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i honestly think that he would've been a good small forward. I hope keeping Jetta over Maric pays dividends

There is a lot of argument that Jacks development is taking its time as he is a KPP. Let me ask how many years Frawley took to shine?

I love it how Trengove got quoted today in the herald sun as saying that Jack Watts has to earn his spot in the team. Hard line approach from the cap to (Y)

thats the exact reason why Gysberts won't get much if any game time this year under Mark Neeld in my opinion. Mark wants results, not to develop players who can't even tackle opposition mid fielders. He will need to develop at casey while his body and technique matures. I like Gys but this is just my 2c into why he didn't get to much NAB game time. I don't mean to put the guy down as i hope he turns out really well but i honestly don't think that this year we will see to much of the Gys.

do u see him being able to tackle an oncoming Franklin in the future?

good article, really looks like none of the other picks should interfere with ours to much besides maybe the Bulldogs. Geelongs should be after ours as they ll finish above us on the ladder and GWS may bank theirs.

Sorry if there is already an existing thread about this, i wasn't able to find one. Does anyone know what the cut off date exactly is to nominate to use these? Just i havn't heard of any teams mentioning these yet and the start of the season is just around the corner.

I think that if the Gys dosn't change the way he plays and his intensity then he will turn out to be only an average player. I am really hoping that he gets a bit of grunt into him. Right now, could you imagine him in the midfield against Buddy Franklin? His going to need to get to the point where he needs to be able to contest top line midfielders in marking contests, tackle them hard and chase them down otherwise there is no point having him in the first 22 if he can't do this. Gys would get flicked off like a fly trying to tackle an oncoming Buddy. Fortunately I think players such as Moloney, Magner, Jones and Sylvia wouldn't.

I know this is off topic but does any1 else think that Tom Hawkins looks like the Jock from Grease? http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRQfWWttJf-0eetAoRFUS7dOC1jcFCoDpmjT0C-Kmtqq8ARSt_zSe5Gr_Y2RA

I wouldn't say that Neeld had a set on players, although I would say that he has a 'set' of attributes that he likes players to have. Attributes that I dont think Gysberts has.

the big question here is does he have the urgency needed? can this kid run down an opponent and cause a turn over? can he follow up on his disposals for a 2nd, 3rd, 4th effort? can he smother the ball as an opponent tries to kick it? at the moment, i dont think he does

25 man squad. neeld indicated that this week would be pretty much the best 22. Guess his going with that + 3 emergencies.

Tynan being selected ahead of Gysberts this week could be an indication of things to come. Especially since Tynan has had much more NAB game time with alot less pre-season training then Gysberts so far.

Time will tell

I am a fan of Gys though he seemed to barely get any pre-season game time in the seniors, while he was not injured. I am dissapointed by this because i was looking forward to seeing him have a good year, hopefully things turn around for the fella. Neeld said he would try to field a pretty much full strength 22 for the practice match for this Friday.

not named to play for the senior side this week. I am getting the impression that Gysberts does not fit into Neelds plan.

I strongly agree with this in every way.

I wouldn't want u as my lawyer if u wouldn't look into every avenue of possible evidence. It has been known that lawyers have convicted people using from sites such as facebook before. So as i said earlier, it would be ignorant to think otherwise. Also i did see something earlier that could've been used in regards to a phone call. If it has been deleted then good work to the moderators.

I hadn't meant slap him into Casey permanently. I meant for a few weeks... I laughed at ur robot comparison though, i thought it was a good one. My views are quite right winged but thats just how i roll. Never mean any disrespect, I just think its always better to look at every variable in the equation, regardless of how sensitive the situation or the emotion involved.

i agree

I am serious, how would playing for casey be any less beneficial then playing for the 1sts? Because I am pretty sure even Neeld said he would come through casey, so i have no idea what you are basing your comments on at the moment.

I agree, though i think Neeld has some good midfield smarts about him (based on his past) and may have some good contingencies up his sleeve. Good variety of players at his disposal also.

and why wouldn't it?

Just because i said i don't think it would be right for him to slot into the firsts dosn't mean he can't slot straight into Casey and spend time playing with them at a lower tempo.

In the past he has been a reliable solid player but not a game changer, i think that will change this year, and it will catch some teams off guard. I remember reading before he was drafted that he lead his side in the TAC cup as the most dominant player on the field. Itching to see some of that in the AFL because he definitely has the confidence and will be much more used to the tempo and speed by now.