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2010 Player Review - # 38 Daniel Hughes (rookie)

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Finally made his senior debut after four years in the system. Showed promise as a mid-sized forward in two senior games. Was pushed back down the order when Watts and Jurrah returned to the senior team - Luke Holmesby melbournefc

Games MFC 2010 2 Total 2 Goals MFC 2010 2 Total 2

Games CSFC 2010 9 Goals CSFC 2010 8

Games CSFC (res) 2010 1 Goals CSFC (res) 2010 1

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    Depth only.

    Showed he was capable, but we have far too many ahead of him that play the same role.

    Can't see the point in keeping him, I'm afraid.

    Good to see you finally managed a couple of AFL games Danny.

    That you managed even that was pretty impressive after all this time.

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    A Guy who averages 10 to 12 marks a game has something many others don't.

    He must begiven even more time to bring this asset to fruition. Maybe simply a positional issues. Try him on the backline.

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    Gone.

    If my understand is right, he is either to be elevated or he is gone and he cant be re rookie.

    Gone. (And I dont mean No 37 either.)

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    Sadly, Danny was plagued by injury throughout his years on our list. He was never able to string a reasonable number of games together, and probably never realsed his full potential. Unfortunately I think the end is now nigh, and Danny will depart Melbourne without leaving the same mark as his more illustrious namesake.

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    Agreed. Hughes was/is definitely an exercise in persistence, and he came so close to making it. Not every story can be a fairytale though sadly.

    Well put. Danny Hughes has done just about everything he possibly could to make it in the AFL but a succession of injuries cruelled his chances. I think he also had some limitations with his athleticism but managed to cover them with his strong marking and good awareness. In another era he might have made it but I think time has now probably run out for Danny.

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