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Title: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: the claw on August 03, 2014, 09:26:55 PM
im hoping posters can give good reasons why they think players wont make. have the balls to give reasons why its too easy to just say dud delist.
i will start the ball rolling

Tyrone Vickery
lacks courage,  is poor in the air imo. remains lazy and only plays the game on his terms.  goes missing for far too long in games and is definately an in betweener.
neither a very good ruckman or very good kpf.  or in other words not quite good enough to hold down a kp or good enough to hiold down 1st ruck.i say this  based on nearly 100 games and 6 yrs with same things smacking you in the face yr after yr.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: tdy on August 03, 2014, 09:33:13 PM
Shaun Hampson.   He is an ok tap ruck but so utterly hopeless around the ground. Marking kicking mobility that he is a liability.  Even when he does get the ball he inevitably uses it badly.   Dud but until we have other options you keep as backup we will keep him.  I see him spending 2 years in the seconds until delisting.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: YellowandBlackBlood on August 03, 2014, 09:34:33 PM
Shaun Hampson.   He is an ok tap ruck but so utterly hopeless around the ground. Marking kicking mobility that he is a liability.  Even when he does get the ball he inevitably uses it badly.   Dud but until we have other options you keep as backup we will keep him.  I see him spending 2 years in the seconds until delisting.
Agree.  Hampson. Can tap the ball but thinks about Megan far too much to have any other impact in a game. ;D
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: big tone on August 03, 2014, 09:47:34 PM
im hoping posters can give good reasons why they think players wont make. have the balls to give reasons why its too easy to just say dud delist.
i will start the ball rolling

Tyrone Vickery
lacks courage,  is poor in the air imo. remains lazy and only plays the game on his terms.  goes missing for far too long in games and is definately an in betweener.
neither a very good ruckman or very good kpf.  or in other words not quite good enough to hold down a kp or good enough to hiold down 1st ruck.i say this  based on nearly 100 games and 6 yrs with same things smacking you in the face yr after yr.
Define won't make it? Vickory has play 87 games. And will play another 87.
I guess your 'not making it' is different to mine.
We know you don't like him but I'm afraid if you play 150 games of AFL footy you have made it. He may not be the best player in the league but smarter football brains than you can see something in him to pick him that many times.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: big tone on August 03, 2014, 09:59:01 PM
Ben Griffiths for me.
Never have I seen I bloke of this size so scared of body contact.
His lack of intensity is astounding for a player that is still trying to make a name for himself at AFL level.
He seems so mentally weak that anything that doesn't go his way, it's tent down circus over.
Sure he has some tools, which makes it worse by the way, he is big, can kick it a country mile and can take an ok mark on a lead but having them and not having any mental toughness is useless.
There is a difference between being young,lazy and thinking it's just going to happen (Shultz) and Griif that is young, lazy but just doesn't have the edge it takes to play AFL..
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Judge Roughneck on August 03, 2014, 10:05:25 PM
Grigg

Will only ever be a D or C grader
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: tdy on August 03, 2014, 10:16:00 PM
Grigg

Will only ever be a D or C grader

You could argue Grigg has made it.  He is at his level wont get any better and has played 119 games.  He wont get dumped this year. Maybe he is carrying an injury but he is pretty out of form. I assume the powers that be expect him to get it back and will give him next year to do it.  He may yet make 150 games.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: the claw on August 03, 2014, 10:17:53 PM
im hoping posters can give good reasons why they think players wont make. have the balls to give reasons why its too easy to just say dud delist.
i will start the ball rolling

Tyrone Vickery
lacks courage,  is poor in the air imo. remains lazy and only plays the game on his terms.  goes missing for far too long in games and is definately an in betweener.
neither a very good ruckman or very good kpf.  or in other words not quite good enough to hold down a kp or good enough to hiold down 1st ruck.i say this  based on nearly 100 games and 6 yrs with same things smacking you in the face yr after yr.
Define won't make it? Vickory has play 87 games. And will play another 87.
I guess your 'not making it' is different to mine.
We know you don't like him but I'm afraid if you play 150 games of AFL footy you have made it. He may not be the best player in the league but smarter football brains than you can see something in him to pick him that many times.
i can see your point.  i come from the view that even though vickery has played 87 games the vast majority of em have not been up to afl standard. nothing games are exactly that nothing games.
i also am adamant he has never ever really established himself as a good consistent player. he may have played 87 games but 50 of em have been gifted.
despite his 87 games hes yet to prove himself.
but in a way your right 87 games is far more than a good percentage of people who get drafted. i suppose im placing a greater emphasis on perormance.

its interesting. i see your complaints about griffiths and agrree. yet it seems your blind to very similar complaints about vickery.

anyway if you wish im happy to cut vickery based on the games played  stat from this list.  theres  well over half a list i can put in his place.

just to finish over the last 30 yrs we have had heaps of players play 60 80 100 games  without ever truly establishing their bonafides its one reason why we dont play finals very often.we hang on and hang on and hang on which in turn shows just how wrong those with smarter footy brains than me get it.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Judge Roughneck on August 03, 2014, 10:18:24 PM
Differently levels of made it.

I'd argue we are less likely of winning the flag with him in the team than in it

Could be wrong of course



Grigg


I rate Vickery
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: tdy on August 03, 2014, 10:28:43 PM
Differently levels of made it.

I'd argue we are less likely of winning the flag with him in the team than in it

Could be wrong of course



Grigg


I rate Vickery

I agree Grigg is not great and if we won the flag with him in our 22 he would be player 20 to 22.  He doesnt like body contact enough for my liking. He just is what he is. We have worse in shedwards.

Fyi he got 36 possies 26 contested 19 clearances in the twos the other week against sandy.  Maybe he is gettung back into form. 
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: the claw on August 03, 2014, 11:08:38 PM
Differently levels of made it.

I'd argue we are less likely of winning the flag with him in the team than in it

Could be wrong of course



Grigg


I rate Vickery

I agree Grigg is not great and if we won the flag with him in our 22 he would be player 20 to 22.  He doesnt like body contact enough for my liking. He just is what he is. We have worse in shedwards.

Fyi he got 36 possies 26 contested 19 clearances in the twos the other week against sandy.  Maybe he is gettung back into form.
as much as we dislike him or more to the point the way he plays, grigg is a far far better performed player than shedwards. yet the very people who defend shedwards want to see grigg gone.
the truth is we must do better than both.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Andyy on August 04, 2014, 12:26:18 AM
Shedwards at least has an ounce of courage.

All a bloke needs to do to win the adoration of the fans is:
1. Have courage
2. Give 100%

Don't even need to be that gifted.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: WilliamPowell on August 04, 2014, 07:01:29 AM
Ben Griffiths for me.
Never have I seen I bloke of this size so scared of body contact.

 I have his name was Jayden Post  ;D
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Judge Roughneck on August 04, 2014, 09:02:02 AM
Differently levels of made it.

I'd argue we are less likely of winning the flag with him in the team than in it

Could be wrong of course



Grigg


I rate Vickery

I agree Grigg is not great and if we won the flag with him in our 22 he would be player 20 to 22.  He doesnt like body contact enough for my liking. He just is what he is. We have worse in shedwards.

Fyi he got 36 possies 26 contested 19 clearances in the twos the other week against sandy.  Maybe he is gettung back into form.

I watched the first half of richmond vs port Melbourne

Before richmond got blown away in th secound half, I thought Grigg was very poor when the game was still on the line.

What concerns me most about Grigg Newman king etc. is the stunting of growth of possible potential ok players; Lennon donuts arnot etc
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Judge Roughneck on August 04, 2014, 09:03:19 AM
Differently levels of made it.

I'd argue we are less likely of winning the flag with him in the team than in it

Could be wrong of course



Grigg


I rate Vickery

I agree Grigg is not great and if we won the flag with him in our 22 he would be player 20 to 22.  He doesnt like body contact enough for my liking. He just is what he is. We have worse in shedwards.

Fyi he got 36 possies 26 contested 19 clearances in the twos the other week against sandy.  Maybe he is gettung back into form.
as much as we dislike him or more to the point the way he plays, grigg is a far far better performed player than shedwards. yet the very people who defend shedwards want to see grigg gone.
the truth is we must do better than both.

Do you have some form of facts to back this up?

A few most back pocket uncontested possessions don't prove much
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: The Big Richo on August 04, 2014, 09:09:18 AM
Hardwick.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Judge Roughneck on August 04, 2014, 09:17:30 AM
Fair call
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Mr Magic on August 04, 2014, 09:30:31 AM
I don't think Elton will make it. Footskills too suspect.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Stripes on August 04, 2014, 10:09:20 AM
What's your criteria for making it? - Number of games played? Standard/Ability?
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Chuck17 on August 04, 2014, 04:03:45 PM
Badly need some clarity on this thread
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Yeahright on August 04, 2014, 04:26:52 PM
O'Hanlon. Too slow and doesn't get enough of it. Turned into a big boy but I reckon that has been detrimental to the way he needs to play
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: yellowandback on August 04, 2014, 04:39:35 PM
Helbig, doesn't do anything particularly well.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Diocletian on August 04, 2014, 04:43:35 PM
Criteria for me is whether they'll play at least 50 games:


Helbig - worst since JON

Elton - just not a footballer

O'Hanlon - skilled but slow, dumb & lazy

Griffiths - might make it but not at Richmond.

Williams - has something but ultimately nope

Mcintosh - nope, ordinary

Darrou - should make it but won't get the chance at Richmond and will be delisted because of the rookie rules.

Arnot - see Darrou - clearly on the outer with Hardwick.

Dea -  he might sneak over the line but I don't see the appeal.

Gordon - might get close but yeah nah...

Lloyd - 50/50 to play 50.

Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Dice on August 04, 2014, 04:48:54 PM
Helbig and Elton been called out on this thread. That maybe right but we'll never know how they'd go at the highest level coz Dimnuts won't ever give them a look in. Even when we're 3 and 10 and the season is shot. And yes , forget the crap , the season was shot at that point. We aint making finals.  Our resurgence for me just means that hard list decisions that needed to be made now won't be.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Dice on August 04, 2014, 04:53:42 PM
Criteria for me is whether they'll play at least 50 games:


Helbig - worst since JON

Elton - just not a footballer

O'Hanlon - skilled but slow, dumb & lazy

Griffiths - might make it but not at Richmond.

Williams - has something but ultimately nope

Mcintosh - nope, ordinary

Darrou - should make it but won't get the chance at Richmond and will be delisted because of the rookie rules.

Arnot - see Darrou - clearly on the outer with Hardwick.

Dea -  he might sneak over the line but I don't see the appeal.

Gordon - might get close but yeah nah...

Lloyd - 50/50 to play 50.

Not trying to be a smartarse mate but do you watch the magoos every week ? If you do then I'll respect that post. If not , then you're just throwing darts.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Diocletian on August 04, 2014, 04:57:15 PM
Criteria for me is whether they'll play at least 50 games:


Helbig - worst since JON

Elton - just not a footballer

O'Hanlon - skilled but slow, dumb & lazy

Griffiths - might make it but not at Richmond.

Williams - has something but ultimately nope

Mcintosh - nope, ordinary

Darrou - should make it but won't get the chance at Richmond and will be delisted because of the rookie rules.

Arnot - see Darrou - clearly on the outer with Hardwick.

Dea -  he might sneak over the line but I don't see the appeal.

Gordon - might get close but yeah nah...

Lloyd - 50/50 to play 50.

Not trying to be a smartarse mate but do you watch the magoos every week ? If you do then I'll respect that post. If not , then you're just throwing darts.

More than most - have seen a lot of these blokes since they've been here and am also a critic of people who judge the reserves but only ever see them when they're on tv if at all. *cough*claw*cough*

Helbig and Elton been called out on this thread. That maybe right but we'll never know how they'd go at the highest level coz Dimnuts won't ever give them a look in. Even when we're 3 and 10 and the season is shot. And yes , forget the crap , the season was shot at that point We aint making finals.  Our resurgence for me just means that hard list decisions that needed to be made now won't be.

I actually agree, they should all be given a shot before the final calls, the problem is, apart from Hardwick's pigheadedness,  idiotic list management and stupid contract extensions have compromised us....yet again.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Chuck17 on August 04, 2014, 05:48:34 PM
Just quietly he doesnt watch the main side either
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Judge Roughneck on August 04, 2014, 06:24:42 PM
Still doesnt rate rance a afl standard full back or chb

Bizarre
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: TigerMonk on August 04, 2014, 06:58:53 PM
clarity on the thread is the 1st post is absolute rubbish. wasted my time reading this crap
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: big tone on August 04, 2014, 08:02:58 PM
Ben Griffiths for me.
Never have I seen I bloke of this size so scared of body contact.

 I have his name was Jayden Post  ;D
And we know what happened to him. His marking was very good though but as I have said, it takes more than just being able to mark or kick the footy well. It's a tough game!
I think I asked you on another thread but I may not have read the answer, if so sorry. But what do you think of Griff?
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: the claw on August 04, 2014, 08:03:35 PM
What's your criteria for making it? - Number of games played? Standard/Ability?
i waqs thinking anyone who has not become at least  a good consistent player and obviously weaknesses. hence i place vickery in this thread. i dont think he can improve and i think he will be cut or traded when his current contract runs out.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: the claw on August 04, 2014, 08:06:51 PM
Criteria for me is whether they'll play at least 50 games:


Helbig - worst since JON

Elton - just not a footballer

O'Hanlon - skilled but slow, dumb & lazy

Griffiths - might make it but not at Richmond.

Williams - has something but ultimately nope

Mcintosh - nope, ordinary

Darrou - should make it but won't get the chance at Richmond and will be delisted because of the rookie rules.

Arnot - see Darrou - clearly on the outer with Hardwick.

Dea -  he might sneak over the line but I don't see the appeal.

Gordon - might get close but yeah nah...

Lloyd - 50/50 to play 50.

Not trying to be a smartarse mate but do you watch the magoos every week ? If you do then I'll respect that post. If not , then you're just throwing darts.

More than most - have seen a lot of these blokes since they've been here and am also a critic of people who judge the reserves but only ever see them when they're on tv if at all. *cough*claw*cough*

Helbig and Elton been called out on this thread. That maybe right but we'll never know how they'd go at the highest level coz Dimnuts won't ever give them a look in. Even when we're 3 and 10 and the season is shot. And yes , forget the crap , the season was shot at that point We aint making finals.  Our resurgence for me just means that hard list decisions that needed to be made now won't be.

I actually agree, they should all be given a shot before the final calls, the problem is, apart from Hardwick's pigheadedness,  idiotic list management and stupid contract extensions have compromised us....yet again.
you have no idea on what and who i see. i will stand by my record.
one other thing when players have such glaring weaknesses you dont need to see em too often.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: big tone on August 04, 2014, 08:09:19 PM
What's your criteria for making it? - Number of games played? Standard/Ability?
i waqs thinking anyone who has not become at least  a good consistent player and obviously weaknesses. hence i place vickery in this thread. i dont think he can improve and i think he will be cut or traded when his current contract runs out.
I think draft position comes into it too.
Someone like Tambling played 108 games for this club but did he really make it? Especially considering he was a number  4 pick in a very good draft.
It's a really hard one to narrow down on if someone made it on games alone.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: the claw on August 04, 2014, 08:43:04 PM
Differently levels of made it.

I'd argue we are less likely of winning the flag with him in the team than in it

Could be wrong of course



Grigg


I rate Vickery

I agree Grigg is not great and if we won the flag with him in our 22 he would be player 20 to 22.  He doesnt like body contact enough for my liking. He just is what he is. We have worse in shedwards.

Fyi he got 36 possies 26 contested 19 clearances in the twos the other week against sandy.  Maybe he is gettung back into form.

I watched the first half of richmond vs port Melbourne

Before richmond got blown away in th secound half, I thought Grigg was very poor when the game was still on the line.

What concerns me most about Grigg Newman king etc. is the stunting of growth of possible potential ok players; Lennon donuts arnot etc
so very poor players are stunting the growth of kids. the simple truth is the kids in the main have rarely done enough to warrant a senior game and perform way below the level of those very poor mature players.
but hey lets not criticise the kids eh thats just not the done thing. if they were any good they would be tearing the vfl apart and demanding a game on a regular basis.
the TRUTH YES THE TRUTH IS They have not done this. in fact when your griffiths helbigs arnots etc have actually been gifted a game they have failed abysmally.

cmon be honest here. the complaint with most has not been kids have knocked the door down and not been given a go. nope most are complaining that seniors are performing badly and we should try something different regardless.

each week i look at our vfl side and think to myself how the hell can we win games or even compete with so few mids and such poor structuire.
mate we are in dire straights we will go backwards because the talent is just not within the list. no i will rephrase theres not enough talent within the list.

anyway i digress from the thread. i think from here on in i wont start any threads you lot arent mature enough to participate in em.
i think from here on in short and to the point along the lines of say vickery on the vickery thread, DUD DELIST.

I SAID THIS ON ANOTHER THREAD. YOU LOT FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AT ANY SORT OF SUGGESTION OF THE BAR BEING RAISED IN ANY WAY. YOU ALL SAY WE NEED TO AIM HIGHER BUT AS SOON AS A FAVORITE OR PEOPLE AT THE CLUB ARE CRITICISED UP GO THE BARRIERS.

OUR LISYT IS POOR OUR KIDS ARE BATTLING AND FAR TOO MUCH IS LEFT TO FAR TOO FEW. I REALLY DONT ALL THIS HEAD IN THE SAND CRAP.PEOPLE DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE AT RICHMOND AND IT REALLY DOES SHOW RIGHT ACROSS THE BOARD.

Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: WilliamPowell on August 04, 2014, 08:46:12 PM

I think I asked you on another thread but I may not have read the answer, if so sorry. But what do you think of Griff?

Answered on the other thread

May not like my answer but I did answer  :cheers  ;D
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: big tone on August 04, 2014, 09:40:28 PM

I think I asked you on another thread but I may not have read the answer, if so sorry. But what do you think of Griff?

Answered on the other thread

May not like my answer but I did answer  :cheers  ;D
Found it.
Fair enough answer. But try and not get to many splinters in you arse from sitting on the fence  :lol
 :thumbsup
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: WilliamPowell on August 04, 2014, 10:01:11 PM
Found it.
Fair enough answer. But try and not get to many splinters in you arse from sitting on the fence  :lol
 :thumbsup

Didn't think I was sitting on the fence.  ;D

Reckon he won't make with us but think he can at another club that has a good development program. Eg Geelong, Hawthorn or Sydney or even the Bulldogs.  ;)
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: big tone on August 04, 2014, 10:23:54 PM
Found it.
Fair enough answer. But try and not get to many splinters in you arse from sitting on the fence  :lol
 :thumbsup

Didn't think I was sitting on the fence.  ;D

Reckon he won't make with us but think he can at another club that has a good development program. Eg Geelong, Hawthorn or Sydney or even the Bulldogs.  ;)
So that's a no but maybe then  :thumbsup
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Diocletian on August 04, 2014, 10:44:39 PM
Criteria for me is whether they'll play at least 50 games:


Helbig - worst since JON

Elton - just not a footballer

O'Hanlon - skilled but slow, dumb & lazy

Griffiths - might make it but not at Richmond.

Williams - has something but ultimately nope

Mcintosh - nope, ordinary

Darrou - should make it but won't get the chance at Richmond and will be delisted because of the rookie rules.

Arnot - see Darrou - clearly on the outer with Hardwick.

Dea -  he might sneak over the line but I don't see the appeal.

Gordon - might get close but yeah nah...

Lloyd - 50/50 to play 50.

Not trying to be a smartarse mate but do you watch the magoos every week ? If you do then I'll respect that post. If not , then you're just throwing darts.

More than most - have seen a lot of these blokes since they've been here and am also a critic of people who judge the reserves but only ever see them when they're on tv if at all. *cough*claw*cough*

Helbig and Elton been called out on this thread. That maybe right but we'll never know how they'd go at the highest level coz Dimnuts won't ever give them a look in. Even when we're 3 and 10 and the season is shot. And yes , forget the crap , the season was shot at that point We aint making finals.  Our resurgence for me just means that hard list decisions that needed to be made now won't be.

I actually agree, they should all be given a shot before the final calls, the problem is, apart from Hardwick's pigheadedness,  idiotic list management and stupid contract extensions have compromised us....yet again.
you have no idea on what and who i see. i will stand by my record.
one other thing when players have such glaring weaknesses you dont need to see em too often.

Well good on you for having such an extraordinary eye for footballers and I sincerely hope you apply for a recruiting position at the club given this apparent gift for talent identification and lord knows we could use someone with your skills, but unless you fly over from Perth every week, I think I have a fair idea of how much you see. Coupled with the fact you've said many times yourself you don't watch many games at either level these days.

Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: the claw on August 05, 2014, 12:12:56 AM
no i havent even thought of it. but i could ask my gran who hasnt watched a game in decades  but can still spot a talented player better  than our club and most of our supporters.

i have no need to enlighten you or anybody else about who ive seen and when.  i have always been up front when commenting on players and said when  i have seen little of em or not at all live. which granted lately is not much at all. but hey hacks hit you in the face you dont ever need to see much of em.

only lennon is a newbie, and lloyd is the other all others have been in in the afl  system for how long. do i really need to see em week in week out their weaknesses are clear to all.

as i said i reckon ive done pretty darn well with limited opportunity to watch players. id hate to see what i could do if i was ddoing it week in week out.

.as i have always said i will back myself in against the club every day of the week.reckon im   so far in front of anything the clubs so called recruiters have produced its not funny and i dont claim to be an expert. now that is sad.  but hey to better fj aint hard his record is that poor.

and while im defending myself when  i really should tell you to stuff the f off, over the yrs  thru business family and holidays i get to melbourne a minimum 5  6 times a yr  throw in perth games and i have seen plenty of our players most yrs, and yes ive even been to the odd vfl game most yrs. .  this yr is different and i have said as much, at times  i cant bring myself to watch the rabble.
when things align i used to go  watch juniors champs etc with my cousin in melb. .so i  used to see not much but more than you would ever realise. i dont see a lot of kids nowadays.  i used td go most weeks but the interest has waned.

for a bloke who sees our players on limited occasions, yes i only see em on limited occasions each yr omg hang me up. ,  i reckon i do just fine.  but hey anyone who doesnt watch em every week has no idea lol. as i said some things just smack you in the face. it aint hard to see when any player lacks basics. unfortunately far too many of ours do.

its funny with the supporters it remains every body elses fault bar the players  especially with the youngsters. the excuses never cease.

oh before i go you can be rest assured i will comment on wa kids in this yrs draft.
i dont qualify as an expert but i have at least seen 6 wafl games this yr  ive seen champs games and ive been to a few school games where ive been interested in a few players. no where near enough for you  obviously  but far more than most id say. not ideal but hey i like to participate in thes things.

id bet ya i do better with this small pool of players tham fj does with the entire pool. and that is seeing them on a limited basis. there are some pretty simple criteria and if players dont meet em they  get flicked pretty quick. shame our supporters and club dont use  good criteria to jusge players by.

anyway it  will be all moot come seasons end. unless they can get simple basic things right which they wont, the cracks have already been papered over for another yr.im out gonski glad to be rid of the weight around the neck. so yopu wont have to worry mate about people criticising your precious kids. you know those kids with basic deficiencies tht you refuse to acknowledge, the ones that will in all likelyhood be delisted over the next few seasons. no wait they wont be delisted we will hang on and on and on till they get 7 yrs up and long term leave.

anyway i apologise now.  i really am over our nuff nuff supporters with blinkers and excuses. our nuff nuff club that cant see a thing theru when things get tough,  and the nuff nuff game that we have the hide nowdays to call aussie rules footy.







Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Willy on August 05, 2014, 12:18:09 AM
Just quietly he doesnt watch the main side either

 :lol
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Willy on August 05, 2014, 12:25:45 AM
Helbig
Ohanlon
Elton
Arnott
Williams
Darrou
Won't make it.

Gordon, Lloyd, Dea unlikely
Haven't seen enough of McIntosh, but Claw seems to rate him (WA boy) so I'm happy to rule him out too.  ;D
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Diocletian on May 02, 2018, 03:47:49 PM
Reckon Arnot would've flourished under the current gameplan.... :shh
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Owl on May 02, 2018, 07:03:00 PM
Shai Bolton
Balls out, prove me wrong mofo!
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: lamington on May 03, 2018, 03:19:01 AM
Reckon Arnot would've flourished under the current gameplan.... :shh

I always rated the biscuit. Loved the physical stuff.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Go Richo 12 on May 03, 2018, 05:22:08 AM
Corey Ellis
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Andyy on May 03, 2018, 12:22:11 PM
C Ellis
C Menadue
M Chol
N Drummond
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Diocletian on May 03, 2018, 01:26:03 PM
C Ellis Agree
C Menadue 50/50 - Trade bait
M Chol Noticeably Improved still 50/50
N Drummond Agree

Markov
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: mat073 on May 03, 2018, 02:52:48 PM
Hard team to get into at the minute. 

Imagine if Menadue , C. Ellis and Markov had started in a rebuilding era . Would be 80 game players now .
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Jackstar is back!!! on May 03, 2018, 03:00:32 PM
Markov
Bolton
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on May 03, 2018, 03:04:51 PM
Bolton is a baller. What is it, his 2nd year? Kid can play. May not be at the RFC for much longer but he'll be a player in this league :shh
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Owl on May 03, 2018, 06:41:40 PM
hahah, Tagged.  And with some dead horse on it mofo.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: strongandbold on May 03, 2018, 06:42:42 PM
hahah, Tagged.  And with some dead horse on it mofo.

I would video it but its probably against forum rules.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Diocletian on May 03, 2018, 08:19:09 PM
Bolton is a baller. What is it, his 2nd year? Kid can play. May not be at the RFC for much longer but he'll be a player in this league :shh

Straight swap fpr McGovern.... :shh
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: The Machine on May 03, 2018, 08:21:06 PM
Spud Hampson will not make it :shh
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: The Machine on May 03, 2018, 08:25:21 PM
Bolton is a baller. What is it, his 2nd year? Kid can play. May not be at the RFC for much longer but he'll be a player in this league :shh

Straight swap fpr McGovern.... :shh


Want Bolton to stay but a swap with Brander would slightly ease the pain.
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Tigeritis™©® on May 03, 2018, 08:25:51 PM
Miles  :shh
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Assange Tiger 😎 on May 03, 2018, 09:08:45 PM
Bolton is a baller. What is it, his 2nd year? Kid can play. May not be at the RFC for much longer but he'll be a player in this league :shh

Straight swap fpr McGovern.... :shh
  :shh
Title: Re: The put your balls on the line thread. Name those who wont make it.
Post by: Tiger Khosh on May 03, 2018, 11:30:02 PM
Bolton is a baller. What is it, his 2nd year? Kid can play. May not be at the RFC for much longer but he'll be a player in this league :shh

Agreed. may not be with us but will make it.

Have always liked Menadue and think he’s an upgrade on Macintosh.

Cellis.....I honestly don’t know but would lean towards no, more than happy to be proven wrong.

Chol and Drummond don’t think so.