Unleash him after 3 weeks off with a hammy?
I reckon heβs the perfect replacement for Raz
Yeah youβre right.
Replace an injury prone player thatβs injured with a injury prone player coming back from injury. Lock it in!
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ITβS TIME
Yes, itβs time.
Smart move to give him a game in the VFL first, IMO.
Would love to see him brought back in on the big stage for Dreamtime.
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One week then GET THIS MAN IN
People making it sound like heβs gonna make a difference.
I doubt he will make it through the game.
The longer his absence the greater the player he becomes.
The Drago v appollo scene has always reminded me of LAV returning to the seniors at a Dreamtime Richmond Home game.
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Thereβs probably never been a better opportunity for him to come in and establish himself. Really hope it happens for him. Would love to see what he could do if his body held up to a couple of months of seniors.
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Really needs to perform for at least 3 weeks in the VFL imo, before getting a go in the 1βs. Has always been brought into the 1βs way too early after injury and looked miles off it.
I canβt understand people wanting him to come straight into the side. Bl00dy short memories.
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In before βshould have been playing in the firstsβ when, 27 minutes into the last quarter of the VFL with 8 goals to his name and about to take another mark on the lead, he breaks his leg by standing on a small fluffy white dog that has jumped the fence and is chasing a kick.
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Iβd say generally (the last year and a half) heβs been a level above at VFL level, even first game back after injury, which makes it hard, as he generally βneeds the runβ to get fitness up to firsts standards, but heβs also amongst the best performing VFL players without having had that run, so in an effort to make the firsts better we feel we need to get him in the seniors.
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He plays 2 games in the VFL.
If by the grace of God his body isnβt broken at the end of that, bring him in against Carlton to remind them of thisβ¦
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I donβt think that holds up?
Rd 4 2016 8 touches 1.0 (broke down in the 2nd quarter)
Rd 16 2016 9 disposals 2.0
Rd 18 2017 11 disposals 0.1
Rd 6 2018 21 disposals 1.1
Rd 23 2018 17 touches 3.3
Thatβs all his return-from-injury games.
Probably his 2 best career games included in that.
If anything he comes in with a bang, then tapers off.
I still 100% agree with him (or any fringe player) coming back through the VFL.
Didnβt he play the week before this in the VFL?
Good question - no idea.
Either way I donβt think it supports the contention, that heβs always (or often) been brought back too early. However heβs been managed, heβs often had an immediate impact.
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the internets say he did
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Great to have you back Lav and to get through the game.
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