Ben Griffiths [merged]

[The Big Richo]

Should be played as third forward before Edwards and ruckman forward before Hampson.

[gerkin greg]

Just get him to take it out of the centre bounce and hoof it 70 and sack the midfield

All the money saved can go into a new bar at punt road

[Judge Roughneck]

Great game 

[big tone]

When he rucked at a throw in, he has happy to take back position and try and reach over the top of their ruckman. Didn't want to fight for front possi because he is as weak as water.
IMO he will not make it.

[Coach]

Great game 

Career high possessions. Get around him.

[TigerMonk]

He kicked a nice goal but dont judge a team thats going in half hearted. Nab Cup is just a training run 

[Stripes]

Played a good game. Could have kicked half a dozen if he took his chances. Looked surprisingly good in the ruck too. May make it yet

[Judge Roughneck]

 

When he rucked at a throw in, he has happy to take back position and try and reach over the top of their ruckman. Didn't want to fight for front possi because he is as weak as water.
IMO he will not make it.

Yeo. Long history of ruck work the Griff. I was expecting his ruck work to be akin to Polly farmer  in his first go at it

[big tone]

When he rucked at a throw in, he has happy to take back position and try and reach over the top of their ruckman. Didn't want to fight for front possi because he is as weak as water.
IMO he will not make it.

Yeo. Long history of ruck work the Griff. I was expecting his ruck work to be akin to Polly farmer  in his first go at it

Ruck work 101, fight for front position at a boundary throw in, that way you may have a chance of getting your hand first to the pill. You don't have to have played in the ruck all your life to know that.
Even trying to get to the front would have been good enough, but happy to play from behind IMO isn't. Just my take, you obviously saw it different?
Does anyone else think we cut these guys to much slack on just the simple things of AFL footy. Some seem to think just because they haven't racked up 100 games of AFL that they don't know anything about it. Most kids have played for 10 years before they even hit an AFL list. And for the last 4 of those years, if they are any good, they get some pretty good coaching through the systems. Unlike days gone by. Expecting a 200cm, 100kg kid to fight for front position is not asking to much!!

[eliminator]

Agree with comments should play as third tall. Glad played well on Friday but the real test is when the season starts.

[tony_montana]

When he rucked at a throw in, he has happy to take back position and try and reach over the top of their ruckman. Didn't want to fight for front possi because he is as weak as water.
IMO he will not make it.

Yeo. Long history of ruck work the Griff. I was expecting his ruck work to be akin to Polly farmer  in his first go at it

Ruck work 101, fight for front position at a boundary throw in, that way you may have a chance of getting your hand first to the pill. You don't have to have played in the ruck all your life to know that.
Even trying to get to the front would have been good enough, but happy to play from behind IMO isn't. Just my take, you obviously saw it different?
Does anyone else think we cut these guys to much slack on just the simple things of AFL footy. Some seem to think just because they haven't racked up 100 games of AFL that they don't know anything about it. Most kids have played for 10 years before they even hit an AFL list. And for the last 4 of those years, if they are any good, they get some pretty good coaching through the systems. Unlike days gone by. Expecting a 200cm, 100kg kid to fight for front position is not asking to much!!

Ive noticed especially with our supporters that its either black or white, they are either cut way too much slack by supporters, or, they are stamped as soft duds from day dot

[Penelope]

Not sure if it would be supporters in general, but amongst those that come on the interweb there definitely does seem to be a trend for that

[the claw]

i got the idea from a poster many yrs ago who had done the homework  of time frames for each type.  it seemed to run true in most cases so i have applied it myself and it still seems to run true most of the time.
 its a loose guide of when players of differing sizes click. of course there are many variables some are players coming from different back grounds ie basketball as a junior. size hamish hartlett was always going to be a very good player at worst but he was going to take longer to click than most because he was 6o comething kg wringing wet when drafted. mcbean will take time to really hit his straps in certain areas. it may be hes 24 before we see something close to his full potential.  players must have enough good attributes as well  you know all the basics are there.
anyway it goes
smalls by 20
medium/tall by  22.
talls above 195 by 24.
all players if circumstances permit should show some sort of improvement each yr as they go. it isnt a hard process to go thru and it gives a general idea of when players should have for want of a better word clicked.

its this process combined with a few other things that rarely sees me call for a players head inside of 4 yrs. if there hasnt been enough improvement or they have too many weaknesses i certainly criticise as they go  but i tend to give em plenty of time before calling for a cull.

[YellowandBlackBlood]

i got the idea from a poster many yrs ago who had done the homework  of time frames for each type.  it seemed to run true in most cases so i have applied it myself and it still seems to run true most of the time.
 its a loose guide of when players of differing sizes click. of course there are many variables some are players coming from different back grounds ie basketball as a junior. size hamish hartlett was always going to be a very good player at worst but he was going to take longer to click than most because he was 6o comething kg wringing wet when drafted. mcbean will take time to really hit his straps in certain areas. it may be hes 24 before we see something close to his full potential.  players must have enough good attributes as well  you know all the basics are there.
anyway it goes
smalls by 20
medium/tall by  22.
talls above 195 by 24.
all players if circumstances permit should show some sort of improvement each yr as they go. it isnt a hard process to go thru and it gives a general idea of when players should have for want of a better word clicked.

its this process combined with a few other things that rarely sees me call for a players head inside of 4 yrs. if there hasnt been enough improvement or they have too many weaknesses i certainly criticise as they go  but i tend to give em plenty of time before calling for a cull.

Did you see any improvement in Ben from just the one practice game?

[gerkin greg]

joe daniher had 7 touches and kicked 2 goals and has been hailed as a messiah, a superstar, a gun, the next simon madden, and been handed a lucrative clearasil endorsement

griff not far behind then, someone call regaine