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Newnes I'm not such a big fan of. Does go missing against the better teams and is not quite quick enough.
Parks... and I know this is an early call.... but he looks like an inspired pick.
Jack Carroll also looks like a steal (even earlier call there).
Fogarty is now my favourite player. He's the tackler we've been waiting for... great kick too.
As for Cunningham, LOB and Dow - there is still hope there but even if they all fail everyone knows there are no guarantees - even in the first round. You put Walsh, Weit, Curnow, Harry, Fisher, Dekoning, JSOS, etc. in the win column and there will definitely be a few in the loss column.
But with Williams, Saad, Martin, Fog, etc. taking spots there's not that many left over for the young guys.
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I thought Newnes was a SOS selection ?
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He was PP....just saying it wasn't a bad pickup given we didn't have to give up anything at all to get him. We had a few years of getting burnt with pickups like Mullet, Kerridge, Smedts, Lang etc.
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(04-08-2021, 07:16 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:He was PP....just saying it wasn't a bad pickup given we didn't have to give up anything at all to get him. We had a few years of getting burnt with pickups like Mullet, Kerridge, Smedts, Lang etc.
Fair enough. Those other names you mention were picked up during the rebuild days, intended to be as cheap as chips and equally expendable. Hard, seasoned bodies to give the kids a chop out for a short time whilst they developed. Dubious idea, appalling recruiting.
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(04-08-2021, 01:30 AM)bratblue link Wrote:I expect this to be an ongoing discussion but Austin is getting some early runs on the board finding some rare diamonds in Fogerty and Parks who cost us nothing at the trade table.
Early call, but so far so good.
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(04-08-2021, 07:01 AM)jeza link Wrote:As for Cunningham, LOB and Dow - there is still hope there EFA
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(04-08-2021, 08:48 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:EFA
I really hope LOB makes it. Guys that can run all day and kick like that don't grow on trees. Not to say he hasn't got holes in his game.
Cunningham just needs the ball in his hands more. Ridiculous he's playing 2s and Samo is jogging around half back flank in luke-warm form. We need speed out of defense! Give Cunningham a job.
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Cunningham will come good IMHO.
His problems are a bit different to the others. He'll actually improve as he plays more because he has bags of ability but seems to go missing for periods. That is one aspect a player can work on and improve and its usually linked to their ability to read the game and know their role.
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Cunningham will come good IMHO.
His problems are a bit different to the others. He'll actually improve as he plays more because he has bags of ability but seems to go missing for periods. That is one aspect a player can work on and improve and its usually linked to their ability to read the game and know their role.
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(04-08-2021, 11:25 AM)jeza date Wrote:I really hope LOB makes it. Guys that can run all day and kick like that don't grow on trees. Not to say he hasn't got holes in his game.
Cunningham just needs the ball in his hands more. Ridiculous he's playing 2s and Samo is jogging around half back flank in luke-warm form. We need speed out of defense! Give Cunningham a job. Personally, I think Cunningham is a mile behind SPS, and SPS is just what Jack Dyer would call a good ordinary footballer. We probably won't see the best of SPS until Ed retires, then I think you'll find SPS at more stoppages.
At the moment I see Cunningham as a highlight player, a quarter here or there, he's not the type we need right now and I'm not sure his spot won't be taken by guys like Philp who offer more consistent footy. Certainly Fogarty has made life much harder for Cunningham.
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