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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #75 on: November 30, 2014, 10:42:46 PM »
He will be an outside player anyways. Isaac Smith, Steven Hill etc didn't need to bulk up too much to be effective.
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« Reply #76 on: November 30, 2014, 11:57:36 PM »
Just going off the highlights clip, if this is the 33 best kid in the draft, this draft isn't anywhere near as good as they say.
I hated FJ before tonight but letting Laverde go and now picking up a really skinny kid like this, I hate him even more.

you do realise laverde was picked up at pick 19.....so almost every team overlooked him in the first round, including essendon with their first pick

Peggles - shhhhhh - why ruin a good rant from big tone with a fact like that.
It's an opinion, am I aloud one?
Laverde will be a star.
Just like Heppel, and clubs overlooked him including FJ the d1khead.

Apparently not. If one bags out the draft selection then one is automatically having a personal go at the kid.

But it's ok, we can all clap the players off after the next disgraceful loss like some posters here did after the Tom Hafey tribute loss.

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not sure menadue is such a bad selection though. when it came to mids /flankers at this pick i had two id prefer in front of menadue blakeley and jackson nelson. menadue was in the mix though.
being a wa lad i was all for blakeley i think freo got a steal.

i think wih menadue people are concerned with his size and probably rightly so. but geez he ticks a lot of boxes. he meets a huge need for our club, we all screamed out for a player with poise pace and good disposal well he has  all three. on this i commend them and i dont believe he was a  reach but there is some risk with his size.

i can see him playing hb or wing.imo hes not as outside as many think but playing at 69kg has meant he has had to primarily play an outside role. what swayed me about him was the simple fact that such a skinny kid would go and win some contested ball when needed. he would tackle as well its not something he has to work on its a part of his game and he should be able to do these things at afl level IF he bulks up. there was another lad whose name escapes me im sorry who i thought was potentially jbetter than menadue had plenty of injury and missed a bit of footy, sorry it will come to me in time.
but for me i love big bodied hard at it ball winners with my early picks on mids and to me blakeley was one ofthe best inside mids in the entire draft. in looking at available  mids at 33  i just could not go past him.

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #77 on: December 01, 2014, 08:16:00 AM »
Just going off the highlights clip, if this is the 33 best kid in the draft, this draft isn't anywhere near as good as they say.
I hated FJ before tonight but letting Laverde go and now picking up a really skinny kid like this, I hate him even more.

you do realise laverde was picked up at pick 19.....so almost every team overlooked him in the first round, including essendon with their first pick

Peggles - shhhhhh - why ruin a good rant from big tone with a fact like that.
It's an opinion, am I aloud one?
Laverde will be a star.
Just like Heppel, and clubs overlooked him including FJ the d1khead.

Apparently not. If one bags out the draft selection then one is automatically having a personal go at the kid.

But it's ok, we can all clap the players off after the next disgraceful loss like some posters here did after the Tom Hafey tribute loss.

Everybody join the parade
not sure menadue is such a bad selection though. when it came to mids /flankers at this pick i had two id prefer in front of menadue blakeley and jackson nelson. menadue was in the mix though.
being a wa lad i was all for blakeley i think freo got a steal.

i think wih menadue people are concerned with his size and probably rightly so. but geez he ticks a lot of boxes. he meets a huge need for our club, we all screamed out for a player with poise pace and good disposal well he has  all three. on this i commend them and i dont believe he was a  reach but there is some risk with his size.

i can see him playing hb or wing.imo hes not as outside as many think but playing at 69kg has meant he has had to primarily play an outside role. what swayed me about him was the simple fact that such a skinny kid would go and win some contested ball when needed. he would tackle as well its not something he has to work on its a part of his game and he should be able to do these things at afl level IF he bulks up. there was another lad whose name escapes me im sorry who i thought was potentially jbetter than menadue had plenty of injury and missed a bit of footy, sorry it will come to me in time.
but for me i love big bodied hard at it ball winners with my early picks on mids and to me blakeley was one ofthe best inside mids in the entire draft. in looking at available  mids at 33  i just could not go past him.
I think that because we got Ellis first as an inside mid week we didn't go for Blakeley. We needed outside speed and Connor gives us that.
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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #78 on: December 01, 2014, 12:50:07 PM »
Looking at his highlights he seems to have a lot of time to make decisions, runs with genuine pace and delivers well. I was worried about his weight as well but hopefully he will go alright. Good luck to him

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« Reply #79 on: December 02, 2014, 12:04:12 AM »
Torin Baker, who coached Menadue at the Western Jets:

“He doesn’t just test quick, he uses it on the football field.

“A lot (of players) have one or the other (speed or endurance), but he’s elite in both categories, and that makes him exciting.

“If you look at a Brad Hill (Hawthorn), or an Isaac Smith (Hawthorn), and the impact they’ve had on the AFL, I would say that Connor has similar running ability to those two guys.”


Full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-12-01/menadue-off-and-running

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #80 on: December 02, 2014, 10:09:40 AM »
We need to remember that When the Hawks drafted Bradley Hill he was only 60kg!  :o

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« Reply #81 on: December 02, 2014, 10:20:05 AM »
Never looked up the numbers but watching the Hawks on TV they don't really look like a bulky team outside of a handful of players. Seems like they rely on skill and athleticism.

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« Reply #82 on: December 02, 2014, 11:40:34 AM »
Never looked up the numbers but watching the Hawks on TV they don't really look like a bulky team outside of a handful of players. Seems like they rely on skill and athleticism.

Don't have to be bulky just gotta be tough. Some of their blokes are as big as Grigg but tough as nails mentally. Makes all the difference.

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« Reply #83 on: December 02, 2014, 11:51:13 AM »
Torin Baker, who coached Menadue at the Western Jets:

“He doesn’t just test quick, he uses it on the football field.

“A lot (of players) have one or the other (speed or endurance), but he’s elite in both categories, and that makes him exciting.

“If you look at a Brad Hill (Hawthorn), or an Isaac Smith (Hawthorn), and the impact they’ve had on the AFL, I would say that Connor has similar running ability to those two guys.”


Full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-12-01/menadue-off-and-running
Two examples already used by a couple on here.
If we could just get another super quick for the other wing we'd would be in pretty good shape. Teams just have to be so conscious of a fast break when you have elite leg speed on the outside. Gives our forward (and I did mean singular)  a better than even chance of a one on one which these days is as rare as hens teeth.
Just play the kid and let him run and learn as he goes.

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #84 on: December 02, 2014, 11:55:23 AM »
Torin Baker, who coached Menadue at the Western Jets:

“He doesn’t just test quick, he uses it on the football field.

“A lot (of players) have one or the other (speed or endurance), but he’s elite in both categories, and that makes him exciting.

“If you look at a Brad Hill (Hawthorn), or an Isaac Smith (Hawthorn), and the impact they’ve had on the AFL, I would say that Connor has similar running ability to those two guys.”


Full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-12-01/menadue-off-and-running
Two examples already used by a couple on here.
If we could just get another super quick for the other wing we'd would be in pretty good shape. Teams just have to be so conscious of a fast break when you have elite leg speed on the outside. Gives our forward (and I did mean singular)  a better than even chance of a one on one which these days is as rare as hens teeth.
Just play the kid and let him run and learn as he goes.
:clapping Agree Totally Tone. Its almost like our club and supporters are not sure how to deal with a player that is light on and super quick. Other clubs have them and play them irrespective of their weight. Brad and Stephen Hill are classic examples. Just throw a few shepherds, get the lad into space and watch him rocket.  :thumbsup

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #85 on: December 02, 2014, 03:06:57 PM »
Torin Baker, who coached Menadue at the Western Jets:

“He doesn’t just test quick, he uses it on the football field.

“A lot (of players) have one or the other (speed or endurance), but he’s elite in both categories, and that makes him exciting.

“If you look at a Brad Hill (Hawthorn), or an Isaac Smith (Hawthorn), and the impact they’ve had on the AFL, I would say that Connor has similar running ability to those two guys.”


Full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-12-01/menadue-off-and-running
Two examples already used by a couple on here.
If we could just get another super quick for the other wing we'd would be in pretty good shape. Teams just have to be so conscious of a fast break when you have elite leg speed on the outside. Gives our forward (and I did mean singular)  a better than even chance of a one on one which these days is as rare as hens teeth.
Just play the kid and let him run and learn as he goes.
:clapping Agree Totally Tone. Its almost like our club and supporters are not sure how to deal with a player that is light on and super quick. Other clubs have them and play them irrespective of their weight. Brad and Stephen Hill are classic examples. Just throw a few shepherds, get the lad into space and watch him rocket.  :thumbsup

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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #86 on: December 02, 2014, 03:24:31 PM »
Pretty fair point

More so when they go Mr 49%

If they did not trade goddard /wells for Kane Johnson

Or take Fiona over pav

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« Reply #87 on: December 02, 2014, 04:40:52 PM »
i doubt that very much
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Re: Connor Menadue [merged]
« Reply #88 on: December 02, 2014, 04:51:52 PM »
LMAO

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« Reply #89 on: December 02, 2014, 05:07:13 PM »
 :lol