I’m gonna guess, his hamstring awareness as it’s being called, would have been self reported. Might not have been obvious from the outside. If so, perhaps we can start giving 13 to our first round draft pick once Adams retires.
Oppo Camp Taylor Adams (Traded to Swans 2023)
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I came onto this thread to write the exact same thing!
We applauded Presti for doing it (pulling himself out of a GF due to to be not quite right) and rotated his number for the next 10 years, so why not doing it with Adams? Or why did we not do it with Beams the following year (2011)?
Maaayyybe it's because there wasn't a gun father son (or two) waiting in the wings who's father wore their number.... It was one of the worst traditions, and one of the worst cover stories for what we were actually doing
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28 degrees I don’t think Lipinski will be one to be subbed off, I imagine if we can get to that point without injury it’ll be a ruckman or Billy Frampton.
I wonder if we’d be better with Noble as sub than Ginni for that same reason; Noble is a faster, fitter player.
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I prefer a mosquito fleet. Hill, Ginni, Elliott, McReery and Nick.
Noble down back.
Cox and WHE helping out up forward.
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Obviously everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I hate going into a dry, sunny day with the prospect of kicking long to Hill (who should be staying down), Ginni who has no overhead game, Nick ditto, McCreery largely ditto, and Elliott. For a GF that is slash-your-wrists material.
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Mosquito fleets have won plenty of Grand finals. What we need is run.
that’s my preference too, but the tea leaves suggest frampton will get called up, I’ve made my peace with it
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Gutted for Tay to miss. He's built for Grand Finals and such a solid team guy.
I have to agree. There is nothing more demoralizing than watching an undersized forward line when the high balls are constantly cut off by intercept marks or defensive punches. It just places added pressure on the mids and back line to hit their targets with precision in the heat of grand final pressure.
I know Richmond did it once but their game was more chaotic than ours and even they knew it was an unsustainable long term gameplan, so they grabbed Tom Lynch.
If we win, the absence of Adams and McStay will just tarnish the euphoria a smidge as they have been such important cogs in our drive to the grand final. Poor Tay has done it 2 years in a row. Imagine if we had won last year's prelim- Adams would never sleep again. Two soft tissue injuries on the cusp of grand final glory.
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Really disappointing he hasn’t been able to get up. Compounds the loss of McStay.
This is brutal for Tay and our chances. Finals are won through aggression, none apply this more consistently and to greater effect than Adams extracting and tackling at the coal face. He really sets the tone for us at the first bounce and maintains the rage for the game…I really don’t know how we overcome this deficit.
There are many other players that are key for certain reasons…but Adams brings the key ingredient for finals success.
Speed, skill and even clearance effectiveness we can improve on by replacing him… it’s the intangibles that the team will sorely miss.
There are many other players that are key for certain reasons…but Adams brings the key ingredient for finals success.
Speed, skill and even clearance effectiveness we can improve on by replacing him… it’s the intangibles that the team will sorely miss.
His granite like hardness will be missed. Was a big reason GWS was able to stay in the contest for so long.
Adams probably doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
Adams probably doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
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Winning the flag makes a difference, and the self-sacrifice is seen as more meritorious. Beams in 2011 did not contribute to a flag.
Giving the number to the highest draft pick each year is just silly. Seemed to get a bit messy towards the end, when Naicos saved the day.
Adams’ career is also nowhere near over - as Presti’s was - so the time to honour him is still ahead of us.
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The old mosquito fleets referred to midfields. It wasn't relating to forward lines. I think we need a tall there for structure
Real shame for Tay. This game is what he is built for.
Hate to say it, but the worst thing about Adams missing is Lipinski is guaranteed to play now.
Hate to say it, but the worst thing about Adams missing is Lipinski is guaranteed to play now.
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Hopefully Lipinski brings his kicking boots this week, and what we lose in ferocity we make up for with clinical execution.
Hopefully he also packs a little bit of Dawg in the bag as well.
Needs to be more confident and ruthless when attacking the pill.
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Warrandyte sides with Werribee on this matter.
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One of the many 900 buses that go past my place goes to Warrandyte. Can't say I've been that far though lol
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