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That icky feeling you get when Kane Cornes has a point
But it’s Andrew Russell (former high performance manager at Carlton and Hawthorn) talking at the end about the impact of the Christmas break that’s of most interest
I wouldn't be a surprised that if I simply posted the number 1 there'd be a bunch of responses stating -1.Don't bamboozle the ranting with your damn facts
Sounds like a zero sum game to me.I wouldn't be a surprised that if I simply posted the number 1 there'd be a bunch of responses stating -1.
YepAre the breaks players are having being mandated by the afl /aflpa?
I disagree...I wouldn't be a surprised that if I simply posted the number 1 there'd be a bunch of responses stating -1.
Well there certainly aren't any winners.Sounds like a zero sum game to me.
Negative. Most wanted him gone as he's just good enough to get a game every week without making a big difference in performance, and we'd prefer to give that game to a kid given the position we're in. I can't recall one Richmond poster saying they'd rather have kept him when the compensation was announced. His biggest assets for you guys will be leadership, standards, effort etc. Can't fault any of those attributes of his and sometimes blokes just need a change of environment.They were only happy to see graham go because they thought theyd get an end of 1st rounder or start of 2nd rounder for him lmao.
I think this gets underrated around here, especially with such a young group (and a few minor issues already this off-season, not the least Harley showing up unfit). Graham is no superstar but he cracks in and will hopefully show a bit more leadership than some of our senior blokes have in recent yearsHis biggest assets for you guys will be leadership, standards, effort etc.
Negative. Most wanted him gone as he's just good enough to get a game every week without making a big difference in performance, and we'd prefer to give that game to a kid given the position we're in. I can't recall one Richmond poster saying they'd rather have kept him when the compensation was announced. His biggest assets for you guys will be leadership, standards, effort etc. Can't fault any of those attributes of his and sometimes blokes just need a change of environment.
Baker on the other hand I'm still gutted he left but I'm pleased to see you're playing him off half back, it's easily his best position. Hopefully the injury isn't too bad.
Yeah. It’s because it’s impossible as punters to see that impact while watching the footy. We see kicking skills, foot speed, overhead marking ability, propensity to slip over. But we have no idea what other intangible impacts players have.I think this gets underrated around here, especially with such a young group (and a few minor issues already this off-season, not the least Harley showing up unfit). Graham is no superstar but he cracks in and will hopefully show a bit more leadership than some of our senior blokes have in recent years
I didn't say that, no. I said that he'd be taking the spot of a kid. If he was going to play midfield, he's not playing ahead of Prestia, Hopper or Taranto and I'd sure as shit rather we got games into a Smillie/Sonsie/McAuliffe/Ross, one of whom may not have otherwise played if Graham did. If he was going to play HF I'd much rather play Lalor and Seth Campbell every week. We're okay for leaders, and the difference is he can impart facets of our dynasty culture (of which he was a big part of) to your club, we already have guys that can do that....What, you guys are so advanced that you can’t find room in your team to play a kid? Oozing with leadership, are you? Please.
Let’s see how you feel when you get a shitty performance after a shitty performance where opposition run doughnuts around young players week after week. We know what it’s like! Don’t think you just drafted 3x Gary abblets either. For your sake hope that Taranto and hopper play every game, otherwise shlackings are going to be epic.
For me graham personally would have been better off at a contending club filling in a specific role. But if he can come in and take the hits for a couple of years until young players develop, that’s a win.
First and foremost we got Graham without much competition because Richmond are fully embracing the tank. That's why they exited a heap of premiership players (Rioli, Baker, Bolton), they want to be bad, and they wanted as many picks as possible.Jack Graham leaving Richmond to join us is not dissimilar to Jack Darling leaving us to join North
Both players had arguably outlived their usefulness at their existing clubs but fill a void at their new club
Graham will help with training standards and is in an age group we’re skinny in that bridges the gap between our plus 30’s who are on their way out and the young draftees that have come to the club from the 2021 draft onwards. On field he gives us a defensively minded midfielder that we don’t really have who has a strong body that can help physically protect our younger mids at the coalface
Unlike the case at Richmond, he isn’t taking the place of a younger mid to the same extent. If the likes of Hall, Allan and Gross can come on in the next couple of years that might change but by then we may well have got our ROI from Graham who can then drop back and help the WAFL side in the last year or two of his contract
The old, Clayton's Tanking.First and foremost we got Graham without much competition because Richmond are fully embracing the tank. That's why they exited a heap of premiership players (Rioli, Baker, Bolton), they want to be bad, and they wanted as many picks as possible.
Expect to see them have the worst year since GWS inaugural.
totally agree with all your comments.Jack Graham leaving Richmond to join us is not dissimilar to Jack Darling leaving us to join North
Both players had arguably outlived their usefulness at their existing clubs but fill a void at their new club
Graham will help with training standards and is in an age group we’re skinny in that bridges the gap between our plus 30’s who are on their way out and the young draftees that have come to the club from the 2021 draft onwards. On field he gives us a defensively minded midfielder that we don’t really have who has a strong body that can help physically protect our younger mids at the coalface
Unlike the case at Richmond, he isn’t taking the place of a younger mid to the same extent. If the likes of Hall, Allan and Gross can come on in the next couple of years that might change but by then we may well have got our ROI from Graham who can then drop back and help the WAFL side in the last year or two of his contract
(not the least Harley showing up unfit).
If you had asked me that 3 years ago I would have agreed. The fact that he hasn't really improved over the last 2 years is a massive red flag.
There's no such thing as a draft steal at pick #46Every recruiter in the country passed on him more than once for a reason.
The “nimrods” who have observed him at training? Pretty obvious from photos tooSays who besides a few nimrods on here?
Yet signed Balta for a long term deal when they could’ve probably got pick 2 for him?First and foremost we got Graham without much competition because Richmond are fully embracing the tank. That's why they exited a heap of premiership players (Rioli, Baker, Bolton), they want to be bad, and they wanted as many picks as possible.
Expect to see them have the worst year since GWS inaugural.