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Not such a big deal about Lever not turning up to the Crows B&F. At least he turned up for the Grand Final which is more than you can say about Tex.

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14 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

If we can't get Lever should we target Michael Newton? Was BOG kicking 8 goals for Wang in the Granny.

He'd go better than Weeds at this point,. I've got it lets MATURE AGE ROOKIE JUICE!! :blink:-_-

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2 hours ago, picket fence said:

He'd go better than Weeds at this point,. I've got it lets MATURE AGE ROOKIE JUICE!! :blink:-_-

Juice spilled some of the easiest marks I've ever seen but at least he could get to the drop of the ball and be in a position to take them.

i'm yet to see any evidence that weid can read the flight of the ball.

it get's excused on demonland as bad kicking but I can assure you juice wasn't getting it on a silver platter

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2 hours ago, Wrecker45 said:

Juice spilled some of the easiest marks I've ever seen but at least he could get to the drop of the ball and be in a position to take them.

i'm yet to see any evidence that weid can read the flight of the ball.

it get's excused on demonland as bad kicking but I can assure you juice wasn't getting it on a silver platter

I've seen Weid get into good position in front many times. His issue is he hasn't the body yet to hold his ground. He gets pushed aside too easily. Greater strength, particularly core strength, will improve this. I've also noticed his tackling is good for a player his size.

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7 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

I've seen Weid get into good position in front many times. His issue is he hasn't the body yet to hold his ground. He gets pushed aside too easily. Greater strength, particularly core strength, will improve this. I've also noticed his tackling is good for a player his size.

Yes and no, his agility is poor and he doesn't fully commit to defensive acts often when he is the only player within the vicinity and the team needs him to, but he has shown some strong signs with his tackling in congestion.

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14 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

I've seen Weid get into good position in front many times. His issue is he hasn't the body yet to hold his ground. He gets pushed aside too easily. Greater strength, particularly core strength, will improve this. I've also noticed his tackling is good for a player his size.

Agreed, he's moved off the ball and has his approach blocked - that gives the impression he is out of position.  If it's still happening in a year or two, then we have real issues.  He's a junior player on the list - he needs to fill out.

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25 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

I've seen Weid get into good position in front many times. His issue is he hasn't the body yet to hold his ground. He gets pushed aside too easily. Greater strength, particularly core strength, will improve this. 

How come Robbie Flower could always get to the drop of the ball and not be pushed out of the way? It is more than a strength issue.

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7 minutes ago, Wrecker45 said:

How come Robbie Flower could always get to the drop of the ball and not be pushed out of the way? It is more than a strength issue.

Cos he got there before everyone else including the ball sometimes......

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20 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Agreed, he's moved off the ball and has his approach blocked - that gives the impression he is out of position.  If it's still happening in a year or two, then we have real issues.  He's a junior player on the list - he needs to fill out.

it's not a weight/size issue. plenty of players with his build do quite well with marking, holding their ground etc

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21 minutes ago, Wrecker45 said:

How come Robbie Flower could always get to the drop of the ball and not be pushed out of the way? It is more than a strength issue.

Because, despite appearances, he was deceptively strong and incredibly well balanced. 

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12 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

it's not a weight/size issue. plenty of players with his build do quite well with marking, holding their ground etc

Don't judge tall forwards too early. Very few are able to set the world on fire straight away, which is why Jesse is a freak.

Josh Kennedy was rubbish when he played for Carlton. Look how that turned out.

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12 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Because, despite appearances, he was deceptively strong and incredibly well balanced. 

This. He had incredible agility. Plus he was Robbie Flower.

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44 minutes ago, Wrecker45 said:

How come Robbie Flower could always get to the drop of the ball and not be pushed out of the way? It is more than a strength issue.

Because he invented the Toby Green don't argue flying for the ball with his legs parallel to the ground and feet directed at anyone who wanted to get in the way of him or the ball. All 70kg's of him. 

 

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Weideman has shown enough to suggest that with time and development he can become a good player. 

Hes alresdy dominated games at VFL level and as his body develops I'm sure that'll transition to AFL

the big guys do seem to take 3-4 years to get going

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3 hours ago, Abe said:

Weideman has shown enough to suggest that with time and development he can become a good player. 

Hes alresdy dominated games at VFL level and as his body develops I'm sure that'll transition to AFL

the big guys do seem to take 3-4 years to get going

Wow, check into the Jake Lever thread to find it mutated into a discussion on Weed's development and a reminiscing session about Robbie Flower?!?!

JUST DO THE FRIGGIN DEAL ALREADY! :blink:

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25 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

hey! got us to 100 pages!!

Yeah I know. And truth be known, I check into this thread every half hour, desperately scraping around for a skerrick of new information like a junkie. *sigh*

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