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Alex Neal-Bullen to Debut Round 11 vs St Kilda

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Confirmed MFC website.

Good luck to the kid.

Might sound silly but I see a lot of Dane Swan in him.

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    Confirmed MFC website.

    Good luck to the kid.

    Might sound silly but I see a lot of Dane Swan in him.

    Just 15 kg lighter! Hopefully as effective

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    A bit, I should have said a bit!

    Probably most excited about this kid of our draftees, because these are the picks we need to make count too, and I really think he will.

    I just hope his mate Billy manages to stay in the side to run out beside him.

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    He will get the Rising Star nomination this week.

    Could very well do, against the saints.

    Actually, now that I think of it, Lenny Hayes is probably a good comparison for ANB too.

    Suffice to say, I like the boy.

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    Just 15 kg lighter! Hopefully as effective

    just on that.. he's listed as 4th lightest on the list

    30 Neal-Bullen, Alex 182cm 76kg

    36 Garlett, Jeff 180cm 75kg

    15 Stretch, Billy 180cm 71kg

    24 Kennedy-Harris, Jay 173cm 68kg

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    Love it! He was an absolute steal in the draft. Can't believe he slipped to pick 40.

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    Swan was a skinny, (un-tattooed) kid, once too...

    130416_swan300a.jpg

    Always with a hint of neanderthal though. :blink:

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    IMO a bad call by the club.

    ANB needs more time and conditioning.

    I would debut ANB round 16-17 onwards, just to give him a taste.

    We've been decimated by injuries and ANB is coming off a good run of form in the VFL. The Saints are a young side. Absolutely the correct call, just as selecting a raw Brayshaw in Round 1 has proven to be.

    I haven't seen much of ANB, but he clearly has no trouble winning the football. 35 possessions at his age is an amazing achievement in the VFL. I expect him to make a good fist of it.

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    IMO a bad call by the club.

    ANB needs more time and conditioning.

    I would debut ANB round 16-17 onwards, just to give him a taste.

    He was coming in the top 3 in some of our running tests in some of his very first training sessions. Former state-level runner and has had a dominant month at Casey playing on-ball. I think he is good to go.

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    We've been decimated by injuries and ANB is coming off a good run of form in the VFL. The Saints are a young side. Absolutely the correct call, just as selecting a raw Brayshaw in Round 1 has proven to be.

    I haven't seen much of ANB, but he clearly has no trouble winning the football. 35 possessions at his age is an amazing achievement in the VFL. I expect him to make a good fist of it.

    Decimated by injuries but we've dropped a mature kid in Newton. As far as I know he isn't injured. I don't think it's the right call to play ANB quite yet.

    Unlike Brayshaw, ANB didn't have a pre-season, has had issues with his knee, and still needs conditioning.

    IMO it is a bad call. Of course, I will be much happier to be wrong on this one.

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    IMO a bad call by the club.

    ANB needs more time and conditioning.

    I would debut ANB round 16-17 onwards, just to give him a taste.

    No its more to do with play the way I want the game to be played and you will get a game, especially midfielders and it seems that Roos is now demanding that not asking for it, the heat is now on the players to do it.

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    Much like Angus this kid is ready made for AFL footy as a teenager

    Good luck Alex

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    Its great to see ANB get a game. Probably as sub. He gets to show what he has got against some of the young Saints. Knightmare over on BF said he was season 1 ready so good luck to ANB.

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    ^This. Go the Hyphens! :)

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    Decimated by injuries but we've dropped a mature kid in Newton. As far as I know he isn't injured. I don't think it's the right call to play ANB quite yet.

    Unlike Brayshaw, ANB didn't have a pre-season, has had issues with his knee, and still needs conditioning.

    IMO it is a bad call. Of course, I will be much happier to be wrong on this one.

    How could it be a bad call? What do you think is going to happen to him out there?

    Worst case scenario, he gets subbed off in the 3rd and comes out of it with an understanding of what is required to play in the AFL

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    Swan is the best comparrison. Runs all day so I'd say Stretch for sub and ANB to come off at 3qt. Really looking forward to his debut. More excited about him than I was about Brayshaw. I really felt we nailed this draft as they were all safe picks. Petracca and Brayshaw led Metro and ANB and Stretch led SA. I want to be right about it at AFL level.

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    Go the Biz

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    Excited for the lad. Right from draft day where I was pumped we got ourselves a steal at pick 40 considering the Saints were tipped to pick him at pick 20 for a while.

    All the best Nibbler!

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