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ding Redleg

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No doubt he was better last year. One of our few improvers imo.

Need a huge preseason to build his tank so he doesnt completely fade out of games in the second half like he did all 2019.

I know the story is just more off-season fluff and i have always considered Trac over-rated, but if he could play out games and impact for FULL games like he did in several first halves this year,  he mighty actually become an A grade player instead of B-With-Promise he currently is.

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7 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The next step to Hawthorn...? 

Weren’t we trading him?

Rubbish aside, I really hope he does take the next step. If he trims down and builds his tank he could be anything. 

That, along side the Goodwin sacked, announcement on Sunday, only for the club to announce the signing of Richardson on Friday, have made for a good laugh. (Also the reason I finally decided to make an account after years of visiting the site occasionally).

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1 minute ago, FarNorthernD said:

What was the ultimatum Binman?

He's joking. Making fun of some peoples comments from a few weeks ago. They kept saying they had on good authority that he gave the club an ultimatum after a meeting between him, his management, and the FD. As far as I'm aware, from the meeting, both parties came out with a mutual understanding of what they want for next season.

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42 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

This quote caught my attention:

“This year will be the first year I haven’t had surgery in a while, and I’ll be having a full pre-season so I’m very excited for that,” he said.

There are a number of players in the same boat at the club.

This is also an interesting quote: 

“It’s good to get a little break first, have a few weeks off to mentally refresh and get away from the club, but then from there just go bang with all eyes on next year.”

The break between the end of the home and away season and preseason training will help more than a few players i reckon.

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9 minutes ago, FarNorthernD said:

Oh thanks, I haven’t been around for a bit. 

Yes, sorry about that. My tendency toward facetiousness got the better of me. Again.

There were any number of posts in the last few months trying to paint a picture of a dysfunctional club in total crisis.

Any scrap of information was used to help paint this picture, for example trac (and even his parents) allegedly being very, very unhappy,  giving the club an ultimatum and being a very good chance of asking for a trade. There were other such examples as AshleyH30 touches on in a post above.

You didn't miss much.

Welcome back.

Oh and the club does not appear to be in crisis. Much to the chagrin of some.

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I heard the ultimatum too......not good & involved his manager too.

Disposal efficiency at 69%, 4.5 average turnovers per game & 49% scoring efficiency.......

Needs to be better if he wants to be remembered as a  'Hall of Famer' (his words not mine) but good to see some consistency in 2019.

 

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The best puff piece of the lot so far imv.  There were some rumblings about so all's well that ends well.  Kudos to the club if so and they calmed the waters.

Plenty of work ahead for Burgess, Club & Tracc.  I still rate him as being A grade material but will need to take a big leap in 2020 obviously.

There were glimpses of A grade form in patches during 2019 but these were tampered by some terrible team performances overall, which would have impacted and will hopefully be significantly rectified in 2020.

Could be a bit of a bell weather for the team overall imv in 2020.

A big start to 2020 for club and player, get him locked and out of the Pies clutches by mid season hopefully.

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Regardless of the weight behind them (no, that isn't a "Trac is too fat" reference), the rumblings around him leaving/wanting to leave are...unsettling. Interviews like this suggest he's not going anywhere. At least not next season.

Hopefully his trajectory continues on the same path. At 23 his potential is still huge.

 

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15 hours ago, binman said:

This quote caught my attention:

“This year will be the first year I haven’t had surgery in a while, and I’ll be having a full pre-season so I’m very excited for that,” he said.

There are a number of players in the same boat at the club.

This is also an interesting quote: 

“It’s good to get a little break first, have a few weeks off to mentally refresh and get away from the club, but then from there just go bang with all eyes on next year.”

The break between the end of the home and away season and preseason training will help more than a few players i reckon.

An interesting quote in terms of being the philosophical ethos of the great Melbourne odd/even year Curse. I mean thank god the pies beat us in round 23 2017 and blessed us with a month off and the subsequent bangin' 2018 finals.

In all seriousness though, absolutely zero to be read into puff pieces like these. Just glad he's sticking around, as he's one of our best players to watch and despite what some have said, is one of our elite-trending players that has continued to improve year on year.

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15 hours ago, ding said:

No doubt he was better last year. One of our few improvers imo.

Need a huge preseason to build his tank so he doesnt completely fade out of games in the second half like he did all 2019.

I know the story is just more off-season fluff and i have always considered Trac over-rated, but if he could play out games and impact for FULL games like he did in several first halves this year,  he mighty actually become an A grade player instead of B-With-Promise he currently is.

Spot on 

Too good to be just a first half tease!

Needs a big tank for endurance and a revamped goal kicking procedure from 40 m out plus 

Over to you Mr Burgess and Trac.

Result 25/30 possessions per game and 50 goals per year.

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Spot on 

Too good to be just a first half tease!

Needs a big tank for endurance and a revamped goal kicking procedure from 40 m out plus 

Over to you Mr Burgess and Trac.

Result 25/30 possessions per game and 50 goals per year.

Sorry Inside 40 m for goal kicking!! Not outside 40m

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