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Another week where I feel sorry for Sylvia

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he was isolated inside the forward 50 in the 2nd quarter for abut 7 or 8 minutes and the ball did not come down to him once!!!

I bet he is the most frustrated player in the entire AFL!!!!

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yea and when he did get it he either turned it over or got caught holding the ball! but atleast he got some match fitness and hopefully he can really turn it on now with mclean out. but you could tell he did stuff all in the pre season

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Y_M, he is coming back from OP and is not 100% fit. What did you expect?

I'm just happy they played him personally, but I would hate for him to over-do it (like Moloney) and aggravate the injury yet again.

Besides, wasn't it you who suggested we play him at FF?

For what it's worth, I thought he did well and his work-rate was excellent.

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What are you talking about?

yes, I wanted him at Full Forward

yes , I was glad Daniher left him there one-out with Parker

NO I WASNT GLAD HIS TEAMMATES DIDNT GET IT DOWN TO HIM SO HE COULD PUT HIS TALENT AND STRENGTH TO GOOD USE

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you could tell he was a bit rusty but got much better in the last term

i really loved his chases and enevour when he made a mistake he sprinted the 30 meters to the contest to make a difference

a lot of his mates should take note and this is the sort of stuff the coaching staff should highlight for the whole team to see

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NO I WASNT GLAD HIS TEAMMATES DIDNT GET IT DOWN TO HIM SO HE COULD PUT HIS TALENT AND STRENGTH TO GOOD USE

Nothing to do with the fact that it was Sylvia at FF, just that we can't move the ball forward with any real purpose.

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NO I WASNT GLAD HIS TEAMMATES DIDNT GET IT DOWN TO HIM SO HE COULD PUT HIS TALENT AND STRENGTH TO GOOD USE

Nothing to do with the fact that it was Sylvia at FF, just that we can't move the ball forward with any real purpose.

Which is unforutnately something that has been happening since the opening bouce against the Saints a month ago.

Its improved a bit but.......

There have been times over the last four weeks where our forwards could have gotten themselves tea and biscuits in the time it takes for the ball to get there :P

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Nothing to do with the fact that it was Sylvia at FF, just that we can't move the ball forward with any real purpose.

That was YM's point - that he felt sorry for Sylvia because it would be frustrating that he didn't get an opportunity in the 7-8 minutes that he was at FF.

I also imagine he was disappointed Sylvia didn't get the chance to show something at FF so he could bump his thread :P

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Even Bruce had a go at him for being slow today in his commentary.. (Bruce McAveny that is...)

For me, the biggest thing I've noticed when watching Sylvia has been his lack of awareness - he seems to have trouble finding the right spots to wait for a ball outside a pack etc, where other guys seem like footy naturals in terms of positioning, reading of the play, etc. If you don't have the best footy smarts it's going to make you look even slower.

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For me, the biggest thing I've noticed when watching Sylvia has been his lack of awareness - he seems to have trouble finding the right spots to wait for a ball outside a pack etc, where other guys seem like footy naturals in terms of positioning, reading of the play, etc. If you don't have the best footy smarts it's going to make you look even slower.

I think we have a lot of blokes with a lack of awareness.....

It is a major concern! You can teach a bloke to kick, handball, mark and tackle but the art of awareness is a harder thing to teach a player.... With our lack of awareness I find it sad that there is not a lot more screaming and yelling between the boys during a game.... Without talk and letting one 'n other know if "they're hot" we will continue to be put under immense pressure and a high rate of turnovers!

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Even Bruce had a go at him for being slow today in his commentary.. (Bruce McAveny that is...)

Is Bruce McAveny his doctor?

Is he aware of how bad his groins are?

He wasn't at top speed, which really doesn't surprise me given he had no pre-season, didn't play at Sandy last week, and hasn't played senior footy for months.

But at least he was chasing, and running and making position.

It was an encouraging sign from him, and I just hope he doesn't pull up sore today.

FFS, people's expectations of some players are just far too high. Did supporters really think he'd come out and dominate and kick 10?

He got through a full match, which is victory in itself.

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Even Bruce had a go at him for being slow today in his commentary.. (Bruce McAveny that is...)

are you sure he said that?

i thought he said something about sylvia being a little bit slow in disposing of the footy. that he always takes 1 step too many which in return puts him under pressure with his disposal.

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