Welcome Blake!! This guy will definitely be best 22.
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A touch concerning that Jlo already has him pegged as a winger when Saints fans seem to unanimously agree he's most suited for an inside role but I guess we've got to give him a chance. With Hill and Ed both leaving it was important to bring in another bloke in that 24-27yo sweet spot to mitigate the experience loss
He was doing a gym session when his agent rang him , So already had put his head down for next season , Like the way he talks , I know he is not an A grader but he can play and happy with the result,Get him to shadow Mundy for the preseason. Has all the attributes to take his position when he retires and I hope JLO plays him 80%/90% in the midfield to get some consistency.
Love his professionalism and attitude too. Says he’s coming back early to get to know the 1-4 year players and start in the right foot.
Hopefully a new environment and being back home has him playing his best footy
He would be a bit quicker than Mickey i would suggest.Doesn't have the same ball finding ability as Mickey though.He reminds me a bit of Barlow. Moves well for a big guy takes a decent grab and doesn’t mind taking them on.
Acres spoke about playing multiple roles and he didn't enjoy.
When will coaches understand that players need defined roles with defined KPI's motivates players.
He is a big unit.
He has been so under-utilised at SK & at the admission of the Saints board not coached well. If Jlo is a as good as I think he’ll be, this bloke will excel.
Welcome Blake.
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I think it gives us the opportunity to be less predictable through the middle of the ground as our wingers have been a constant over the last couple of years which gave clubs easy intel into what they were coming up against.Return of the Big Bodied Mid™? for Freo?
It sounds like he has the best chance to excel if we give him a well defined role. Maybe right in the guts rotating to the wing. I'd be disappointed if he didn't put his name in front of the likes of Banfield, Bewley etc.
I agree, but pretty rarely do players have a single position now, and if you are his size and can run, take a grab and decent disposal, then you will always be used in a variety of roles.Watching Acres interview, clear that he had no idea what his role was at the saints.
Hopefully JLo gives him that clear role and he takes his game to a new level
I agree, but pretty rarely do players have a single position now, and if you are his size and can run, take a grab and decent disposal, then you will always be used in a variety of roles.
Agree he's never going to be an A grader but I'm backing him in to be a solid B.An ok player that could develop into a C grader or -B at best.
There’s going to be some disappointed posters based on some of the comments here.
I agree, but pretty rarely do players have a single position now, and if you are his size and can run, take a grab and decent disposal, then you will always be used in a variety of roles.
I was all over him in his draft year, size, good hands, good vision. surprising agility for a big guy (ala Mundy) and seemed to be on of those guys that bent the time/space continuum somewhat. I'm really excited to see what he can do.