Some people on here are underestimating the importance of continuity for AFL players.
I know it’s a big if, but if Draper put together a fully season he’d be a top 10 ruck in the league.
Injury has constantly hampered any chance of continuity for him ever since he was drafted basically.
Let’s not get carried away. He was picked super late in the draft for a reason. He showed a few things late in the season for Sandy last year but was super raw and had games that he looked nowhere near it. He’s looked promising in the VFL and his contested marking is much improved.
But he’s a long way from AFL standard, and rucks take a long time. His brother Dante at Port is only just starting to play after three seasons, and only because of injury.
He’s 25 and played 62 games.
People want him to be 27 and have played a hundred.
Just so…so dumb.
I almost want him to be traded just to show the dumbos.
Almost.
Not if there is any repair or expectation of healing (which is possible in meniscus cartilage).
The 2nd Collingwood game in '22 was probably his best game.
Gave Cameron a decent bath, particularly in the 3rd qtr.
I never said he was ready to come in play but I was saying he is our future and I expect him to be better than Draper and Bryan
The point of my post was that its way too early to be saying things like “star written all over him” and “Vigo is our future”. He’s at step one of a long process. You were hyping him up well beyond reason I think. Apologies if it wasnt your intent, but blitz tends to overhype kids, set unrealistic expectations, and then get angry when they fail to live up to them.
That’s fair and I probably am but watching him so far in the vfl he has become a favourite of mine
Sorry, I dont mean to be a downer. He’s big, he’s an athlete, he competes and he can take a contested mark. So there’s plenty there to work with, lets hope he stays on track and the essendon injury bug stays clear.
I would have said that last season. This year he is just important
He may be the next in line soon enough someone on Facebook said on the mid week tackle that Bryan is looking to leave.
(Don’t take it as gospel if it’s one Facebook and from Jon Ralph)
That’s who it was…Jon Ralph the Messiah! Jay Clark and Lauren Wood questioned it so I think it’s Jon Ralph speculating on possibilities rather than certainties; which is how he works most of the time.
So it seems Scott was so outraged by Draper’s comments in the media, that he’s been sidelined for 2 months for disciplinary reasons.
Is that correct?
Brad scott knee capped draper for it.
It is disciplinary. But a 1 week injury would have been too obvious as cover. So they have to fake the knee injury and make it 6 weeks, which is more believable.
All of Blitz is Truman in this knee surgery scene, waiting to see if it’s a real surgery.
Are you sure you’re not referring to the return game against the Pies in '22? He was terrific all game, particularly the 3rd. Then went missing in the last, along with the rest of the team.
I’m not sure why this is a problem. I’ve heard others say it too.
Nither Goldy or Draper are much chop resting forward and if anything just get in the way.
Why can’t the second ruck rest on the bench? Is it a rotations issue?
Forward line rucking can be managed by 2MP if needed. Even Langford was taking ruck responsibility last week.
Our forward structure is better without another tall tall cluttering up the space.
Play Bryan against North
To me it seems an obvious move for Bryan to seek a trade especially if there is talk of Goldstein going around for another season. That’s just the nature of the competition. Our club needs to identify if they think Bryan is worth prioritising over Goldstein, if not try and use that trade for a small forward or a running HBF. When good players are leaving for more opportunities you know you’re going alright. The trick is letting the right ones go.
I see this as an opportunity to bring back Zac Clarke in the mid season draft.
I like a joke as much as the next person. But you’ve crossed the line there.