Polak - 2008 expectations?

[Mr Magic]

unfortunately he will do a shocking knee in round 7

lol.
You paint the prettiest of pictures Oxymoron.

[Darth Tiger]

Bump

[Darth Tiger]

Since posting the queries on Polak's condition, I have seen the unsubstantiated rumours regarding his body shape on his return.

Have any training watchers had an opportunity to see or further review Polak's current condition ?

[mightytiges]

Since posting the queries on Polak's condition, I have seen the unsubstantiated rumours regarding his body shape on his return.

Have any training watchers had an opportunity to see or further review Polak's current condition ?

If the club wasn't so secretive on training times and locations this year we'd be able to find out  .

[Darth Tiger]

Since posting the queries on Polak's condition, I have seen the unsubstantiated rumours regarding his body shape on his return.

Have any training watchers had an opportunity to see or further review Polak's current condition ?

If the club wasn't so secretive on training times and locations this year we'd be able to find out  .

Closed sessions MT ?

Or are they just not notifying the membership base of the training location ?

Or are they waiting to turn the 1st sod at Craigieburn ?

[blx]

hopefully he can PUNCH the bloody ball in defence ... CHB Polak is and always should be ...

hes the best mark in the team and you want him at CHB to punch the ball all day???

CHF even FF is his best position. FF Polak is and always should be ...

Polak is not a permanent forward which was figured out very early cos he does not have the endurance to get to a contest (eg Jon Brown), nor does he have the depth of kicking distance to be a lead-up forward.

two more genuine reasons why he should just have the ball plonked on his head at FULL FORWARD.

[mightytiges]

Since posting the queries on Polak's condition, I have seen the unsubstantiated rumours regarding his body shape on his return.

Have any training watchers had an opportunity to see or further review Polak's current condition ?

If the club wasn't so secretive on training times and locations this year we'd be able to find out  .

Closed sessions MT ?

Or are they just not notifying the membership base of the training location ?

Or are they waiting to turn the 1st sod at Craigieburn ?

The latter two Darth.  If you know where they are training you can go in and watch. The Club is just keeping mum. Today they had many of the parents watching in the grandstand. Maybe they didn't want to give off a bad impression by having too many feral supporters around  . Vic Park's surface ain't too good on the ankles either  .

[mightytiges]

CHF even FF is his best position. FF Polak is and always should be ...

Polak is not a permanent forward which was figured out very early cos he does not have the endurance to get to a contest (eg Jon Brown), nor does he have the depth of kicking distance to be a lead-up forward.

two more genuine reasons why he should just have the ball plonked on his head at FULL FORWARD.

You'll be pleased blx. Rumour has it that Polly is playing FF this year  .

[Mr Magic]

Great.

Another FF who can't dob a gimme goal.

Marking is only half the package required to play out of the goal square.



I like Polak at CHF but work rate is the issue.
Not sure where he'll end up and he might even end up playing for Coburg a bit this year.

[mightytiges]

Only repeating the rumour I was told. Polak can take a good grab but needs to do it with an opponent right on his back if he wants to play FF all year. It would take some dramatic form slump for him to end up at Coburg though. According to someone here he was meant to end up playing for Coburg for most of last year  .

[Mr Magic]

Only repeating the rumour I was told. Polak can take a good grab but needs to do it with an opponent right on his back if he wants to play FF all year. It would take some dramatic form slump for him to end up at Coburg though. According to someone here he was meant to end up playing for Coburg for most of last year  .

I just hope Polak doesn't get too comfortable down there after having something to prove last season MT.
He exceeded expectations in '07 but for us to improve he needs to continue to work hard and go up another cog.

Graham's a tremendous contested mark and reads the play well but I do wonder if he's quick enough on the lead to play out of FF and his accuracy in front of goal is very average.
Still he's likely looking a better bet than Schulz(disappoints me to say), Hughes or Riewoldt at this point.
Deledio's my preference as our main forward focus but is possibly still a season or two away from holding down a key forward role each week. I'd like to see him groomed for it in '08 just the same. Appears the club is heading that way..

[{X}]

i think you will find he will play both fwd and back. mainly fwd though cos we are already preparing t0 play post richo.

[blx]

Great.

Another FF who can't dob a gimme goal.

Marking is only half the package required to play out of the goal square.



I like Polak at CHF but work rate is the issue.
Not sure where he'll end up and he might even end up playing for Coburg a bit this year.

yo madge, i dont understand, you infer he struggles kicking 6pointers close to goal but then you want to move him out further???

He's not a leading forward and he's not agile or fast enough to play CHF. He'd be the sort of FF you would leave 10-20 mtrs out from goal (in the red zone) and just put the ball on top of his head. Utilise his biggest strength, his marking. Place your crumbers at his feet and walah!!! PRESSURE on the opposition.

Did note in the photos on the training thread that he is indeed training with the forwards. My thoughts on Polak are purely based around having him play a position on hte field that will utilise his strengths. He's not an accountable backman and would rather him up front.

[{X}]

polak is a natural fwd and will play most his career up in front of the sticks

[Rex]

Everyone on the thread think he will be our shining light up forward. We recruited him as a CHB thats where I reckon he should play. Our backline sucks big time. Its where we lose most of our games. We need experienced big bodied MEN down back. If he is to be our next FF or CHF then lets get the backline in shape first. If the likes of Rance or Sylvester come along during the year then OK but until the backline can stop more goals than our forwards kick then leave him there.