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Durdin is a much better footballer than we are giving him credit for.  His only issue is that he's short.  Has wheels, generally uses it well, works up and down the ground and likes a goal.  We will be a better outfit with him in the team. 

Same thing can be said for the seniors - a club wide issue

Quote from: Lods – on April 06, 2025, 08:05:09 am

What they do with Harry will be interesting. He looked thin, which has me thinking that whatever is troubling him has also had a physical effect. It took him a while to crack a smile when his team-mates got around him after that first goal. But he seemed to work into the game in that third quarter.
How he pulls up after the game and whether he found it a positive experience will probably tell a story...but we wont know that.

It's a toss-up. Do we give him another week or two at this level until he starts to dominate....or is the West Coast the ideal team to reintroduce him to the seniors.

Also noticed that H seemed a little thinner. Now this is only speculation... perhaps if he had an illness as first offered up by the club - it knocked him about, maybe a gastro thing and that'll sure result in sudden weight loss.
Or... maybe... if it was an anxiety thing, this can really strip weight off you - fast. I speak from experience, when my PTSD flares up, panic/anxiety goes through the roof and the weight peels off. Not a pleasant way to lose weight. But my guess is that the fact he took the field means he's on top of, or getting on top of the ailment. I'd play him against the Weagles.

Hudson O'Keefe looked okay with his ruck work in the second half.   In the seniors, we are very much relying on Tom DeKonning staying on the park. it might be a smart move to give Hudson some game time fairly soon..

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ps Yes we have Pittonet, but not the smartest footballer

O'Keefe doesn't do enough around the ground imo which is what separates the ruckman these days.
Handy tap ruck is HOK but you need a 20 plus possession player in the modern game .Crossley is a throw back to Mick Nolan....

Quote from: Lods – on April 06, 2025, 08:05:09 am

What they do with Harry will be interesting. He looked thin, which has me thinking that whatever is troubling him has also had a physical effect. It took him a while to crack a smile when his team-mates got around him after that first goal. But he seemed to work into the game in that third quarter.
How he pulls up after the game and whether he found it a positive experience will probably tell a story...but we wont know that.

It's a toss-up. Do we give him another week or two at this level until he starts to dominate....or is the West Coast the ideal team to reintroduce him to the seniors.

Also noticed that H seemed a little thinner. Now this is only speculation... perhaps if he had an illness as first offered up by the club - it knocked him about, maybe a gastro thing and that'll sure result in sudden weight loss.
Or... maybe... if it was an anxiety thing, this can really strip weight off you - fast. I speak from experience, when my PTSD flares up, panic/anxiety goes through the roof and the weight peels off. Not a pleasant way to lose weight. But my guess is that the fact he took the field means he's on top of, or getting on top of the ailment. I'd play him against the Weagles.

Quote from: Baggers – on April 06, 2025, 08:15:00 am

Also noticed that H seemed a little thinner. Now this is only speculation... perhaps if he had an illness as first offered up by the club - it knocked him about, maybe a gastro thing and that'll sure result in sudden weight loss.
Or... maybe... if it was an anxiety thing, this can really strip weight off you - fast. I speak from experience, when my PTSD flares up, panic/anxiety goes through the roof and the weight peels off. Not a pleasant way to lose weight. But my guess is that the fact he took the field means he's on top of, or getting on top of the ailment. I'd play him against the Weagles.

Indeed, there are a lot better ways of losing weight.

I think H may be a week or two away yet, but the signs were promising. But he has definitely changed his body shape.

Why do these blokes have another break before their next game?  How can they be expected to deliver if there is zero continuity?  The schedule is mad, hasn't benefitted out twos for years.

Quote from: Professer E – on April 07, 2025, 09:02:18 am

Why do these blokes have another break before their next game?  How can they be expected to deliver if there is zero continuity?  The schedule is mad, hasn't benefitted out twos for years.

That aint the reason why our twos are bad.