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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #885 on: May 20, 2017, 10:09:43 PM »
Like Yarran, same but differrnt
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #886 on: May 20, 2017, 10:22:23 PM »
Wonder how much diligence we have done with Prestia over his knee injury. A lot has been said about O'Meara and his loss of kicking skill after his knee surgery. Prestia can't kick. Handball is elite but by foot is well below standard.
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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #887 on: May 21, 2017, 07:09:18 AM »
His kicking this season makes Luke McGuane look like Maurice Rioli, abominable, that kick from a standing start on the wing that went OOTF by about 10 metres was comical.

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #888 on: May 21, 2017, 07:18:44 AM »
His kicking this season makes Luke McGuane look like Maurice Rioli, abominable, that kick from a standing start on the wing that went OOTF by about 10 metres was comical.

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #889 on: May 21, 2017, 08:08:26 AM »
Wonder how much diligence we have done with Prestia over his knee injury. A lot has been said about O'Meara and his loss of kicking skill after his knee surgery. Prestia can't kick. Handball is elite but by foot is well below standard.

Not much. They were too busy tapping each other on the back that they have finally nabbed the "big fish" where they really got the big dud
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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #890 on: May 21, 2017, 08:12:02 AM »
Wonder how much diligence we have done with Prestia over his knee injury. A lot has been said about O'Meara and his loss of kicking skill after his knee surgery. Prestia can't kick. Handball is elite but by foot is well below standard.

Not much. They were too busy tapping each other on the back that they have finally nabbed the "big fish" where they really got the big dud
Fairs fair, he is not a dud.
But pick 6 and a second rounder is "diabolical"

On a side note, Tom Mitchell racked up 50 last night and cost them way less.

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #891 on: May 21, 2017, 08:22:05 AM »
We gave away too much.  This is obvious.  And we'll do the same for schache also. 
Prestia was worth a second rounder only due to injury history

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #892 on: May 21, 2017, 09:18:27 AM »
BT so far imo he is a dud.

Compare his stats to bellis. You will find they are very similar and some will say bellis has performed better.

How the stuff can u kick it out on the full with no pressure at all.

Bloody thief that kid is stealing 750k from a club and then having the nerve to produce that skata
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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #893 on: May 21, 2017, 09:24:39 AM »
BT so far imo he is a dud.

Compare his stats to bellis. You will find they are very similar and some will say bellis has performed better.

How the stuff can u kick it out on the full with no pressure at all.

Bloody thief that kid is stealing 750k from a club and then having the nerve to produce that skata
Far from a dud but as I said before we drafted him he was never worth our pick 6.
Its the club's fault we gave away pick 6 and pay him $750k, not his.
He will get better imo and will help us improve but clearly we got duded in the deal.
It is what it is now but I hope we don't do the same this post season.

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #894 on: May 21, 2017, 09:33:05 AM »
Pick 6 is for a elite player he is not even half of that our club never have the balls to walk away during trade period.

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #895 on: May 21, 2017, 11:12:46 AM »
Pick 6 is for a elite player he is not even half of that our club never have the balls to walk away during trade period.

Yep unfortunately a lot of supporters were putting the pressure on for a big fish and to their limited thinking it was the panacea for everything

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #896 on: May 21, 2017, 12:18:49 PM »
We paid too much for him. (Pick 6)

We are paying him too much. (contract)

So Conca, B.Ellis and trading Pick 6 for Prestia are a bust, and potentially C.Ellis.

Great ...


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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #897 on: May 21, 2017, 12:29:26 PM »
What. U mean, he's not a dud ?

I don't think I seen a bigger chicken in the yellow and black.

Would rather handball to a team  mate under the pump than have to take a knock.

Worse than Ellis, Conca and Houli.
Caracella and Balmey.

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #898 on: May 21, 2017, 01:13:28 PM »
We paid too much for him. (Pick 6)

We are paying him too much. (contract)

So Conca, B.Ellis and trading Pick 6 for Prestia are a bust, and potentially C.Ellis.

Great ...
You forgot Lennon.

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Re: Dion Prestia [merged]
« Reply #899 on: May 21, 2017, 01:18:40 PM »
So did the coach....
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