Toast Ruggles delisted
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Vdubs
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Our MC has a lot of time and respect for Kolo, big things expected; he has an amazing physique yet very quick off the mark for a 193 cm player.
I would be stunned if he was dropped.
He hasn't had an AFL career....this is his first game. Unless you mean AFL footy by which I take he's played other sports playing on smalls.
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Big test for Ruggles but he's clearly earned the chance. Bews must be wondering about things however. We are screaming out for another small defender, more so since Thurlow went out, and he can't get a look in.
Maybe a case of just not enough consistent performances and his tank limitiation might still be over him.
As they say, one mans issue is another mans opportunity.
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Maybe a case of just not enough consistent performances and his tank limitiation might still be over him.
As they say, one mans issue is another mans opportunity.
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Good ordinary footballer Bews...Ruggles has a little bit more to offer IMO
http://www.geelongcats.com.au/video/2016-04-08/tom-ruggles-press-conf
"Play my role, lock down whoever Im on..."
play on.. ".. Any of the small forwards or resting mids"
seems to me this the role we would have liked Bews to do but has failed to take his chance. Perhaps Lockdown is just not Bews forte. Im not sure he has the foot skills to be an attacking HB mid? .but thats not Ruggles concern.
This is Toms chance... Im still not sure he has that high end potential you see on a lot of kids...like Cockatoo etc... but he has that nous that he knows the game a lot better than them. If we have patience and give him games who knows what he could become.
"Play my role, lock down whoever Im on..."
play on.. ".. Any of the small forwards or resting mids"
seems to me this the role we would have liked Bews to do but has failed to take his chance. Perhaps Lockdown is just not Bews forte. Im not sure he has the foot skills to be an attacking HB mid? .but thats not Ruggles concern.
This is Toms chance... Im still not sure he has that high end potential you see on a lot of kids...like Cockatoo etc... but he has that nous that he knows the game a lot better than them. If we have patience and give him games who knows what he could become.
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Im sure this is a double edged sword for Wells. Great for him and the club getting another player from kinda no where.
However. imagine the # of texts Wells will get now from people wanting a go...lol
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However. imagine the # of texts Wells will get now from people wanting a go...lol
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Im sure this is a double edged sword for Wells. Great for him and the club getting another player from kinda no where.
However. imagine the # of texts Wells will get now from people wanting a go...lol
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I believe it's standard practice for kids and their associates to flood recruiters with texts, videos, references, etc, I doubt if a few more will make any difference.
I believe it's standard practice for kids and their associates to flood recruiters with texts, videos, references, etc, I doubt if a few more will make any difference.
Yeah, Josh Jenkins or his agent was even here on BF spruiking him in the lead up to the draft a couple of years ago.
Im sure this is a double edged sword for Wells. Great for him and the club getting another player from kinda no where.
However. imagine the # of texts Wells will get now from people wanting a go...lol
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I think txt asked for a meeting , using his spot as a VFL player to leverage something that someone out side the club may not be able to rig.
I doubt any future txt from our VFL players asking for a meeting would be an annoyance to him , I cant even imagine how much time he and his team spend out talking to potential recruits , looking at games , travelling the footy landscape... if we had a Marcus Adams on our VFL list Id be hoping he would do all he could to yell "draft me" .
From memory...didn't Rookes father do that before his drafting? Post vids to all the clubs.I believe it's standard practice for kids and their associates to flood recruiters with texts, videos, references, etc, I doubt if a few more will make any difference.
Shows how well that worked for him... Maybe the Essendon recruitment staff will pick me this year. I run a sub 9 minute 2km and have a 22cm running vertical leap
I am confused.
He did the spruiking post being cut by the Bombers from memory and is playing better than alright with the Crows.
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A cool, calm head with an ability to clear the ball efficiently is what we're looking for down back, and I think Ruggles has shown promising signs of being just that type of player.
If he can do that, whilst playing 'lockdown' - which I think he can - he will be a solid player for years to come.
No , well before Ess taking him.
6 years flies fast then...thought it was after the Bombers.
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Can you remember where this was? I've seen it mentioned before... would love to actually have a look at it
It would have been in one of the draft preseason threads I think.
I just searched "Josh Jenkins" on this board and the best I came up with was this post from PO:
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...d-to-rookie-draft.777247/page-4#post-19620242
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About 2 posts after that one... the poster in question appears
About 2 posts after that one... the poster in question appears
Hahahaha...I just read PO's post and that was it.
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Given he's been upgraded and played a pretty good debut, ive added the Toast to the prefix here.
Thought he played a soild game to day and has done himself NO harm for next week.
Bewsy might be taking a long hard look right now
Good for Rug...
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Thought he played a soild game to day and has done himself NO harm for next week.
Bewsy might be taking a long hard look right now
Good for Rug...
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Great start for him. Really happy with that performance. Just one dicey kick that I can remember but otherwise really solid and exactly what you want from a small defender.
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Great start. What a beautiful kick he has too, don't recall him missing a target all day.
