More a reference to his priors
I like zerk
Shout out to BZT last night.
Came on and looked in control.
Feels like we have never given this guy a decent run at it.
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I really feel like he should have played 4 quarters in both games.
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I dunno but he just looks like a capable defender to me, heās no frills but I reckon heās a player. Would love to see him get a run at it
Good business to sign him for 2 yrs
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He is good back up as Reid, Brand, Eyre and McBride are still unknowns.
Has he ever been tried forward at AFL level ??
May be an option.
I think itās clear his main issue at the moment is his work with ball in hand. Iām not convinced thatās not confidence, or wouldnāt improve significantly once he gets some poise with more experience. Thatās why Iād like to give him more of a run.
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He is slow of mind to make quick instinctive decisions with ball in hand, exacerbated by a problematic kicking action which doesnt lend itself to modern footy.
Im not sure confidence will improve these weaknesses.
He needs to become a good stopper, or intercept marking player.
He does have good hands, but then the poor ball use would undo his good work.
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If not for laverdeās improvement last year, zero would have been given a lot of games to cent a spot. I think the coaches are reluctant to play two guys they see as pure stoppers. Stewart theoretically adds more to the rebound and the intercept front.
āTheoreticallyā the operative word IMO. Before he went back I thought weād see some Hurley-like distribution by foot, but I donāt think Stewart gives us much of that in reality. But I digress!
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I will be calling for a Royal Commission if he doesnāt replace Stewart this week
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Iāve really noticed how much heās improved his running speed. Used to look like a loping giraffe but has shown some surprising bursts of speed this year. Love to see him get another crack at it.
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Stewart is on the undroppable list
We just re-signed Zerk because we didnāt want Port playing with our toys
He was gaining ground on Tex in the intra when Tex was running towards goal which surprised me.
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Better get ready to make the call, as I donāt think he will be getting dropped this week
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I imagine (or at least hope) thereās methods to the clubās madness. I just cannot understand why under performing players remain in the team for extended periods. Give this bloke a crack ffs.
Iām all for bringing in BzT for Stewart. Heās gunna get beaten at times for sure, but itās time to start giving him consistent seniors experience to see what he can give us for the future.
In the past I can understand the āneeds time as a key position tallā argument. But heās had time now.
In the end, we need our lines playing as much consistent time together as possible to truly fast track the rebuild. Iām happy to see the Stewart experiment go a little longer, but at some point it HAS to be time to play this kid.
I dont see the point of re-signing him if we arent going to play him. Stewart is clearly not up for it. Why not play someone with at least some potential for a long term career with us?
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Well, a club does need Depthā¦ heās proven to be the next in line when we get hit with an injury to our back talls.
But yeh, BzT is 24 this year. Time to give him a good crack at it imo.
I suspect that weāll see it happen if the Stewart experiment doesnāt bear fruit this year. Stuzz will be out of contract and primed to be delisted.