Changes for Round 19 v Freo

[Bangalore Swans]

Great clip thanks for sharing
Yes there truly only ever was one Tony Lockett ????

Great story.

My best mate used to live in Bowral.

He joined the line of a local shop and Tony was lining up ahead of him. Tony paid for his goods and left.

My best mate asked the shopkeeper “do you know who that was”. The shopkeeper replied causually “oh that Tony, he shops in here regularly”. She had no idea of Locketts football career or his legendary achievements in Australian’s most popular sport. My best mate filled her in on Lockets achievements and she was stunned.

Tony is probably as well known in Bowral for his work on the land as what he achieved on a football field.

[Agent 86]

I was at Whitten (Western) Oval the day Plugger kicked 16 goals against Fitzroy. The idea of the crowd shifting from one end to the other each quarter was new to me. And fun!

Sounds like it was pretty quiet up the other end each quarter.


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[KTigers]

Plugger's stats in that game were quite something ;
18 kicks (12 marks), 3 handballs, 16 goals, 0 behinds. He received 4 frees, and gave away 2.
Only laid one tackle though. So room for improvement defensively.
I went out to Western Oval the next year hoping for a repeat against Fitzroy.
He only kicked 9 that day. Hopeless!

[stevoswan]

I can’t see why Stephens would commit to the Swans. He gave everything last week and seems to get more harshly treated compared to other players. He never does a lot wrong and never gets two games in a row to build his confidence.

Stephens must ponder why Bell, Rowbottom and now the one hit wonder Ronke are ahead of him.

Well, the 'one hit wonder' comment on Ronke and the fact that you are not privy to what goes on behind the scenes re: his rehab, just shows that this post is flawed. Stephens and Ronke have obviously been given a path to follow by the club and it seems only one is succeeding with that task at the moment and has duly been rewarded. I like Stephens but if he's having the thoughts you've attributed to him.....I can't see why the Swans would commit to him. The ball is in his court....he has to rise to the challenge he's been set.

[stellation]

Methinks me also sees a scallywag old enough to remember the long, contentious debate on here re Darren Jolly and the 2006 grand final.

Ahhhh, 2006- I remember it well. Our family "oh, we didn't come down for 2005 but we splashed the cash for 2006!" Grand Final experience.

Goody Stella, who is usually rather sedate about such things, still passionately blames Darren for his somnambulist performance, and frankly the whole team for nobody being unsportsperson enough to do a hit job on Mr Judd's shoulder.

[stellation]

Whilst I would have loved to see Dylan get another game, I'm quite excited to see Ben come back in and get a chance. I agree that it likely means more midfield time for Isaac.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Ahhhh, 2006- I remember it well. Our family "oh, we didn't come down for 2005 but we splashed the cash for 2006!" Grand Final experience.

Goody Stella, who is usually rather sedate about such things, still passionately blames Darren for his somnambulist performance, and frankly the whole team for nobody being unsportsperson enough to do a hit job on Mr Judd's shoulder.

I didn’t know young Goody had such a penchant for violence.

My main memory of 2005 was being at the ground and knowing Leo had taken a mark because he came up with the ball but where we were seated was not a great spot for viewing the actual mark. I didn’t actually know how good it was till I saw a replay the next day.

My main memory of 2006 was leaving the ground the second the siren went, having my first drink on the walk back into a pub in town, going hell for leather from there to drown my sorrows, and inexplicably, waking up on some random persons lawn in Prahran. They weren’t too impressed finding me there when they went out to get the morning paper off the door step, and given I had no idea where I was, nor was I.

[dejavoodoo44]

I didn’t know young Goody had such a penchant for violence.

My main memory of 2005 was being at the ground and knowing Leo had taken a mark because he came up with the ball but where we were seated was not a great spot for viewing the actual mark. I didn’t actually know how good it was till I saw a replay the next day.

My main memory of 2006 was leaving the ground the second the siren went, having my first drink on the walk back into a pub in town, going hell for leather from there to drown my sorrows, and inexplicably, waking up on some random persons lawn in Prahran. They weren’t too impressed finding me there when they went out to get the morning paper off the door step, and given I had no idea where I was, nor was I.

I hope there wasn't a trip to a tattooist, somewhere on the way to Prahran?

[i'm-uninformed2]

I hope there wasn't a trip to a tattooist, somewhere on the way to Prahran?

Oh, no, I definitely have some standards and discipline.

[dejavoodoo44]

Oh, no, I definitely have some standards and discipline.

Me too. The only thing I can't resist, is temptation.

[Bangalore Swans]

Well, the 'one hit wonder' comment on Ronke and the fact that you are not privy to what goes on behind the scenes re: his rehab, just shows that this post is flawed. Stephens and Ronke have obviously been given a path to follow by the club and it seems only one is succeeding with that task at the moment and has duly been rewarded. I like Stephens but if he's having the thoughts you've attributed to him.....I can't see why the Swans would commit to him. The ball is in his court....he has to rise to the challenge he's been set.

I said to my wife after the 2018 Hawks game that Ben Ronke or Buddy Ronke as he became known would never play a game like that again. He also had a game that year against North in 2018 where he kicked 5. Maybe he is 2 hit wonder like Billy Ray Cyrus. In between those two iconic games there have been many games where he’s been quieter than Westfield Bondi during a lockdown.

You can see and feel the talent in Stephens. You can see the speed, the lovely left foot arc and the great kick that he can be there. Maybe like Blakey and Rowbottom they need to keep backing him in. Build Stephens’s confidence and belief and very quickly you’ll have a player.

I would be backing him over Ronke based on the fact that he is a much better technical footballer and has huge upside. I would be certainly backing Stephens over James Bell.

I would be interested in the opinion of TheBloods in the Stephens v Bell v Ronke debate as he has very sound opinions on our young players.

[Faunac8]

I said to my wife after the 2018 Hawks game that Ben Ronke or Buddy Ronke as he became known would never play a game like that again. He also had a game that year against North in 2018 where he kicked 5. Maybe he is 2 hit wonder like Billy Ray Cyrus. In between those two iconic games there have been many games where he’s been quieter than Westfield Bondi during a lockdown.

You can see and feel the talent in Stephens. You can see the speed, the lovely left foot arc and the great kick that he can be there. Maybe like Blakey and Rowbottom they need to keep backing him in. Build Stephens’s confidence and belief and very quickly you’ll have a player.

I would be backing him over Ronke based on the fact that he is a much better technical footballer and has huge upside. I would be certainly backing Stephens over James Bell.

I would be interested in the opinion of TheBloods in the Stephens v Bell v Ronke debate as he has very sound opinions on our young players.

Here we go again ????

[Ludwig]

I've always been a Ronke fan. We haven't seen much of him the past year because of injuries. My feeling last year was that he was improving the part of his game that could make him a regular, which was to become a more effective pressure player and stick more of his tackles. The rest of his game should take care of itself. His speed and goal awareness are excellent. He's a hard worker and plays a physical game. I hope he can restart his career with this game.

I am also remaining positive about Stephens. His speed, skills and decision making are all at a high level. He needs more AFL game time to improve his awareness of what's going on around him and generally pick up the speed of the game. The other thing which will delay his progress is his slight body frame. He's not quite up to handling the physicality of the game. He needs another pre-season or 2 to build his strength. He should develop into a fine player in due course.

[MattW]

I didn’t know young Goody had such a penchant for violence.

My main memory of 2005 was being at the ground and knowing Leo had taken a mark because he came up with the ball but where we were seated was not a great spot for viewing the actual mark. I didn’t actually know how good it was till I saw a replay the next day.

My main memory of 2006 was leaving the ground the second the siren went, having my first drink on the walk back into a pub in town, going hell for leather from there to drown my sorrows, and inexplicably, waking up on some random persons lawn in Prahran. They weren’t too impressed finding me there when they went out to get the morning paper off the door step, and given I had no idea where I was, nor was I.

Did you ultimately piece it together as coherence returned?

[stevoswan]

I said to my wife after the 2018 Hawks game that Ben Ronke or Buddy Ronke as he became known would never play a game like that again. He also had a game that year against North in 2018 where he kicked 5. Maybe he is 2 hit wonder like Billy Ray Cyrus. In between those two iconic games there have been many games where he’s been quieter than Westfield Bondi during a lockdown.

You can see and feel the talent in Stephens. You can see the speed, the lovely left foot arc and the great kick that he can be there. Maybe like Blakey and Rowbottom they need to keep backing him in. Build Stephens’s confidence and belief and very quickly you’ll have a player.

I would be backing him over Ronke based on the fact that he is a much better technical footballer and has huge upside. I would be certainly backing Stephens over James Bell.

I would be interested in the opinion of TheBloods in the Stephens v Bell v Ronke debate as he has very sound opinions on our young players.

I would put Stephens over Ronke on talent alone as well but it's about the goals your club sets for you and I stand by my previous post. The same goes for Bell who is obviously doing better than Stephens in meeting the requirements the club has set for him. Rather than just building Stephens confidence, maybe they are set on building his character.