He doesn’t look anywhere near fit enough yet to be up for selection. He needs to improve in this respect before he can be selected. He’s not Srini ally ready for top level yet. I think he’s 4-6 weeks away and that’s all fitness and conditioning.
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It’s SJJ actually
Nobody cares.
Fit, not fit, just select him and give us some joy.
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Exactly! Pick him, have him kick a big goal round 1 and listen to the crowd explode. It will be a wonderful moment, and we all deserve it after the last few years
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Going to be funny seeing some on here melt becuase he was picked 
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So see you back in here in about 6 days?
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Its a Sunday game so you know he will be in the extended squad.
Nah. In 10 days.
When he’s selected, can’t run out the game, has 5 possession 0 goals 2 behinds and we lose to Hawthorn by a goal.
MuSt EnFoRcE hIgH tRaInInG sTaNdArDs.
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Watching the game last week, he was probably the most consistent pressure player across the four quarters. He was running full tilt whenever the ball was in his area.
He wasn’t overly effective but I wonder if that is more about ‘touch’ than fitness.
Sure, he’s going to benefit from VFL time, but I think the team benefits having him harassing in the forward line.
Davey and Menzies are first picked, but I’d have Walla over Snelling
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It’s a dilemma isn’t it when 4 of our most skilful, hard at the contest players are our small forwards.
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Yes and no.
We lacked that massively last season with Tippa and Snello injured. I50 pressure was often left up to Guelfi and … well, not many others.
Now we’ve got Tippa back, mentoring Menzie, Tex and Davey jnr. Great options.Guelfi and Archie aren’t too bad helping lock it in either. It’ll net benefit us up the ground allowing us to setup defensively much better.
Well that’s my hope and dream.
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I reckon Perkins isn’t really all that good defensively TBH.
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Well deserved? He hasn’t been match fit for years, he’s done nothing to deserve this!
Get to the required standard of fitness, just like every other player is required to and then start from there, he doesn’t deserve a thing, he needs to earn it!
its SMJ, hes just trolling.
Far from it! he’s a long way to go.
Hi Brady, I didn’t say that he deserved a game or that he deserved anything. You might want to re-read my post as I think you misunderstood my point.
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Not playing vfl today tells me he is playing afl next week
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That’s how you set elite standards. By playing unfit players.
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Not saying I agree with it, but I’d say it is happening.