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  • stellation
    scott names the planets
    • Sep 2003
    • 9721

    Originally posted by BigBarryRound25
    Not suggesting Walker and Jesse are like for like, but I can't help but think had things gone to plan last November, Jesse would be in Adelaide's 22 next weekend.
    Sometimes it's funny how things work out. Brisbane were interested in him as well, but were put on hold pending what might happen with Adelaide.

    I think he'd be a fair chance of having got a game or two with either of those sides.
    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 time

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    • albrotha
      On the Rookie List
      • Nov 2005
      • 139

      The Port Adelaide game is coming up fast cannot wait till we unleash our new signing and we lift to another level.

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      • barry
        Veterans List
        • Jan 2003
        • 8499

        This thread should morph into ''Who will make way for Tippet".
        Tom Waterhouse''s Odds have swung back toward big mummy

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        • aardvark
          Veterans List
          • Mar 2010
          • 5685

          Originally posted by barry
          This thread should morph into ''Who will make way for Tippet".
          Tom Waterhouse''s Odds have swung back toward big mummy
          Not looking good for Mums! I thought he was getting fitter but Pykie has bypassed him I reckon. Geez Mummy gives away a lot of frees.

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          • Captain
            Captain of the Side
            • Feb 2004
            • 3602

            No chance in hell they will drop Mumford.

            I still think we can play Pyke, Mumford and Tippett. Leave Tippett at FF and away from the ruck!

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            • barry
              Veterans List
              • Jan 2003
              • 8499

              But can we play tippet , mummy, pike and LRT?

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              • The Big Cat
                On the veteran's list
                • Apr 2006
                • 2356

                They asked Roos today on the broadcast who would make way for Tippett and he suggested one of the ruckmen. I can't see why they wouldn't play Tippett as a permanent forward as Goodes can play on the wing or anywhere for that matter.
                Those who have the greatest power to hurt us are those we love.

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                • CureTheSane
                  Carpe Noctem
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 5032

                  I think Goodes can still play anywhere, however he is not as effective as he was everywhere.
                  He has more specific roles now - to get the most from him as well as protect him (remember his ruck issues from years past)
                  The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.

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                  • RogueSwan
                    McVeigh for Brownlow
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 4602

                    Tippet himself has mentioned (I don't have the source at hand) that he has been training in the Ruck and up FWD.
                    Maybe they are looking at a Hall type roll? Go into the ruck when the ball is forward???
                    "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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                    • CureTheSane
                      Carpe Noctem
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 5032

                      Not like we need a ruckman at the moment.
                      always handy to have someone trained up and ready to go in that area though....
                      He is our tallest player
                      The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.

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                      • wolftone57
                        Veterans List
                        • Aug 2008
                        • 5857

                        Originally posted by CureTheSane
                        Not like we need a ruckman at the moment.
                        always handy to have someone trained up and ready to go in that area though....
                        He is our tallest player
                        He is actually 1cm shorter than young Sam Naismith. But of course Sam is only a rookie.

                        I think the value of Tippett is going to be as a permanent forward doing the ruck in the forwardline occasionally. He will kick goals that way. He was more productive as a forward when he stayed most of the time there for Adelaide.

                        I don't think we are going to drop any of the two big blokes. They both contribute to the team balance. LRT will probably play in the back half when he comes back or pinch hit.

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                        • ShockOfHair
                          One Man Out
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 3668

                          If Tippett were available for the Lions game I suppose he would've taken Lamb's place. It makes more sense than dropping Pyke or Mumford.

                          The whole idea of recruiting him was to have a tall forward line - him, Reid, Goodes and a ruckman. With his pace and agility Goodes also plays like a medium or small forward, plus he can also take turns in the mid.
                          The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible news

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                          • Dosser
                            Just wild about Harry
                            • Mar 2011
                            • 1833

                            Originally posted by wolftone57
                            He is actually 1cm shorter than young Sam Naismith. But of course Sam is only a rookie.

                            I think the value of Tippett is going to be as a permanent forward doing the ruck in the forwardline occasionally. He will kick goals that way. He was more productive as a forward when he stayed most of the time there for Adelaide.

                            I don't think we are going to drop any of the two big blokes. They both contribute to the team balance. LRT will probably play in the back half when he comes back or pinch hit.
                            This. Rampe was elevated when Johnson did his knee, but I see LRT dropping back and replacing him to take on the 3rd tall. This then enables Tippett to slot into LRT's role up forward and the rest of the team balance remains the same.

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                            • Matimbo
                              Warming the Bench
                              • Apr 2009
                              • 334

                              Originally posted by jono2707
                              Hope Sammy can hang in there and keep upping his contributions as KTT (Kurt Tippett Time) nears. As plenty have said previously, things will look so much better for Sam with a bigger body up forward with him and I think it'll be a win-win for both of them.
                              In qtr 1 yesterday we saw Sam matched up against the Lions second defender (a rookie, name escapes me) while Merrett was put onto Mummy. Result was Sam blitzed it. Then in Q2 and onwards, Merritt was mostly on him and Sam was not as dominant (although still much better than previous games this year). I realise that the Lions just hadn't turned up mentally in Q1, be even so it was enough for me to be convinced that a Tippett + Reid fwd combo is going to be a handful for our opposition. Can't wait!
                              CIA Agent to Policeman: "Have you ever had anti-terrorist training?"
                              Policeman: "Yes, I was married once."

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                              • Swansongster
                                Senior Player
                                • Sep 2008
                                • 1264

                                Six down. Five to go. I'm looking forward to the reaction from Crows-centric commentators and Crows supporters if he hits his straps straight away.

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