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...and he has only played 1 more game at AFL level than you havenot up to it
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...and he has only played 1 more game at AFL level than you havenot up to it
not up to it
So tough for a kid debuting under those circumstances but he deserved a game and wasn't out worse player (Hi JW). The question now is do we keep playing the likes of Maynard, Crocker and Phillips who obviously need more development.
I say yes. Noting else to play for now.
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I won't be against it if that happens. But can see that their games are developing in seniors even if they aren't offering us much at the moment.crocker and maynard need to go back to the 2s.
you'd have thought this represented an excellent debut. Even in a victorious team!
I guess you go to the old adage: THE STATS DON'T TELL THE FULL STORY (but neither do BF threads)
yeah I mean geez how dare they Play Johno Brown again after his first game he got Donuts.Apparently 1st year and 2nd year players are meant to be best on ground.
BigFooty logic.
Ah ... you've read me the wrong way. Your post was nearly the only positive response and with stats that firmly countered all the negativity in the thread, and yet if you take the thread as whole you read Phillips' debut as an unmitigated disaster.No stats don't tell the full story, that's why I also wrote a couple of sentences about how I felt he went yesterday but you chose not to quote that part of my post.
Ah ... you've read me the wrong way. Your post was nearly the only positive response and with stats that firmly countered all the negativity in the thread, and yet if you take the thread as whole you read Phillips' debut as an unmitigated disaster.
I didn't watch the game, so I came here for a perspective on how he went and I didn't get it till I read your post.
No worries, I can see the ambiguity myself. Should've liked yr post to start with to clarify!Forgive me there... I think we're all fairly on edge at the moment.
So tough for a kid debuting under those circumstances but he deserved a game and wasn't out worse player (Hi JW). The question now is do we keep playing the likes of Maynard, Crocker and Phillips who obviously need more development.
I say yes. Noting else to play for now.
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I couldn't care if it was his first, 3rd or 1000th game, yesterday he proved he wasn't up to it.You've got to love this post.
Phillips overlooked from about two drafts, keeps persisting, manages to play TAC as an overage.
Finally gets the chance of his AFL lifelong dream to play AFL by being selected on a list.
Massive preseason - surprizes everyone by winning a time trial. He busts a gut for this. Plays some good games in the VFL busting that gut and using the ball well. Then finally makes his debut, a good news story really seens as where he came from. Doesn't star, probably average but a long way to go. Then some joe blow comes on a bulletin board, with ^^^ response. Kind of made me LOL. FWIW, I don't think Phillipis will make it either, I guess you need to laugh and have a sense of humour seeings how hard Phillips has worked to live the dream, and then this reply just because he didn't cut someone's mustard.
long way off?I couldn't care if it was his first, 3rd or 1000th game, yesterday he proved he wasn't up to it.
In a years time he might be, but going on yesterday, he's a long way off, which might explain why he was overlooked in 2 drafts.
Buckley needs to give some of these guys that have dominated at VFL level more than 1 chance in the seniors.
He has been, e.g. Smith, Crocker and of course Cox. All of those guys have had a good run in the seniors, after performing at the lower level. Goodyear is the exception.
With a full list to pick from is he in our best 22 or 30 players?long way off?
Ok
Very Good Chance for the Rd14 Rising Star Nomination
I think he needed a bigger 2nd half... The judges are under pressure to give mills a nom for general form over the season, but he keeps getting pipped by guys having a gun game. Sicily (bag of goals) last week forced Mills to wait a bit longer. Not sure Phillips had the game to keep the judges from giving mills the nom. But geez he has given it a shake...perhaps next week