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"and playing in the SANFL it is a much stronger comp" !!
versatility of his game - is what the new coach likes
Lewie was a Pies supporter as a kid !
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"and playing in the SANFL it is a much stronger comp" !!
versatility of his game - is what the new coach likes
Lewie was a Pies supporter as a kid !"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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Who cares, he's gone and is now the enemy.Comment
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" Playing In the SANFL , its a much stronger comp "
Thats all he will do .
Setting the bar high !Est 1874
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Did anyone notice the symbolism of having the Power on top of the Crows logo in the background?"It's up to the rest of the players in the room to make a new batch of premiership players next year," Adam Goodes, triple Bob Skilton Medallist, October 7, 2011.
YOU BETCHA!!!!!!Comment
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Yeah just um, like I said new coach....and just knowing it's a new start.
Mate you've been on an AFL list for 5 minutes lol.Comment
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Lol at him saying the SANFL is a better comp than the NEAFL as a reason for going. And people call him arrogant!
Seriously, I like LJ. Seems like a genuinely nice bloke. Didn't particularly want to leave, but didn't see the harm in going home, Adelaide probably had a senior spot for him, Swans clearly considered Walsh a better chance of playing straight away. Seems like a good move for all involved, tbh.Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!Comment
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I'm sure some clever clot highlighted it in the trade thread at the time, but this really does reinforce how important the success of building the NEAFL is to the 4 AFL teams in NEAFL territory.I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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i wouldnt care if Lions, GC, GWS and SWANS just played each only for now just to keep the quality high !"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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I think the importance is to get to the level where it is a respected, strong competition that fringe AFL players are keen to compete in- having a decent number of teams is important to that (guys will only get limited satisfaction from playing in such a small group). We need to get them into a competition they are proud to play in, and feel a true sense of accomplishment and desire to win- no offence to the Canberra league, and obviously we haven't won it every year, but it wasn't structured as a true second tier comp. Quite a few of our kids, Lewis included, have had their "homesickness" exacerbated by seeing young guys on other lists playing at WAFL/SANFL/VFL level whilst they ply their trade in ONC.
In my opinion the success of NEAFL, and hopefully Foxtel Cup if it continues to run, is absolutely crucial to the NSW/QLD expansion being successful.I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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It seemed as though he struggled to fit in and coupled with the injuries and living away from home I'm glad that he thinks that he has made the right move. He may not come across on camera that well but everyone has different personalities, some more conducive to talking in front of people than others. Good luck to him, I'm happy with the trade.
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Don't see what everyone's talking about, seems like a perfectly nice bloke, and we all know it, the NEAFL is a joke compared to the SANFL.
I hope he does well and after the Walsh trade I'm at ease with LJ going, but anyone know a reason why he didn't get more of a chance this year? Just seems strange to me that we only played a first round draft pick who can kick 60+ twice this year when we were obviously lacking in goal-kicking forwards. All that said, good luck to him.Comment
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Agree. It was a press conference for his new club. He was hardly going to sit there and say "Really bummed to be back in Adelaide. Loved it in Sydney and the Swans are a way better club than the Crows." None of us has any idea whether he was genuinely excited about the opportunity to go to Adelaide when it came up or whether he was disappointed to be traded away. Either way, he probably didn't have a huge say in the matter once the club had set their eyes on Walsh and decided that Johnston was the expendable one in order to achieve that. I hope for him that he is excited by the opportunities at the Crows and I will watch his development with interest.
In terms of why he didn't get more senior games in 2011:
- he played most of the season in defence in the NEAFL and was probably jump started by AJ's rapid and unexpected emergence
- the two games he did play as a forward (one in the NAB Cup, one in the season proper) showed that he still needs to work on getting to the right spots and getting stronger so he can win possession. With ball in hand he is already very good (and I suspect that will translate readily to senior AFL level) but he still needs to learn more about how to win the ball, especially in a crowded forward line
- he hurt his ankle in the NEAFL game played as a curtain raiser to the GC game and never made it back onto the playing field after that. Had he not been injured, he might have had more opportunities late in the season.
As it was, Spangher came in and showed a bit in the role that Johnston might have fillled. Spangher may lack the classiness that LJ has with ball in hand but he is stronger, possibly a bit quicker and instinctiveness more willing to throw himself into contests than LJ has yet shown. He is also still relatively young. I suspect that it was Spangher's late season cameos that persuaded the Swans that Johnston was expendable - ie not that they necessarily wanted to trade him out but that if they needed to in order to secure other players who could add more in different roles, the team could afford to lose him.Comment
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