Yeah from what I've heard there's been no knocks on any of his off field stuff since he's been with us, may have been the kick up the bum he needed
Hopefully it's the same for Clarke too
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Hopefully it's the same for Clarke too
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I wish the club would tell us if Keith is staying or going.
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Poulter seems like he was expecting to skate by on potential a bit longer. When he got delisted, he specifically came to our VFL side and worked his arse off to get back on a list. Was probably good for him.
Mids, wingmen and small forwards surely.
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Maybe Baz can hook us up with some
Do you realise the value he could bring ? Sometimes you just pay the price e.g. Horne Frsncis
Can jog on now mate no one is under any illusion he would be cheap
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I'm not quite there yet with Gags. Showed flashes this year and has good attributes, but needs to find a way to get more involved in the game. Good signs, but not a sure thing yet imo.
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I don’t see his future as an inside mid. His attributes scream flanker to me.
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Past performance is the only indicator of future performance.
Gallagher was a turnover machine from limited touches. Don’t think he was played in the right position either. The more space he had in front of him the more inclined he was to make the wrong decision. Never quite seemed to call for the ball in the right spots in transition either.
I wouldn’t mind seeing him in that VDM role. Fast and aggressive but unlike vdm actually has a willingness/ability to hit the scoreboard and get involved as a forward. He’d be a somewhat credible threat around goal compared to a complete non factor. Much higher ceiling.
His midfield minutes were a bit of a disaster but I’d revisit that once he settles to the speed of the game, which seems to be the main issue and hopefully resolves in time.
Can see why we like him and at vfl level you can see where he’s more comfortable and what he projects to be as a player. But we tried to force the issue last season when maybe we should have played him less, as the sub or more forward…the way we used him didn’t achieve much.
I wouldn’t mind seeing him in that VDM role. Fast and aggressive but unlike vdm actually has a willingness/ability to hit the scoreboard and get involved as a forward. He’d be a somewhat credible threat around goal compared to a complete non factor. Much higher ceiling.
His midfield minutes were a bit of a disaster but I’d revisit that once he settles to the speed of the game, which seems to be the main issue and hopefully resolves in time.
Can see why we like him and at vfl level you can see where he’s more comfortable and what he projects to be as a player. But we tried to force the issue last season when maybe we should have played him less, as the sub or more forward…the way we used him didn’t achieve much.
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We're all sounding like a super fund ad now.
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He's a turnover merchant. Until he gets more consistent with decision making and disposal he will always be a huge question mark.
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Needs to play half back, give him a touch more time and have the play in front of him
He wasn’t really on the draft radar until he was moved to half back for the Pioneers half way through his draft year and started racking up 30-40 disposals games. I watched him on the last Champs game that year have a great game at half back and came away hoping we’d pick him up as a defender. I think at the moment he’s a bit like Richards when we were playing him at half forward. He’s not a low volume player by nature.
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I think he's just too short in modern AFL footy to play out of defence
Sarcasm?
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