The case for Ben Ainsworth

Playing against best 50 kids in this years draft today and the kid looks like a jet...prob best on at min. Super quick and skillfull. Easy to draft players with either attribute..hard to find players who are elite in both.

Doesn’t look that way watching on tv.


Doesn’t look skillful or quick on your TV set? Mccluggage 2nd qtr prob hasnt impressed you either?

Ainsworth a couple of nice things, but that’s all.
McAntler looks very good. Impressive performance so far.

Agree. Only cameos from Ainsworth so far. Reboot if you are watching at home (as it is difficult to follow stuff in tight at the ground) has McCluggage been getting much of it in stoppages or linking up well? He is killing it up forward which I’ve noticed.

Playing against best 50 kids in this years draft today and the kid looks like a jet...prob best on at min. Super quick and skillfull. Easy to draft players with either attribute..hard to find players who are elite in both.

Doesn’t look that way watching on tv.


Doesn’t look skillful or quick on your TV set? Mccluggage 2nd qtr prob hasnt impressed you either?

Ainsworth a couple of nice things, but that’s all.
McAntler looks very good. Impressive performance so far.

Agree. Only cameos from Ainsworth so far. Reboot if you are watching at home (as it is difficult to follow stuff in tight at the ground) has McCluggage been getting much of it in stoppages or linking up well? He is killing it up forward which I’ve noticed.

McCluggage has 9 touches, 3 of which were goals, 1 was a goal assist and 1 was on the full.

Playing against best 50 kids in this years draft today and the kid looks like a jet...prob best on at min. Super quick and skillfull. Easy to draft players with either attribute..hard to find players who are elite in both.

Doesn’t look that way watching on tv.


Doesn’t look skillful or quick on your TV set? Mccluggage 2nd qtr prob hasnt impressed you either?

Ainsworth a couple of nice things, but that’s all.
McAntler looks very good. Impressive performance so far.

Agree. Only cameos from Ainsworth so far. Reboot if you are watching at home (as it is difficult to follow stuff in tight at the ground) has McCluggage been getting much of it in stoppages or linking up well? He is killing it up forward which I’ve noticed.

McCluggage go the ball to Battle for that point Battle kicked, also the hands out to Taranto for his goal.

Playing against best 50 kids in this years draft today and the kid looks like a jet...prob best on at min. Super quick and skillfull. Easy to draft players with either attribute..hard to find players who are elite in both.

Doesn’t look that way watching on tv.


Doesn’t look skillful or quick on your TV set? Mccluggage 2nd qtr prob hasnt impressed you either?

Ainsworth a couple of nice things, but that’s all.
McAntler looks very good. Impressive performance so far.

Agree. Only cameos from Ainsworth so far. Reboot if you are watching at home (as it is difficult to follow stuff in tight at the ground) has McCluggage been getting much of it in stoppages or linking up well? He is killing it up forward which I’ve noticed.

McCluggage has 9 touches, 3 of which were goals, 1 was a goal assist and 1 was on the full.

I will take that each week for a full game. Welcome to the club with no baggage whatsoever Huge Suitcase

What ground is this played at?

What ground is this played at?

punt road.

Cheers Barnz thanks.

ainsy
aiiiiiiiiinsy
you cant say we never tried

If we retain #1, I think McCluggage is exactly what we need. Goal kicking mids are gold.

Playing against best 50 kids in this years draft today and the kid looks like a jet...prob best on at min. Super quick and skillfull. Easy to draft players with either attribute..hard to find players who are elite in both.

Doesn’t look that way watching on tv.


Doesn’t look skillful or quick on your TV set? Mccluggage 2nd qtr prob hasnt impressed you either?

Ainsworth a couple of nice things, but that’s all.
McAntler looks very good. Impressive performance so far.

Agree. Only cameos from Ainsworth so far. Reboot if you are watching at home (as it is difficult to follow stuff in tight at the ground) has McCluggage been getting much of it in stoppages or linking up well? He is killing it up forward which I’ve noticed.

McCluggage has 9 touches, 3 of which were goals, 1 was a goal assist and 1 was on the full.

Hugh shows he has it all - can even play the JD role.

Chance for pick 19? Lol

Chance for pick 19? Lol

heading in the right direction, faster than Billings.

Will be top 10 in that vertical jump tests in the combine he has super powerful legs

Playing against best 50 kids in this years draft today and the kid looks like a jet...prob best on at min. Super quick and skillfull. Easy to draft players with either attribute..hard to find players who are elite in both.

Doesn’t look that way watching on tv.


Doesn’t look skillful or quick on your TV set? Mccluggage 2nd qtr prob hasnt impressed you either?

Ainsworth a couple of nice things, but that’s all.
McAntler looks very good. Impressive performance so far.

Agree. Only cameos from Ainsworth so far. Reboot if you are watching at home (as it is difficult to follow stuff in tight at the ground) has McCluggage been getting much of it in stoppages or linking up well? He is killing it up forward which I’ve noticed.

McAntler would seem to have a pretty good all-round game. Looked to be able to do it all.
Taranto and SPS looked pretty impressive as well.

AInsworth is a cocky #$^% is he?

He’s 18…any chance he could change?

Any chance our culture/leaders can help guide and grow him?


Yes
No
No

Lotto numbers please negrodamus.

…racist?


Chappelle show?

Seriously though, we’re a football club, not a psychiatrist. Most 18 year old ■■■■■ I’ve known have still been ■■■■■ at 30. Always exceptions of course, but you’d be overrating our club to think we’re something special and can turn him around. If he can play footy like D Martin then you wouldn’t complain too much.

AInsworth is a cocky #$^% is he?

He’s 18…any chance he could change?

Any chance our culture/leaders can help guide and grow him?


Yes
No
No

Lotto numbers please negrodamus.

…racist?

Chappelle show

Ainsworth actually reminds me of Zorko.

I thought what he did was eye catchingly impressive, although he does seem to kick across the ball. Didn’t get it a lot but I’m not sure he was given all that many opportunities.(I can’t help thinking players in this sort of set up would be playing their own trumpets rather than percentages).
Personally I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t make some sort of impact at senior level, hopefully on the field rather than off. Has real toe and power it seems.
Pity about you know what.

The thing about Ainsworth is he is what every team would want.
A better version of Ballantyne with a better leap and great hands.

But it’s like every team wants a Mark Bagely type or a Hocking type. They are first picked and they are great to have but you are not going to use pick 1 for them.

I was really impressed today. His leap and hands are great and he is tough. It wasn’t his day today but there will be plenty of days that are.

AInsworth is a cocky #$^% is he?

He’s 18…any chance he could change?

Any chance our culture/leaders can help guide and grow him?


Yes
No
No
Lotto numbers please negrodamus.
Please tell me you have no idea how to spell Nostradamus.....