Sydee

ET gone home

Irrespective of what needs to be given up the real question is whether he is an AFL footballer - from the little bit I've seen the answer is no Having said that if our FD thinks he is up to it then I'm happy to defer to their judgement

If, and it remains a big if, LJ decides to move west and a reasonable trade can be negotiated we are one Max injury away from being completely hapless in ruck That is unsustainable for any football club much less one that wants to be competing at the pointy end of the season Even if LJ stays we are still very much in need of a back up ruck - for all those suggesting Weid can be competitive in the ruck I don't agree - we don't have to pay overs for this player (see Tom Hickey, Rhys Stanley as examples) I'm sure our recruiting team has a list of potentials for ruck depth - we need to improve our depth in that space in the offseason

I think that makes sense - he looked a long way off being ready to make an impact at AFL level in his one and only Casey game back from serious injury

Smart

What ? Am I not allowed to find it funny Take a chill pill

This thread is hilarious - he’s going , he’s gone, Grundy in , Grundy out , Freo hot , Freo cold And all the time still not a single word from the man himself - he’d be rolling around in stitches reading this

For Casey ?

Agree and have said the same in another post - lots of upside

He can't kick to save himself - Think Jake Melksham on set shots last Friday night

Our guys seemed to go alright two weeks ago against a very parochial Brisbane crowd - a team that it all to play for yet we’re monstered from start to finish

I think you will find that this happens to ensure the ball hits the ground rather than an intercept mark By contrast May took numerous intercept marks primarily because he was well on top of Franklin but also because there was no other Swans tall competing in the air

Could not agree more good summary of the real issue

Not saying our F50 work is perfect but envious of how other finalists are so much better ?? Geelong scored 9 more points Collingwood 3 points more Freo 4 points more Dogs less We missed some very easy goals Sydney are very well drilled and structured defensively we lost the game by handing back momentum in the second quarter - that came on the back of others not in our F50 structure

Yes it was a chance to atone BUT if you actually review the last two games against the Swans we were in a winning position - same with the pies We are not far off winning those games and if we play our best footy and don’t have major brain fades we can beat any of the remaining teams including Collingwood and Swans I don’t really rate Brisbane or Dockers but there is next to nothing between the other four and they all have a real chance this year Our form at the MCG has been a worry but there is no reason why they can’t change quickly - it was fine in 2018 when we last had finals there Friday night we looked terribly flat from the first bounce and still looked in control until Buddy flopped to get a 50m penalty and goal (one of three goals from 50m penalties btw) and then Max tried a ridiculous pass that led to another gift and just like that momentum shifted and they got their tails up

At least when Charlie gets the ball he can deliver to a teammate - if you haven’t noticed one of greatest flaws when we play poorly is an inability to connect with our forwards - Spargo is one of the few that can do this well consistently He isn’t perfect and I would love to see more penetration in his kicking but he will continue to play until we find others that are better at finding teammates in F50

His game last night was one of the poorest he has played but he certainly wasn’t on his own some of our most reliable players put in shockers - not sure why He was perfectly fine just two weeks ago in Brisbane Judging the value of LJ on last nights game or even a handful of games is ridiculous - please remember he is a 20 yo and last night for whatever reason we he had plenty of mates who performed well below their capability

Not playing well and we have lots of guys that are way down on form - Trac, Viney, Melk , Kozzie, Gus … and a goal down - we need a big lift from these guys asap May has been good but honestly to get sucked into Franklin is just so dumb

Stupid May FFS

Personally think that's being overly generous - a very big NO

Shhh don't say that to Max

Except winning finals - may that continue forever

If Weid is our second or heaven forbid first ruck next year we are really going backwards big time

To compare Weid with LJ is absurd. Is Weid a bit more mobile than a lot of taller ruck men - yep That’s about where the comparison ends He has no physical presence when rucking and gets pushed away from most contests - LJ doesn’t He can’t take marks around the ground particularly contested marks - LJ does He doesn’t scrap for the ball on the ground - LJ does He doesn’t sprint ahead of his teammates to provide a link up - LJ does Do I really need to go on I’m not having a go at Sam and I think he tried hard this week in a position that may suit more than KP but to say he is anything other than a faint shadow of LJ in a rucking sense is a big stretch

I'd be guessing but Caseys Miles Shepherd perhaps