Any update on the injury?
Itâs not, it can be explained very easily. Mid season we pick guys purely on exposed football form.
In the draft we weigh potential much more heavily than we should and under value demonstrated football ability.
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Well, if you ignore that Tsatas has been dominating VFL and only played as a sub at AFL when comparing output, then yes this silly comparison makes sense.
If we applied our msd recruitment philosophy to all drafts the last 20 would look very different. You wouldnât have examples like strineberg over Parker etc
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I know his kicking is really crap but Tsatas has actually been dominating in the Vfl.
He has lots of workable traits to become a very good afl kidfielder- providing he can improve his kicking, which im worried he cant.
Heâs been getting a lot of ball at VFL level. But he isnt damaging, at all
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No youâd have a host of players who won their U18 team and league best and fairests and then did nothing.
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Doubt weâll hear anything till tomorrow. Fingers crossed itâs not that bad but given he plays for us he might need his ankle to be amputated!
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He was walking around fine after the game, no ice, crutches or anything. Donât think there is much to be concerned about
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By foot he isnt, but its the way he wins the ball in the vfl that I like.
He gets the ball inside packs and extracts it or brings it out himself.
He just needs to fix his kicking. Fingers crossed for us.
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Huh so potting Tsatas in his own thread isnât enough now lol
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Surely Saady could come in and offer more than Menz forward or Kelly on a wing? Must have a ping (surely the Ankle is good to go with a rest - please some injury luck FFS) with him against the Eagles, canât ask for an easier introduction to AFL than them away from home
If you took that philosophy to an extreme perhaps. Iâm not saying upside wouldnât be a factor at all. And obviously there are other significant KPIs, like athletic profile, size etc. All Iâm saying is we undervalue demonstrated football ability in favor of upside (especially in the second round) and I didnât think itâs the right approach.
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He was excellent, lots to love and I would love to see him come in against the Eagles (if ankle ok).
However, we need to keep in mind that this game was against the bottom of the table FarkCarlton. There is no guarantee he replicates the same level against AFL level teams. Letâs be careful not to overhype him too much.
give the people what they want, BRING
Its the truth
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So youâre back to using the same basis we and every club uses. With your only evidence that we donât a player picked 15 odd years ago who every club, including Sydney initially passed.
I mean, on your basis, Tsatas was a no brainer. He was dominating U18 getting it 30-40 times a game despite a restricted preseason and injuries. So, what are you complaining about?
Iâm not going to rehash misses over the last 20 years of recruiting. I donât think suggesting weâve recruited poorly is especially controversial though and to me, we do seem to overvalue upside, leadership and good family (at least publicly).
Tsatas was not an unreasonable pick, though I wouldnât have picked him because of the glaring kicking issue. I liked McKenzie because he could kick the eyes out of it. Liked ginbey for his toughness. Others liked Humphrey. I donât think there was really a stand out guy at 5 tbh
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His Bullants performances were also strong however so itâs not a last two weeks thing. He has been strong all year in the VFL.
Had 33 disp and 2 goals v Swans VFL just prior to us picking him up
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Yeah, itâs like Hunter. People say he only had one good VFL game without considering his WAFL form that season. El-Hawli has had an excellent VFL season.
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