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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #30 on: March 03, 2013, 08:14:41 PM »
How many games has he played?! 20? less?
Patience fools!

Agree. He's 200cm tall FFS.
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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #31 on: March 03, 2013, 08:21:01 PM »
How many games has he played?! 20? less?
Patience fools!

Agree. He's 200cm tall FFS.

Carlisle is same height, same age and is streets ahead of him. Played a few more games yes, but only ~10 more

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #32 on: March 04, 2013, 12:24:29 AM »
Lol @ streets ahead.


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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #33 on: March 04, 2013, 01:07:02 AM »
Lol @ streets ahead.

Talk to me when Griff actually takes a contested mark

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #34 on: March 04, 2013, 01:14:10 AM »
He.could.never.and sit in a back.pocket and kick 70m and be very handy.

Still got 2-3 years honey moon period before you should be expecting tony lockett

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #35 on: March 04, 2013, 10:08:20 AM »
How many games has he played?! 20? less?
Patience fools!

Agree. He's 200cm tall FFS.

Carlisle is same height, same age and is streets ahead of him. Played a few more games yes, but only ~10 more

Carlisle has a 'mother' tattoo.

Shorter than Griff too

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #36 on: March 04, 2013, 10:12:52 AM »
Apprenticeship is over for this dude and Astbury at the end of 2013. No, that doesn't mean they should be murdered if they have a bad game but it's about time we started expecting these blokes to at least show they're too good for VFL level. Astbury wears a nappy to bed because of Dean Galea

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #37 on: March 04, 2013, 10:18:04 AM »
Apprenticeship is over for this dude and Astbury at the end of 2013. No, that doesn't mean they should be murdered if they have a bad game but it's about time we started expecting these blokes to at least show they're too good for VFL level. Astbury wears a nappy to bed because of Dean Galea
Bit harsh as they have both had major injuries requiring surgery with extended rehab. If they stay fit, next year is when I'd be making comments like that. At least IMHO.
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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #38 on: March 04, 2013, 10:22:10 AM »
Apprenticeship is over for this dude and Astbury at the end of 2013. No, that doesn't mean they should be murdered if they have a bad game but it's about time we started expecting these blokes to at least show they're too good for VFL level. Astbury wears a nappy to bed because of Dean Galea
Bit harsh as they have both had major injuries requiring surgery with extended rehab. If they stay fit, next year is when I'd be making comments like that. At least IMHO.

It's their 4th season and Griffiths was a top 20 pick. I did say the apprenticeship is over at the end of 2013. You think they should only be expected to dominate VFL in their 5th season at the very earliest?

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #39 on: March 04, 2013, 03:56:29 PM »
How many games has he played?! 20? less?
Patience fools!

Agree. He's 200cm tall FFS.

Carlisle is same height, same age and is streets ahead of him. Played a few more games yes, but only ~10 more

Carlisle has a 'mother' tattoo.

Shorter than Griff too

Both apparently 200cm

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #40 on: March 04, 2013, 04:05:23 PM »
How many games has he played?! 20? less?
Patience fools!

Agree. He's 200cm tall FFS.

Carlisle is same height, same age and is streets ahead of him. Played a few more games yes, but only ~10 more

Carlisle has a 'mother' tattoo.

Shorter than Griff too

Both apparently 200cm

Carlisle 200cm with a perm, Griff 200cm with a comb over

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #41 on: March 04, 2013, 04:34:25 PM »
Grimes' 17 games vs Griffiths' 18 games





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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #42 on: March 04, 2013, 07:20:12 PM »
How many games has he played?! 20? less?
Patience fools!

Agree. He's 200cm tall FFS.

Carlisle is same height, same age and is streets ahead of him. Played a few more games yes, but only ~10 more

Carlisle has a 'mother' tattoo.

Shorter than Griff too

Both apparently 200cm

Carlisle 200cm with a perm, Griff 200cm with a comb over

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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #43 on: March 04, 2013, 08:45:18 PM »
Apprenticeship is over for this dude and Astbury at the end of 2013. No, that doesn't mean they should be murdered if they have a bad game but it's about time we started expecting these blokes to at least show they're too good for VFL level. Astbury wears a nappy to bed because of Dean Galea
Bit harsh as they have both had major injuries requiring surgery with extended rehab. If they stay fit, next year is when I'd be making comments like that. At least IMHO.

It's their 4th season and Griffiths was a top 20 pick. I did say the apprenticeship is over at the end of 2013. You think they should only be expected to dominate VFL in their 5th season at the very earliest?
This has been Griffs first full preseason since being at the club.  I just feel that with 200 cm blokes, you have to give them a bit longer to mature. Especially ones that are mobile, good below their knees and can roost the ball 80m.  Those blokes don't grow on trees.
I think that Griff is also still adjusting to playing as a defender. He played all of his junior career as a forward and his first two injury interrupted years as a forward too!
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Re: Ben Griffiths - 2013 expectations?
« Reply #44 on: March 05, 2013, 01:12:31 AM »
Apprenticeship is over for this dude and Astbury at the end of 2013. No, that doesn't mean they should be murdered if they have a bad game but it's about time we started expecting these blokes to at least show they're too good for VFL level. Astbury wears a nappy to bed because of Dean Galea
Bit harsh as they have both had major injuries requiring surgery with extended rehab. If they stay fit, next year is when I'd be making comments like that. At least IMHO.

It's their 4th season and Griffiths was a top 20 pick. I did say the apprenticeship is over at the end of 2013. You think they should only be expected to dominate VFL in their 5th season at the very earliest?
This has been Griffs first full preseason since being at the club.  I just feel that with 200 cm blokes, you have to give them a bit longer to mature. Especially ones that are mobile, good below their knees and can roost the ball 80m.  Those blokes don't grow on trees.
I think that Griff is also still adjusting to playing as a defender. He played all of his junior career as a forward and his first two injury interrupted years as a forward too!

Fair point.

Grimes' 17 games vs Griffiths' 18 games






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