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I'm pretty confident Ben will be ok. He's close to senior selection and impressed everyone during pre-season. He certainly has some unique skills, ones we can well do with. Let's at least see him play senior footy before passing judgement as to how good he might be compared to others. Other teams get it right and wrong just as we do. Give the kid a chance. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. The WB and several others were very keen on him, always a promising sign when you get a little deeper into the draft.
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Hindsight is so wonderfull.....I can't recall a single post suggesting we take Parfitt before the draft....and I can't recall a single post suggesting we should have taken Parfitt after the draft.
For that matter, I dont recall a poster suggesting we should have taken the Bont ahead of Billings....but as for Paddy...well, there were plenty who were keen on Patracca...
For that matter, I dont recall a poster suggesting we should have taken the Bont ahead of Billings....but as for Paddy...well, there were plenty who were keen on Patracca...
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VFL Notes: Practice match vs Williamstown
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St Kilda Assistant Coach and Sandringham Senior Coach Lindsay Gilbee provides his insights into who impressed in the Zebras' final practice match ahead of Round 1 this weekend.
Sandringham opens their season against Essendon at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on Saturday afternoon.
Ben Long
“Longy was excellent, especially in the second half where he played forward-midfield. He just throws himself at every contest and when he does that something usually comes of it. He’s a talented kid, he knows how to find the footy. He will be a lot better for the run. I don’t see him being in the VFL system for too long ."
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Good post, great post, three main reasons we took Paddy,Toy Saint wrote:Hindsight is so wonderfull.....I can't recall a single post suggesting we take Parfitt before the draft....and I can't recall a single post suggesting we should have taken Parfitt after the draft.
For that matter, I dont recall a poster suggesting we should have taken the Bont ahead of Billings....but as for Paddy...well, there were plenty who were keen on Patracca...
1) Patracca didn't interview well (wanted to be a Demon, not a Saint).
2) Patracca is full of himself and only cares about Christian.
3) Paddy is a much more stable person and is what we need long-term, actually cares for others(Club MAntra).
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Of course he may and yes, he will be!!!!!jaxons wrote:Didn't play first 2 weeks due to suspension.
Very likely to be in this week.
Will be a jet.
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Well supposed to be named in the extended squad but lets see,, If Armo and Steven both come back in, how do we squeeze him in?stonecold wrote:Of course he may and yes, he will be!!!!!jaxons wrote:Didn't play first 2 weeks due to suspension.
Very likely to be in this week.
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bigcarl wrote:We took Jade Gresham at pick 18? in 2015. Did we get that one right?
Could have hung onto pick 6 and drafted young Rioli.
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We should have traded 2014 pick 1 for Sloane and 14 and then Jake Lever ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Long is gonna be awesome.
Will get his nomination 4 minutes after stepping onto the field in his first game.
Will get his nomination 4 minutes after stepping onto the field in his first game.
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Long hasn't even played yet so what are we assessing?
We will be talking differently very soon when this kid breaks into the team.
Going to offer us a new dimension with his talent, 2016 picking up Long and Steele and doing the Hawks picks trade will go down as one of the great years of trading for the St Kilda Football Club.
We will be talking differently very soon when this kid breaks into the team.
Going to offer us a new dimension with his talent, 2016 picking up Long and Steele and doing the Hawks picks trade will go down as one of the great years of trading for the St Kilda Football Club.
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Maybe but there's a big difference between a great trade and a great pick.
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Trouble is Gresham should have gone top 5.kosifantutti wrote:There's a pattern emerging.
Ryan Burton was the round 2 nominee. He was given Sam Mitchell's number. We took Gresham with the the pick before Burton. Gresham has not been nominated this year for the rising star.
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Petracca is also fat! That will be a problem his whole career. As an Italian boy, I know an Italian boy that enjoys his mother's cooking way too much. He's one of them. He is is also not that quick, could be a problem for him when hard tags come back into vogue (and they will). This is why Goddard never played much in midfield and played across half back (a waste of his talent). He didn't have the foot speed to break a hard tag.stonecold wrote:Good post, great post, three main reasons we took Paddy,Toy Saint wrote:Hindsight is so wonderfull.....I can't recall a single post suggesting we take Parfitt before the draft....and I can't recall a single post suggesting we should have taken Parfitt after the draft.
For that matter, I dont recall a poster suggesting we should have taken the Bont ahead of Billings....but as for Paddy...well, there were plenty who were keen on Patracca...
1) Patracca didn't interview well (wanted to be a Demon, not a Saint).
2) Patracca is full of himself and only cares about Christian.
3) Paddy is a much more stable person and is what we need long-term, actually cares for others(Club MAntra).
Move on, nothing too see here!!!!!
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Petracca's knock has always been his kickingLinton Lodger wrote:Petracca is also fat! That will be a problem his whole career. As an Italian boy, I know an Italian boy that enjoys his mother's cooking way too much. He's one of them. He is is also not that quick, could be a problem for him when hard tags come back into vogue (and they will). This is why Goddard never played much in midfield and played across half back (a waste of his talent). He didn't have the foot speed to break a hard tag.stonecold wrote:Good post, great post, three main reasons we took Paddy,Toy Saint wrote:Hindsight is so wonderfull.....I can't recall a single post suggesting we take Parfitt before the draft....and I can't recall a single post suggesting we should have taken Parfitt after the draft.
For that matter, I dont recall a poster suggesting we should have taken the Bont ahead of Billings....but as for Paddy...well, there were plenty who were keen on Patracca...
1) Patracca didn't interview well (wanted to be a Demon, not a Saint).
2) Patracca is full of himself and only cares about Christian.
3) Paddy is a much more stable person and is what we need long-term, actually cares for others(Club MAntra).
Move on, nothing too see here!!!!!
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Haven't watched much of petracca so don't know if it's common sight but have noticed his first 3 steps look like treacle.Linton Lodger wrote:Petracca is also fat! That will be a problem his whole career. As an Italian boy, I know an Italian boy that enjoys his mother's cooking way too much. He's one of them. He is is also not that quick, could be a problem for him when hard tags come back into vogue (and they will). This is why Goddard never played much in midfield and played across half back (a waste of his talent). He didn't have the foot speed to break a hard tag.stonecold wrote:Good post, great post, three main reasons we took Paddy,Toy Saint wrote:Hindsight is so wonderfull.....I can't recall a single post suggesting we take Parfitt before the draft....and I can't recall a single post suggesting we should have taken Parfitt after the draft.
For that matter, I dont recall a poster suggesting we should have taken the Bont ahead of Billings....but as for Paddy...well, there were plenty who were keen on Patracca...
1) Patracca didn't interview well (wanted to be a Demon, not a Saint).
2) Patracca is full of himself and only cares about Christian.
3) Paddy is a much more stable person and is what we need long-term, actually cares for others(Club MAntra).
Move on, nothing too see here!!!!!
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He maybe fat
But he ain't slow.... was the most powerful kid taken in that draft... possibly the most powerful since Fyfe or Martin in 09
Riccutio was heavy, but had immense power
But he ain't slow.... was the most powerful kid taken in that draft... possibly the most powerful since Fyfe or Martin in 09
Riccutio was heavy, but had immense power
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Cedric Cox pick 23 also named to debut this week.
Ben Long pick 24 to debut.
Brandon Parfitt pick 25 playing his 4th match.
All indigenous boys, similar size and all quick and skillful.
Good luck Ben!
Ben Long pick 24 to debut.
Brandon Parfitt pick 25 playing his 4th match.
All indigenous boys, similar size and all quick and skillful.
Good luck Ben!
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The best two players ever Tony Lockett and Leigh Matthews both must have been skinny lightweights.BigMart wrote:He maybe fat
But he ain't slow.... was the most powerful kid taken in that draft... possibly the most powerful since Fyfe or Martin in 09
Riccutio was heavy, but had immense power
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