Cranky Franky

Love him but his kicking for goal has barely improved since he first arrived. Has learnt nothing about the mechanics of kicking & shanks most of his kicks to the left.

Indeed - it's bucketing down 😱😱

Weight is an important stat. In rugby league & union they noted the weight of players over the last 50 years & found the modern player was considerably heavier (and fitter) today. This has informed rule changes & concussion protocols.

The Noah Yze thread that says nothing about Noah 🤣🤣🤣

Potentially an absolute gun. Play this bloke in the midfield he has the ability to step up.

Limited player, very nicely looked after by Goodie in 2022. Thought he struggled early on but was pretty good for us in the last two thirds of the year.

Fair enough but I don't think he qualifies for 2 stints at the Club.

1954 ???? Wikipedia says after playing for Hamilton he finished his career at Coleraine in 1953 so I'm surprised to hear of an attempted comeback in 54 at 33 years of age - sources ????

To be fair in 2023 the coaching panel did fix up some aspects of our game however I agree the coaching is generally conservative & inflexible. I can't think of anything stupider than bringing in 2 talls for a wet game in Alice Springs.

Goody & the selectors have been extremely inflexible, risk averse & conservative in the last 2 years. When a selection option is available they always go for the tried & safe option. The dumbest selections in 23 were dropping Tommo after the KB game and bringing in 2 talls in Grundy & BBB on a soaking wet day in the Alice.

Lovely bit of writing there. And by all accounts he was a modest person & didn't have tickets on himself. A great loss for Australia.

Geez what a career. Unlucky to go to Melbourne when we had Garry Baker & Carl Ditterich.

Blame Goodwin for picking him when he had the option of Schache & Grundy. We chose to give Tom a contract till 2024 so we wear it.

He's still handy to have as depth even if he mainly plays at Casey. Can pinch hit in the ruck or any key position. Great team player & always gives 100%.

He was ok but has lost a yard of pace. Overused the ball at times. Hopefully he will be challenged for his spot by a youngster.

1 Post Modern Historian to tell us light bulbs are a European construct and therefore responsible for the evils of colonialism and that the PM should make a public apology for the use of light bulbs.

Spot on. Unfortunately it seems that "mongrel" or even desperation on the field cannot be taught. You either have it or you dont. If he could even learn to play with the desperation of ANB or McVee he would be fine. However he's one of those players that lopes around half arsed & will never do the desperate 1 percenters.

I certainly hope he's not another Cook but I was pretty underwhelmed by his first year.

Can't sugar-coated that. Pretty dismal efforts for a high pick after a full season in the VFL.

Watched him several times & didn't see much to enthuse about. Seemed to cruise around, lacked aggression & not much 2nd or 3rd efforts. Ineffective when the ball hits the ground. Needs to lead much more not just once & then jog back.

Agree 100%. Underutilised in 2022 & 2023.

The AFL had an opportunity to make a stand after the Angus Brayshaw incident. They should've clearly stated that the player initiating the tackle or smother has a clear duty of care and that Maynard's action was unacceptable. Shamefully but typically they squibbed it.

Interesting story Beetle. I grew up in Dandenong in the early 60’s & followed the mighty redlegs. They wore the same jumpers as the Dees so it was an easy decision. Geez Dandy had some great players - Alan Morrow, Hughie Mitchell, Rodney Evans, Frosty Miller et al.

Sadly lost his mojo in 2023. Stopped hitting the scoreboard & seemed to lose his aggression & niggle.

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