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Posted
4 minutes ago, Elegt said:

I haven't seen any of this. Easy to look like a superstar in junior highlight reels but really we shouldn't be wasting our time on weak slow 170cm kids

Yep , yet some were comparing him on this site to Caleb Daniel !! Give me a break give me Caleb ANYDAY!

Posted
1 hour ago, picket fence said:
  10 hours ago, picket fence said:

That's my opinion! lets review at seasons end, Maybe even after todays game. If I'm wrong ( doubtful but possible) I'll eat humble pie.

You, you, you  bad-cop, you,   fence.

Are you superstitious  'fence' ?

NOW I SAY

Nar not at all superstitious, Now where were we...??

Oh yes thats right Young Spargo, Fine player, has all the tricks will play 200 plus games real footy brain, Just one little problem

No Pace, Cant lay a tackle, cant kick over a jam tin, and did I mention . He seems to be keeping out a player who has kicked over 300 goals. Name of Jeff Garlett. 

But we dont seem to be able to fit him into the team.

Yep Spargo will be a great player no doubt!!

 

Don't you know how to quote  'PF' ?    The quote button on bottom left of posts.

 

Now jeffy ... a player. no...  an opportunist goal kicker...  is all he is,  and he is of the past. 

Spargo,  a 19Yr old player who will get stronger,  and already has the fortitude that outweighs Jeffy.   He has the smart footy brain that will take him into future AFL footy.  He is level headed.

 

Garlett will come in for his cameo on Wednesday, i am sure.   just for you 'PF' .   And he'll be fed some goals... like a chick in the nest.

So you not superstitious then...

Posted (edited)
12 minutes ago, DV8 said:

Don't you know how to quote  'PF' ?    The quote button on bottom left of posts.

 

Now jeffy ... a player. no...  an opportunist goal kicker...  is all he is,  and he is of the past. 

Spargo,  a 19Yr old player who will get stronger,  and already has the fortitude that outweighs Jeffy.   He has the smart footy brain that will take him into future AFL footy.  He is level headed.

 

Garlett will come in for his cameo on Wednesday, i am sure.   just for you 'PF' .   And he'll be fed some goals... like a chick in the nest.

So you not superstitious then...

Wow 

Well keyboards aren't my strength, But I get by!

Now Spargo, "Has a Fortitude that  outweighs Jeffy"  eh.??

Well thats great, he also has a smart footy Brain too eh, not to mention his level headed approach!

All Admirable qualities 

But he lacks a requirement or two to play more than a handful of games at this level

1 Skill

2 Pace

3 Goal kicking ability

4 Height 

Now, Jeffy has his moments, but hell give me a 300 goal PROVEN player to a 19 something could but probably won't be, for my above reasons!

Your Move!

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Posted
1 hour ago, Cam Schwab's Whiteboard said:

I know it's early, but he just doesn't look to have any weapons. Someone of his size needs a point of difference, and I'm yet to see it. What's worse is he's being played in a spot that doesn't suit a player lacking anything that opposition coaches worry about.

And what worries me more is.. What such position should he play and would opposition coaches care any more??

Posted
2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Wow 

Well keyboards aren't my strength, But I get by!

Now Spargo, "Has a Fortitude that  outweighs Jeffy"  eh.??

Well thats great, he also has a smart footy Brain too eh, not to mention his level headed approach!

All Admirable qualities 

But he lacks a requirement or two to play more than a handful of games at this level

1 Skill

2 Pace

3 Goal kicking ability

4 Height 

Now, Jeffy has his moments, but hell give me a 300 goal PROVEN player to a 19 something could but probably won't be, for my above reasons!

Your Move!

Well done 'PF'. you found it.  Good.

 I typed out a long reponse and sent it about an hour ago and it would not transfer to demonalnd. as if the site was down or I wa blocked or something then all may demanland tabs were not connecting. I thought the site went down, then I noticed my other tabs werr not updating.

 

My phones battery ran out, and shut down at that time of sending.  I lost the whole post, and I'm too tired now to bother trying again, to go thru that again. I'm starting to see double. thats enough for me atmo.

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Posted

Baffling selection today, even with the outs. He was just ok last year, but has been an absolute passenger this year.

Posted (edited)

He must be a really good trainer, selection not warranted at all today based on a quiet Casey game 3-4 weeks ago after omission and then a couple of weeks off with some kind of foot issue.

Again, what was his role today? Hardly saw him at the fall of the ball in the forward line, did see him deep in defence a few times. At least they had a plan albeit unsuccessfully with C Wagner for a while and that was to try and stick with Whitfield from the GWS half back line.

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Posted (edited)

One of the traits people were harping on about when he got drafted was competitiveness. I don't see this at all, I see someone afraid of contact 

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Posted
2 hours ago, Elegt said:

Too small and slow. Gifted a game today over preuss and did nothing 

Too small. Too slow. Lacks competitive intensity. Missed tackles. Kicking ineffective. Has the brain for footy but not the elite weapons required for a man of his size.  A good vfl or country footballer.  We Bypassed Charlie Constable which is looking like a big mistake.  

Posted

Yep, I farkin love how he leads up and thinks he is a forward, but can’t  take an overhead mark, no matter how much space he gets, because he is such short [censored] tht the defender always gets a spoil in, as he has to wait for the ball to come down to  height of roughly 5 foot off the ground.

 

he has zero goal sense and crumbing ability. He can’t use the ball. He lacks genuine pace and can’t tackle. He looked okay in a good side last year and now looks like a potato.

 

what exactly does he offer and why was he brought in today ? He did nothing in the VFL to warrant a return. Hopeless selection. He should not play next week 

Posted

Can you believe he was a second round draft pick? Jason Taylor passed on solid players like constable, petruccelle, worpel and miers for him! Taylor needs the flick 

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Posted (edited)

I’m not prepared to write him off just yet.

He’s a second year player, playing at a club in a world of hurt, getting zero leadership or assistance from his peers.

I agree he is undersized and he is currently lacking polish, but saw enough last year to believe he has the footy smarts to make it.

For all their experience, in comparative terms...Garlett and ANB have performed much worse than Spargo.

For those with short memories...just scroll one page back into this thread.

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Posted

Midget , slow, no tricks, can’t stick a tackle, no lateral movement.

Not in same class as GWS  kids unfortunately. 

Not sure what he offers us or why we got him?

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Posted

thought Spargo played no worse than Jeffy, CWagner, and Lockhart did today. the difference was that was his first game in about a month, so what's the other guys excuses for playing so poorly? 

Posted
18 minutes ago, Elegt said:

Can you believe he was a second round draft pick? Jason Taylor passed on solid players like constable, petruccelle, worpel and miers for him! Taylor needs the flick 

Massive fail, Taylor surely gone given mediocrity of our recruiting!

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Posted
7 minutes ago, Demon Dude said:

thought Spargo played no worse than Jeffy, CWagner, and Lockhart did today. the difference was that was his first game in about a month, so what's the other guys excuses for playing so poorly? 

Agree

None deserve a spot on Today's performance, and would drop all if returns from injury allow. Spargo was just lethargic tho

Lockhart was good v GCS 2 weeks ago, has potential but not best 22, perhaps worth a few more chances

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Posted
19 minutes ago, Demon Dude said:

thought Spargo played no worse than Jeffy, CWagner, and Lockhart did today. the difference was that was his first game in about a month, so what's the other guys excuses for playing so poorly? 

None of them near GWS class however and we keep trading away our best picks.

Doesnt make sense to me.

So , simple, if you can’t get someone GWS class or ultra high quality, for Christ sake hang on to your 1st rounders.

Brayshaw and Petracca need to lift pronto or onto the trade table.

 

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Posted
25 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Massive fail, Taylor surely gone given mediocrity of our recruiting!

Lol. 

Taylor was lauded as an absolute guru last year when we were going alright. Along with much of the rest of the FD. 

We going like crap and all of a sudden Taylor is a head of recruitment flop. 

Wow. 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Lol. 

Taylor was lauded as an absolute guru last year when we were going alright. Along with much of the rest of the FD. 

We going like crap and all of a sudden Taylor is a head of recruitment flop. 

Wow. 

It makes people reflect again...  in a different light of day.

The truth is no doubt somewhere in-between the two extremes.

Posted
26 minutes ago, DV8 said:

It makes people reflect again...  in a different light of day.

The truth is no doubt somewhere in-between the two extremes.

Taylor does not develop the game plan nor is he responsible for the players efforts on game day. 

He’s done his job better than most. 

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