Post Game Passion; AFL Rd 20: Carlton vs St Kilda

[kruddler]

That bloke is likely number 35-40 on our list currently so they will get more opportunities (or have already had their papers stamped.

That bloke could've been LOB before last week.....or Honey.....or Kemp.

First 2 contributed last week.....who is to say Kemp couldn't too.

[madbluboy]

IMO, he's more like Sergio than Steve.

Should never have delisted Ben.

[kruddler]

Should never have delisted Ben.

I was 50-50 at the time, and the only reason i was partially in favour of keeping him was because we had a big shortage in his position and he has good genes.

But in terms of what he had shown as a player (surname aside) it was probably less than LOB had shown before last week.

If he comes good, we can always re-draft him. Wonder if we can father/son him again?

[cookie2]

I know it was just a poor attempt of sarcasm on my behalf..

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[capcom]

Ben will never make it.  Just no internal drive.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Ben will never make it.  Just no internal drive.

Inclined to agree, my gripe was he was delisted due to internal politics and not given the usual grace period that talls get to prove themselves especially with the arrival of CoVid. But he hasnt really shown much since leaving and its hard to make a case for him even with his pedigree. He was always viewed as a kid who had other interests outside football and maybe thats just how its played out with him. We gave Hugh Goddard the boot at the same time though, I thought logic might have said you keep at least one given we had/have no backup tall key defenders.

[Thryleon]

Ben will never make it.  Just no internal drive.

yep.

If you could put jacks attitude in bens body you'd have a Johnno brown.

Unfortunately Ben isn't there yet.  There's still time.  Look at kane lambert. 

[flyboy77]

Inclined to agree, my gripe was he was delisted due to internal politics and not given the usual grace period that talls get to prove themselves especially with the arrival of CoVid. But he hasnt really shown much since leaving and its hard to make a case for him even with his pedigree. He was always viewed as a kid who had other interests outside football and maybe thats just how its played out with him. We gave Hugh Goddard the boot at the same time though, I thought logic might have said you keep at least one given we had/have no backup tall key defenders.

And Macreadie too!

[jeza]

If Ben had no internal drive i doubt he'd be running around in the VFL desperately trying to get another chance. I hope he comes good. At his height there is still plenty of time up his sleeve.

[northernblue]

If Ben had no internal drive i doubt he'd be running around in the VFL desperately trying to get another chance. I hope he comes good. At his height there is still plenty of time up his sleeve.

It’s good that you can see the desperation that no one else can, I do agree he has “some” time to develop that.