Had a quick chat to Sam Blease, says he will play this week in a Casey Practice match. Not sure if this has been reported or not.

Good to hear.

Not wishing to be a negative nancy, but given Blease's game was all about run and carry before the injury, do you guys think he will return the same player? I hope so of course... but it was a pretty major break by the sounds of things.

the forgotten man in my opinion. i hope he gets his body right, could be a wildcard this season.

what position will he take?

I was just thinking, Bailey is always saying, "when the players have played 50 games together", Blease, Strauss, Watts, Scully, Gysberts (maybe) and more have all played Metro together..

  On 14/03/2010 at 07:42, dandeeman said:

Had a quick chat to Sam Blease, says he will play this week in a Casey Practice match. Not sure if this has been reported or not.

ohh god no!!

Bracing myself for another pre season injury.

  On 14/03/2010 at 07:47, Sylvia Saint said:

Good to hear.

Not wishing to be a negative nancy, but given Blease's game was all about run and carry before the injury, do you guys think he will return the same player? I hope so of course... but it was a pretty major break by the sounds of things.

I read somewhere that he hasn't lost any of his pace which is good, it will still take him a while though to mentally get over it.

  On 14/03/2010 at 09:17, Jarka said:

I read somewhere that he hasn't lost any of his pace which is good, it will still take him a while though to mentally get over it.

Spoke to him at the Bombers match and he said he felt he hadn't lost any of his speed or agility. Agreed it will take him time to get back to his best.

Yeah, I spoke to him as well last week and he is confident his speed and agility haven't been affected.

Interesting to note that while Sam is considered a speedy ball carrier, Jack Watts had him covered in the draft camp results. (Note Blease's standing vertical jump result!)

Standing Vertical Jump (cm's)

1. Nicholas Naitanui - 78cm

2. Shaun McKernan – 74cm

3. Tom Swift – 72cm

=3. Stephen Hill – 72cm

5. Jack Watts – 70cm

=5. Sam Blease – 70cm

7. Ryan Schoenmakers – 69cm

8. Nick Heyne – 69cm

=8. Bryce Carroll – 69cm

10. Michael Gugliotta – 67cm

=10. Ashley Smith – 67cm

=10. Alistair Smith – 67cm

20-Metre Sprint (seconds)

1. Ashley Smith – 2.80

2. Jack Watts – 2.82

3. Stephen Hill – 2.83

4. Nicholas Naitanui – 2.86

5. Tom Swift – 2.89

6. Ryan Shoenmakers – 2.90

7. Nick Heyne – 2.91

=7. Sam Blease – 2.91

9. Luke Shuey – 2.92

=9. Taylor Hunt – 2.92

=9. Matthew DeBoer – 2.92

Repeat Sprints (6x30 m) (seconds)

1. Ryan Schoenmakers – 24.82

2. Sam Blease – 24.97

=2. Matthew DeBoer – 24.97

4. Nick Naitanui – 25.10

=4. James Strauss – 25.10

6. Ashley Smith – – 25.14

7. Stephen Hill – 25.44

=7. Jack Watts – 25.44

9. Alistair Smith – 25.48

10. Taylor Hunt – 25.49

  On 14/03/2010 at 22:06, jnrmac said:

Yeah, I spoke to him as well last week and he is confident his speed and agility haven't been affected.

Interesting to note that while Sam is considered a speedy ball carrier, Jack Watts had him covered in the draft camp results. (Note Blease's standing vertical jump result!)

There are many players that can run fast but this does not necessarily transfer into game speed. On the games I saw of Blease in u18 he certainly does translate to game speed and he knows how to use this to effect both offensively and defensively. He really could be the x factor to our emerging midfield brigade.

  On 15/03/2010 at 02:27, big_red_fire_engine said:

There are many players that can run fast but this does not necessarily transfer into game speed. On the games I saw of Blease in u18 he certainly does translate to game speed and he knows how to use this to effect both offensively and defensively. He really could be the x factor to our emerging midfield brigade.

Yeah agree, he also seems to have the ability to hit a contested situation at speed like Scully

The current injury list lists him as ankle 1-2 weeks.

Odd?

  On 15/03/2010 at 04:45, Dappa Dan said:

The current injury list lists him as ankle 1-2 weeks.

Odd?

Why? Have they ever been right??!

  On 14/03/2010 at 08:27, rusty_kingswood said:

ohh god no!!

Bracing myself for another pre season injury.

would you like to cover him in cotton wool and just wait a few years for him instead.

Play Blease, the only way for him to get over the injury (beside the full recovery) is just games under his belt, be it Casey or the Dees, after a few games, his confidence will be right up and he will be a force with the rest of the young kids.... Same should apply to Watts, he will be awesome in a few years, will be worth the wait.

if he's fit...then we should play him,,,it will be good to have some more pace injected into the side.

also sounds like he's going to be a small big man with a vertical leap like his.

bring on round 1

I have a personal connection to Sam. DB has told him that he is playing on Friday night. Sam is stoked.

  On 15/03/2010 at 09:49, Prof said:

I have a personal connection to Sam. DB has told him that he is playing on Friday night. Sam is stoked.

great to hear, he must have had a bloody awful year

have you noticed a considerable change in his body size since he arrived at the club (or is that just people talking him up)?

  On 15/03/2010 at 10:03, Curry & Beer said:

great to hear, he must have had a bloody awful year

have you noticed a considerable change in his body size since he arrived at the club (or is that just people talking him up)?

spoke to him 2 weeks ago at the Essendon game. looks strong and looks like he has put on weight. still looks a young bloke.

  On 15/03/2010 at 09:49, Prof said:

I have a personal connection to Sam. DB has told him that he is playing on Friday night. Sam is stoked.

Thanks for the good news Prof!

I've never been a big fan of the Youtube highlight packages but I have to say I was very excited by the vision of Blease prior to him being drafted. The Vic Metro game against WA had me salivating and I was more than happy when Barry read his name out. From memory he only had 12 or 13 touches in that game but every single one of them had an impact and he kicked a couple of very nice sausage rolls. The most impressive part was his willingness to continue working hard (Scully-like) once he'd disposed of the ball and his zest, despite his size, in the chasing and tackling department. Like all our youngsters, he'll need time but it's his debut that I'm looking forward to most.

  On 15/03/2010 at 10:28, Goodvibes said:

The most impressive part was his willingness to continue working hard (Scully-like) once he'd disposed of the ball and his zest, despite his size, in the chasing and tackling department. Like all our youngsters, he'll need time but it's his debut that I'm looking forward to most.

I probably need to see him live to see his workrate but i did like that play where he attacked the stoppages, picked up the ball off his shoelace clean as a whistle at speed. Very clean hands.

Hope to see him mid year. We need speed in our team.

  On 16/03/2010 at 01:17, jacey said:

I probably need to see him live to see his workrate but i did like that play where he attacked the stoppages, picked up the ball off his shoelace clean as a whistle at speed. Very clean hands.

Hope to see him mid year. We need speed in our team.

Ideally we want Scully, Blease, Strauss, Bennell, Watts to make it as they are all what you would call 'express'.

If our high draft picks come off we should end up with a very fast team.

  On 15/03/2010 at 04:47, jnrmac said:

Why? Have they ever been right??!

Tee hee.

  On 15/03/2010 at 09:49, Prof said:

I have a personal connection to Sam. DB has told him that he is playing on Friday night. Sam is stoked.

Welcome to celebrity status on demonland!!

Hmmm I picked him as our X factor last year, maybe this year??