He did seem to have a more defensive role at stoppages in Q1
Itâs a nice luxury to get a win in the seniors and then have your young mid in the seconds rack up 41 touches, a heap of clearances and a goal
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Whatâs the story with his endurance?
Did he not have a good tank as a junior?
I think when he sorts that out and another year or two in the gym, the guy is going to be a weapon.
Disposed of Bradâs faint praise in the rooms and cleared out of there.
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I donât have much more information but I recall his first pre season he was very far back in the time trials.
FWIW by his second I believe heâd improved to mid pack.
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I feel as if this whole tank thing is overrated heavily.
The reason he probably was running up and down that last game in the afl was he had only played one game in five weeks and match fitness is not something that can be replicated by doing sprints and run throughs
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He had a foot injury in his draft year and then had a meniscus injury during his first pre season. Both have probably affected his endurance.
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I was watching him closely against North and he didnât stop running until he was out of gas. Just needed to be smarter when to run and when to catch a quick breather. Heâll learn from it and I feel he is really coachable at the moment. You can teach defensive traits and running patterns.
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Really? Who said that?
I think most of the play the kids pushers think theyâll improve more and faster in the firsts. Not that no kid improves in the VFL.
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Paddy Dow Mk 2 ?
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Hard to show much at AFL level when youâve only played 14 AFL games.
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And a big chunk of them on the wing.
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And as a sub.
Jury still out (clearly) but the sample size is very small.
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Paddy Dowâs best game after seven years in the system was 9 clearances and 12 contested possessions.
Tsatas had 11 and 14 in his 11th game
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yeah probably . I donât watch the VFL so Iâm happy to be wrong , I have just not seen anything much yet at afl level.
We havenât seen much at AFL eitherâŚ
Because heâs played about twenty minutes at that level in 3 years.
Thatâs our point.
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Let him dominate the VFL all season, racking up 45+ every game. Play him as sub a few times late in the season, especially when he doesnât have to play more than 25% game time. Donât talk to his manager at all. Then throw him into a Reid deal at the end of year.
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He is contracted until the end of next year.
I donât think he will be going anywhere he doesnât want to go.
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Wonât matter, he will feel aggrieved and hating Scott, desperate to play anywhere. We can even pick up next years salary as a sweetener to WCE.
Tsatas and a 2025 first and a 2026 second for Reid?
Yeah. Thatâs not happening. On any level.
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