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jayceebee31 Redleg

jayceebee31   697

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Morton weighed in at 88kgs today. Source - himself. Not sure what he played at in 2010, but website says 85.

He looks to have grown not put on weight. Looks as tall as Watts.Seeing you know him -what's his height please.

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Of the new talls, anyone seem to stand out, or look ready for early selection?

Howe is to me the most impressive & developed.Cook's body really needs work on it but he will be a very good player for us however the one I like is Tom McDonald- seems to have the athletic ability and body to really develop whether he has the ability we will now sometime over the next few years. At training today, one of forgotten talls really impressed me- Stef Martin whom really looks ready and eager to go.The other, I think will develop into a very good footballer for us is Davis- will fill out to be a very athletic yet speedy defender-willbe able to play on all size forwards. Hope that answers your question.

I'm rapt we got this, er that defender. I think this extra versatile tall defender was lacking from our arsenal.

And add to that the fact that Cook can also play where needed as well.

The potential versatility we are gathering,,,,, could become a real weapon if all goes to plan.

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Grimes is ripped and ready to go- I expect a huge year from him.

Would be great, here's hoping he doesn't have the kind of injury issues that have dogged him in the past. Maybe another year older and another pre-season under his belt is all he needs.

Gysberts is another who seems a bit fragile, with a succesion of niggling injuries over his first year at the club.

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I'm rapt we got this, er that defender. I think this extra versatile tall defender was lacking from our arsenal.

And add to that the fact that Cook can also play where needed as well.

The potential versatility we are gathering,,,,, could become a real weapon if all goes to plan.

Agree totally.Versatility is what we requir now in our talls in particular. I really like the look of Davis.He reminds me of Hurley of Essendon.Look forward to the 12th at Gosh's for next viewing then it's only 4 weeks to 1st NAB CUP game.Another young tall-I like very much is Tom MacDonald- great build- athletic ,strong and great ruck work.Pity he is not 6 cms taller though.

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Would be great, here's hoping he doesn't have the kind of injury issues that have dogged him in the past. Maybe another year older and another pre-season under his belt is all he needs.

Gysberts is another who seems a bit fragile, with a succesion of niggling injuries over his first year at the club.

Agree re Grimes.Gysberts is such a very fine build , he really needs his issues worked out.He is a similar build to Bruce, whom had his share of injuries when he first came to the club , missing out on a G/F game due to similar injury to Jordie.

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Hope Juice hs lost some of his weight from that photo from last year. Are they any players still recovering from injuries or surgeries?

Juice seems fine- cannot tell ya if he has lost weight, but looks as strong as an Oz.Spencer is the one most will be shocked with of how he has bulked up- maybe too much. e players in rehab- as I already mentioned Campbell is doing light work, Jamar walked laps, Wonaeamirri -I couldn't find, rest did most work.Davey was rested from some I noticed.And some of the rookies-Evans & Lawrence did about half.

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