TIPPA
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Ah you havenāt been told that practice matches are not played at the same intensity as home and away games?
Even allowing for how Hawks were insipid, the final term was played at a fast pace and Walla fatigued in the time he was on.
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Agree, if we get a couple of injuires early and need to use the sub he could be a libility. Just get him a few games in the VFL ready for Anzac day
3 weeks in the VFL.
Senior footy the week before Anzac Day (Dees in Adelaide).
Strict ongoing diet high in protein and low in calories.
Profit.
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Heās had a taste now. Was jealous of not being out there with Davey while he was sub
Hopefully this gives him the motivation to properly get himself in shape
If pulling up sore from 1 quarter as sub then going to need a fair block of VFL
come on. you donāt have to make things up to suit your narrative. no it wasnāt. Hawthorn also had the lowest pressure rating of the round, they were witches hats
i watched tippa a lot in that quarter, there wasnt much going on. he would have done FAR more work the other games.
either way, heās gonna play VFL for a few weeks wnd get some fitness
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Hawks matched the colours on their jumpers for sure - but I was still a little surprised that Tippa found as much space as he did. Granted he was fresh, and the others werenāt - but the way people were talking about his fitness, I didnāt think that would matter. Thought heād struggle to get off the chain, but he constantly found space in the forward line.
He clearly has a very good footy brain - understands where to go to get the footy, and I still think heās enormously powerful, and I love the mindset to chase and tackle that he has when he plays forward. If we had unlimited interchange, Iād play him every week in 8-10 minute bursts then rest for 5. Unfortunately, you need to be more of a stamina than power based athlete these days.
Bottom line for me - Tippa still has significant upside to this team, and I really donāt think his fitness is as far off as people think. I have a sneaky feeling we might see more of him in the AFL than I thought we would originally.
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I heard he was more than half gassed just sitting on the bench. (May or may not be true.)
Iād like Walla to run down Daicos on ANZAC day
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Both of them?
Yes
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Is the plural of Daicos Daici?
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Run down or run over?
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Iād prefer Maynard personally.
Heās got a sore calf. Didnāt you know?
I was expecting heād be gassed after 8 mins per Scott, so 15 mins of Tippa inspiration was bliss!
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Iāll back WOB ahead of your deluded takes. Itās clear Walla isnāt fit enough to play in the AFL. He played a quarter and heās got quad soreness and needs a spell. Anyone looking at through a non-emotional lens could see he wasnāt ready.
Perhaps two things can be right. The final term was played at slightly more intensity than a practice match, and Walla still isnāt fit enough and will require some time in the VFL once he is able to.
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I ought to enlighten you. Iām not on the Essendon match committee.
So I guess Brad Scott, Gia etc must be, in your words, ādeludedā?
How do you figure that?
Contrary to what you were telling me before round 1, when saying I was off the mark for contending that he wasnāt ready for 4 quarters at AFL level, they acknowledged as much by playing him for 25 minutes as a sub.
And good on them it was a nice touch and I enjoyed it.
None of us have said he couldnāt get through a quarter without being a liability.
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