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Imagine having him attend the centre bounce, but as a mid...
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Player Watch Riley Thilthorpe - Signed to End of 2028
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He gets outbodied a bit by experienced defenders. He will be the complete article with a bit more experience. So glad he's a Crows.
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It would have been interesting if we did have the option of taking JUH whether we would have still taken Tilly.
I reckon we might well still have given the local flavour we seemed to have gone with in that draft - perhaps the character assessment of JUH as well - ie. we made a bid on JUH knowing full well WB were not going to not match.
This is why they're working on his core strength. He'll dominate in a few years.
He reminds me of the way Robbie Gray goes about it but a foot taller.
We made a bid more for the fact that it wiped out the Dogs draft hand which allowed us to draft Jimmy Rowe.
Would be interesting if JUH wasn't tied to the Dogs if our strategy would have changed. Sliding Doors moment (Purple) which I am pretty happy about at this stage, although JUH could be anything once given an opportunity, however if the attitude is questionable, then we may have gone with RT anyway.
RT and Fog in the forward line. We just need to build our midfield and we will be fine
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If all was equal and they both played in the U18's, man, that would have been a tough call.
1 things for certain, with those 2 plus Logan McDonald, it would have been an awesome carnival to watch. High scoring!
Wouldn't be a waste of height at all.
A tall mid has a huge advantage as far as field marking goes, plenty of examples of that.
KT was a very good player whilst with us. RT is going to be far, far better. The place they differ is football smarts and skills. RT would be elite in both whereas KT was average.
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Did Sydney come knocking in 2009? No, because his breakout into potential elite player of the competition happened in 2012 when we went deep into the finals.
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A bigger deal out west.
Also we had illegally signed Tippett before then to stay at the club. So let's play a fun game called "reading the stat sheet":
In 2009 Kurt Tippett ended up with 10.8 disposals per game, 4 marks per game, 2.3 goals per game (totalling 55 goals, the only time in Kurt's career he got over 50 goals in a season). In 2012 Kurt had 12.1 disposals, 5 marks and 1.9 goals per game (39 goals). Not only was 2012 not a break out season for Tippett, it was effectively a repeat of his 2011 campaign.
Kurt breakout year and his career year occurred in 2009. However, it's only fair to note that is purely due to injuries, seeing his 2013-14 were blistering hot, albeit injury ravaged campaigns.
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Too Sweet
You have a remarkable ability to be consistently wrong about any subject.
I mean, even a microsecond of thought would have been enough for a competent person to work out that what you're claiming is absurd. You reckon we came up with an inducement to retain a player that had no other interest do you?
When did I say that? All I said with his breakout season to become an elite player Sydney came knocking with $1M per season which played a big part in him leaving. If he was offered $1M in 2009 you don't think he would have left then?
The opposition supporters who were coming on here saying we should select Thilthorpe at pick 1 had no idea. Stating there is prestige attached to it, PR reasons, $10k pick 1 bonus etc.
AFC never need the extra media attention, if we could take Thilthorpe at 2 rather than 1 and take that pressure off him, it was a no brainer. Some smaller clubs maybe wouldn't have made the same choice, it was a luxury we could afford.
AFC never need the extra media attention, if we could take Thilthorpe at 2 rather than 1 and take that pressure off him, it was a no brainer. Some smaller clubs maybe wouldn't have made the same choice, it was a luxury we could afford.
Southerntakeover
Too Sweet
Why do you think we offered an illegal inducement?
He broke out in 2009. This isn't even remotely debateable. You've little sense, and even less football knowledge.
Like I said we went deeper in the finals in 2012 so clubs will place more important on 2012 than 2009 form so this was his breakout season to becoming an elite player. Hence Sydney took the gamble with that massive contract which didn't work out.
I said breakout season to becoming an elite players not a breakout season to becoming a good player, learn to read and comprehend will you.
Southerntakeover
Too Sweet
Attempted to retreat into equally stupid arguments isnt going to make things better for you.
You were wrong, and don't know what you're talking about. You should be used to that by now. Just put on the jester hat and dance and stop wasting our time.
So Cripps hasn't had a breakout to elite because he hasn't gone deep into finals?
No, that was always my argument.
No, I said clubs place more importance on a breakout season when you go deep into the finals and that was the season which you thought this guy can make it as elite player of the AFL, hence he got offered that massive contract. Cripps has a bigger body of work throughout his career and why he reach this level despite not going deep into finals compared to Tippett who had potential to when he left.
Southerntakeover
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Keeping in mind we only went one week further.
Southerntakeover
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Except that we know that this fairy tale is categorically incorrect. He was the subject of a bidding war after 2009.
You know the reason we cheated in 2009 was to get him to stay despite the huge offers he was getting from Queensland?
And did anyone offer him $1M, no because his breakout season to become an elite player happened in 2012.
