Former #10 Sam Weideman

[Kialla]

Yes. Drop Weideman and bring in Phillips. Keep Bryan in the starting 22.

[James98]

You must be new to Essendon Football Club, we don’t drop out of form players ever

[Sameolds2010]

@Heptides

Melbourne found a way to drop Grundy, surely we can find a way to drop Weideman.

They found a way to drop him to us.

[MattyKnights]

@chogby

He isn’t naive to think football fans aren’t going to question a players performance; he’s disgusted that personal attacks are evident, irrespective of whether your personal experiences have been exposed to them or not.

I don’t care if people love or hate the kid, but nobody should have to tolerate that level of bullshit in their job, irespective of what it is or what they’re paid.

Oh he did say it was wrong to unload on pro sportsmen based on performance . And the whole personal attack comment had nothing to do with my original post - in case you didn’t read it.

So thanks, I’ll stick by my naive observation but appreciate your comment nevertheless

[donsrule]

Geez Weid was dominant down back last night in the VFL, had 24 disp, 15 marks and a bunch of spoils. Was a completely different player, and lacking no confidence.

[Sugar_Winton]

We tend to blossom in the environments that suit our competency.

[All-Star_Bomber_18]

Backline is so much easier than playing fwd and secondly VFL is a few steps down from AFL.

He is one of those too good for VFL not quite good enough for AFL types

[The_Ant]

We will need a Ridley replacement.

[Bombers2013]

Sounds like the perfect VFL player. Leave him there.

[bobo]

@donsrule

Geez Weid was dominant down back last night in the VFL, had 24 disp, 15 marks and a bunch of spoils. Was a completely different player, and lacking no confidence.

He was excellent in the VFL last year as a ruckman. He’s a good VFL player.

[IceTemple]

@donsrule

Geez Weid was dominant down back last night in the VFL, had 24 disp, 15 marks and a bunch of spoils. Was a completely different player, and lacking no confidence.

Then he did a Weed thing. Running free, can’t make a decision, runs straight at a Willy player and kicks into him, turns the ball over and they goal.

He is a VFL level player only.

[EssendonPride1]

I think excellent is overstating his ruck performance a bit.

Only played 3 games there, thought he was beaten by Crossley in the GF and looks like he was absolutely smashed against Sydney.

[bobo]

Probably is, you’re right. Essentially my point is that at VFL level, a lot of his AFL concerns drop away regardless of position.

[Eastie_Boi1]

Yep.
If you need (arbitrarily) 8/10 “elite” attributes to be a 100 game AFL player, and VFL players average 4-5/10 then Weed is a 6 or 7.
Showing my age but Nick Sautner is a perfect example. Genuinely dominant at VFL level but at 186cm and not super agile would have been swallowed up by AFL defenders as a full forward.

[percebushby]

@All-Star_Bomber_18

Backline is so much easier than playing fwd and secondly VFL is a few steps down from AFL.

He is one of those too good for VFL not quite good enough for AFL types

I agree with most of your post - all except your first claim, which I have put in bold face, because it’s specious nonsense.

[All-Star_Bomber_18]

No it isnt. A lot of busted fwds make good backs as it easier to play.

[barnz]

@donsrule

Was a completely different player, and lacking no confidence.

i thought he was pretty poor for an afl listed player. horrible disposal, squibbed contests, didn’t run enough

[Bully]

@donsrule

Geez Weid was dominant down back last night in the VFL, had 24 disp, 15 marks and a bunch of spoils. Was a completely different player, and lacking no confidence.

Yep that’s his spot, he has the physical attributes for it and defence is 10x easier than forward.

[percebushby]

@All-Star_Bomber_18

No it isnt. A lot of busted fwds make good backs as it easier to play.

Wrong again. A lot of busted forwards make good backs as that is really what they’re suited to - just as a lot of busted backs make good forwards because they’re more suited to forward play.

[percebushby]

@Bully

@donsrule

Geez Weid was dominant down back last night in the VFL, had 24 disp, 15 marks and a bunch of spoils. Was a completely different player, and lacking no confidence.

defence is 10x easier than forward.

More of the same nonsense, which is always propagated by forwards, who couldn’t cut it down back.

Weid got a lot of action in the backline, but his disposal was pretty ordinary and he wasn’t exactly going in hard. All the same, it was a start - maybe he is more suited to the backline, although I wouldn’t have thought he’d be hard enough, mentally or physically. Let’s hope they give him the rest of the season down back in the Magoos, to find out.