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borderbarry wrote:Big cross against our selectors. Tom C should have 20 games up by now. Should have had games last season, but should definitely have been promoted a lot earlier than he was.
Or maybe he needed to work on some things before gaining promotion...and if he had been in a lot earlier before being polished maybe he would have been written off all ready.
Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
St Ick wrote:So proud of Tom, noone has worked harder to get his opportunity and he is grabbing it with both hands. I thought I'd do some player comparisons;
Curren - K Jack
Steven - D Swan
Newnes - S Pendlebury
Ross - J Watson
Any others we can think of? Hopefully, we can add, Kelly/Aish - G Ablett to the list
St Ick wrote:So proud of Tom, noone has worked harder to get his opportunity and he is grabbing it with both hands. I thought I'd do some player comparisons;
Curren - K Jack
Steven - D Swan
Newnes - S Pendlebury
Ross - J Watson
Any others we can think of? Hopefully, we can add, Kelly/Aish - G Ablett to the list
BigMart wrote:A few months ago when he wasn't getting a game, he had plenty of deficiencies to excuse his lack of opportunities... Good to see those have evaporated
Kicking, pace were the main ones and of course that VFL form is irrelevant....
Sometimes players just need to prove themselves at afl level and their deficiencies disappear. If Ledger got a go I think the same would happen for him. But it's probably too late now.
It wouldn't !
Seemed to do okay in his quarter 1/2 of football last week.
Funny they keep saying that poor old freo hardly had any seniors who could perform but this guy was on our rookie list a few weeks ago and he went better than just about any of Freo's guys. He really tries his guts out and doesn't care about putting his body on the line.
I think the club has always had him earmarked though- he is the only rookie I remember being so actively used for marketing. He's often modelling clothes and used in promo stuff despite his list status.
They said in commentary that Andrew Thompson said he smashes himself like no one he's come across in the gym. Thommo did pretty well off the rookie list as a small blonde running man actually too.
His preformance today was outstanding .
After a disappointing season it renews my faith in the club !
The door closes on some champions while at the same time new ones are just making there way .
Go tommy boy !
Curren is the real deal. Made a couple of mistakes where he over rated the opposition and should have just taken them on and broken the line and ran back into trouble. But overall - he just looks he is determined to be a good AFL player. And by George it looks like he will! Well done to him.
I haven't seen many of the S'ham games but must be kept. Has shown too much in recent games to let go. This Club needs to see how he will develop as a player; not somewhwere else. I have high expectations.
Funny they keep saying that poor old freo hardly had any seniors who could perform but this guy was on our rookie list a few weeks ago and he went better than just about any of Freo's guys. He really tries his guts out and doesn't care about putting his body on the line.
I think the club has always had him earmarked though- he is the only rookie I remember being so actively used for marketing. He's often modelling clothes and used in promo stuff despite his list status.
They said in commentary that Andrew Thompson said he smashes himself like no one he's come across in the gym. Thommo did pretty well off the rookie list as a small blonde running man actually too.
you are right. how many rookies are part of the leadership group in any capacity? He is part of the developmental leadership group. He's doing ok. he will be updgraded and will probably play all 22 games next year.
