Trout's war room- article

[saintbrat]

The almost last meeting
http://foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premier ... 7131859327

[kimberly saint]

interesting article ....Could sum one please explain how kid with messy room , was his down fall for not being drafted ????? would rule out 90% of teenagers at a guess

[OldGeorgeYoung]

Probably 99% of teenagers would not be dedicated enough to make an AFL list. Wouldn't be an issue for a gun prospect but for border-line selections the recruiters would be looking for any reason to choose between the 200 or so in the 50+ or rookie range. They may see it as an indicator that they may not want to do the 1%er so the issue is not being tidy but what else it may say about them, especially if the kid knew someone was coming.

[philtee]

Great article.
The more I see and hear about Ameet Bains the more impressed I am.

[magnifisaint]

Wow talk about making a mountain out of a molehill

[saintsRrising]

interesting article ....Could sum one please explain how kid with messy room , was his down fall for not being drafted ????? would rule out 90% of teenagers at a guess

Well if it helps my BIL was a neatness freak as was capped 38 times for the Socceroos.

However in the case mentioned I would imagine that they had many indicators and probably already had other red-flags on dedication, application etc. Straw, break, camels back and all that.

There are many players who have given the game away as training etc was too much for them.

[Spinner]

interesting article ....Could sum one please explain how kid with messy room , was his down fall for not being drafted ????? would rule out 90% of teenagers at a guess

That's one of the indicators that's held me back still into my late 20's....

[SaintPav]

Enhance 224 to 176. Enhance, stop. Move in, stop. Pull out, track right, stop. Center in, pull back. Stop. Track 45 right. Stop. Center and stop. Enhance 34 to 36. Pan right and pull back. Stop. Enhance 34 to 46. Pull back. Wait a minute, go right, stop. Enhance 57 to 19. Track 45 left. Stop. Enhance 15 to 23. Give me a hard copy right there.

[saintbrat]

Enhance 224 to 176. Enhance, stop. Move in, stop. Pull out, track right, stop. Center in, pull back. Stop. Track 45 right. Stop. Center and stop. Enhance 34 to 36. Pan right and pull back. Stop. Enhance 34 to 46. Pull back. Wait a minute, go right, stop. Enhance 57 to 19. Track 45 left. Stop. Enhance 15 to 23. Give me a hard copy right there.

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assume you are trying to read the white board?

[White Winmar]

Does anyone have the skills to enhance the image of the whiteboard? It could tell us all we want to know. If it can be enhanced then our rivals may get the jump, which would be poor form. It could also be part of a cunning plan to mislead the opposition. Is Baldrick on our staff?

[LTN16]

Don't want to draft a kid because he has a messy room. Now I've heard the lot!!

Are we drafting them to play football or to be a cleaner out at seaford?

[Bunk_Moreland]

Don't want to draft a kid because he has a messy room. Now I've heard the lot!!

Are we drafting them to play football or to be a cleaner out at seaford?

Yes because that is the only criteria our recruiters work off

Are you people for real?

[SaintPav]

Enhance 224 to 176. Enhance, stop. Move in, stop. Pull out, track right, stop. Center in, pull back. Stop. Track 45 right. Stop. Center and stop. Enhance 34 to 36. Pan right and pull back. Stop. Enhance 34 to 46. Pull back. Wait a minute, go right, stop. Enhance 57 to 19. Track 45 left. Stop. Enhance 15 to 23. Give me a hard copy right there.

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assume you are trying to read the white board?

Correct. I was analysing the photo using my Esper machine which uses multi dimensional digital imaging by turning a photograph into a three dimensional capture enabling me to zoom into a high resolution picture, and navigate it. Some Interesting analysis. The club also needs a Voight - Kampf machine to interview draftees. I've got one of those too. Nerdorama!!

[saintbrat]

Don't want to draft a kid because he has a messy room. Now I've heard the lot!!

Are we drafting them to play football or to be a cleaner out at seaford?

Yes because that is the only criteria our recruiters work off

Are you people for real?

and it wasn't our club

Recently, another club ruled a player out because his room was too messy.

but it's one note as opposed to

Last year the Saints got late mail on Jack Billings. In year 10 he had been physically bullied in a school game and took it to heart.

He resolved it by seeking out a boxing coach to build up aggression and competitiveness, a final tick in his favour.

“For us that’s only a trivial thing, but it shows he’s got the drive to get better and even at that age he was thinking professionally,” Bains said.

[LTN16]

Don't want to draft a kid because he has a messy room. Now I've heard the lot!!

Are we drafting them to play football or to be a cleaner out at seaford?

Yes because that is the only criteria our recruiters work off

Are you people for real?

They ruled him out because of it so it maybe it is??

[derby Street]

"They" being another club. Settle down

[SaintPav]

[linz]

Good on them to try and work out the best methods in an effort to make the best selections.
I reckon Riewoldt would have had a clean room as a child but on the other hand Plugger probably had pie and chiko roll wrappers scattered around his room.
Riewoldt was a leader though but Plugger was probably our best ever player.

Would a player like Plugger get selected in this day and age though?
Probably not. Can't pass skin fold tests etc etc.
Yawn, pick the player with a clean room.
It's all about science.

[White Winmar]

Using that criteria, Felix Unger would've been a champion.

[Jacks Back]

Using that criteria, Felix Unger would've been a champion.

As long as we don't pick Felix the cat as his litter tray tended to get a bit messed up.

[Linton Lodger]

Good on them to try and work out the best methods in an effort to make the best selections.
I reckon Riewoldt would have had a clean room as a child but on the other hand Plugger probably had pie and chiko roll wrappers scattered around his room.
Riewoldt was a leader though but Plugger was probably our best ever player.

Would a player like Plugger get selected in this day and age though?
Probably not. Can't pass skin fold tests etc etc.
Yawn, pick the player with a clean room.
It's all about science.

Riewoldt is a champion, a gun and a fine leader, but I'm afraid he comes nowhere near the big fella as a player. So that blows away the messy room theory, unless Plugger was a stickler for an impeccably tidy bedroom in his younger days.

[SaintPav]

Good on them to try and work out the best methods in an effort to make the best selections.
I reckon Riewoldt would have had a clean room as a child but on the other hand Plugger probably had pie and chiko roll wrappers scattered around his room.
Riewoldt was a leader though but Plugger was probably our best ever player.

Would a player like Plugger get selected in this day and age though?
Probably not. Can't pass skin fold tests etc etc.
Yawn, pick the player with a clean room.
It's all about science.

Riewoldt is a champion, a gun and a fine leader, but I'm afraid he comes nowhere near the big fella as a player.

That is a matter of opinion.

Different era. Different game and very different players which makes it difficult to compare.

Plugger was pure talent but he would probbaly struggle with the cardio required in today's game.

Plugger might be better but to say that Roo does not come close to him is really an exaggeration.

[FQF]

Good on them to try and work out the best methods in an effort to make the best selections.
I reckon Riewoldt would have had a clean room as a child but on the other hand Plugger probably had pie and chiko roll wrappers scattered around his room.
Riewoldt was a leader though but Plugger was probably our best ever player.

Would a player like Plugger get selected in this day and age though?
Probably not. Can't pass skin fold tests etc etc.
Yawn, pick the player with a clean room.
It's all about science.

Riewoldt is a champion, a gun and a fine leader, but I'm afraid he comes nowhere near the big fella as a player.

That is a matter of opinion.

Different era. Different game and very different players which makes it difficult to compare.

Plugger was pure talent but he would probbaly struggle with the cardio required in today's game.

Plugger might be better but to say that Roo does not come close to him is really an exaggeration.

+1

People love the big, heavy-hitting, unequivocal statements. Usually means BS.

[Junction Oval]

Full marks to their professionalism, but it strikes me that so often, "over-analysis" by committees, muddles things, when the right decision is there, staring you in the face.

[LTN16]

It's like saying we should pick Petracca instead of McCartin because he doesn't have a gap in his front teeth..

Has completely nothing to do with the way they play football!