Preview Round 1 - changes/preview v. Western Bulldogs

[Crusty Demon]

I would love to JT's pre-draft notes on why he thought Jefferson was a better prospect than Weddle!

Weddle looks a beauty

 

[Topkent]

Yeah, no idea. Theres nothing about him that screams defender. Has good mitts and reads the ball well in flight but has zero intensity or campaigner in him.

I imagine they're trying to get him to learn the defensive side of being a key forward (competitiveness, second efforts) as they think he'd be a liability if chosen right now with defenders just rebounding off him at will.

I don't think it's a good sign at all given our lack of developing talls up forward.

Maybe, but did he even get to play forward last year with all the donkeys and Grundy around him?
Barely had a chance to learn how to play forward yet

 

[Mich0]

I would love to JT's pre-draft notes on why he thought Jefferson was a better prospect than Weddle!

Probably one page over as to why he thought Weiderman was a better prospect than Curnow and Mckay

 

[cats2rise]

Watch it and break another chair for all of us

cats2rise

Dees by 4 pts, according to The Oracle

(Me)

 

[cats2rise]

Dees by 4 pts, according to The Oracle

(Me)

The Oracle is 2/2, and I was 5 off the final margin.

Absolute scenes.

 

[SugarHealey]

TMc cannot jump. So not even Goodwin would give him ruck duties.

Not necessarily. He still might be able to handle the bullocking of boundary throw-ins, where wrestling is the go.
Just not taking the bounces.?

 

[SugarHealey]

its hard to get excited at those ins re: tmac and bb, how are we this desperate in round 1? hope the dirty dirty Hore goes well

In hindsight it worked. Our balance across the field was good.

 

[SugarHealey]

Yeah, no idea. Theres nothing about him that screams defender. Has good mitts and reads the ball well in flight but has zero intensity or campaigner in him.

I imagine they're trying to get him to learn the defensive side of being a key forward (competitiveness, second efforts) as they think he'd be a liability if chosen right now with defenders just rebounding off him at will.

I don't think it's a good sign at all given our lack of developing talls up forward.

Well, it won't hurt him to get a run down back, once in a while.

Certainly the worst thing for developing kids is to feel, 'too secure'.