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2022 Player Reviews: #12 Toby Bedford

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The small forward who came to Melbourne through the Next Generation Academy system has pace and a nice bag of tricks but struggled to consolidate a place at AFL level in 2022. He played 16 senior games but in eight of them was the unused sub. Bedford has applied for a transfer to the Giants in order to give himself more opportunities. 

 

Date of Birth: 27 May 2000

Height: 179cm

Weight: 75kg

 

Games MFC 2022: 16

Career Total: 18

 

Goals MFC 2022:  9

Career Total: 9

 

Games CDFC 2022: 11

Goals CDFC 2022: 13

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    A fourth year player averaging 8 disposals and 1 goal across 8 games - I think he received all of the opportunities that his performances deserved. His speed and goal sense are handy, but overall he doesn't get in the right positions often enough at the highest level. If GWS reckon they can make an AFL player out of him, good luck to them.  

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    Toby was really liked by his teammates and I would have liked to have seen him given more opportunities particularly in the second half of 2022 hell we could have used those fresh legs. I hope he goes on to become a GWS regular and makes a stellar career for himself.

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    Was spotted yesterday training hard, running session, by himself in a local park in Melbourne 

    Working hard while others are enjoying an off season break, good on him for having the drive to further his career

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    We had a little chant just for Toby. It’s gonna be sad not ever singing it again. But I’ve been told multiple times by people on here that there’s no room for sentimentality in footy so I guess we’ll just substitute someone else’s name for his. 😭😭😭

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    1 minute ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    We had a little chant just for Toby. It’s gonna be sad not ever singing it again. But I’ve been told multiple times by people on here that there’s no room for sentimentality in footy so I guess we’ll just substitute someone else’s name for his. 😭😭😭

    Oh dear.Change it to forever demons

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    1 minute ago, forever demons said:

    Oh dear.Change it to forever demons

    Alas! Too many syllables. Otherwise I’d put it to our esteemed leaders and I’m sure they’d say yes. Except they’d totally say no coz who the [censored] is forever demons? 🤣

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    8 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    We had a little chant just for Toby. It’s gonna be sad not ever singing it again. But I’ve been told multiple times by people on here that there’s no room for sentimentality in footy so I guess we’ll just substitute someone else’s name for his. 😭😭😭

    Well there is some room within my heart for that secret joy when an an ex Demon plays well.

    I am using tiny writing to support my investment in spec savers

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    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Alas! Too many syllables. Otherwise I’d put it to our esteemed leaders and I’m sure they’d say yes. Except they’d totally say no coz who the [censored] is forever demons? 🤣

    Try humming.Forever demonds humm,hummm,hummFD HUMM HUMM.Anyway syllables are very over rated

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