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Welcome to Demonland: Xavier Lindsay

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1 hour ago, The Taciturn Demon said:

*sigh* 

Sadly, entirely true. 

But we have 2 of the top 5 best contested players in the comp in the same midfield, just need the outside polish to finish off the good work.

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    Crazy debut result.

    Ranked equal 13th alongside Coniglio and 7th in our 22, just behind Claz.

    Combined Ratings - Rnd 1, 2025 vs Giants

    Player Rating Rank
    Tom Green 5.375 1
    L Whitfield 5.175 2
    Max Gawn 5.050 3
    J Lever 4.500 4
    T McDonald 4.350 5
    Toby Greene 4.100 6
    H Himmelberg 3.925 7
    F Callaghan 3.850 8
    L  Ash 3.825 9
    C Salem 3.750 10
    J Bowey 3.725 11
    C Oliver 3.500 12
    X Lindsay 3.475 13
    S Coniglio 3.475 13
    T Rivers 3.425 15
    J Kelly 3.400 16
    T Sparrow 3.300 17
    C Petracca 3.225 18
    J Buckley 3.175 19
    S Taylor 3.125 20
    J Viney 2.900 21
    L Keeffe 2.875 22
    H Petty 2.750 23
    C Windsor 2.725 24
    C Idun 2.600 25
    C Ward 2.575 26
    C Brown 2.550 27
    Ed Langdon 2.500 28
    A Cadman 2.425 29
    K Chandler 2.325 30
    J Wehr 2.275 31
    J Henderson 2.050 32
    C Stone 1.975 33
    A Johnson 1.950 34
    T Bedford 1.850 35
    B Fritsch 1.600 36
    J V Rooyen 1.600 36
    B Daniels < 33% 1.475 38
    B Howes < 48% 1.475 38
    D Jones 1.375 40
    M Jefferson 1.300 41
    H Sharp 0.950 42
    X O'Halloran 0.475 43
    J Leake 0.300 44
    H Langford > 21% 0.300 44
    M Gruzewski > 27% -0.100 46

    Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

    Edited by Demon Dynasty

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    What stood out most of all with Xavier was his vision and ultra quick release.  Amazing for a first gamer

    And that's not the sort of thing you do and then not do.  We've got a lot to look forward to with this lad

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    On 18/03/2025 at 20:19, GS_1905 said:

    Windsor and this bloke off half back will pay big dividends after they have played 50 games together.

    Your 50 games late it’s now they start to pay dividends more to come but both won’t be hb flankers all their careers. 

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    Having so many fwds ranked as they are in Chandler, Roo, Fritta and Jeffo not great. Well I give Jeffo more points and he scored twice as many goals as the other three combined.

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    Windsor is just so polished. A delight to watch. And cool under pressure. 

    No matter where he gets the ball, it's like he's seeing things slow like that scene in the Matrix.

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    About time we took a gippsland lad

    I was kind of hoping we took the gippsland trio of tauru, Lindsay and mentha , 2 out of three ain't bad 

    We should try and get our hands on more gippsland players like C serong, B humphries , Z duursma, T Papley, J Newcomb 

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    4 hours ago, zoe1617 said:

    About time we took a gippsland lad

    I was kind of hoping we took the gippsland trio of tauru, Lindsay and mentha , 2 out of three ain't bad 

    We should try and get our hands on more gippsland players like C serong, B humphries , Z duursma, T Papley, J Newcomb 

    Lindsay looks like a great pick up and I’m feeling good about my sneaky wager I e got on him for the Rising Star award 

    But let’s just stick to best available rather than focusing on Gippsland only 😀

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    I know the discussion around trading our first pick to the Bombers will come up, but even if it is a high pick I’m still comfortable with it. I genuinely believe he’s been the best performed draftee so far the first two rounds. He’s a gun player and probably could’ve been a top 5 pick in a normal draft year.

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    3 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I know the discussion around trading our first pick to the Bombers will come up, but even if it is a high pick I’m still comfortable with it. I genuinely believe he’s been the best performed draftee so far the first two rounds. He’s a fun player and probably could’ve been a top 5 pick in a normal draft year.

    And if Kalani White is any good, we'll get him for a second rounder...

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    On 20/03/2025 at 11:55, leave it to deever said:

    Windsor is just so polished. A delight to watch. And cool under pressure. 

    No matter where he gets the ball, it's like he's seeing things slow like that scene in the Matrix.

    That’s why he should play in the CENTRE While he won’t solve ALL the problems his pace and kicking and skills will help the connectivity with the forward line, 

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    On 19/03/2025 at 10:27, FireInTheBennelly said:

    I was sold on him very early in the game after he'd put on 2 very clever shepherds to clear a path for a teammate. How many others do we have with those smarts?

    The rest of his game was a bonus, an enormous bonus.

    I agree , maybe he could teach a few of his teamates because it seems to me like they are not doing enough to protect the ball carrier. 

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    It’s a testament to him that he looked our most composed and skilful player on the weekend while also having the highest pressure rating

    Unfortunately it’s also equally as damning that our 10+ year veterans don’t seem to have the skill and polish of a two gamer 

    Anyway, he’s going to be an absolute gun for us, so who cares that the Bombers have our first round pick!

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    47 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I know the discussion around trading our first pick to the Bombers will come up, but even if it is a high pick I’m still comfortable with it. I genuinely believe he’s been the best performed draftee so far the first two rounds. He’s a gun player and probably could’ve been a top 5 pick in a normal draft year.

    agreed he does look a top 5 pick. Classy but Ive also been surprised by his toughness in the clinches. ultra competitive when the ball is in dispute.

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    It's actually embarrassing to some of our senior players that he looks one of the most composed on the ground for us at the moment...

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    1 hour ago, 58er said:

    That’s why he should play in the CENTRE While he won’t solve ALL the problems his pace and kicking and skills will help the connectivity with the forward line, 

    Tx 58er. Although do you think he is strong enough and has the right body type to succeed as a classic in and under ball getter?

    I see him more as a wing type player.

     

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