Anyone Else Excited By Stanley?

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SH!T YEAH!!! I love the guy! Haven't been this excited since young Gilbert came to the club.


Having said that......I haven't seen him play :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Post: # 844092Post Gurgman »

InkerSaint wrote:OHHHHHH....

So suddenly Rhys Stanley is on the map.

I seem to remember some on this forum asking "who?" only a couple of weeks ago... and suggesting he be used for trade bait.

Nuts.

100% spot on Inker , but now he won the sprint he should be first ruck according to some , all i can say is TF ross is the coach


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Post: # 844102Post cowboy18 »

Am I excited that we have the fastest player in the AFL on our list?

Hell yeah!


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Post: # 844106Post bigred »

Bernard Shakey wrote:
borderbarry wrote:I would play him in front of McEvoy at the moment.
I've seen plenty of Sandy this year and there is no way Stanley is ahead of Big Mac.

Stanley will be a player and not just a ruckman, but is probably 18 months away.
This sums it up methinks.

Stanley is most definitely a longer term prospect. He looks to have some serious skills for his size though. Longer term.

Mac is the real deal I reckon. This pres eason will be good for him.


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bigcarl wrote:
samoht wrote:Once he has the endurance he could play in a number of positions almost immediately - on the wing you don't need a solid body.
that would present a match up problem to our opponents. anyone else got a 200cm winger who wins grand final sprints?
Wouldn't he be a great link-up man. Thumping kick out of the back 50 to the wing, you'd think with such height he would be able to out mark his opponent. Quick kick into the forward line... would be hard to match up on.


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Post: # 844337Post bigred »

Yes but.....

How big is his tank? :P

Cant play him for 12 second bursts.

He is gonna take time.


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Post: # 844347Post bigcarl »

bigred wrote:How big is his tank?
yeah, it's a fair question. i'd like to know that, too.

in the absence of anything to the contrary i'm going to assume that he has one.


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Post: # 844464Post borderbarry »

Dont be surprised if both Rhys and Big Mac are not over-taken eventually by big Blake McGrath as ruckmen. He appears to be coming along nicely also.


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Post: # 844467Post stinger »

SaintWodonga wrote:I reckon he is a real prospect. Tall bloke who won the grand final sprint. Got to have an exciting future for the club...

same comments apply to zac.well almost...don't know where

zac came in the sprint though...


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Post: # 844468Post stinger »

we are still going to draft another ruckman this year it would seem....


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Post: # 844481Post realdeal »

In 3-4 years St.Kilda will have one of the premier ruck combo's in the AFL with Big Mac and Stanley. I haven't seen McGrath so i can't comment but Stanley has all the ingredients to make a big impact.

He can obviously run fast but he also has a pretty good tank, good below his knees for a big guy, can jump, good kick, gets clearances, tackles and shows some grunt.
Probably just needs to learn the game and become a better mark but that will come as he builds strength and confidence.

Like whats been mentioned, he's still a good year or so off making a splash as he is still young but with a bit of muscle he should be a future gun for us.

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Post: # 844488Post AnythingsPossibleSaints »

This is for those who've never seen him play in any way shape or form:
You can also see another video of him on the right of that page, under "related videos".


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Post: # 844936Post TassieJones »

Grand final sprint aside, he was in the bests a fair few times for Sandringham, and bog a few times. I don't think many first year ruckman perform that well, so it's looking good.


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Post: # 845094Post Con Gorozidis »

chook23 wrote:a lot of people can run..............

and a lot just formed an opinion on seeing him GF day

how many have really seen him play

time will tell
hang on. he was playing seniors sanfl at 17 in the ruck against grown men.

hell yeahhhhhhhhh im excited about him!


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Post: # 845100Post Con Gorozidis »

stinger wrote:we are still going to draft another ruckman this year it would seem....
well we dont need one. im rapt with our 2 rucks - mac and stanley!


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Post: # 845286Post saintpeter »

Stanley ... impressive speed, can't comment on his football. Seems like a good kid from the interview, nice attitude.

I am interested in McGrath. Seems like two years since he was awarded a scholarship. 16 or 17 years old at the time, 208 cm and around 85 kilos. Given that kids usually keep growing at that age, any ideas of his current size and weight. More importantly, can he play. I live in Canberra so never see any Sandy games.


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