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16 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

max gruzewksi ahead of him with 30.19 from 13 games

Played 3 AFL games this year

Kicked 2 goals in his AFL debut. Not much else to write home about though albeit from limited game time. Pretty sure he was injured and subbed out of his last game.

He would be a great trade target for us. Imagine yelling Rooooo and/or Gruuuuuu everytime the the ball goes into our forward line!

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11 hours ago, Sydee said:

Being a bit of a tragic I try and watch most Casey games either live or on replay 

His kicking technique needs work because imo he often gets too close to the man on the mark and as a result he is forced to kick the ball higher than he needs to. This means his kicks are more susceptible to being pushed offline due to any wind and they can lack penetration and fall shorter than would otherwise be the case 

I am not saying I’m an expert but I also think his ball drop looks a bit high which also may result in less consistent contact 

He isn’t terrible and I really think it’s a matter of making some small adjustments to get better results 

will fit right in with our AFL side

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1 hour ago, Kent said:

will fit right in with our AFL side

Actually I know inaccuracies have cost us games before but Fritta, JVR and Dan Turner all have pretty good goal kicking routines 

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No Demon media vision announcing Jefferson's debut as yet. Seems unlikely.  Disappointing.  Seems ridiculous to follow the JVR model. We were in the finals battle and the not the right time time for him. We are out of contention now.

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16 minutes ago, Deelectable said:

No Demon media vision announcing Jefferson's debut as yet. Seems unlikely.  Disappointing.  Seems ridiculous to follow the JVR model. We were in the finals battle and the not the right time time for him. We are out of contention now.

GRRRRRRRRRRR. FRIGGEN #@^&%$!

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Posted (edited)

Most announcements come arvo Wednesday. They'd have training and announce then or after, media released later.

Also, taking a look back at the 2022 draft national and rookie drafts...

  • 24 key position players (193cm+) were drafted
  • 7 have debuted. 5 have played 6 or less games
  • Only Tylar Young and Aaron Cadman have played a lot (29/28 games)

Yes we'd like Jeffo to be further along but he's not alone. If he gets a game this year, he'll be ahead of two-thirds of the KPP drafted in 2022.

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cc: @picket fence

Matt Jefferson Debut Watch

“He's getting closer and closer all the time. We're rapt with Jeffo,” Goodwin said

“It's a really tough time as a developing key forward when you get drafted and how long it can take. And his last eight to 10 weeks has been fantastic in the ways developed his game.

“Whether that's a game this week or in the coming weeks, we'll wait and see.”

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Which means Goody's delusional obsession with playing finals this year means that great forward Petty 6 goals probably gets another gig. BUT Simon dont you realise we are sinking! 

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2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Which means Goody's delusional obsession with playing finals this year means that great forward Petty 6 goals probably gets another gig. BUT Simon dont you realise we are sinking! 

Agreed but No we have sunk but it wont look good on his Resume if he doesnt  make the Finals he is a very selfish person that does not respect  his assistants views just take a look at our so called game plan changed earlier in the season  but it  still is not suitable to our list

WAKE UP SIMON BEFORE ITS TOO LATE 

Posted
20 hours ago, Doug Reemer said:

Even if he kicked a bag. I’d be going after Waterman.

I think Jibroni mentioned that Waterman was gone.

Posted
3 hours ago, picket fence said:

Which means Goody's delusional obsession with playing finals this year means that great forward Petty 6 goals probably gets another gig. BUT Simon dont you realise we are sinking! 

Who is delusional? We are not "sinking": this year is gone - but he knows he can't say that. And I don't blame him for the bad year either, as I have made clear on many threads.

 

I think it is good that he is not rushing the development of a young key forward. 

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1 hour ago, Ferghus31 said:

Agreed but No we have sunk but it wont look good on his Resume if he doesnt  make the Finals he is a very selfish person that does not respect  his assistants views just take a look at our so called game plan changed earlier in the season  but it  still is not suitable to our list

WAKE UP SIMON BEFORE ITS TOO LATE 

Ever heard of a coach saying the season is done before it is?

Kills the players and the fans. 

I am sure he knows the reality better than we do.

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5 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Ever heard of a coach saying the season is done before it is?

Kills the players and the fans. 

I am sure he knows the reality better than we do.

100%. Imagine a coach giving up on his players? Just because he knows that finals are unlikely doesn’t mean he shouldn’t turn up trying to win every game. 

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23 hours ago, Sydee said:

Being a bit of a tragic I try and watch most Casey games either live or on replay 

His kicking technique needs work because imo he often gets too close to the man on the mark and as a result he is forced to kick the ball higher than he needs to. This means his kicks are more susceptible to being pushed offline due to any wind and they can lack penetration and fall shorter than would otherwise be the case 

I am not saying I’m an expert but I also think his ball drop looks a bit high which also may result in less consistent contact 

He isn’t terrible and I really think it’s a matter of making some small adjustments to get better results 

Perfect apprenticeship for the seniors at Melbourne I would have thought. 

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12 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Wait; you stole a spoon from a novelty kitchen shop? Why tell us that?

Keeping the standards high. As high as mount Kosciuszko.

(I'm sure even when written, you felt a churning in your stomach knowing that it was inevitably mispronounced in my head)

Haha, yep! Kościuszko has been anglicised and sounds quite different in pronunciation. Don't even get me started on the man who named the tallest mountain in Australia - Paweł Strzelecki 🤣😂

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Posted
1 minute ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

I'm sure @picket fence will celebrate in wine  fine style Dub !

Like the song goes

" ULTRA CHEAP WINE AND A FIVE DAY GROWTH"

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6 hours ago, picket fence said:

Which means Goody's delusional obsession with playing finals this year means that great forward Petty 6 goals probably gets another gig. BUT Simon dont you realise we are sinking! 

Putting aside the "question" as to whether or not a coach should be aiming to play finals (!) or manifesting a never-say-die attitude, there are plenty of coaches who try to finish off the season as strongly as possible to bring positivity and optimism going into the pre-season. "We may have missed the finals, but look at how well we did in the last couple of games, yadda yadda."

I also would have thought that throwing everything at denying the Pies a place in the finals is a hill worth dying on.

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I doubt Jeffo will get a game this week. Goody hinted he is close but also hinted Taommo will get a gig in May's place.

Plus a 1st gamer KPF up against an in for PA. Tough.

If we lose this week and can't make the 8 and he plays well in the VFL i think he would be a reasonable chance to come in against GC.

The club would constantly be the VFL players on where they stand etc. so Jeffo would firmly know where he stands.

 

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Just now, manny100 said:

I doubt Jeffo will get a game this week. Goody hinted he is close but also hinted Taommo will get a gig in May's place.

Plus a 1st gamer KPF up against an in for PA. Tough.

If we lose this week and can't make the 8 and he plays well in the VFL i think he would be a reasonable chance to come in against GC.

The club would constantly be the VFL players on where they stand etc. so Jeffo would firmly know where he stands.

 

FAT chance of Jeffo playing well for Casey coz........... YEP ANOTHER BYE IN THIS BSHEEIT COMPETITION🤮🤮🤮🤮

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1 minute ago, picket fence said:

FAT chance of Jeffo playing well for Casey coz........... YEP ANOTHER BYE IN THIS BSHEEIT COMPETITION🤮🤮🤮🤮

WHICH MEANS MAYBE GOODY'S PRESSER TODAY LAYS THE GROUND WORK FOR A JEFFERSON DEBUT NEXT WEEK?

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8 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

WHICH MEANS MAYBE GOODY'S PRESSER TODAY LAYS THE GROUND WORK FOR A JEFFERSON DEBUT NEXT WEEK?

WHY do you have to shout???

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35 minutes ago, picket fence said:

FAT chance of Jeffo playing well for Casey coz........... YEP ANOTHER BYE IN THIS BSHEEIT COMPETITION🤮🤮🤮🤮

I dunno picket! some of my best games have come against the bye. 😆

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11 hours ago, picket fence said:

Like the song goes

" ULTRA CHEAP WINE AND A FIVE DAY GROWTH"

I always thought it was 'chips, wine and a pide loaf' in reference to random hangover leftovers. The whole song has a 'hangover and go again' vibe anyway.

But back to President Jeffo; I have taken a lot of comfort from your enthusiasm about him, not just because of the slithera-dodging dedicated observation but also recalling your profound exasperation of yesteryears when we drafted a whole string of very lightly built kids who collectively got shoved out of the way.

So when a lightly built and not especially mongrelly young tall gets a nod from PF, I reckon there's reason for optimism.

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