Former #40 Tex Wanganeen

[Heppelltitis]

@Houli_Dooli

@Heppelltitis

Ah, what the actual ■■■■?

Gavin was not fragile. He was in fact, the furthest possible thing from fragile.

Gavin Wanganeen was a rake-thin teenager who had made his name as a premiership forward with Port Adelaide in the SANFL.

But Sheedy feared he was getting tagged, bashed and bullied out of the game by opposition defenders.

So in a moment of genius as the Bombers prepared to play Sydney at the MCG in Round 11 1992, the Essendon coach decided he would flip the script on its head and send the kid to the backline.

“We were worried about him getting injured because he used to go at the ball from terribly different angles and he’d get hurt and you are always worried about a new player getting injured,” Sheedy tells The Advertiser.

Yes. And?

So you managed to find a quote of Sheedy saying he was worried about the kid getting injured.
That’s great, except it doesn’t demonstrate that he was ACTUALLY fragile. If you can find them, there were frequent quotes from all and sundry suggesting he needed to change the way he played so that he wouldn’t get hurt. Except he didn’t, and he didn’t.

The fact that he would continuously take marks backing back in front of leading full forwards, week after week, and not get injured, shows your comment couldn’t be further from the truth. He was nick named rubber man for a reason.

[Clone_Hirdy]

I’d keep Wanganeen over Baldwin.

[Tyler]

Why???

[Clone_Hirdy]

Because Tex has some AFL physical attributes, but has been unlucky with injuries. I don’t think Baldwin has the physical attributes required for AFL players. Not tall enough or athletic enough to make up for his lack of height.

Been saying it for 2 years. The fact he’s injury prone just makes it a more obvious delisting.

[Paul_Peos]

Even in the Tex Wanganeen thread, Clone Hirdy manages to gives Baldwin a clip.

[Clone_Hirdy]

I was asked. I just followed on from a previous discussion.

If it makes you feel better, I’d keep Baldwin over Tsatas.

[Paul_Peos]

@Clone_Hirdy

If it makes you feel better, I’d keep Baldwin over Tsatas

It does a little

[Tbone]

I love ya work a majority of a time but no way would you chop Tsatas before Baldwin

[stir_fried_ewok]

what is it about a wanganeen that you peanuts don’t understand

[aboods]

I know Wanganeen has had foot injuries but I just don’t think he works hard enough to get fit.
Good, dedicated players find a way to be fit even when they’ve had injuries.
He’s played 11 games straight this season but to my eye it still looks like his biggest problem is not being able to run at the required standard.
I’d love to see how his GPS numbers compare to other players

[Ants]

@EssendonPride1

@Ants

If Tex stays four must go from the senior list.

Not true. Rookie elevations count as one of the 3 mandatory picks.

Not to say we wouldn’t want to make more list changes than that anyway, but it wouldn’t be required.

True. Forgot that.

[THE_DON1]

https://x.com/vfl/status/1817431605079880154?s=46

[Tagger34]

Geez I hope he doesn’t get the chop. Is clean with the ball, can kick,smart head.

Poor kid just needs a pre season he’s never had

[All-Star_Bomber_18]

New Rookie rules announced today mean Tex can stay on the rookie list for another year (does not need to be upgraded) which means he might get another lifeline if they club is 50/50 about him

[Nocturnal]

If we can keep him as a rookie for another year we should.

[Rom]

Get him in, probably got more class and ability than half of these vanilla plodders.

[Anabelle]

He is finished

[Lawry]

@All-Star_Bomber_18

New Rookie rules announced today mean Tex can stay on the rookie list for another year (does not need to be upgraded) which means he might get another lifeline if they club is 50/50 about him

He is not fit enough or strong enough to play AFL………he’s too far behind in physical development

[alex.f.94]

@Nocturnal

If we can keep him as a rookie for another year we should.

Yeah nah

[unieeq]

Wanganeen isn’t AFL level