the year.

How much of that is being on an uncompetitive side though? Genuine question.

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[Maddo11]

Buddy Franklin
Sam Reid
Tom Hickey

Harsh on Hickey, only one game into the season and McDonald missing half the game would have messed up all the talls projected ToG%'s

 

[Chuckie357]

Ross Lyon

 

[H00t]

How much of that is being on an uncompetitive side though? Genuine question.

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He’s been showing signs of decline for a couple of years now. Hasn’t been able to tackle or apply pressure like he used to.

Still a smart forward who knows where the goals are. So he’s been able to make up for the lack of pressure with goals prior to this year.

Has apparently been very sore after games and barely training so that hasn’t helped. But even fully fit the end is approaching fairly quickly.

 

[janty]

Nat Fyfe?

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Chad " I don't tackle, or go for the hard ball" soft as butter Wingard. GTFO

 

[HairyO]

Didn't think I would say it this year but Breust. Lost pace and doesn't tackle anymore. Just want to see him get to 500 goals than start being managed more frequently the rest of the year.

Given he is in his last year (with us anyway) and he knows we are going nowhere, he may only be thinking about this.

 

[Mr Cheese]

Nat Fyfe?

He's lost a step, but way too early to go on that yet. Given his last two midfield cameos, I'd say he's still got more than 85% of mids in the comp.

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[freddy mercury]

Chad " I don't tackle, or go for the hard ball" soft as butter Wingard. GTFO

Hasn't he under delivered. He was good at Port, came across and shown nothing.

 

[HTPunter]

Buddy unfortunately looking this way. Can’t blame him for giving it one more crack but in hindsight it’s looking like a pretty feeble end to an amazing career.

 

[freddy mercury]

Buddy unfortunately looking this way. Can’t blame him for giving it one more crack but in hindsight it’s looking like a pretty feeble end to an amazing career.

Wouldn't surprise me if he pulls the pin when they genuinely have no chance of playing finals, which is looking more likely each week.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Hasn't he under delivered. He was good at Port, came across and shown nothing.

He was fine under Clarkson but has shown nothing under the Sam Mitchell led tank.

Chad is a player who lives for the big time but has spent the last couple of years playing for the smallest possible time, and has lost all motivation as a result. I still reckon if you stuck him in a top 4 side playing big games you'd get a completely different performance out of him, but he's been so bad this year he might have damaged his reputation enough that no contending side would want to take a chance on him to find out.

 

[WillHayward]

Harsh on Hickey, only one game into the season and McDonald missing half the game would have messed up all the talls projected ToG%'s

Possibly harsh on Hickey. Needs a few weeks to warm up. See how it goes.
Buddy playing for cash now and Reid disgraced himself playing in the GF when he must have known he was no good.

 

[Magpie Since 1986]

Wouldn't surprise me if he pulls the pin when they genuinely have no chance of playing finals, which is looking more likely each week.

I reckon he just wants the 4 more goals he needs to pass Doug Wade and move to 4th on the all time goal kicking list and then he can pack it up - nothing else left for him to do.

 

[AFDogs]

Cal Ward as sub lol.

Is he a contender for this thread?

 

[AFDogs]

Didn't think I would say it this year but Breust. Lost pace and doesn't tackle anymore. Just want to see him get to 500 goals than start being managed more frequently the rest of the year.

Love loyalty and all but he definitely should have done a Gunston and went to a finals contender. In fact, I would love him in the red, white and blue.

 

[freddy mercury]

I reckon he just wants the 4 more goals he needs to pass Doug Wade and move to 4th on the all time goal kicking list and then he can pack it up - nothing else left for him to do.

Nah, nothing at all. Premiership, lots of snags, lots of roots, lots of drink cards and lots of cash.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Love loyalty and all but he definitely should have done a Gunston and went to a finals contender. In fact, I would love him in the red, white and blue.

Different situation to Gunner. Smith is a better comparison. Decided to bail on a rebuild for no reason other than moving closer to the beach. Got another flag as a result so good luck to him. Breust is a different personality. Wants to be a 1 club player and is clearly happy with the 3 flags he's already got. About leaving a legacy behind now for the kids to carry through but I rekon it will be in a non playing capacity the way it's going.

 

[KissKiss]

Different situation to Gunner. Smith is a better comparison. Decided to bail on a rebuild for no reason other than moving closer to the beach. Got another flag as a result so good luck to him. Breust is a different personality. Wants to be a 1 club player and is clearly happy with the 3 flags he's already got. About leaving a legacy behind now for the kids to carry through but I rekon it will be in a non playing capacity the way it's going.

Smith sees football as more of a job than anything. Plus being a very country family always works to be away from Melbourne more. So couple of extra years at a contender would always have appealed more than helping build the team.

 

[HTPunter]

Cal Ward as sub lol.

Is he a contender for this thread?

Don’t think so, think he’s solid still and not his fault GWS are pushing through a rebuild.

Round 1 when a midfield opportunity opened up with Perryman and Kelly out showed what he can do.

He will play out the year getting pushed aside and playing forward roles but solely based on GWS rebuild, not his own performance.

 

[HTPunter]

Wouldn't surprise me if he pulls the pin when they genuinely have no chance of playing finals, which is looking more likely each week.

Would be the right call for both him and the Swans - McDonald especially plays better without Buddy.

Round 15 v Eagles he could go out with a bang. At home.

 

[Rabish Binney]

He was fine under Clarkson but has shown nothing under the Sam Mitchell led tank.

Chad is a player who lives for the big time but has spent the last couple of years playing for the smallest possible time, and has lost all motivation as a result. I still reckon if you stuck him in a top 4 side playing big games you'd get a completely different performance out of him, but he's been so bad this year he might have damaged his reputation enough that no contending side would want to take a chance on him to find out.

Didnt he leave Port because Hinkley told him a few home truths, he didnt like it and spat the dummy?