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FJ is the only one that makes sense.
Inb4 Dimma moves to him to hbf then everyone quickly forgets these early good games in the midfield and calls him a dud......might need Fyfe to fall on his leg first though...but at least he won't be told to slim down...
The following week Ross would receive a call-up for a round 4 AFL debut, after captain Trent Cotchin was ruled out due to a hamstring and fellow midfielder Dustin Martin missed through suspension.[19][20] He made a significant impact in the match, recording 25 disposals in the victory over Port Adelaide on the road.[21] Ross added 17 disposals the following week before posting 28 in an ANZAC Day eve win over Melbourne in round 6.[22][23] Over that initial three match period, Ross led all Rising Star eligible players in handballs per game while ranking second in disposals, metres gained and center clearances per game.[24] He kicked his first AFL goal the following week in round 7, before travelling to Perth for a round 8 match against Fremantle.[23] Ross suffered a serious ankle injury that week, with a Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe inadvertently stepping on and rolling Ross' left ankle just before half time of that match.[25] The injury would be revealed as a syndesmosis strain that would require surgery, ruling Ross out for between six and eight weeks.[26][27] To that point, he ranked first for centre clearances per game, second for clearances per game and second for inside 50s per game among Rising Star eligible players.[28] Ross resumed running exercises in late June, with his return timetable pushed out two weeks later than first expected.[29] After training fully in the last week of July, Ross made his footballing return on limited minutes with the club's reserves side in the VFL, notching 12 disposals in the match's first half.[30][31] He was added to the club's AFL emergency list the following week and was eventually called in to play when Dustin Martin was a late withdrawal due to injury.[32][33] Ross played a run-with role on Carlton captain Patrick Cripps for parts of that match, while accumulating 21 disposals and six clearances of his own.
Yep kid's never been anything but a dud....QuoteThe following week Ross would receive a call-up for a round 4 AFL debut, after captain Trent Cotchin was ruled out due to a hamstring and fellow midfielder Dustin Martin missed through suspension.[19][20] He made a significant impact in the match, recording 25 disposals in the victory over Port Adelaide on the road.[21] Ross added 17 disposals the following week before posting 28 in an ANZAC Day eve win over Melbourne in round 6.[22][23] Over that initial three match period, Ross led all Rising Star eligible players in handballs per game while ranking second in disposals, metres gained and center clearances per game.[24] He kicked his first AFL goal the following week in round 7, before travelling to Perth for a round 8 match against Fremantle.[23] Ross suffered a serious ankle injury that week, with a Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe inadvertently stepping on and rolling Ross' left ankle just before half time of that match.[25] The injury would be revealed as a syndesmosis strain that would require surgery, ruling Ross out for between six and eight weeks.[26][27] To that point, he ranked first for centre clearances per game, second for clearances per game and second for inside 50s per game among Rising Star eligible players.[28] Ross resumed running exercises in late June, with his return timetable pushed out two weeks later than first expected.[29] After training fully in the last week of July, Ross made his footballing return on limited minutes with the club's reserves side in the VFL, notching 12 disposals in the match's first half.[30][31] He was added to the club's AFL emergency list the following week and was eventually called in to play when Dustin Martin was a late withdrawal due to injury.[32][33] Ross played a run-with role on Carlton captain Patrick Cripps for parts of that match, while accumulating 21 disposals and six clearances of his own......yesiree.....
You just said something about mansell they is relevant here. Just because he showed very good signs for his first 3-5 games doesn’t mean the club screwed his development by trialing him in other positions. He wouldn’t be the first and won’t be the last player to show good early signs before falling away. Especially when you consider that we were premiers the season he debuted. A lot easier to play well in a dominant team then it is to play in a crap/average one.
He'll be our best pick up ever
