Ned Ryerson
Future Captain
Can't see your sig, but I'm assuming it's the cake guy.
There's a few absolute deadshits there but he is absolutely on the podium for being the biggest one.
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Can't see your sig, but I'm assuming it's the cake guy.
POTY""Massimo Dambrosio...was never going to be in our starting premiership side and that was clear then as it is now."
fair though. the players in their premiership side haven't been born yet.
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Has a nice little sidestep just like Dew had as well.His disposal and kicking action remind me a lot of Stuart Dew.
Massimo is exceptional at executing a kick with very little room to operate in.
He is often squeezed up against the boundary line, but still hits a target further up the field with his left foot.
The degree of difficulty on this particular skill is high, but he pulls it off time after time.
It is a unique aspect of his game that very few others do as successfully.
It means way more to the players than “just a bit of fun”.I'd say it does not matter: the AA team is just a Bigfooty chat on steroids, but I believe (happy to be told that I am wrong) that some clubs give bonuses to players who get an AA selection. I truely hope that does not happen at the Hawks. Watching Chol give the "Joe the Goose" handball to Gunston was awesome. Chol had every right to kick the goal himself, but the team thing was to give the handball. And if you watch his eyes, he never thought about anything else than doing the team thing (for me that was one of the highlights of the day). That is the stuff that matters.
AA selection is about appeasement for the supporters of every team. They try to get a player from every team in there and the so-called, "Super Stars" in as well. Massi will not be in the team even though he is rated by every metric and commentator, with Gulden, as one of the two best wingers in the comp. And that does not matter. Why?
Because the AA team is just a bit of fun.
Mass is on a two-year contract, probably on fairly close to minimum. An AA selection would have a pretty positive impact on the next deal he signs.It means way more to the players than “just a bit of fun”.
Most have clauses in their contract regarding AA selection, bonuses etc. There are events and media opportunities that wouldn’t happen otherwise. It can impact the way they are perceived in the wider football public having implications in their post career opportunities and all sorts of things.
Whilst it’s a far from a perfect mechanism for rewarding players, it’s means the world to them when they get selected and Mass deserves all the prestige that will come his way accordingly.
Reminding me more of Nick Dal Santo. Just so slick with ball in hand.His disposal and kicking action remind me a lot of Stuart Dew.
One thing I learned from the * thread - when we traded nothing picks for Mass it ensured he wasn't a free agent every time he came out of contract. Some folk were hand-wringing when we handed two useless picks to the scum - but McKenzie was playing 4D chess the whole time.
Surely this is in the works as we speak right now?Get him re-signed now.....5yr extension before he rips finals up!
Especially in a sport without international recognition, AA and teams of the year etc take on greater significance.It means way more to the players than “just a bit of fun”.
Most have clauses in their contract regarding AA selection, bonuses etc. There are events and media opportunities that wouldn’t happen otherwise. It can impact the way they are perceived in the wider football public having implications in their post career opportunities and all sorts of things.
Whilst it’s a far from a perfect mechanism for rewarding players, it’s means the world to them when they get selected and Mass deserves all the prestige that will come his way accordingly.
Oh boy can you believe Essendum gifted us Massimo and a year later they miss the 8 and we leapfrog them and he makes the AA squad?
I’m crying tears of joy as I type this.