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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #270 on: December 24, 2012, 03:18:21 PM »
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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #271 on: December 24, 2012, 03:31:19 PM »
Will not make it

Crap, give him a go.....

How much longer should we keep him? Reckon there's a chance he'll be delisted at the end of 2013 possibly 2014.

He is 21.....

So what? He's shown absolutely nothing.
so lets look at the big picture and ask.  are there good reasons why hes shown little to date?
remember most talls dont even get close to their full potential at 24.
 yes theres been no incremental improvement as hes gone but thats hard to achieve when you have as many injuries as this bloke has had. these kids may put on size as they go that does not mean core strength that usually takes a fair while.
he should be developing at coburg hopefully at chf and  with time on his hands.  we should be patient and lower our expectations on these kids especially those who have had a lot of injury.

major concern for me with this kid is his pace and hes not done a lot in the air ie taking contested marks to date. for me improvement in these areas are the goal.
i would have thought given all the circumstances astbury is safe this yr even if its a poor yr. if hes where he is now at the end of 2014 well then maybe we need to look at cutting him.

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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #272 on: December 24, 2012, 05:04:07 PM »
Rubbish.

Before.injury astbury.was.epic.

Will not make it

Crap, give him a go.....

How much longer should we keep him? Reckon there's a chance he'll be delisted at the end of 2013 possibly 2014.

He is 21.....

So what? He's shown absolutely nothing.

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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #273 on: December 24, 2012, 06:28:17 PM »
Will not make it

Crap, give him a go.....

How much longer should we keep him? Reckon there's a chance he'll be delisted at the end of 2013 possibly 2014.

He is 21.....

So what? He's shown absolutely nothing.

FFS, He hasn't had the opportunity yet!,

Mark my words will be delisted

This will make or break the great Mrakski. I salute his bravery in the face of the bigot who gave Edwards less of a chance :clapping

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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #274 on: December 24, 2012, 07:33:39 PM »
Will not make it

Crap, give him a go.....

How much longer should we keep him? Reckon there's a chance he'll be delisted at the end of 2013 possibly 2014.

He is 21.....

So what? He's shown absolutely nothing.

FFS, He hasn't had the opportunity yet!,

Mark my words will be delisted

This will make or break the great Mrakski. I salute his bravery in the face of the bigot who gave Edwards less of a chance :clapping

It will make me coz he's gawn
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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #275 on: December 24, 2012, 09:06:58 PM »
Kid will be a gun  :shh
Didn't get the 12 guernsey for his sense of humor

Makrov has had too much crackov  :shh :rollin
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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #276 on: December 24, 2012, 09:26:44 PM »
Kid will be a gun  :shh
Didn't get the 12 guernsey for his sense of humor

Makrov has had too much crackov  :shh :rollin

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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #277 on: December 24, 2012, 09:39:24 PM »
Lol I can relate to that ov  :shh
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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #278 on: December 24, 2012, 10:02:38 PM »
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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #279 on: December 25, 2012, 07:56:20 PM »
Would solve a lot of dilemmas if he can come good.

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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #280 on: December 25, 2012, 10:54:21 PM »
Would solve a lot of dilemmas if he can come good.

Would create some  :shh

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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #281 on: December 25, 2012, 11:11:00 PM »
Bet a slab he won't make it today
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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #282 on: December 25, 2012, 11:57:35 PM »
Bet a slab he won't make it today
Love your positivity! :clapping
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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #283 on: December 26, 2012, 11:05:10 AM »
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Re: David Astbury [merged]
« Reply #284 on: December 26, 2012, 12:18:52 PM »
Will not make it
Totally agree with Mrakov, will not make it.
By far the worst player on our list.
In most cases injuries are the worst thing that can happen to a young player, in Davids case it's been the best. Given him an extra year or two on our list.
If Posty got delisted than Astbury hasn't got a chance! At least Post had one good aspect to his game, his marking, David does not have anything in his game that is AFL standard. And for the record i didn't rate Post either.
It's sounds harsh from me but happy to put my name to it..... Time will tell.