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  • 0918330512
    Senior Player
    • Sep 2011
    • 1654

    Originally posted by barry
    Mark Saturday the 12th of August in your calendar's folks. I'm predicting AJ called up to the seniors for the round 21 game against Freo.
    Love your optimism but doubt he will play seniors this season.

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    • mcs
      Travelling Swannie!!
      • Jul 2007
      • 8199

      Originally posted by barry
      Mark Saturday the 12th of August in your calendar's folks. I'm predicting AJ called up to the seniors for the round 21 game against Freo.
      I think rd 1 2018 is a more realistic date, unless he makes rapid progress in the next few weeks. No doubt the marks of his class were there on Saturday, but he is a long way off being ready to contribute for a full four quarter performance at AFL level.
      "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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      • Thunder Shaker
        Aut vincere aut mori
        • Apr 2004
        • 4263

        Game by game for AJ
        "Unbelievable!" -- Nick Davis leaves his mark on the 2005 semi final

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        • mattybloods
          Warming the Bench
          • Jul 2016
          • 482

          Originally posted by mcs
          I think rd 1 2018 is a more realistic date
          Agreed. This year for AJ is about learning how to play footy again. I think he will be used in various positions before playing KPD which is probably the spot for him. A big pre season in 2018 and a solid run in the pre season comp (whatever it will be called next year) and a push towards seniors for game 1

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          • barry
            Veterans List
            • Jan 2003
            • 8499

            That conservative approach cost us a flag last year when we went conservative with X.Richards instead of being brave and playing S. Reid.

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            • mattybloods
              Warming the Bench
              • Jul 2016
              • 482

              Originally posted by barry
              That conservative approach cost us a flag last year when we went conservative with X.Richards instead of being brave and playing S. Reid.
              We'll never know!

              What I do know is if Sam Reid had played and we lost we'd all be questioning why we selected a player who hadn't played in seniors all year in what is the biggest match of the year. Also why we dropped a player who had played well in the seniors for most of the year

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              • barry
                Veterans List
                • Jan 2003
                • 8499

                Their is one clear, undisputed fact from 2016: What we did in the grand final was the wrong approach. (if your goal is a premiership, if you just want to make the grand final, then it was fine)

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                • Doctor
                  Bay 29
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 2757

                  Originally posted by barry
                  That conservative approach cost us a flag last year when we went conservative with X.Richards instead of being brave and playing S. Reid.
                  Reid should have played, but AJ has been out for 4 1/2 seasons. He'll need time to remember how to play again. If he comes on in leaps and bounds, and we make finals, then look at him, but I'd expect 2018 is a far more likely option.
                  Today's a draft of your epitaph

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                  • Club 80
                    Suspended by the MRP
                    • Apr 2017
                    • 149

                    Why can't AJ get two best on grounds in the reserves and put his hand up for seniors?

                    Don't limit him. He has taken the elephants over the alps. Rome awaits and he is not stopping.

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                    • mattybloods
                      Warming the Bench
                      • Jul 2016
                      • 482

                      Originally posted by Club 80
                      Why can't AJ get two best on grounds in the reserves and put his hand up for seniors?

                      Don't limit him. He has taken the elephants over the alps. Rome awaits and he is not stopping.
                      Sure, I'm just concerned about pushing him too hard too early. If there's ever a player to be conservative with it's AJ

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                      • barry
                        Veterans List
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 8499

                        mattybloods, you are not his trainer (I assume). You are a fan, who wants its best players playing in the seniors and having a tilt at a flag.
                        A 2012 premiership player is a handy inclusion, and I would imagine an "AFL sanctioned fairytale".

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                        • S.S. Bleeder
                          Senior Player
                          • Sep 2014
                          • 2165

                          Originally posted by barry
                          Mark Saturday the 12th of August in your calendar's folks. I'm predicting AJ called up to the seniors for the round 21 game against Freo.
                          I assume that's 12/8/2018?

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                          • S.S. Bleeder
                            Senior Player
                            • Sep 2014
                            • 2165

                            Originally posted by barry
                            That conservative approach cost us a flag last year when we went conservative with X.Richards instead of being brave and playing S. Reid.
                            I seem to recall that we played a few players who had returned from injury and they all played poorly. Why add another one to that list?

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                            • The Big Cat
                              On the veteran's list
                              • Apr 2006
                              • 2360

                              Originally posted by Club 80
                              Don't limit him. He has taken the elephants over the alps. Rome awaits and he is not stopping.
                              Problem for Hannibal was that while he was scaling the Alps the Romans razed Carthage
                              Those who have the greatest power to hurt us are those we love.

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                              • mattybloods
                                Warming the Bench
                                • Jul 2016
                                • 482

                                Originally posted by barry
                                mattybloods, you are not his trainer (I assume). You are a fan, who wants its best players playing in the seniors and having a tilt at a flag.
                                A 2012 premiership player is a handy inclusion, and I would imagine an "AFL sanctioned fairytale".
                                We're all fans and we've all got opinions. If he comes back in seniors this year it's fantastic, however I'm not getting ahead of myself. As AJ said himself, "One game at a time"

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