#16 Tayte Pears

Still like his run from the backline taking the game on. We need more of that.

He stays.

The momentum after round 1 was so outrageous, it needed to be managed.

That’s all this is, managing the momentum.

Tayte Pears is on the way back kids, get around him.

One of the most hyped four possession VFL games in memory.

I vaguely remember the name?

The momentum after round 1 was so outrageous, it needed to be managed.

That’s all this is, managing the momentum.

Tayte Pears is on the way back kids, get around him.

One of the most hyped four possession VFL games in memory.

Buddy-like

Bring him in.

He's still a week away at least. Probably more. But barring more injuries he is on the march, and not too far away.

seeing as he played VFL round 1, do you mean:

(a) he got a knock
(b) just struggled to recover and needed a week off or
© they decided he wasn’t as ready as they thought and wanted him to get more miles in the legs before playing again?

Bring him in.

Yes, but gently please.

Bring him in.

Yes, but gently please.


Wheel him in, surely?

Looking like a weapons fight master practicing his boxing in the background in today’s video.

So slick!

He is an intimidating unit.

Named in the VFL this week.

Named at CHB too. Welcome back pears. Hope he is right to go this time

I think he’d make a great FF.

I think he'd make a great FF.

Would be great to see

I don’t know who’s serious around these parts anymore.

Just looking at where we took Tayte in the draft. It is fair to say the 2nd round of the 2007 AFL draft is cursed.

For starters the late John McCarthy was picked by Collingwood, then you have Brendan Whitecross with 2 knee recos, ditto for Andy Otten. Of course we all know what Tayte has gone through. Then there is someone like Levi Greenwood finally establishes himself as a best 22 player and then he moves clubs wrecks his ankle. Of the 16 players picked in this round of the draft just 7 are still on an AFL list. Only 2 are playing this week - Callum Ward and Dawson Simpson. From the second round Scott Selwood and Ward are the only 2 who have reached 100 games thus far. The games record holder for the draft at this stage is Harry Taylor who was taken at pick 17 with 163.

All the best to Tayte on rediscovering his best footy.

Steinberg is twice the player and their both not up to it.

Are you for real? Pears has stein covered in EVERY possible area except durability

This is just bizarre. Pears played 2 games and was soundly spanked twice.

Yeah and Steinberg has showed all the tools of being up to standard at the top level.

Pears the polarizer.
l am hopeful Mitch Brown will be available to provide the necessary depth, and l would not be waiting for pick 57 to do it either.

Pears top end was always better than Stein’s but there is no contest now. Delist Tayte (sorry he has been a wonderful servant whose body wont allow him to do what it once would !)
Stein is still improving and can play as a third tall forward. Pears off for Stein on at this stage

Surely we can go worse than giving Pears a run at CHF in the ones? Thoughts?

We couldn’t go much worse than 2015 Tayte Pears lining up at CHF of an AFL level team.