12 hours ago, bluey said:

Leave the Weed alone.

The spelling says it all. 

Hopefully Sam is getting some help from the football department and family and friends to get through this awful situation.🙏💕

On 6/2/2022 at 7:51 AM, old dee said:

The spelling says it all. 

Just say No!

Watching MitchLewis v Pies yesterday, couldn’t happen but think about how important desire and a positive attitude are.  His intensity and drive to win the footy was great to see.  Unfortunately polls apart to Sam. Sam is a great young man.  I’ve met Sam on several occasions. He’s friendly and well educated well spoken.  Love to see your daughter bring him home as her partner. But he lacks a true competitor warrior type attitude.   Watching him in the VFL on the weekend and couldn’t help but think he’s not going to make it.  His aggression and intensity isn’t natural.  

20 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Watching MitchLewis v Pies yesterday, couldn’t happen but think about how important desire and a positive attitude are.  His intensity and drive to win the footy was great to see.  Unfortunately polls apart to Sam. Sam is a great young man.  I’ve met Sam on several occasions. He’s friendly and well educated well spoken.  Love to see your daughter bring him home as her partner. But he lacks a true competitor warrior type attitude.   Watching him in the VFL on the weekend and couldn’t help but think he’s not going to make it.  His aggression and intensity isn’t natural.  

I think Goodwin's presser was very pointed - Sam is being asked to put his "big boy pants" on or there isn't a spot for him in the team

Talent alone just doesn't get results at AFL level - earlier in the year Goodwin gave Sam credit for his performances (which at the time I thought was overly generous) however my sense is Goodwin now feels that he has been let down by Sam's lack of physicality - we have said it many times before but unfortunately time may have run out for Sam to make it  

I don't know about bringing in Weid he's had too many chances. Should we go smaller.

HF: Neal-Bullen, Jackson, Pickett

F: Spargo, M.Brown, Fritsch

Bedford on the pine.

Sam will NEVER get a better opportunity, he has to work for it but he should be now seeing this as his chance to not only force his way in but become our focal point. 

On 6/1/2022 at 10:37 PM, monoccular said:

Majak?  Mitch Brown?

This is a Weed thread. 

Weird Weed thread??? Smokin!!

14 hours ago, Pates said:

Sam will NEVER get a better opportunity, he has to work for it but he should be now seeing this as his chance to not only force his way in but become our focal point. 

Its been nearly four years and 3 seasons since the 2018 finals series Pates.

How many chances has he had since then i wonder?

The Weed will be ok, plenty of big guys develop late, we need to back him in, give Sam a block of 6 games, don’t just cut him adrift after one average showing.

10 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Its been nearly four years and 3 seasons since the 2018 finals series Pates.

How many chances has he had since then i wonder?

I totally agree he has been given chance after chance, but this opportunity may come as a result of another player being out for the rest of the season, much in the same way Petty got his sustained go following Tomlinson going down. I think part of the issue for him has been that he feels so under pressure to perform immediately because he knows someone else will be ready soon enough that he gets down on himself at the first hint of something going wrong.

Yes the the Essendon game was against a relatively poor defence but he still had to perform and kick the goals, and he did! So the ability is bloody well there. I think for this coming week we will stick with the Brown/Brown combo, but this is Sam's genuine chance to force his way in and stay in.

10 hours ago, bluey said:

The Weed will be ok, plenty of big guys develop late, we need to back him in, give Sam a block of 6 games, don’t just cut him adrift after one average showing.

9 hours ago, Pates said:

I totally agree he has been given chance after chance, but this opportunity may come as a result of another player being out for the rest of the season, much in the same way Petty got his sustained go following Tomlinson going down. I think part of the issue for him has been that he feels so under pressure to perform immediately because he knows someone else will be ready soon enough that he gets down on himself at the first hint of something going wrong.

Yes the the Essendon game was against a relatively poor defence but he still had to perform and kick the goals, and he did! So the ability is bloody well there. I think for this coming week we will stick with the Brown/Brown combo, but this is Sam's genuine chance to force his way in and stay in.

Can't argue with much of that Pates.  My only POD would be that Benny should feel super fortunate if he gets a game this week after his last four results!  The invisible man!

I have nothing against any of them and hope they all succeed.  I just want ONE of our KTFs to stand up and get a riggle on (not including Macca in any of this of course).

 

2015 draft. Makes you wonder 

Also a benchmark to compare.

 

29 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

 

Groan!

I don't really know if there's a point trading him for a 3rd or 4th rounder at this point. Try to turn him into a defender at VFL level for depth if nothing else.

13 minutes ago, old dee said:

Groan!

Prepare thyself Mr Old.....

In and now Out:  May

In (direct replacement):  the Weid!

21 hours ago, bluey said:

The Weed will be ok, plenty of big guys develop late, we need to back him in, give Sam a block of 6 games, don’t just cut him adrift after one average showing.

Another block of games ... no thanks ... he plays when in form or he gets dropped ...he's been in the system long enough. Goodies comments at the presser is pure frustration that he doesn't will himself into contests and have any physical presence ... the smalls rely on aerial contests ... wouldnt surprise me to see majak play this week

31 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Prepare thyself Mr Old.....

In and now Out:  May

In (direct replacement):  the Weid!

If that happens I am glad I am in QLD and can basically ignore AFL .

1 minute ago, Demons1858 said:

Another block of games ... no thanks ... he plays when in form or he gets dropped ...he's been in the system long enough. Goodies comments at the presser is pure frustration that he doesn't will himself into contests and have any physical presence ... the smalls rely on aerial contests ... wouldnt surprise me to see majak play this week

Yes Daw, if not why is he on the list.

41 minutes ago, adonski said:

I don't really know if there's aj point trading him for a 3rd or 4th rounder at this point. Try to turn him into a defender at VFL level for depth if nothing else.

The only hope for me would be to play him at CHB which l think he could do and perhaps release Petty to play up forward

1 minute ago, Demons1858 said:

The only hope for me would be to play him at CHB which l think he could do and perhaps release Petty to play up forward

Your grasping at straws D1858.

Matt Taberner is an interesting comparison. Is 28 and is averaging 2.3 goals this season, much better than any of his previous years. 
 

He also showed glimpses of quality at times and similarly frustrated Freo supports by his lack of consistency. 

Edited June 7, 20223 yr by Stu

Another theory I have regarding his form is what is being asked of him? Is he being asked to play like TMac or Brown? Is he being given different sets of instructions? Are the coaches trying to simplify it to “affect X amount of contests and aim for a getting 2-3 looks at goals for one a game”. Maybe I’m grasping at straws but I just wonder if there’s a way we can get through to him that we aren’t trying.