On 12/10/2024 at 00:42, Ethan Tremblay said:

Best arms and delts I’ve seen in a while. 

Steady Ethan get grip of yourself

56 minutes ago, forever demons said:

Steady Ethan get grip of yourself

Um 

On 11/10/2024 at 23:55, Demonland said:

 

It never ceases to amaze me just how much better players look in our guernsey.

A Hawthorn supporter reckons that that Campbell was well worth his games during their threepeat.  Bit of an upgrade on Fullarton!  :)

I like him!

On 13/10/2024 at 22:26, Roost it far said:

It never ceases to amaze me just how much better players look in our guernsey.

Hmm sadly imo it makes our players look shorter and thinner. Whereas the cats horizontal stripes makes them look  bigger and more robust. Roos look taller. 

Edited December 1, 2024Dec 1 by old dee

13 hours ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

A Hawthorn supporter reckons that that Campbell was well worth his games during their threepeat.  Bit of an upgrade on Fullarton!  :)

RBNP I don’t think that he played for Hawthorn, played for Dogs, Roos and Saints, also won the B & F for Sandy this year, 6’7” 105kg. Apparently lovely team oriented bloke that fills a need for us, will help us manage Max a lot better than we have previously. Reminds me of one of those outback weatherbeaten faces that we would see come into town for the Show when we were kids. 😁

33, though looks 43.

6 hours ago, DeeZone said:

RBNP I don’t think that he played for Hawthorn, played for Dogs, Roos and Saints, also won the B & F for Sandy this year, 6’7” 105kg. Apparently lovely team oriented bloke that fills a need for us, will help us manage Max a lot better than we have previously. Reminds me of one of those outback weatherbeaten faces that we would see come into town for the Show when we were kids. 😁

And we shouldn’t forget that Max also needs a competitive ruckman at training and in preparation.  Don’t underestimate the value Majak Daw added to our 2021 list despite never playing a senior game - he helped make Max better.   I believe that I even read somewhere that Max said as much. 

Edited December 1, 2024Dec 1 by monoccular

20 hours ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

A Hawthorn supporter reckons that that Campbell was well worth his games during their threepeat.  Bit of an upgrade on Fullarton!  :)

Robert Campbell.

On 09/10/2024 at 14:02, deelusions from afar said:

Surely they're not planning to play Campbell with Gawn?  More as insurance if he's injured / needs a rest?

 

On 09/10/2024 at 15:09, titan_uranus said:

Yep. There’s little to no chance IMO that Campbell and Gawn line up in the same side. 

 

On 09/10/2024 at 21:04, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

What about against the sides that have x2 genuine rucks like Freo (possibly others?)?

I wouldn't write it off all together, but agree that it's not our intention to have them both regularly in the same side.

I really do hope it means we're not playing Max if he's carrying injuries that he would benefit from resting a week, where this year he would have played because we had no quality backup option.

I think Johnson is the more likely inclusion, now, in these circumstances. Campbell is the more likely inclusion in the event Gawn is unavailable.

Edited December 1, 2024Dec 1 by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

9 hours ago, old dee said:

Hmm sadly imo it makes our players look shorter and thinner. Whereas the cats horizontal stripes makes them look  bigger and more robust. Roos look taller. 

That's nothing compared to the horrendous bathroom incident that Hawthorn's guernsey conjures.

9 hours ago, old dee said:

Hmm sadly imo it makes our players look shorter and thinner. Whereas the cats horizontal stripes makes them look bigger and more robust fatter. Roos look taller. 

Fixed for you, Old.

Edited December 1, 2024Dec 1 by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

37 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

21 hours ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

A Hawthorn supporter reckons that that Campbell was well worth his games during their threepeat.  Bit of an upgrade on Fullarton!  :)

Robert Campbell.

Robert, who was on our rookie list in 2011, finished up at Hawthorn in 2009 (a few years before the threepeat).

He did play in Hawthorn's premiership in 2008.

As has been mentioned, "our" Tom never played for Hawthorn.  There's still time, however.  

2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Robert, who was on our rookie list in 2011, finished up at Hawthorn in 2009 (a few years before the threepeat).

He did play in Hawthorn's premiership in 2008.

As has been mentioned, "our" Tom never played for Hawthorn.  There's still time, however.  

Yikes.  That is embarassing.  Thanks for the correction.

7 hours ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

That is embarassing

That Hawthorn "fan" should certainly be embarrassed by their ignorance! 

Sounds like a bandwagon supporter who has been quiet for the past few years but will no doubt come out of hibernation if the Hawks continue their renaissance.

On 01/12/2024 at 21:33, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Fixed for you, Old.

I dislike Geeling with rare intensity. My GD played a basketball game there on Friday night which they lost. I hated it every bit as badly as watching AFL. 

Any word yet on whether or not TC (the better TC) is playing this week against norf?

On 03/12/2024 at 12:55, old dee said:

I dislike Geeling with rare intensity. My GD played a basketball game there on Friday night which they lost. I hated it every bit as badly as watching AFL. 

They really deserve to be an extremely disliked club.

58 minutes ago, dice said:

Any word yet on whether or not TC (the better TC) is playing this week against norf?

I'm sure he will be named on the extended interchange bench but I am also sure they will leave him out of the final 23.

Would I play him? Absolutely. Anyone who watched training this summer could not help but be impressed with his tap work - sure he's not a smooth mover and marker like Gawny, but he is really good at winning hitouts and as such helps our one-wood centre square midfielders gain the ascendancy. Imagine Campbell or Gawn rucking against Darling when Xerri has a rest. It's potentially a game-winner for us. But it won't happen.

The advantage of playing TC against Xerri is that it ensures Gawny isn't physically smashed by the North guys every time he jumps for a tap or goes for a mark. Some might argue that Campbell has been brought into be backup when Gawn is out injured, but it would be great if Goody could try and use TC as a weekly weapon that allows Gawn to start forward and takes some of the heat and pressure off Gawny. TC would then be the obvious candidate to be subbed out of the game near three-quarter time with a fit and fresher Gawny to ruck almost throughout the final term against a battered Xerri, rather than a battered Gawn.

I know going to TC sounds like we are back at the Grundy experiment again, but the difference is that now Gawny has his seventh AA (a ruckman record), then he should feel more comfortable with allowing TC to start in the middle which will ruin Gawny's AA chances, but improve our chances of overall success. Grundy had to start every game on the bench and spent quite a bit of time as a forward (where he was useless), but Gawny is more than capable up forward, where his mobility (even at 33) means he can take a mark on the lead  - I think he was our only player to take a mark inside 50 on the lead last week, except for Jeffo's last term lead up.

Perfect chance to give Gawny reduced minutes at the least.

Surely this week against Witts

On 20/03/2025 at 16:07, Deespicable said:

I'm sure he will be named on the extended interchange bench but I am also sure they will leave him out of the final 23.

Would I play him? Absolutely. Anyone who watched training this summer could not help but be impressed with his tap work - sure he's not a smooth mover and marker like Gawny, but he is really good at winning hitouts and as such helps our one-wood centre square midfielders gain the ascendancy. Imagine Campbell or Gawn rucking against Darling when Xerri has a rest. It's potentially a game-winner for us. But it won't happen.

The advantage of playing TC against Xerri is that it ensures Gawny isn't physically smashed by the North guys every time he jumps for a tap or goes for a mark. Some might argue that Campbell has been brought into be backup when Gawn is out injured, but it would be great if Goody could try and use TC as a weekly weapon that allows Gawn to start forward and takes some of the heat and pressure off Gawny. TC would then be the obvious candidate to be subbed out of the game near three-quarter time with a fit and fresher Gawny to ruck almost throughout the final term against a battered Xerri, rather than a battered Gawn.

I know going to TC sounds like we are back at the Grundy experiment again, but the difference is that now Gawny has his seventh AA (a ruckman record), then he should feel more comfortable with allowing TC to start in the middle which will ruin Gawny's AA chances, but improve our chances of overall success. Grundy had to start every game on the bench and spent quite a bit of time as a forward (where he was useless), but Gawny is more than capable up forward, where his mobility (even at 33) means he can take a mark on the lead  - I think he was our only player to take a mark inside 50 on the lead last week, except for Jeffo's last term lead up.

Just wanted to highlight that literally everything you predicted, happened!

I too was also in the camp of playing Campbell against the Roos. Everyone would have seen that only a few weeks back Campbell was able to physically beat Xerri in a practice game.

If he is there to be used, use him.. even up forward he adds a solid body next to JVR and at least competes in the air against Comben.

If Max is going through personal issues then don't play him. This is literally the reason why we brought Campbell in to step in when needed but also give Gawn a chop out so that he's not being physically burnt out.

The 33 year old, 50 gamer, is.the.key. 

27 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The 33 year old, 50 gamer, is.the.key. 

Not destroying the 33 year old, 226 gamer in the first month of the season is.the.key.