Fkn play him already
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agree,
his tap work in the middle was good and his kicking to advantage was excellent. got out muscled around the ground though.
Witts nuked him in the preseason though which probably set him back a bit in Scotts eyesā
Saw this bumped and thought he must be injured for sure.
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he is tall and skinny so that was a fair assumption
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No, that would only happen if Phillips or Draper were under an injury cloud.
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alright, just stop it everyone. the footy gods read blitz you know
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There are no gods
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And if there are, they deserted us long ago.
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weāre their play thing
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Ryder experiment, play him on Joey this week ā¦ Pinch hit in the ruck against Joey.
ā¦and when Joey goes to the bench, Bryan follows him and sits next to him on the bearsā bench repeating over and over - joe are you really a daniher?
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I did this for another thread, thought Iād post it here as is interesting given all the attention Tom De Koning has been getting. Is the VFL performances for both players across 2021 to 2023. Averages of course.
Worth noting that Tom was drafted two years before Bryan, is about 20 odd months older, and played in his first 3 seasons 2, 7 and 13 AFL games. No idea if his VFl results are distorted due to any reasons (e.g. injury, low TOG).
| Player | Position | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Hitouts | Tackles | Goals | Behinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom De Koning | 6 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 12.7 | 3.2 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Nick Bryan | 26 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 33.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Difference | - | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.8 |
https://vfl.aflmstats.com/player/Nick_Bryan
https://vfl.aflmstats.com/player/Tom_De_Koning
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When are we going to give this kid a go? Playing Draper is pretty much gifting games to Phillips. May as well gift games to Bryan.
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Get Phillips out
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Play the kids
If he has a good VFL heāll be hard to keep out.
If we go again with two rucks then Flip needs a breather.
Got to try something new after āDrillipsā failed to show up AGAIN.
Give the kid a go.
Iām surprised we arenāt getting a look at him.
Would be super beneficial to get 5-8 games into him this year.
Iād absolutely play him against Rich (assuming Nank not back) and WC.
Resting forward. Heās not the answer, like heās not gonna kick 4, but just to compete, get some good minutes tucking against a couple of the worst ruck outfits in the game.
Be staggered if heās not in next week.
Most players strive to reach their ceiling, Flipper has hit his floor. Not producing anything, non competitive. Bryan must come in, Flip needs a rest.
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I think once the finals door gets firmly shut we will stack the side with kids. I am expecting 8-10 games for him this year.