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Farewell Sam Weideman

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13 minutes ago, Sargent Shultz said:

Took awhile but finally the coaches agreed with me and guess what -brown goes well and we win

And I always thought you knew nothing!!

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    11 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

    And I always thought you knew nothing!!

    I see what you did there.

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    Advocating for Weid to be tried in the backline.

    Swap J.Smith and Weids at Casey level.

    Joel is working well as a back, time to give him some development up the field.

    Weids is playing when away from the goals,. His problems seem to be getting the ball in the attacking 50. Can get his hands to the ball, but not clunk them when in the contest. Perfect for a key position backman, if he can punch it. He is also a reasonable field kick.

    Need to make something of his skill. Could be the best thing for him and us.

    We have many back up tall forwards if injuries hit, including, M.Brown and Majak. Less in the backline, and I wonder if J.Smith is more of a forward or tall winger, we should find out.

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    30 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    Advocating for Weid to be tried in the backline.

    Swap J.Smith and Weids at Casey level.

    Joel is working well as a back, time to give him some development up the field.

    Weids is playing when away from the goals,. His problems seem to be getting the ball in the attacking 50. Can get his hands to the ball, but not clunk them when in the contest. Perfect for a key position backman, if he can punch it. He is also a reasonable field kick.

    Need to make something of his skill. Could be the best thing for him and us.

    We have many back up tall forwards if injuries hit, including, M.Brown and Majak. Less in the backline, and I wonder if J.Smith is more of a forward or tall winger, we should find out.

    Took 7 marks and kicked 3 goals today.

     

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    Weid could be very handy if Tmac BB or LJ miss games.

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    36 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    Advocating for Weid to be tried in the backline.

    Swap J.Smith and Weids at Casey level.

    Joel is working well as a back, time to give him some development up the field.

    Weids is playing when away from the goals,. His problems seem to be getting the ball in the attacking 50. Can get his hands to the ball, but not clunk them when in the contest. Perfect for a key position backman, if he can punch it. He is also a reasonable field kick.

    Need to make something of his skill. Could be the best thing for him and us.

    We have many back up tall forwards if injuries hit, including, M.Brown and Majak. Less in the backline, and I wonder if J.Smith is more of a forward or tall winger, we should find out.

    How much more development does Joel Smith need?

    If he’s in our side, we are done. Not really because of Joel himself, but he has multiple players in front of him in every role his fanboys think he could play

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    12 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    Weid could be very handy if Tmac BB or LJ miss games.

    So he's fourth in line for the throne then.

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    40 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    Advocating for Weid to be tried in the backline.

    Swap J.Smith and Weids at Casey level.

    Joel is working well as a back, time to give him some development up the field.

    Weids is playing when away from the goals,. His problems seem to be getting the ball in the attacking 50. Can get his hands to the ball, but not clunk them when in the contest. Perfect for a key position backman, if he can punch it. He is also a reasonable field kick.

    Need to make something of his skill. Could be the best thing for him and us.

    We have many back up tall forwards if injuries hit, including, M.Brown and Majak. Less in the backline, and I wonder if J.Smith is more of a forward or tall winger, we should find out.

    Not sure if Joel will be on our list next year. Could be saved for depth. Probably the same with Baker but he could possibly go in search of game time at another club.

    Mitch Brown... I don't really know if he'll go around again.

    Weideman didn't do enough today to worry the selectors.

    Not many VFL games left for a number to stake their claims.

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    15 minutes ago, BW511 said:

    How much more development does Joel Smith need?

    If he’s in our side, we are done. Not really because of Joel himself, but he has multiple players in front of him in every role his fanboys think he could play

    Develop him as a forward,  in Casey, so he becomes a very flexible backup. 

    Can see him as our super med sub.

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    23 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Took 7 marks and kicked 3 goals today.

     

    How many in the forward 50?

    I thought most were in the central area.

    I want him in the MFC team, just he is at the back end of the forward pecking order now.

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    10 minutes ago, maximum bob said:

    So he's fourth in line for the throne then.

    At this point in time, the situation can change quickly, take Harrison Petty for example just takes a bit of bad luck for Tomlinson and he stepped up and keeps on improving.

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    12 minutes ago, maximum bob said:

    So he's fourth in line for the throne then.

    I hope the boys are calling him Princess Charlotte at training.

     

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    27 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

    Took 7 marks and kicked 3 goals today.

     

    But he dropped 5 or 6 easy marks in the forward line. All you have to do is play him close in the forward line and he will drop the mark. And remember he is playing against VFL level defenders. They are much better in the seniors.

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    1 minute ago, old dee said:

    But he dropped 5 or 6 easy marks in the forward line. All you have to do is play him close in the forward line and he will drop the mark. And remember he is playing against VFL level defenders. They are much better in the seniors.

    It's been his weakness all along

    Gets hands to many but sticks only a few

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    53 minutes ago, old dee said:

    But he dropped 5 or 6 easy marks in the forward line.

    That's just simply not true.

     

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    1 hour ago, kev martin said:

    How many in the forward 50?

    I thought most were in the central area.

    I want him in the MFC team, just he is at the back end of the forward pecking order now.

    Unfortunately I don't have those stats at the moment, but 2 of his goals were from set shots (from memory) so obviously took a few inside 50, and given he also played in the ruck and higher up the ground (had 18 disposals) it's a pretty fair return.

    I don't think he's coming in the team soon (barring injury) because it seems clear now his best role is a bit of a mix of what TMac and Jackson currently do and neither of them are coming out.

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    Was playing footy today so didn't see any VFL.action.

    How'd Weid go?

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    Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

    Was playing footy today so didn't see any VFL.action.

    How'd Weid go?

    18 disposals, 7 marks, 3 tackles, 3 clearances, 4 hitouts, 3 goals straight.

    He's playing well, just unfortunately it's in a role where he likely won't get a shot in the seniors at the moment.

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    Went to Werribee, Weid was ok, only dropped 1 mark in the first qtr that was a easy mark.  His timing was off seemed to either jump to early or late.  Also a number of times he tried to body a defender rather than jump at the ball.

    Wasn't a dominant game but did ok

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    I’d love to try him down back, something might click about the way defenders play him or read the play from some time down back. They could’ve swapped him with Bradtke after half time today.

    But I still the reality is his best position is forward/ruck where he gets some easy touches.

    His linking handball play is exceptional. 

    I also think he tires at AFL level. Maybe he plays 3 weeks and takes the 4th off if he gets back in the side? Clubs are so wedded to traditional ways of managing players and I think some guys might just be different.

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    2 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    I also think he tires at AFL level. Maybe he plays 3 weeks and takes the 4th off if he gets back in the side? Clubs are so wedded to traditional ways of managing players and I think some guys might just be different.

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    1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Was playing footy today so didn't see any VFL.action.

    How'd Weid go?

    Played well.

    Got 3 goals, with one being a Joe the goose.

    Gave off a couple of goals.

    Competed well in the air

    I quite like him in the ruck.

    Worked hard.

    Good, positive attitude all game. 

     

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    3 hours ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    It's been his weakness all along

    Gets hands to many but sticks only a few

    Starting to wonder whether a trip to Specsavers might be in Weid's best interest. It's not just pack marks he's spilling. It's like the ball suddenly gets big on him.

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