#2 Tom Bellchambers 🛎

Gwilty · June 17, 2019, 4:26am

Has mostly looked like a broken down draught horse this season.

However, has battled on admirably when obviously struggling with injury and fitness.

Thus, full credit and respect for his season so far under the circumstances.

Houli_Dooli · June 17, 2019, 4:29am

I loved it when he slotted that goal.
And the commentators brought back memories of his 28 goal season as a forward in tandem with Ryder in the ruck.

HirdMentality · June 17, 2019, 5:01am

He is unlucky that we are now firmly entrenched in an era were ruckmen are expected to be as good, if not better around the ground than they are in the ruck. Sam Jacobs looks to have lost his spot to Riley O’Brien who provides much more around the ground.

Sameolds2010 · June 17, 2019, 5:04am

Yet he is lucky that we have absolutely no one else available that can play as a first choice ruckman

stir_fried_ewok · June 17, 2019, 5:48am

Belly is one of those cases where we will find out when the season is over that he played the entire season without an ankle or foot or something worse. He is doing really well at the actual rucking. Just got to get him into the finals against the cats or giants, but preferably not grundy.

choppsuey · June 17, 2019, 5:49am

Had bugger all preseason, we already know that.

Burky33 · June 17, 2019, 5:57am

he’s as slow as molasses but makes players around him walk taller, took some nice marks aound the ground of friday, working into some good positions. His tap work is very good.

I like the boy

Fairybread · June 17, 2019, 6:21am

Would be handy if he got to one of our kicks down the line to make a contest occasionally.

leon_baker_4 · June 17, 2019, 1:25pm

I’ll take an injured belly over z Clarke any day.

Criminally underrated on here. Obvious to anybody with half a brain he is carrying something. Doing a fine job considering.

Benny40 · June 17, 2019, 1:37pm

Saw him drift off his man, get lost in the play. Incredibly frustrating that he’s not physically capable of the running required to impact around the ground. Cannot stress how annoyed I was seeing this fall apart.

3 second later he was perfectly placed to take an intercept mark and we had another inside 50 off his very smart ground positioning.

Smart player is TBell. Far better footy brain than this viewer.

is_good_is_don · June 17, 2019, 1:37pm

Hugger?

Shelton10 · June 18, 2019, 3:59am

When he patted little Poopy Puopolo on the head he earned a lifetime pass from me.

One of the Great Moments in Sport.

Alan_Noonan_10 · June 21, 2019, 2:40am

Well beaten by the worst ruck in the comp…at least for a significant period in the middle quarters.

He shouldn’t get suspended as he didn’t move towards Shuey…just turned his hip…possibly to avoid getting head-butted in the niagaras.

Aceman · June 21, 2019, 2:42am

Towelled up by an absolute spud

Scintilla · June 21, 2019, 2:51am

Don’t be surprised if he gets a week.

FuriousGeorge · June 21, 2019, 2:55am

Should get a week for being beaten by Tom farking Hickey.

Aceman · June 21, 2019, 2:56am

Yep, very nearly a sackable offence to get embarrassed by that scrubber

tinhillterror · June 21, 2019, 2:58am

I think we’ve all forgotten what it’s like to have a decent ruckman.

He’s just not at the required standard anymore, but there’s no one else.

redbull · June 21, 2019, 3:02am

No way he gets a week but he wouldn’t be playing AFL if Draper was fit.

Killer_Mike · June 21, 2019, 3:09am

What makes you say that Draper would be playing?