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Begg was less competitive in big man stuff, but could offer a really good contest at ground level.
Player Watch Oscar Steene
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I thought of that. The Fly says that he doesnt coach players to fail and you would have thought that there was a risk with begg but he did try hard and the coach focussed on that. Steene looks level headed and persistent. They're good traits to take on the challenge but I still dont think he's up for it.
I think good he has the courage to try and mark it I think he will get better with experience.
Saturday showed that he is not ready and it would better if he had either DC or Cox with him but I do think he is our best chance at a long term ruck since Grundy and unlike Grundy can take a mark and knows how to tap to his midfielders.
I'm not an avid follower of our VFL team, other than checking results and stats etc., but with the introduction of the automatic sub rule this season, tomorrow night could be the ideal opportunity to debut Steene. From reports I've read he's young and raw, but did play senior footy in the SANFL at the back end of last season, notching up 4 senior games.
Playing him allows him to get a taste of AFL footy, minimises the disruption to our preferred structure and, if it doesn't work for the first half, he can always be replaced by the sub. If he plays well it's a bonus and he will have 9 days to recover for the match against GWS on Sunday-week.
Playing him allows him to get a taste of AFL footy, minimises the disruption to our preferred structure and, if it doesn't work for the first half, he can always be replaced by the sub. If he plays well it's a bonus and he will have 9 days to recover for the match against GWS on Sunday-week.
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Fly has ruled it out. He isn't quite ready, which is fine given how young he is. We don't want to throw him to the wolves.
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Fort giving Oscar a Lesson
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Looks Miles off it vs Fort
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Steene had no Impact and Got Destroyed
No argument.
BUT . . .
1 Boy Vs 2 Men
Could never have gone any other way.
He did show courage and kept going for his marks.
Can hold his head up whereas many of his team mates shouldn't.
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As expected. Seasoned AFL ruckman V 19yo kid. Good learning experience
He’s a 19 year old kid mate. Take years.
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I guess TD is just telling it as it is in the wake of many us calling for Steene to take the AFL team's ruck position.
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Is Roberts injured?
Surely Faye gets a game soon as well.
We need to give Steene some support.
Surely Faye gets a game soon as well.
We need to give Steene some support.
Agreed - the average player about 2 years, for a tall add another year, and add at least another year for ruck men.
Jen2310
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Doesn't look like Roberts is on the vfl list.
We have Purcell, Delaney to help out Oscar. Purcell was pretty quiet today though with Oscar having to shoulder the load.
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I'm just gla tht Fort is playing ressies. Don't understand why they didn't go in with two rucks (especially as Fort can play forward as well) and try to fully exploit our hole.
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He be no worse then who we have in the Ruck Now and With Steene we might keep our Structure as normal
Got no choice now if Mason doesn’t get up next week. we have to play Steene.
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Even to just keep our Structure
Gungadin
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Mason was operated on during the week, for a ruptured spleen, so I can’t see him coming back next week. He has been told to rest for another fortnight.
He literally took 0 marks as a 201cm ruckman. He’s just so far from ready.
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If he’d actually ruptured his spleen, he would be out for the season.
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Well we have no Better at AFL Level at the Moment
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Ruptured spleen, when did that happen? I thought he had a haematoma around the ribs
