03-06-2017, 11:31 PM
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Something GIC said in the Casboult thread about us being a team of introverts has me thinking.
As much as anything else we seem to lack an authoritative on field presence (I'm not necessarily talking about captaincy) and I'm not sure we have any waiting in the wings with the young group we've recruited.
Someone in the Jonathan Brown style of player, not necessarily in stature or ability but in terms of presence with a bit of mongrel.
Size helps but they don't have to be giants.
Our blokes are a nice bunch of cuddly bears rather than grizzlies.
Do we have a grizzly in waiting and who is it?
Who, from another club that may be available soon, would fit that criteria?
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Said it on another thread.
Sheehan could be one out of left field. Seems to be a see ball get ball guy that's a solid unit and runs straight.
Might not be the Grizzly your looking for but not many Irishman take a backward step.
Not much to lose giving him a go up forward. Just till a better option presents.
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We get rid of players who have mongrel, they get labeled as anti-social and trouble makers, so we offload them under media scrutiny.
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I reckon Cripps might be more Grizzly than some give him credit for. Not quite JB or Luke Hodge style, but I reckon he has a similar kind of attitude, he just needs a few mates to back him up. Docherty is a nice guy in general, but I have also seen him get a bit of agro happening at times too, I'd like to see even more though! Weitering doesn't take crap from anyone, and has even shown he can dish it out, all be it in small doses so far. I think Charlie could be another player that could be all right in this area, keeping it under control, might be his problem!
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(03-06-2017, 11:31 PM)Lods link Wrote:Something GIC said in the Casboult thread about us being a team of introverts has me thinking.
As much as anything else we seem to lack an authoritative on field presence (I'm not necessarily talking about captaincy) and I'm not sure we have any waiting in the wings with the young group we've recruited.
Someone in the Jonathan Brown style of player, not necessarily in stature or ability but in terms of presence with a bit of mongrel.
Size helps but they don't have to be giants.
Our blokes are a nice bunch of cuddly bears rather than grizzlies.
Do we have a grizzly in waiting and who is it?
Who, from another club that may be available soon, would fit that criteria? And Lods I was going to say in that thread imagine if Cas was a leader and our captain? A massive presence in the fwd line who demanded the footy and made defenders nervous.
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They didnt show it on the broadcast last weekend, but apparently Harry Mckay got into Fisticuffs with one of the aints defenders.
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(03-07-2017, 01:24 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:They didnt show it on the broadcast last weekend, but apparently Harry Mckay got into Fisticuffs with one of the aints defenders.
I think it was Webster.
Young Harry has a bit of attitude. Apparently he and Ben liked nothing better than to belt the tripe out of each other
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(03-07-2017, 01:42 AM)DJC link Wrote:I think it was Webster.
Young Harry has a bit of attitude. Apparently he and Ben liked nothing better than to belt the tripe out of each other
Ben is the more aggressive brother but I did see Harry engage with Webster and immediately thought thats good for the future ...our list is fairly devoid of mongrel..however I like the look of Charlie Curnow though, seems cheeky and happy to stick up for himself...
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(03-07-2017, 02:08 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Ben is the more aggressive brother but I did see Harry engage with Webster and immediately thought thats good for the future ...our list is fairly devoid of mongrel..however I like the look of Charlie Curnow though, seems cheeky and happy to stick up for himself...
The draftees from that year all seem to have "spunk" (for lack of another word).
Who could forget Weitering in his debut turning to Jack Riewoldt and doing the thumb and forefinger "only missed by a little bit" when he sprayed one of his shots out on the full??
Jack SOS, telling Andrew Walker that he was wearing his number as a what 6 year old?? Now he's wearing it.
Harry Mckay's fightback against the Aints this past weekend is another show.
Cunningham calmly slotting the goal from training where everyone was round him giving him a ribbing at PP during the pre season last year shows that he has the ability to wear the attitude.
I like it. Players who have character usually show it more frequently on field.
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(03-07-2017, 02:24 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Who could forget Weitering in his debut turning to Jack Riewoldt and doing the thumb and forefinger "only missed by a little bit" when he sprayed one of his shots out on the full??
I have it on very good authority Riewoldt was getting into Weiters big time for being No.1 prior to that little event. There is a little bit of history, in that Weiters is a relative of Liam Pickering by marriage, and Pickering manages Reiwoldt.
Hard to imagine Jack mouthing off! : 
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