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Pruess Knee Injury (8-10 Weeks)

Mickey
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10 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I can only assume you accidentally left off Premiership Medal

I thought that was implied

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    45 minutes ago, TGR said:

    One ruck that ain’t a second ruck.  Preuss is so slow defensively, that he is a liability in the modern game.

    Now returning from a knee mid-year, even the simpletons must doubt any impact in 2020.

    Preuss is a first ruck or nothing.

     

    Should have been traded out, injury or no injury.

     

    You haven't heard of an insurance policy? Preuss is a backup in case Max goes down.

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    5 hours ago, monoccular said:

    Or the quadrella, throwing in the Coleman?

    I thought that was stretching credulity a little.

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    It's a real bummer for the guy as it looks like he's done a mountain of work to change his physique. I almost didn't recognise him when I turned up at training late last year. The upside is that it has at least happened early enough to work out alternatives during our four practice games. Like Max he's also had an unbroken pre-season to date which everyone say's is important. 

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    14 hours ago, Skuit said:

    Just when I thought all hope was lost, my long-standing Sam Baulderstone campaign is given a fresh breath of life.

    While right on the verge, Max Gawn was last year cruelly robbed of becoming the tallest ever AFL captain with the promotion of Jarrod Witts to co-lead that sham Gold Coast Sun franchise. Pruess's off-season slim-down has meanwhile seen him fall out of contention for the AFL's chunkiest player accolade.

    Why not right these obvious wrongs by recruiting what would be the fattest ever human being to later play top-flight Australian football, a record unlikely to ever be eclipsed? Forget the supposedly feel-good story that is Bennell, preternaturally skilled beyond we couch-dwelling mortals with crushed MCG dreams - this would be literally huge.  

    Beyond that, there's also a decent football case to be made. Runner-up in the Redlegs best-and-fairest last year, ahead of all of Alex Georgiou, Lewis Johnstone, Dom Barry, Michael Talia and Mitch Grigg - all of who you may note were given their chance on an AFL list. Was also named as the SANFL's 22nd best player last season, after averaging a huge 37 hit-outs per game. 

    Seriously, big-bodied mature tap specialist who can genuinely kick and comes for free as a pres-season sup for a few games coverage. 

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    This guy looks like he is about to kick that ball into a distant galaxy.

    Serious question - how far can this bloke kick a Sherrin?

     

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    7 hours ago, Ron Burgundy said:

    This guy looks like he is about to kick that ball into a distant galaxy.

    Serious question - how far can this bloke kick a Sherrin?

     

    Doesn't have any trouble kicking it beyond 50, but it's the smooth technique which stands out for a ruckman. 

    Dobs one on the siren from outside the arc in this package from last year (1.02: Assist to Dom Barry):

    https://norwoodfc.com.au/news/five-best-goals-of-2019/

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