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Pies are so well drilled. Seems like a lot of mature heads in the group and minimal cocky kids. If only that was us.

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Agree with all of that except I'd leave Jackson in - more mobile and better at ground level than Weid (from limited sample size). Doubt they will drop Jones as well.

Perhaps give some credit to brown as well - he’s worked his but off, came in with the mindset that he wasn’t here to make up numbers. weid will be fine - I get this as a forum is a place where people tend to overthink and overanalyse. He’s still a young developing forward. The throw away comments like - needs to pull his finger out are shockers - you guys don’t know how hard he is working and I’m sure he feels the pressure on his shoulders. Think about how this has all panned out for him. 1. Hogan Pushed for another key forward to share the load 2. Dees take Oliver and weid as top 10 picks. 3. 2016 onwards - he is in and out of the side. Has a good debut against hawks, kicking a few goals. Gets injured during the Match and misses the next few games. 4. Consider the bloke he was drafted with, Who in his four seasons has: - 2 best and fairests - 1 all Australian - judged by coaches as the best young player and more I’m sure. We all know the kid is a star, one of our brightest, and a fast developer in terms of what he’s achieved at afl level. He was taken 5 picks before Sam. Feel the pressure. 5. Let’s fast forward to 2018 (the key forwards 3rd season) finals series. Sam dominated, showed what he was capable off. He did this not only as a 21 year old, he did this on the big stage, and taking the second best defender. 6. Hogan leaves the club, meaning the patient approach with Weideman that was accepted by fans is no longer. They have seen what he can do, they demand it consistently now. 7. The dees flop in 2019 - Sam also has injuries. 8. 2020 - After a good preseason he gets an injury in a marsh series game. Not a huge one, but a minor setback. The kid has been in and out, has not had a great run with injuries, and is a young developing key forward. If anyone thinks he needs to pull his finger out they (and I) have no idea what pressure he’d be putting on himself to get the best out of him. Have some bloody patience, he will be fine. last thought - his dad was a premiership captain for the pies. He has had perceived pressure on him his entire life to be a star football player.

DId you hear them say, “his one chink in his armour is his goal kicking”. The guy is an absolute butcher but is never called up on it.

5 years on and that’s looking like a definite win of a draft for us. All 5 players contributed and took us to our first prelim last year in a bloody long time.

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-18/match-preview-port-adelaide-v-melbourne 4. The teams have played three times at Adelaide Oval with two wins to the Power. Not in Melbourne's favour is they've never won an interstate Friday night match, with eight losses from eight games since 1991. Another one to hopefully break on Friday!!

He didn’t stick a few tackles today but I wouldn’t say he is an ordinary tackler. The beauty about him is his ability on both sides - he roves off max and it doesn’t matter which side he’s on he can kick it long and confident.

it would also mount a case for hawks - or any destination/powerhouse club - to poach him on massive dollars too.

Highlights of 2013 - hopefully the form he can return to. I doubt he will ever be an elite midfielder, I'm just hoping he can bring some aggression/passion and consistently be in our best 22 for the next four years.