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Miracle comeback nears completion for Tiger
Graham Polak will make his awaited return against Hawthorn on Saturday
9:25 PM Wed 19 August, 2009
GRAHAM Polak will play his first AFL game in almost 14 months when Richmond hosts Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
In a statement released on Wednesday evening, Richmond confirmed Polak would be selected in Thursday's team to play the Hawks.
The key defender was hit by a tram on June 28 last year, suffering a serious head injury which required him to be placed in an induced coma.
Polak spent a month in hospital, underwent extensive rehabilitation and was retained by the club even though its request to the League to allow him to be moved to its rookie list was denied.
He made his return to football this year; firstly, through pre-season practice games, then the Tigers' NAB Challenge clash with St Kilda in March, reserves matches with Richmond's VFL affiliate Coburg and in recent weeks, Coburg's senior side.
The 25-year-old was named in Richmond's extended squad for its round 19 match against the Sydney Swans, but was left out of the final 22.
It's a different situation this week, with Polak informed of his selection by caretaker coach Jade Rawlings on Wednesday.
"I was so excited when Jade Rawlings told me the news late this afternoon. It's been my dream to be able to get back and play a game at the MCG," Polak said.
"The support of my fellow players, my family, management and all the staff at the Richmond Football Club over the past year has been amazing and has helped me through some incredibly tough times.
"I can’t wait to get out there with my teammates and play my heart out and whatever happens in the future, I am really proud of myself for making it this far."
Polak has played 33 matches for Richmond since crossing to Punt Road at the end of 2006.
Selected at No.4 in the 2001 NAB AFL Draft, the West Australian represented Fremantle in 73 games across five seasons before he was traded.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/83078/default.aspx (http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/83078/default.aspx)
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Great come back story. Well done, Polly. :clapping
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Wow well done Polly, great story and I hope it works out I really do..
Now boys, you couldn't lift for Bens 250th and you couldn't lift for Bowdens last game so for Gods sake do you think that Polak's come back from near death could inspire a little more effort????
PLEASE.
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Graham Polak set to return for Richmond at the MCG
Mark Robinson from Herald Sun; Caroline Wilson from The Age | August 20, 2009
Tigers coach Rawlings was thrilled last night, saying he had been close friends with Polak for three years and had coached him at Coburg.
"I had grave doubts he could get back because he was struggling, and even five weeks ago I thought it was unlikely," Rawlings said.
"He's made significant gains. We are now judging him as an AFL player rather than a VFL player . . . his training is very good and the timing is right.
''This is not about closure,'' Rawlings said. ''There is no tokenism in this at all. Five weeks ago I didn't think he was capable of senior football, but Graham's progress since then has been amazing.
''He was over the moon when I told him. He couldn't wipe the smile off his face. There is a lot of bad news in footy and it was nice as a coach to deliver some good news.''
Polak, who is out of contract at the end of the season, suffered a life-threatening brain injury in the accident in June last year.
Much of his VFL time has been spent in the ruck, but Rawlings encouraged Coburg coach Craig McRae to test Polak up forward and in defence before deciding he was ready for senior selection.
Rawlings said Polak would have played against Collingwood had he not hurt his ankle the previous week.
Richmond's list management group is reviewing the list for next year and Rawlings said Polak would be judged on his performances over the next two weeks.
"There's nothing anyone can say or contrive to convince anyone about next year, it's their actions that must do the talking," Rawlings said.
"It's a great story, more about Graham the person."
It's believed Polak, 25, is keen to continue playing next year.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfnews/polak-recalled/2009/08/19/1250362118814.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,27574,25954544-2862,00.html
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Still beleive this is the wrong decision by the RFC.
Polak shouldnot be risked at AFL level this year & will prove nothing.
Nice to know he can make it back this year, but he should be rested for next year & start fresh & without preasure.
But seeing Richmond want to rush him back & Polak would be very eager to play l wish him all the best.
Dont understand why when the man injured his ankle several weeks ago why they risk him
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IF HE IS GFIT TO PLAY VFL, surely he is fit to play afl. he could get wiped out just as easy playing suburban footy, definately country footy!
btw, isnt our game soft now, so he will be safe , no trams on the footy feild!
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I'm guessing this is a send off game for Polly of sorts. It would be unlikely that a new coach, looking from the outside, would offer him another contract.
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Don't know about that Stripes. A fit Polak is just the sort of player we could use. Big man, mature but not too old, great hands, can play forward or back. I'd love to see him complete his comeback fully.
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Don't know about that Stripes. A fit Polak is just the sort of player we could use. Big man, mature but not too old, great hands, can play forward or back. I'd love to see him complete his comeback fully.
I'm just not certain that he will every get back to where he once was which, to be honest, was a peripheral player. I was always hopeful that he would hold down CHF or CHB but he never seemed to be able to kick goals consistently as a forward or shut down a player as a defender. He always could take a grab and I don't think that will change but even at his best he was not a solid performer.
I wish him all the best and the Hawks game could be a watershed moment for him in his dramatic career.
Stripes
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Up until his horrible accident Polly missed rounds 7,9 and 10 last year.If my memory is correct (big if) Dropped in round 7 for poor form and 9&10 missed through injury.There might be some truth that he was a peripheral player as Stripes suggests.
At his best he is just what the team lacks at the moment ...A defender who can pitch hit up forward.I fear that it might be false hope that he can resurrect his AFL career.
Looking forward to seeing how he goes on the weekend. GO POLLY.
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Don't know about that Stripes. A fit Polak is just the sort of player we could use. Big man, mature but not too old, great hands, can play forward or back. I'd love to see him complete his comeback fully.
I'm just not certain that he will every get back to where he once was which, to be honest, was a peripheral player. I was always hopeful that he would hold down CHF or CHB but he never seemed to be able to kick goals consistently as a forward or shut down a player as a defender. He always could take a grab and I don't think that will change but even at his best he was not a solid performer.
I wish him all the best and the Hawks game could be a watershed moment for him in his dramatic career.
Stripes
maybe the impact his brain got made him better ;D maybe he can kick them goals now :thumbsup
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Well done Polly :clapping
I'm guessing this is a send off game for Polly of sorts. It would be unlikely that a new coach, looking from the outside, would offer him another contract.
Agree Stripes. It wouldn't surprise me if Polly calls it a day himself after the game having proven he could make it back. An amazing effort from where he's come from.
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Graham Polak tells mum of return to AFL
Michael Warner | August 21, 2009
WHEN Graham Polak found out he would play AFL footy again, he did what all good boys do - phoned mum.
"I'm very proud. Very excited," Judy Polak said from her Perth home.
"He can't wait to get out there. He's just been very positive all the time. He didn't ever say he didn't think he'd play again."
Polak, 25, was almost killed when hit by a tram while crossing Dandenong Rd in Armadale on June 28 last year.
He was put in an induced coma and it was feared he would not survive, let alone play AFL again.
But after a string of impressive performances for Richmond's VFL affiliate, Polak has been picked by the Tigers to take on Hawthorn at the MCG on Saturday.
It promises to be the most emotional AFL comeback since Jason McCartney's 2003 return after the Bali bombing.
Judy and the Polak clan, including Graham's brother Troy, will make the trip from Perth to Melbourne, joining girlfriend Alyce Oksuz in the stands for his 107th AFL game.
Asked if she agreed with Troy's assessment that Graham had emerged as a better man, his mum said: "Yes. I think everyone would. When you come that close to not being here you'd look at life a lot differently, too, wouldn't you?"
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25958453-661,00.html
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Polak relieved at new opportunity
richmondfc.com.au
By Mic Cullen | Fri 21 August, 2009
RICHMOND defender Graham Polak says he's relieved to be back playing the game he loves at the top level after a rolled ankle nearly derailed his late-season comeback bid.
Polak was hit by a tram midway through last year and was placed in a medically-induced coma but has completed an arduous football rehabilitation; through Richmond's pre-season, the Coburg reserves, the Coburg seniors and now the AFL.
He has been selected in the 22 for Saturday night's game against Hawthorn at the MCG, after being named as an emergency for the Swans clash two weeks ago and then rolling the ankle.
At a much larger than normal media conference at Punt Road on Friday, the 25-year-old said it was going to be impossible to keep the grin from his face in his comeback game.
"I can't wait to get back out there, and show them I still can play footy – it's going to be a real buzz and I'm looking forward to it," he said.
"It'll be a big relief to be able to get back, I'll run out with a smile on my face.
"It'll be a buzz – I think all the boys will get around me and make me feel like I deserve to be out there."
With September approaching, time was running out for Polak to make an AFL appearance, and he was distraught when he injured his ankle, fearing it may have ended his season.
But the former Fremantle player worked hard in the training room, following all the rehab crew's orders and now feels ready to play.
"I probably could have come up last week, but the physios told me to rest it for a bit longer so I was 100 per cent this week," he said.
One of the major things encouraging Polak to work through any barriers that arose was the support he received from friends and family.
"This is the best I've felt in the year-and-a-bit [since the tram incident] – they say it's a two-year process until you're back to perfect, but I feel perfect now," Polak said.
"[My family] have been great, obviously it's pretty hard for them – they're in Perth, over the other side of the country, but they've come across a lot, they're coming across this weekend, and they've given me a lot of support along the way.
"I couldn't have done it without them, and all the support from around Australia, even from people who weren't Richmond fans writing emails and letters of support have kept my spirits high.
"The Richmond Football Club, the doctors at the Epworth and the Alfred (hospitals), have been a real helping hand in what I've done."
Polak has worn a helmet when training and playing since the accident, but said he wouldn't be worried about putting his head over the ball, despite having copped a couple of head-knocks while playing for Coburg.
"Not at all – that's part of football," he said.
"I'm not going to step back from that challenge, and if the ball's there to be won, I'll be throwing everything into it to get that ball."
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/83171/default.aspx
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Well done Polly :clapping
I'm guessing this is a send off game for Polly of sorts. It would be unlikely that a new coach, looking from the outside, would offer him another contract.
Agree Stripes. It wouldn't surprise me if Polly calls it a day himself after the game having proven he could make it back. An amazing effort from where he's come from.
Doubt it cause his so excited to get back its like his making his debut again
have to wish him the best of luck & that he has a good game.
He won't be another McCarthy as his got years on his side :thumbsup.
Be interesting & l hope he wears a helmet & gets through unhurt
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im so happy for Polly to have come this far...hope it's a forerunner for being re-signed...I accept he will need to show a bit, fingers and toes crossed...Best of luck, a bloody inspirational story :'( :gotigers :'(
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I can laugh about it now: Graham Polak
Rebecca Williams | August 22, 2009
RICHMOND'S Graham Polak admits he can have a laugh now about the accident that almost ended his life.
On the eve of his miracle comeback at the MCG tonight, Polak said he still wondered how it happened.
The 25-year-old was almost killed when hit by a tram while he crossed Dandenong Rd, Armadale, on June 28 last year.
He was put in an induced coma and it was feared he would not survive, let alone play football again.
"I laugh about it now. I know it was a serious (accident), but I can't sit there and let it get me down my whole life," Polak said yesterday.
"I have to get over it some time. I laugh and say, 'How can I get hit by a tram that's stuck on two tracks?'. It was a silly thing of mine, but I've got a good story to tell my kids and grandkids."
Polak said he felt tingles down his spine when told by coach Jade Rawlings this week he'd be lining up against Hawthorn.
He expects a similar feeling when he runs on to the MCG for the first time in 14 months.
"It will be a lot of relief to be able to get back," the brave Tiger said.
"I think I'll run out with a smile on my face. It will be a buzz. I can't wait to get back out there and show them I can still play footy."
Polak said he'd never given up hope he would play again, despite the odds against him.
And he said he was determined to continue his AFL career beyond this season.
"When I got out of hospital, I thought it would be a long road back - and it has been," he said.
"A lot of people thought my career was gone and I pretty much wanted to prove everyone wrong.
"I just want to get out there and repay the faith and the support the club has given me to show them that they have made the right decision."
Polak's family and his fiancee, Alyce Oksuz, will be there to see his emotional comeback.
"I couldn't have done it without them," he said.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25963748-19742,00.html
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Keep Graham Polak emotions in check
Rebecca Williams | August 22, 2009
TIGERS coach Jade Rawlings said managing the emotion surrounding Graham Polak's comeback will be a challenge.
Polak will return against Hawthorn at the MCG tonight, 14 months after he suffered a brain injury when he was hit by a tram.
"It's one of those intangibles as to where it will go with the group . . . obviously there will be a level of emotion there," Rawlings said yesterday.
"Let it go, the emotion, but at the same time you don't want it to tip over the edge where we go out and just flop with our performance.
"Measuring it will be the difficult challenge."
Rawlings said the 25-year-old deserved his place.
"Even six weeks ago I said to him it would be unlikely that I could see him getting back to senior footy," Rawlings said.
"But he kept progressing. He deserves to come back because he has really earned his spot."
Polak, who will wear a protective helmet, said he was ready for whatever the Hawks dished up to him.
"I'm not going to step back from that challenge and if the ball is there to be won, I'll be throwing everything into it," he said. "I'm ready to show everyone that I'm back."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25963749-19742,00.html
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Cant wait to see this tonight.
One of the highlights (yes I know there wasn't many/any) of the season for me regardless of how he goes or how the team performs tonight.
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For the simple fact the hardest attacker on the football tonight, will go on next year.
It breaks your heart to see the guy going in the hardest is a guy recovering from a horrendous trauma injury. Thought we tried hard but its so obvious we aren't as interested as teams playing for finals are.
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Polak completes gutsy comeback
richmondfc.com.au
By Jennifer Witham | Sun 23 August, 2009
RICHMOND expects comeback kid Graham Polak to hold his spot in the senior side for next week's trip across the Nullarbor to face West Coast at Subiaco on Friday night.
Polak, 25, played his first senior game in over 12 months on Saturday evening after being hit by a tram in June last year.
After the match, coach Jade Rawlings said he expected Polak to make the trip west.
"We haven't had match committee yet but I'm pretty sure he'll play again next week, and once again, we'll let his actions do the talking," he said.
Polak himself said he "pulled up fine" from his first senior game since round 14 last year, and looked forward to returning to his native Perth for another crack.
"It's always great to be back out there. It's not the result we wanted, but it's great to get through," he said.
"It took me a little bit to get my hands on the ball at the start, but once I did that, I felt a lot more comfortable out there and I got a lot more confidence.
"If I do get picked next week, it will be good to represent Richmond in front of my home crowd over there."
Polak's return against Hawthorn will be better remembered for the way he constantly put his head over the ball than the six possessions he amassed.
"I said during the week I wasn't going to shy away and I was going to put my body on the line. Whatever it takes," he said.
"I'm happy to do that and my head survived alright."
Polak wore a helmet for the game, which he said wasn't a doctor's order but "made him feel more comfortable."
He said he will don the head gear again next weekend, and would reassess whether he would need it for future games at the end of the year.
Overall, he said he "absolutely" wanted to continue to play football, and believed he had much more to offer the club that traded for him at the end of 2006.
"It's hard to put a number on it, but I think I've got a lot of improvement," he said.
"Obviously my first [senior] hit-out was always going to be shaky, and I think I can build on this now and become a better player."
Rawlings said he "wasn't surprised at all" with the way Polak was willing to put his body on the line.
"Offensively it didn't work out too well for him, but gee, he had a dip," he said.
"Nearly every time he was involved in a contest, he was prepared to put his body on the line.
"He chased down, laid a few good tackles as well. You walk away saying he really competed, and he probably blew up a bit and found it hard to get off his man after being out of the game for so long.
"I coached him in round one this year against Frankston and he just played with the same free spirit he played with before the accident.
"I've seen the way he's committed his body building up to this game so it wasn't of any surprise to me."
Polak, who had his mother Judy, fiancée Alyce and three brothers in attendance, was planning a "quiet night" after the match.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/83255/default.aspx
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Graham Polak's back, to a mighty Tiger roar
Glenn McFarlane | August 23, 2009
SOMETIMES a game of football means more, much more, than winning or losing.
At the MCG last night, it was one of those rare occasions: two teams with largely forgettable seasons made way for the emotional comeback of Richmond's "miracle man", Graham Polak.
Playing his first match in 422 days - since he was struck by a tram in an accident that almost cost him his life - Polak did what so many people thought he would never do again.
He played AFL football: maybe not the stunning comeback he might have dreamt of during the 14-month gulf between his 106th and 107th AFL games, but at least back on the big stage again.
And Polak's return (six possessions, a mark and two tackles) was punctuated by his attack on the ball, as if nothing had ever happened to him that dark June night last year.
Richmond lost the game, but Polak clearly won his battle to play again after undergoing months of rehabilitation from the serious brain injury he suffered in the accident.
It matters little what happens next. Last night was an achievement in itself.
While he wants to play next season, he knows he is out of contract and it will depend on what the next Richmond coach wants.
In a fitting sub-plot, Hawthorn had its own comeback theme last night, with injury-plagued ruckman Max Bailey playing his first game since the corresponding round three years ago after two knee reconstructions.
When Polak gave his first post-accident interview to the Sunday Herald Sun in November, in a Richmond cafe not far from the MCG, he was emphatic that he would run out on the ground again.
Few people thought it was anything more than wishful thinking, including some closest to him at Punt Rd, even a few of his doctors.
They let him hold that dream because it assisted him in his recovery, though not many thought he would reach it.
But it happened at 7.01 last night when, wearing the black helmet he has worn all season in the VFL, Polak was the penultimate Tiger to emerge from the race and make his way on the arena.
It brought a roar from the Richmond faithful.
His fiancee, Alyce Oksuz, mum Judy and three of his brothers were among the loudest - and proudest.
Tigers coach Jade Rawlings confirmed on radio before the game he would put Polak straight into the heat of battle, assigning him to the forward line, where he was initially picked up by Stephen Gilham.
Typical of the way he has always approached the game, Polak attacked the ball hard, yet he failed to gain a possession in the first 20 minutes before Rawlings gave him his first breather.
But when he reappeared six minutes later he took his first mark and gave off his first handball, one of three possessions he won for the quarter.
There was no doubting Polak's attack on the ball. He crashed into Jordan Lewis in the opening term, then helped to set up a Tiger goal in the second quarter with a tackle on Luke Hodge and a well-executed handball.
After having five possessions in the first half, he tired in the second half, adding only one more touch to his tally.
But no one could argue that, given the work he has undertaken to get to where he was last night, Polak did not deserve his strut upon the MCG stage.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25968306-19771,00.html
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I am so proud of my man, Graham Polak: Alyce Oksuz
Catherine Lambert | August 23, 2009
GRAHAM Polak's fiancee told of her immense pride as the Richmond comeback hero prepared for a fairytale AFL return tonight.
Polak, 25, overcame the odds to take the field for the Tigers against Hawthorn at the MCG, 14 months after he suffered a life-threatening brain injury when he was hit by a tram.
Ahead of his triumphant comeback, an emotional Alyce Oksuz said she could not be prouder and that the traumatic period had bought the couple closer together.
"Graham's accident last year made us both realise that there is more to life than focusing on AFL and football," she said.
"What is important to us is being healthy and enjoying life. That is all that matters.
"Anything could change in Graham's future as far as football is concerned.
"He's playing some good football and he's well so that's all I'm thinking about."
Oksuz, 23, has been by Polak's side since he suffered severe brain damage when he was struck by a tram while crossing Dandenong Rd, Armadale, on June 28 last year.
He was initially placed in an induced coma amid fears he would not survive, let alone play football again.
"I would never wish what happened to us on anyone and the position we're in now is not necessarily happier, but it's a lot stronger. You just can't let little things get to you," Oksuz said.
Polak's mother and siblings joined his fiancee to support him in his comeback.
Oksuz also told how she and Polak were looking forward to more celebrations in a few weeks, as they were finalising details of their engagement party on October 3 in their home town of Perth.
About 80 family and friends will attend the party, to be held in a friend's city apartment.
"We're both so excited about the party, mainly because we'll be going back home and will be with friends and family, which is the most important thing to me and Graham," Oksuz said.
And while Polak's long-term football future may be uncertain, the couple has definitely decided to make Melbourne home.
Oksuz's sister has moved from Perth to Melbourne and her parents and grandmother are moving here next year.
"Our future is definitely to stay here and have a family and my parents want to be part of that," she said.
"We're a very close family. Graham's dad passed away when he was young and my dad has always been like a father figure to him. Dad is a massive inspiration to us both.
"So the engagement party will be the last time until the wedding next year (October 1) that we will all be together. We just can't wait."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25967422-11088,00.html
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By the way, Polak will be a guest on Ch 7's AFL Gameday this morning.
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Just fantastic that Polly got through the game unscathed and did a few nice cameos :clapping.
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Polak wants to play on
23/08/2009 12:44 PM
Paul Gough
Sportal
Richmond's comeback hero Graham Polak says he would like to play on next season but is not sure whether it will be with the Tigers.
"I would like to play on next year," he told Channel Seven's Game Day show.
"But I don't want to say too much about that (as far as whether Richmond will offer him a new contract) because I want to let my football do the talking."
"If I can do that (and play well) then the rest will take care of itself."
Full story here:
http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/polak-wants-to-play-on-76449
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If anyone other than Polly had a game and got 6 possessions would we be saying what a great game he had, how his attack on the ball wash great and he should stay on next year?
Don't get me wrong, I am extremely pleased for Polly that he was able to fight back from injury to make his AFL return but comparing his performance to the rest of the team he was our worst player.
When it comes to deciding on a players future you can not be sentimental nor emotive in any way. You need to base your decisions on facts and performance and unless he has a great week on the field next week we can not allow media 'romance' or supporter 'fairy-tales' to cloud our judgment.
We always say it on here - club is bigger than the individual.
Sorry to seem harsh :(
Stripes
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Jeez a touch premature there Stripes
We aren't exactly flush with 25 year old kpps
Plenty to go before Polak IMO
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Jeez a touch premature there Stripes
We aren't exactly flush with 25 year old kpps
Plenty to go before Polak IMO
True but how long to we wait to hope he first regains his pre-accident form and then builds on that to be a structural player? Just reminds me of the Cogs journey.
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I don't see the harm in a one year contract
Give him a chance to play after a proper preseason
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I actually felt sorry for him at times, he'd lead and get ignored ;D
I was just really pleased with how he picked up the temp of the game and his defensive pressure.
I actually thought he looked quikcer across the ground than he did pre-accident
he is still only 24-25 - I'd certainly consider giving him another contract at base rates
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Yep in the third quarter he was on the members wing on his own for a full two minutes with no onw within cooey yet the player with the ball went to a congested middle or Southern Stand side totally ignoring him.
Despite this I feel the new coach may want to keep him for an extra season merely due t his size and ability to play as a tall at either end of the ground. Players of that nature just do not grow on trees unfortunantely at our club as we have a plethera of skinny flankers instead.
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If anyone other than Polly had a game and got 6 possessions would we be saying what a great game he had, how his attack on the ball wash great and he should stay on next year?
Don't get me wrong, I am extremely pleased for Polly that he was able to fight back from injury to make his AFL return but comparing his performance to the rest of the team he was our worst player.
When it comes to deciding on a players future you can not be sentimental nor emotive in any way. You need to base your decisions on facts and performance and unless he has a great week on the field next week we can not allow media 'romance' or supporter 'fairy-tales' to cloud our judgment.
We always say it on here - club is bigger than the individual.
Sorry to seem harsh :(
Stripes
Sorry Stripes, I have to absolutly disagree,
Firstly regardless of where he has come from he's prone to be scrutinized and analyzed since he put his hand up for selection so as harsh as it may seem all criticism is fair game.
Secondly he certainly wasn't our worst player, I don't think McMahon or Simmonds would be happy with there games.
Thirdly, he was serviceable with a few cameos something that you can associate with first gamers, under 20's, returners from injury etc. which is the category he is in.
The attack on the ball and Luke Hodge putting his head first, winning a battle of strength at the bttom of teh pack and to dispose out to a Richmond player is the only thing I needed to see to be happy to see him signed on next year. He's improving and on the way up, without looking at the list Bowden, Johnson, Simmonds, Brown, JON, McMahon and Raines all look to be delisted or traded.
Polak is ahead of Hughes and Putt.
Well done Graham hope to see you again next year.
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His endeavour was great! Some of his team mates should have a close look at the way he busted his chops.
I didn't think he would get back and still hold major reservations, BUT! plenty to go before and would be happy to chuck him down for a year and give him a chance.
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No matter how poorly or how good Polly went, i just think it is good to have a positive story come out of what has been a pretty awful season!
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No matter how poorly or how good Polly went, i just think it is good to have a positive story come out of what has been a pretty awful season!
Ditto.
And with so much more deadwood on our list to get rid of there is no harm giving a youngish KPP an extra year to see if he enough improvement to make the top grade.
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No matter how poorly or how good Polly went, i just think it is good to have a positive story come out of what has been a pretty awful season!
Ditto.
And with so much more deadwood on our list to get rid of there is no harm giving a youngish KPP an extra year to see if he enough improvement to make the top grade.
Which is what might just save him in the end.
You are both correct though, it is good to hear a positive story come out of the club given our year of horrors. I hope I am wrong with my evaluation and he does come back better than ever but his future is in the hands of the club and new coach now.
Stripes