McGovern type intercept backmen win flags
ours can play mid too
Hooker and him can just guard space
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WHEN IS THE SEASON GONNA START FFS!!!
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So, whatās this thread then? And whatās that then?
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Not entirely sure, but it maybe in 12 weeks, 4 days and 5 hours time 
from now 
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I really donāt see much difference between the two photos
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Lock him in for 22 games onball is the word. Starts alongside Heppell and Shiel.
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Thereās no difference
found the red green colour blinds.
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I really canāt see that at all. He is obviously training with mids which is great but he has very little midfield game experience and this time last year he couldnāt run out of site on a dark night. I understand he has aspirations but I canāt see him playing significant midfield role for us next year.
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Fools, itās clear that shaving the beard has lowered his weight by at least 5kgs. Jeez, lucky you guys arenāt in Essendonās fitness department or theyād all be running around trailing their opponents with 2017 Hurley beards.
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He wouldnāt need to play many minutes in the midfield to have a significant impact, 5 min/quarter, a sudden burst, would be enough to swing momentum.
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Reckon youve just described Jobe Watson pre transformation. Same Boxing coach, similar body change, keen as mustard I say why not? Played as a mid at under 18s incidentally. Dustin Martin provides grunt and goes forward, this guy moves the other way to play the McGovern role after the centre bounce.
Imagine a starting mid of Francis, Shiel and Merrett.
That is some power inside/out everywhere.
Gizzzz
Red Green was delisted, right?
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In the second photo he clearly has his hands on the footy. And is doing something with it.
Last yearās photo, heās just longingly looking at a footy in the distance.
One is concrete, one is aspirational.
I know which Francis I prefer.
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Until we learn Karma Bomber got the photos mixed up.
I certainly see a leaner frame this year compared to last year.
If Francis is training with the mids could it be a means of providing him with a more intensive cardio/training program, not necessarily meaning he will play a midfield role.
I really donāt see him as a midfielder at all. Heās still learning his craft as a defender to now thrust him into the midfield doesnāt make sense to me.
Anyone know if the mids have a different training/ running program to defenders, forwards etc?
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He certainly wasnāt demonstrating midfield-level fitness in the run-throughs at training last Wednesday. Was consistently a significant last.
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Clearly, the photo on the left is him jogging, the photo on the right is him Marngrooking.
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A bargain at pick 6? Itās a pretty damn early draft pick to say ābargainā
Weitering, Schache, Oliver, Mills and Darce are all pretty damn handy players.
And Iād love Hopper in our side as well picked @ 7.
Reckon himmelberg, Hipwood and maybe right at the end Menengola were bargains.
Would love Hipwood and Himmelberg at Essendon.
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