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Rivers Reflects on 2024

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seventyfour Demon

seventyfour   1,220

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I really, really like what Riv brings to the team. His potential for further growth is a key for us challenging in 2025.

I expect that he has been promised a full time midfield role next year. If so, i'm hopeful it'll give him a huge up for a good off-season and massive pre-season. His time on ground %'s dropped in the back half of the year, perhaps showing he didn't quite have the tank required for midfield. I back him to get there and think he could be a huge difference maker for us.

A midfield ready Rivers and a fit Oliver - suddenly we have a scary midfield again, and can leave Trac to spend more time forward kicking bags.

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DeeZone Redleg

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Absolutely love Riv, he will be with us for a long time, can’t believe the Rubbish people put up every time we get something positive on our site. Or am I becoming to Sensitive. Grrrrr….!!!!!

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Can we all just remember to NOT take things like this as gospel. Surely we’ve all learned by now. Tracc was going, Kozzie was going, Vines was off to North, remember? Even if some of the regulars (eg Cornes, Morris and other so-called journalists) jump all over this one, let’s not take the bait.

On a personal level, I had a 14yo member of the DA call me the other day in tears. She adores Kozzie and was heartbroken to hear he wants to leave us. This is yet another reason why I can’t stand these people who propagate rumours and try passing them off as legit news.

 

edit: I’m referring to the Riv Wants Out story above. NOT the awesome Riv video from the MFC site. 

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Riv is a likeable/lovable young fella!

 

Humble, and a gun of a footballer. He will only bet better too. 
 

Good times ahead with this type of young man at the club. 

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bing181 Trident

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20 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Can we all just remember to NOT take things like this as gospel.

I don't think anyone's taking it as gospel, and the fact that even the bigger names haven't dropped something similar speaks volumes as to how credible it is.

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Skuit Mighty Demon

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Of course other clubs are interested. They want to make up for picking every other player besides Rivers between #20 and #30 in the 2019 draft. 

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Jaded No More Legend

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2 minutes ago, bing181 said:

I don't think anyone's taking it as gospel, and the fact that even the bigger names haven't dropped something similar speaks volumes as to how credible it is.

This X account is running at a 1% strike rate

It previously said that Bont wants out, Darcy won’t re-sign with Freo and various other utter garbage.

According to their bio they’re an ex AFL player agent. 
Also I’m a unicorn 🙄

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Demonsterative Redleg

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11 minutes ago, bing181 said:

I don't think anyone's taking it as gospel, and the fact that even the bigger names haven't dropped something similar speaks volumes as to how credible it is.

If it ain’t credible, why post it? 

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7 minutes ago, Demonsterative said:

If it ain’t credible, why post it? 

I posted it with exclamation marks. Perhaps too subtle. 

But the one point in it that was interesting and perhaps more credible was that Collingwood were interested in him last year when he re-signed. That he did reconfirm to us says something about both him and the club, we sometimes take these re-signings for granted.

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1 hour ago, bing181 said:

I don't think anyone's taking it as gospel, and the fact that even the bigger names haven't dropped something similar speaks volumes as to how credible it is.

There’ll always be folks who believe exactly what they read no matter where it comes from. Also, 14yo kids have yet to learn the difference between what’s credible and what’s not. 

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binman   44,512

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3 hours ago, bing181 said:

!!!

 

Young gun, who could walk into any club in the AFL, recommits  to the club for 4 more years  - club's in crisis!

Meanwhile at tiger land three of their best five players at the peak of their powers all leave - move along nothing to see here!

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6 minutes ago, binman said:

Young gun, who could walk into any club in the AFL, recommits  to the club for 4 more years  - club's in crisis!

Meanwhile at tiger land three of their best five players at the peak of their powers all leave - move along nothing to see here!

Who are these people?

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14 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

 

Who are these people?

Which people?

At tiger land?

Rioli, Bolton and Baker.

All gonski.

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