Sam Blease

[Vagg 2,422]

Obviously the FD think he is .

Go Blease .... Have a great debut mate .

Absolutely! He's been in the system for a long time, and was cruelled by a nasty injury. Great to see him finally make his long awaited debut. I hope he has a great game. The first of many for the Mighty Dees!

[Gorgoroth 12,431]

We will know by 10pm tomorrow night.

[Triple Jack 13]

I'm not worried at all - what's the worst that could happen?

He'll use his blistering pace to break lines.

I like the inclusion.

And don't expect to see him as the sub - I heard Scott West on the radio a few weeks ago talking about the substitue rule and 1st gamers, and apparently our club has decided to take the approach of never making a 1st gamer the sub.

The theory is that they would sit there on the pine, a bundle of nervous energy - better to get the nerves out of the way from the start, get a feel for it and then get into the game.

(that's not to say he won't be subbed off).

I'm pretty sure you are wrong here. Nicho started as sub in his first game

[RalphiusMaximus 6,000]

This excites me. I can see him working well as a sub, but I honestly don't care as long as he gets on the ground.

[Guest Artie Bucco]

I'm pretty sure you are wrong here. Nicho started as sub in his first game

I think that must have been his second game.

Either way, I'm just repeating what Scott West said.

He'd know better than either of us.

[Trengove the Magnifique 9 23]

I'm pretty sure you are wrong here. Nicho started as sub in his first game

Yeah I thought Nicholson was sub in his first game as well.

[Little Richard 5,935]

Great to see him in after some significant setbacks. Hope he tears it up.

[Deestroy All 14,262]

Yeah I thought Nicholson was sub in his first game as well.

He was. Maybe Westy means as of now, they might've learnt something.

[Great_little_footy_team 8]

Yeah I thought Nicholson was sub in his first game as well.

Pretty sure he was a sub in his 1st two games. Carlton and then Essendon, but he ended up playing a fair bit against Essendon because Sylvia got subbed off early...

[Bruce Almighty 0]

I think we will win!

But i would rather lose a match with him than lose a match without him if you know what i mean - blooding another player is a win win situation.

[rhaz 342]

edit: bugger, misread the above post

good luck breezy bleasey.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

gawn, nicholson, howe, tapscott and evans have all debuted this year and all of them have got off to a great start.. any chance of a little faith the FD know what they are doing?

[rpfc 27,673]

gawn, nicholson, howe, tapscott and evans have all debuted this year and all of them have got off to a great start.. any chance of a little faith the FD know what they are doing?

They certainly have stopped Watts playing like a woman...

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

They certainly have stopped Watts playing like a woman...

some take longer than others

[Trisul 654]

I would much much rather we continued with our AFL exposure and development of the younger players, than overly err on the side of caution.

I think Blease has done enough for a taste.

While not our scenario Fletchers' never-ending 22 spot at the EFC shows just how far you can take the 'the youngsters aren't ready' line and I don't like it at all.

[Rollo2 64]

Go Sam! Pressure really is on Bate now with two other rangas ahead of him at the selection table.

BTW Is this the youngest MFC team ever? They're pretty freaking young.

[Range Rover 1,935]

Go Sam ... take 'em on and make the wing your own son!

[The Lobster Effect 845]

BTW Is this the youngest MFC team ever? They're pretty freaking young.

yeh does anyone have any stats on what our average age is and how it compares to other teams??

[Old Man Rivers 326]

We can all see that Blease will be very good but I honestly don't think he's ready for the big time just yet. I'm worried about this selection.

Exactly what would you be basing your concerns on BTdemon?

This kid was a jet in the under 18 championships in 2008

Get games into him like everyone else & he will be a damaging line breaking Brent Harvey type player in no time.

He is also best mates with Tom Scully & the two have been hanging out to get on the park together.

Sit back & enjoy yet another 2011 pleasant selection surprise.

[Arrow 1,257]

From what I've seen and for some reason I seem to go to the games where he doesn't play well but he hasn't looked clean enough for AFL standard.

However, some players just shine in AFL without being great in the VFL because the speed suits them and this could well be Blease's case. I certainly hope it is!

[Steamin Demon 370]

I'll put my hand up here, I said I didn't think he would play a game for us but here we are. I am rapt to be proven wrong I'll be there tomorrow night to cheer him on. Go Sammy and Go the mighty Dees!!!!!

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Couldn't be happier, it's fantastic to see all the young talent get a go. If he performs the crowd trying to get a game is going to be quite long.

[east gippsland demon 7]

We can all see that Blease will be very good but I honestly don't think he's ready for the big time just yet. I'm worried about this selection.

Why would you be worried? did you worry when evans or nicholson were selected? lets have a look at the kid hes been on the list long enough... good luck sammy!

[Arrow 1,257]

yeh does anyone have any stats on what our average age is and how it compares to other teams??

Lobster I dont have other teams however ours is 22 years 182 days.

Comparable to the Bulldogs, who are 24 years 313 days. They have 2 and a half years on our list.

Not getting forward, I do think we're a chance tomorrow but this does make aware the issues Western Bulldogs will have in the future. 2 and a half years they have and we're still in better form and a better team. Scary!

[daisycutter 28,722]

Looking forward to seeing Blease's debut

Let's hope he's one of that type who really blossom with top players around him

He's probably a bit lucky getting this start now rather than in a few weeks but I hope he really grabs his chance and nails it

Now lets hope Cooky gets a chance before the end of the year

Maybe we can have a finals year AND a development year?

just re-reading, I seem to use the word hope a lot. Ah well guess that's footy