Young ledger
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Looks very promising.....
Armitage, lynch, McEvoy, winmar, cripps all expected to work out ok....but it's nice when a fisher, Montagna, Steven jumps out....a real bonus....
I think ledger will be a bonus, just on early viewing...
On that
Armitage, lynch both playing very well....augers well there
Armitage, lynch, McEvoy, winmar, cripps all expected to work out ok....but it's nice when a fisher, Montagna, Steven jumps out....a real bonus....
I think ledger will be a bonus, just on early viewing...
On that
Armitage, lynch both playing very well....augers well there
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Really optimistic about Tom Lynch, I remember when he first came onto the scene people were comparing him to Ryan O'Keefe, would love it if he could be half as good, he's showing some really good signs.
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Agreed mad saint guy, they all look capable of really applying pressure to spots, depth is looking healthy.mad saint guy wrote:Ledger, Smith and Lynch all look like they could make an impact in the seniors this year. God I hope they're given a fair chance to get a game if the more senior fringe players underperform.
Smith had 10 tackles, 5 inside 50's, and was good tonight too.
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Al Smith looks the goods but to me he looked better than Eddie last year too. He would be ahead of Ledger and I think the famous apprenticeship might hold him back.
I would think Jack Steven and Dave Armitage will be demanding game time this year as well. Nice to have depth for a change, and it keeps everyone from Peake ,Mcqualter and even Farren Ray playing to keep their spots every week.
We still have Geary on the sidelines and Schnider as well, I thought we were meant to struggle with our bottom 6 players. There is now genuine depth there.
I would think Jack Steven and Dave Armitage will be demanding game time this year as well. Nice to have depth for a change, and it keeps everyone from Peake ,Mcqualter and even Farren Ray playing to keep their spots every week.
We still have Geary on the sidelines and Schnider as well, I thought we were meant to struggle with our bottom 6 players. There is now genuine depth there.
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guess you could chuck in the X-factor Polo as wellgringo wrote:Al Smith looks the goods but to me he looked better than Eddie last year too. He would be ahead of Ledger and I think the famous apprenticeship might hold him back.
I would think Jack Steven and Dave Armitage will be demanding game time this year as well. Nice to have depth for a change, and it keeps everyone from Peake ,Mcqualter and even Farren Ray playing to keep their spots every week.
We still have Geary on the sidelines and Schnider as well, I thought we were meant to struggle with our bottom 6 players. There is now genuine depth there.
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You're kidding, he fumbles way too much and is no where near as good overhead, Gilbo is more aggressive, a better tackler and far more dangerous for the opposition. His presence up forward will take the heat off Roo and allw him to compete one on one instead of one on plentyborderbarry wrote:Lynch still has more to offer as a forward than Gilbert, IMHO.
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Disagree.. lynch has played forward before and it showed. Read the play, provided an option. Although I agree his skills need to improve, he clearly knows how to read the game.BringBackMadDog wrote:You're kidding, he fumbles way too much and is no where near as good overhead, Gilbo is more aggressive, a better tackler and far more dangerous for the opposition. His presence up forward will take the heat off Roo and allw him to compete one on one instead of one on plentyborderbarry wrote:Lynch still has more to offer as a forward than Gilbert, IMHO.
Gilbert, although his efforts were there.. Seemed lost to me. Will and can he improve, yes. But who knows. Kicking still and always had been a major issue.
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It's such a shame that Gilbert started footy so late, if he had better footskills he could really be anything, I've always thought his best position would be as a tall wingman in a similar mould to Adam Goodes...
I think he may be wasted in the forward line a bit tbh... but it's probably worth persisting with him for a little while longer.
I think he may be wasted in the forward line a bit tbh... but it's probably worth persisting with him for a little while longer.
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compare week 1 NAB vs week 2. Thought he was much better skill wise week 2. Looks like a confidence and nerves thing to me. The kid will get better if they perserve with him. i think he got better as the game wore on.falka wrote: Cant disagree more on the Lynch comments. His skills are just terrible, certainly having a go, but very sloppy. Needs to improve this area if he wants to play seniors.
I dont know how old you are, but i remember a young Max Hudgton was much the same in his first 10 games of senior footy.
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Ledger could easily debut in round one with Schneids suspended. Easily. Dont think too many (me included) saw that coming.
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I have a feeling saints 2010 draft might be a real cracker after quite a few shockers.
Although Armo and Lynch and Big Mac all are decent so its really only back 5-7 years ago when we seemed to have a bad run for 3 few years.
We have no players in the 22-25 year age group at all (besides ray, polo and cj who were all mature recruits).
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http://www.wafootball.com.au/wafl/2243- ... arke-medal
I have a feeling saints 2010 draft might be a real cracker after quite a few shockers.
Although Armo and Lynch and Big Mac all are decent so its really only back 5-7 years ago when we seemed to have a bad run for 3 few years.
We have no players in the 22-25 year age group at all (besides ray, polo and cj who were all mature recruits).
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