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1 hour ago, binman said:

I suspect Kozzie might end up being better able to wear the bumps than AD. 

That said, i agree.

i hope he ends up being used like Cyril Riol- - 80% small forward 20% blitzing in the middle 

Saw a video of Pickett with his shirt off recently. Holy [censored].

If anyone is going to get knocked about this year its going to be his opponent. 

He's going to become a badass forward.

 

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Geelong and Collingwood love taking the legs out from underneath their opponents which explains their rugby type lower torso tactics. The policy is not going for the ball but the player, and slow them down or injure, maim etc..

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5 minutes ago, willmoy said:

Geelong and Collingwood love taking the legs out from underneath their opponents which explains their rugby type lower torso tactics. The policy is not going for the ball but the player, and slow them down or injure, maim etc..

Geelong and Collingwood also have had the biggest duckers (you can swap the d for an f if you like) in recent years in Selwood and Ginnivan. They practice turning the legit chest high tackle into a free. Heaven forbid they let it happen to them!

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2 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I hope Pickett isn't asked to play too much on-ball. Although Davey won a B&F as a midfielder, I thought it might have shortened his career because of all the crunching bumps and tackles he received in the role. Pickett will receive similar attention when he's in the midfield. 

Midfield roles will knock him about - most probably often as he has to be stopped and thus, will be stopped. He could easily be regarded as skilful enough to hold down a midfielder's role but in all honesty, he is small and susceptible, unlike his famous uncle. His true upside is what he can do in attack from almost any position within the forward line. That includes sticky fingers for the ball, tremendous positioning and passing by hand and foot, kicking remarkably well for goal and opportunities for other teammates, reading the play and predicting when, where and how to come into the fray and the road home at 1000 mph. 

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9 minutes ago, Palace Dees said:

Geelong and Collingwood also have had the biggest duckers (you can swap the d for an f if you like) in recent years in Selwood and Ginnivan. They practice turning the legit chest high tackle into a free. Heaven forbid they let it happen to them!

Watch Kozzie and Sparg's.

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4 minutes ago, Palace Dees said:

Geelong and Collingwood also have had the biggest duckers (you can swap the d for an f if you like) in recent years in Selwood and Ginnivan. They practice turning the legit chest high tackle into a free. Heaven forbid they let it happen to them!

Well put, so ...f.. a. ... d, why do the umpires let them play that way with one reward after another?

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Umpires and teachers have always had their pets and those they openly hate.

Greg Williams and  Rod Grinter were top of the charts on their hate list although Williams didnt do himself any favours.

Rhys Jones?  ...hold my beer!!!  

Was he dirty..yep. Pie goon  Banks was even worse. KO'd  R-J no provocation.

He got off fairly lightly . Grinter would have copped 8 weeks for that.

 

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44 minutes ago, willmoy said:

Geelong and Collingwood love taking the legs out from underneath their opponents which explains their rugby type lower torso tactics. The policy is not going for the ball but the player, and slow them down or injure, maim etc..

Cox just jumps into Macy's back in a crude way and injured him that way ( on QB) 

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Just now, 58er said:

Cox just jumps into Macy's back in a crude way and injured him that way ( on QB) 

Oh and no free ??!!! 

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7 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I hope Pickett isn't asked to play too much on-ball. Although Davey won a B&F as a midfielder, I thought it might have shortened his career because of all the crunching bumps and tackles he received in the role. Pickett will receive similar attention when he's in the midfield. 

Kozzie and Davey are built quite differently - that said I wouldn't like to see more than the odd cameo of Kozzie in the midfield.  Maybe one or two centre bounces a quarter

5 hours ago, old dee said:

Does anyone know why hunter seems to absent?

So, has Hunter become the hunted?

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5 hours ago, old dee said:

Does anyone know why hunter seems to absent?

MFC Twitter account confirmed both he & Clarry have been ill. They're hopeful they'll return to training tomorrow. 

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5 hours ago, old dee said:

Does anyone know why hunter seems to absent?

Someone mentioned here that he and Clarry have been off crook this week. 

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7 hours ago, Deemania since 56 said:

Midfield roles will knock him about - most probably often as he has to be stopped and thus, will be stopped. He could easily be regarded as skilful enough to hold down a midfielder's role but in all honesty, he is small and susceptible, unlike his famous uncle. His true upside is what he can do in attack from almost any position within the forward line. That includes sticky fingers for the ball, tremendous positioning and passing by hand and foot, kicking remarkably well for goal and opportunities for other teammates, reading the play and predicting when, where and how to come into the fray and the road home at 1000 mph. 

Yeah, Nah, I can see a thread on here titled "Kozzie Pickett made me cry"

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Given that we will have Clarrie, Tracca, Viney, Gus, Harmes, Sparrow, ANB and maybe even Salem and Bowey supported by Maxie and Grundy running through the centre, let's leave Kozzie where he does his best work - out smarting, out running and out muscling the oppos in the forward line.

Goals wins games - if the others can get the ball down to the forward line often enough with purpose, Kozzie (and his mates) will score plenty.

Let him the best he can.

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Cameos only from Kozzie as a mid, he is a player that discombulates opposition defences, i.e. we force oppositions to play on our terms more with him in the fwd half. As a mid he is just another good player where we bat deep already. Save him for when our mids are having an off day and we need to mix it up. Aaron Davey was also an elite kick, on a par with TJ (I'm biased), when we didn't have alot of elite kicks and we were actually ok for forwards.

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9 hours ago, tiers said:

Given that we will have Clarrie, Tracca, Viney, Gus, Harmes, Sparrow, ANB and maybe even Salem and Bowey supported by Maxie and Grundy running through the centre, let's leave Kozzie where he does his best work - out smarting, out running and out muscling the oppos in the forward line.

Goals wins games - if the others can get the ball down to the forward line often enough with purpose, Kozzie (and his mates) will score plenty.

Let him the best he can.

You forgot Hunter too with his elite passing! 

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