In defence of Jake Lever

[BoBo 2,941]

8 hours ago, monoccular said:

Daisy.

 I am glad that you raised this. 

Have tried to find which players have missed with Covid protocols  - as I recall they include BBB Jackson ?Tracc  all of whom have been well below par. 
 

So instead of slanging off at our players for being “duds” maybe some can try to think a bit deeper. And of course maybe those of us who think the Eagles are tanking could reconsider that many of them also were out with covid related issues. 

Haven’t had covid (yet) but it took me 6 weeks to get back to 100% from the current flu. Absolutely flawed me.
 

So it’s not surprising that Tracc needs time to get back to full health considering he apparently had it.

[Demonstone 22,792]

46 minutes ago, BoBo said:

Absolutely flawed me.

I thought you were flawless, BoBo.

[Demonstone 22,792]

53 minutes ago, FritschyBusiness said:

Ricky Two Firsts

Okay, I'll bite.  Ricky Two Firsts?

[FritschyBusiness 1,478]

9 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Okay, I'll bite.  Ricky Two Firsts?

His nickname at the club is Rick and we traded two first round picks for him 

[Demonstone 22,792]

Would I be correct in assuming that you're the only who call him that?  

[von 1,572]

10 hours ago, rpfc said:

He has an injured foot. His 1-1 numbers are good but the fact that he has had so many 1-1s is a problem. Teams have figured us out a bit and keeping Jake ‘honest’ and it is leaving others exposed.

Or are we just undermanned and haven’t really had our backline together all year?

[rpfc 28,727]

2 minutes ago, von said:

Or are we just undermanned and haven’t really had our backline together all year?

That too.
 

I feel for Hunt, he was exposed at the time we had an injured-yet-playing Lever and Petty, Salem coming back from injury, and May missing through concussion and idiocy.

Our backline is getting there I hope. If we get close to top 2 it is on the back line’s coattails.

[The Jackson FIX 3,210]

His marking game is off the boil at the moment. Come to think of it, none of them have been able to catch the thing in a contest last 4 weeks. How do they all lose that ability simultaneously??

[Spargonicus 539]

2 hours ago, The Jackson 6 said:

His marking game is off the boil at the moment. Come to think of it, none of them have been able to catch the thing in a contest last 4 weeks. How do they all lose that ability simultaneously??

I would like to know the answer to this too. Why are we getting outmarked all around the ground (or am I just imagining that?)

Edited June 20, 2022 by Spargonicus

[layzie 33,987]

14 hours ago, BoBo said:

Haven’t had covid (yet) but it took me 6 weeks to get back to 100% from the current flu. Absolutely flawed me.
 

So it’s not surprising that Tracc needs time to get back to full health considering he apparently had it.

Yeah this cold I've had for nearly 3 weeks and only just starting to improve. Everything is multiplied in terms of recovery at the moment. 

[BoBo 2,941]

16 hours ago, Demonstone said:

I thought you were flawless, BoBo.

 

Oh yeah, floored, haha 

Freudian slip on my part I reckon 

[praha 11,240]

On 6/20/2022 at 9:08 AM, daisycutter said:

mentioned on radio that there is concern that some afl players could be suffering from effects of long covid

long covid can have extreme effects but is in fact a spectrum of effects where it may not be noticeable as such but is enough to affect elite performance and appear as just a form slump 

just putting it out there

Fatigue and sustained high performance are definitely an issue. There's the elephant in the room with regards to hypertension and high heartrates in otherwise healthy young people after having had the vaccine AND caught COVID. Under-reported on but definitely present. 

[FritschyBusiness 1,478]

23 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Would I be correct in assuming that you're the only who call him that?  

Yeah look that's most likely 🤣