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Why not. He just might stand up and fire. 

He has the raw talent

All he has to do is tell Frawley a joke that he doesn't understand and that will bugger him up for most of the game  and with Gibson, just call him Henry and read him poetry.

17 minutes ago, deanox said:

Well that's one more game than Lucas Cook...

OOOoooooh, thutch a bitchhhh.

12 minutes ago, picket fence said:

I saw it coming and have promoted this change for weeks. Good luck kid!!

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

All I ask is that posters don't shlt can him after one game....I don't expect him to have a big influence on the game

This selection is for the future......Up against one of the hardest teams in the comp , to learn what it is all about at the elite level.

I think that he will be given two games and then back to Casey for their finals series.

Good luck to the lad.   

1 minute ago, Bossdog said:

All I ask is that posters don't shlt can him after one game....I don't expect him to have a big influence on the game

This selection is for the future......Up against one of the hardest teams in the comp , to learn what it is all about at the elite level.

I think that he will be given two games and then back to Casey for their finals series.

Good luck to the lad.   

Your "only" request Bd is doomed to fail. This is a fan site remember?

3 minutes ago, Bossdog said:

All I ask is that posters don't shlt can him after one game....I don't expect him to have a big influence on the game

This selection is for the future......Up against one of the hardest teams in the comp , to learn what it is all about at the elite level.

I think that he will be given two games and then back to Casey for their finals series.

Good luck to the lad.   

Ridiculous request Bossdog, I am positive that Saturday afternoon, no matter how Weed goes, some posters will [censored] can him.

That's how this whole thing works.

But I'm wishing the best of luck to him, and am looking forward to seeing him in action.

Edited August 4, 20169 yr by Django

Would like to see the Weed play this year just not against the Hawks. Still have the memory of Jack and the Pies.

This isn't meant to negative but let's be realistic:
He's not going to be great at ground level. 
He's not going to be able to out body opponents to take easy marks. 
If he gets the ball in traffic the speed of the game might mean his skills by hand or foot aren't great.
His defensive effort probably isn't going to be fantastic.
Every chance is the pressure of the game means any set shots he gets will be hard to finish

But what I will look forward and am excited about is his reading of the play and leading patters and his ability to contest in the air when given a run and jump at the ball - which might only happen once or twice in the game. If he can get up on the lead and have a jump at a few high balls he could end up with 4 or 5 marks and maybe slot a goal or two. Add in a few more possessions from general play and it will be a nice debut. All the best Sam.

His draft profile suggest he is like Joe the goose Daniher. Is that correct now?

I think he will one of those guys who plays better at the higher level.. I am calling it early, will have a good debut and play out the season in the 1's and never look back!!!

1 minute ago, jackaub said:

His draft profile suggest he is like Joe the goose Daniher. Is that correct now?

Not as athletic, or as wayward a kick. 

He moves in a similar way to Pav but without the mobility at this stage (or with the mobility of 35 year old Pav).

He's smart on the lead and can take a good mark. Won't have the defensive game just yet but I think of any of the top forwards right now he probably compares most to Josh Kennedy.

9 minutes ago, Bossdog said:

All I ask is that posters don't shlt can him after one game....I don't expect him to have a big influence on the game

This selection is for the future......Up against one of the hardest teams in the comp , to learn what it is all about at the elite level.

I think that he will be given two games and then back to Casey for their finals series.

Good luck to the lad.   

His career will be written off by multiple posters by quarter time. Nothing surer.

There should actually be a thread with outright ridiculous statements that have factually been proven wrong. Or would that be bigger than the Scully thread?

 

5 minutes ago, SPC said:

I think he will one of those guys who plays better at the higher level.. I am calling it early, will have a good debut and play out the season in the 1's and never look back!!!

Gee i hope you are right SP coz as his draft profile suggested in their opinion he is a high risk selection

Hopefully he can snag a couple.

Would be nice to get the fear started over the Hulkweed combination in years to come #hulkweed

3 minutes ago, jackaub said:

Gee i hope you are right SP coz as his draft profile suggested in their opinion he is a high risk selection

I think he was high risk based on injuries and whether his body could hold up.. I don't think there was a risk of him being a really good key forward as long as he had some luck with injuries.. 

super risky decision by the selection panel.. of course i can't wait to see sam debut, but cannot help but feel he'd be better off kicking the door down, not having one really good game against an average vfl team. he hasn't done enough at vfl level yet. this is surely just a selection to help him see what he needs to work on over the warmer months.. i reckon he'll only have one game for the dees by the end of the year. fingers crossed no injuries and he clunks a few! i'll be yelling his name out in any event.

13 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Not as athletic, or as wayward a kick. 

He moves in a similar way to Pav but without the mobility at this stage (or with the mobility of 35 year old Pav).

He's smart on the lead and can take a good mark. Won't have the defensive game just yet but I think of any of the top forwards right now he probably compares most to Josh Kennedy.

Thanks Dee Spence  i just shudder at having a Joe Daniher clone who I believe is a bust

I'm calling it early.  He'll kick a lazy 5 -- including the winning goal after the siren from just outside the 50, on the boundary.  Get's the Rising Star nomination as well.

Okay.  I'm only dreaming...!  (Just don't wake me up!!)

 

Although starting against the Hawks is scary, I don't think this is comparable to the Watts debut.  There will be nowhere near the hype and unrealistic expectation this time. So if he has a stinker it can just be viewed as getting experience of AFL standard before next year.

Just now, jackaub said:

Thanks Dee Spence  i just shudder at having a Joe Daniher clone who I believe is a bust

Nah Daniher is a very good player with a terrible weakness. If the Weid can mark and move like Daniher then he'll be a star. Unfortunately Daniher's kicking takes him from nearly the best young key forward to often a waste of space. 

2 minutes ago, sue said:

Although starting against the Hawks is scary, I don't think this is comparable to the Watts debut.  There will be nowhere near the hype and unrealistic expectation this time. So if he has a stinker it can just be viewed as getting experience of AFL standard before next year.

Spot on post... Jack Watts hype was all about this 'messiah' type figure.. We have changed as a club... Good to see how he goes.

48 minutes ago, Die Hard Demon said:

I've been getting down to Casey most weeks to watch him play .. There's no doubt he has talent. Sure hands and great goal kicking technique. However.. My opinion is that I don't think he's ready for a call up against the Hawks of all teams.. His defensive side I've felt, still needs a lot of work. Including his field kicking efficiency. He had a really great game last week, but I would've liked to see him string at least 2 or 3 great games in a row before a call up.

There's no doubt i'm really excited to see him debut though, and I'm sure he will have a real crack.

Dead right. I have seen all but 1 game at Casey this year. He is not ready, sure he had a good game against Coburg who were pathetic. His previous 4 games were very poor. Hope he plays well but think it is a stupid move.

 

Edited August 4, 20169 yr by Samael

The coaches speech when Hoges and Weid are playing together for the first time....

 

I expect/hope he plays out of the goal square and as long as we can give him a few opportunities to jump at the ball, I think we'll see some influence.

Agree with others in that if he isn't given opportunities to jump at it, he won't have much of an influence as he lacks the running power/speed and core strength that seasononed players have.

We need our mids to use the ball smartly when going forward.

Hopefully Hogan gets up for it and Dawes gets demoted.

Weeds deep with Hogan at CHF. 

Watts alternating from a pocket to a high half forward.

Edited August 4, 20169 yr by stevethemanjordan