#2 Big Sammy Draper (from May 2024)

BuT hEs a cHaRAcTEr1!

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Weā€™ve missed him heaps.

Our ruckman has been smashed in his absence.

Our clearance game has waned badly.

Our physicality has been down.

Stoked he is back.

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He adds another element danger to the side that none of the other rucks do - he might be of been out of touch, but if youā€™re the opposition youā€™d be putting time and energy in to planning for him to stay out of touch

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Weā€™re at the point of the cycle of the thread where heā€™s an important part of the side. I think a dominant opening quarter comes next (heā€™s ready to breakout!) before a disappointing few weeks (heā€™s a liability with no football iq) before playing with an injury (heā€™s clearly carrying something - he was ready to breakout) and finally extended break.

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Please come in and fkn take the number 1 ruck role, enough Goldstein.

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His game has matured at the start of the season, but his mind hasnā€™t caught up yet.

Not expecting anything flash from him but Iā€™m expecting him to pull his head in and play his role without any of the BS attached

Please come in and kick straight for goal.

Draper is not the only one who needs to kick straight. They all do!!!

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You make a good point.
Weird complaint to make, given our last couple of games.

Edit: Oh, itā€™s HNSWF, now I feel bad.

Big return from Drapes.
A few errors sure, but weā€™ve missed the physicality.

Really good first game back

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Makes us different.

Great contested marks when needed.

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Great to see him back!

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He was immense.

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Thatā€™s a fair first game back

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Lone ruck from now on please.

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17 touches. WTF

Thatā€™s got to be a career high, or close to!

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Very close.
Heā€™ll get more teaming with GS.
If he can be first ruck.

Very good game by the big fella. I thought he was extremely influential and in our top 3 players.

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Gave us plenty around the ground today. Very good return.

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Good game back. Went for glory thinking he was going to replicate his wonder goal though and came unstuck :slightly_smiling_face:

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