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Good grief it must be quiet and the season is coming to an end, this is what Brad Gotch wrote in the Casey review this week

James Strauss: James played in the reserves. He’s set to have a operation this weekend. We had to blood someone else for finals, so he was very understanding of that, so he played in the reserves to have a final hit out for the year. It would’ve been easy to play him in the seniors.

Strauss will be fine, he will have another year to prove his worth or otherwise, why must we make a habit of continually writing off 18 and 19 years old and then having to eat humble pie a year later.....

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Good grief it must be quiet and the season is coming to an end, this is what Brad Gotch wrote in the Casey review this week

James Strauss: James played in the reserves. He’s set to have a operation this weekend. We had to blood someone else for finals, so he was very understanding of that, so he played in the reserves to have a final hit out for the year. It would’ve been easy to play him in the seniors.

Strauss will be fine, he will have another year to prove his worth or otherwise, why must we make a habit of continually writing off 18 and 19 years old and then having to eat humble pie a year later.....

Funny, I am reading Kevin Sheedys original book on him 'a touch of cunning'. In the 80s' he promoted Gary O'Donnell on the back of 72 VFL reserves games basically to see if he could handle the big time. It was the last game of the season. They put him on Daicos and he did well. that kept him on the list.

That is one of many stories of good players that took time to develop.

I reckon it too Brad Green till 3-4 years ago to toughen up, and now you can rely on him, generally speaking when it's his turn to go.

with talented kids harder to find the next two years, we should keep Maric and Strauss on and see if they can become a Gary O'Donnell

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Funny, I am reading Kevin Sheedys original book on him 'a touch of cunning'. In the 80s' he promoted Gary O'Donnell on the back of 72 VFL reserves games basically to see if he could handle the big time. It was the last game of the season. They put him on Daicos and he did well. that kept him on the list.

That is one of many stories of good players that took time to develop.

I reckon it too Brad Green till 3-4 years ago to toughen up, and now you can rely on him, generally speaking when it's his turn to go.

with talented kids harder to find the next two years, we should keep Maric and Strauss on and see if they can become a Gary O'Donnell

The days of allowing players the luxury of developing for 4 years in the ressies are gone. Lists are smaller and players are expected to move through to challenge in AFL, expecially players of Strauss's type.

Green kicked 4 goals in a QF in his first year under pressure. He was class in his first year and is a good grade or so above Strauss.

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The days of allowing players the luxury of developing for 4 years in the ressies are gone. Lists are smaller and players are expected to move through to challenge in AFL, expecially players of Strauss's type.

Developing the players for 4 years in the ressies is not gone at all. Maric has had 3 already. I notice Robbie Tarrant was taken the same year and is playing for North this weekend. his 3rd game in 3 years.

On the contrary, i think it can take a good 4 years to make a clear decision on whether some players can make it. and as such I will be very surprised if we delist Maric or Strauss.

You can't keep them forever, but reality is you cannot learn it all straight away when you aren't a champion player.

i would suggest Nik natanui will take 4 years to become consistent, and they will invest the time needed.

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Martin Pike delivered one of the best legitimate shirt fronts (it was

in a Final I think, in the forward pocket) I have seen in the last

twenty years. His opponent hit a brick wall.

I was sorry to see him go. Quality footballer.

Dare I say it; too good for the Club at the time.

Martin Pike was a monumental disaster off field. Where did he go from Melbourne? What did they do - keep or delist. Where did he go next? What did they do - keep or delist? At his 4th club, under a legendary tough man as coach, he stayed for a while.

His 4 premierships, and a string of talented and courageous displays on field, show he was a good player. His record at his first 3 clubs show that he was a ****head off the field. I would just love to know what Lethal said to him the day he arrived at Brisbane.

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