Rood Lunch talk - 8 not ready for AFL

[mja]

I thought this might be a good thread.

I was just at a lunch for some corporate types (yeah ok so I am one of them) and Mr Roos spoke ... very funny, laid back, lots of jokes (as you would expect).

He made the comment that 8 of the current list are not quite ready for AFL yet ..so "38 is really 30".

So who are the 8 that are too small, young etc and how good will they be?

ok experts out there .. over to you

[DST]

I'll start with:

* Erikson
* That smokey we took in the draft, what was his name?

That's all I can think of

DST

[Captain]

I would say:

Ericksen
Matty Davis
Schmidt
Willoughby
Thewlis
Taylor (Rookie)
Potetr (Rookie)

Then there is:

Malceski - injured but wouldn't be ready
Meiklejohn - will never be ready for AFL

[swansrule100]

ummm Rowan Warfe?


my guess is lets see without putting any rookies??

Matthew Davis
Andrew Erickson
Nick Malceski
Joshua Thewlis
Tim Schmidt
Sean Demptser

and umm aaron rogers and Meikeljohn even tho they have both played


just my guesses

[Captain]

Originally posted by swansrule100

Sean Demptser

I think Dempster is ready and has been close to playing a couple of times. Would be disappointed if we didn't see him on the park at some stage this year.

[Ryan Bomford]

My guess would be:

Ericksen, Malceski, Potter, Taylor, M. Davis, Schmidt, Thewlis and Wolloughby

[swansrule100]

Originally posted by Captain
I think Dempster is ready and has been close to playing a couple of times. Would be disappointed if we didn't see him on the park at some stage this year.

change dempster for willouhby i forgot about him... was stretching to think of the 8

[ugg]

I would class someone like McVeigh in this category, as in he's not ready to play a large number of minutes in a game. Hence, that's why you see him so much on the bench.

[sharpie]

Rookies are not included in Roos's 38 that he is talking about, so that doesnt include guys like Potter and Taylor.

[Cher]

Re: Rood Lunch talk - 8 not ready for AFL

Originally posted by mja
Rood Lunch talk - 8 not ready for AFL

I thought you must've had a 'rude lunch'

[dendol]

Originally posted by ugg
I would class someone like McVeigh in this category, as in he's not ready to play a large number of minutes in a game. Hence, that's why you see him so much on the bench.

I disagree. If he werent ready, he wouldnt have played 10 games this season. I think the bench time is a way for Roos to slowly introduce him into the top level because he still has a slight frame on him - compare this to Bevan, who has filled out nicely.

Im thinking the 8 are:

Ericksen, Malceski, M. Davis, Schmidt, Thewlis and Wolloughby, Mieklejohn, Rogers.

Mieklejohn because he is groomed as a ruckman and the Port game clearly showed he isnt ready.

Rogers because his skills are not good enough yet, despite his big body. If he was ready, he would be in the team considering all our injuries, especially as replacement for Schauble.

[mja]

Re: Re: Rood Lunch talk - 8 not ready for AFL

Originally posted by Cher
I thought you must've had a 'rude lunch'

wopps changed to Roos (from Rood)

Hey .. interesting thing was that Simon Poidevin (ex wallaby (RUGBY) captain) was the MC for the lunch!

[BAM_BAM]

if we're not counting rookies or long term injured players my 8 would be

Dempster
Meiklejohn
McGlone
Schmidt
Ericksen
Davis
Rogers
Thewlis

[Captain]

Guess we have all been wrong about Thewlis

[penga]

mcglone and potter were elevated werent they?

youd count them

mcglone
potter
willoughby
schmidt
erickson
davis
macleski

the last i would put down to hunt - he was, after all, on our senior list for a while...