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Sydney Stack
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The problem i have with your opinion of what has happened and what may still happen is that Stack now has a long enough history going all the way back to junior footy where he had the exact same issues , Then you must also now take into consideration the 4th season of afl in 2022. He really has not learnt alot in the last 5-6 years
Difference in comparing ourself's to elite athlete's in professional environments is that they are being trained and educated to the degree which we have never seen and combined with that they are getting 100's thousands of dollars to be there and play
so they know the risk. We didnt have that at stake and thats why they Have to be more than what we were at 21
What are we - End of November.
Wayyyy to early to be putting a line through through such a talent.
Let's judge in March/April .....or maybe even September!!!....When getting to the football first actually matters!!
Wayyyy to early to be putting a line through through such a talent.
Let's judge in March/April .....or maybe even September!!!....When getting to the football first actually matters!!
Preferential treatment or being smart with the way you manage your assets?
If managing him in a certain way guarantees him playing high level football on a consistent basis then why not.
In S&C they refer to it a Minimum Effective Dose, the minimum amount of work you can do that will generate a physiological response. IMO that is what they likely doing with Sydney. No point flogging him to death if it becomes counterproductive
When the whips are cracking, Stacky will be best 22.
Some people on here will look very foolish.
Again you fail to see what the debate is about !!
Nobody has said Stack is not a good enough player , But a very lazy player that wont conform to team rules during his time away from the club
1 more off season like the last 4 and i doubt he gets a contract. Needs to grow up
I definitely understand the debate.
Some are arguing that he won’t train hard enough and is wasting everyone’s time.
I’m arguing that regardless, he’ll be best 22.
Not sure why anyone is concerned about pre season form. Come round 1 he’ll displace many players who present better during the first week of preseason.
He’s not a bad egg. He’s a terrific footballer who has an average endurance base.
Thats just the point !! If you are not obeying team rules you are not best 22
Delivered?Bingo. We have a winner..........................the prize is a 10 piece box of KFC original
so if Ben Miller goes to bed at 20.00 every night, and eats brown rice for dinner, and does extra pilates and tells everyone he loves them and is authentic as buggery,
and Dylan Grimes sneaks half a bottle of pinot on Friday nights and hits a highland cow with an electric prod,
Miller plays CHB and Grimes goes sub?
Yeah, no one doubts his talent. It's just disappointing he's not in shape after his experience of the last few seasons. He's got a few months to get right before the season starts so hope he does, would love to see him fit and in the side come Round 1
So the summation is.. it's disappointing Stack didn't do a preseason before preseason.
Grimes is in the team because he's done all the right things as well as having the talent to play the game.
Remember back to his hamstring issues early days, less professional and strong-willed players would have walked away.
Reread what burge said.... he said he has work to do and still learning the caper.... hardly a rocket and likely a snippet of a larger conversation... Us supporters especially at this time of year love content and I think this has been overblown.
Sorry ToO dont know how to double quote but this is taken from one of his posts early November...
Gale admits a soft spot for the recently recontracted Stack, whose last four games were excellent in a seven-game season ruined by a stint in a Perth jail over a Covid breach.
“I am proud of him. Not quite this time last year but close to it, he was in prison. So he’s fought his way back. He can play. He can really play. I reckon he’s only scratched the surface. His potential is very high. He is a good man, Sydney. He has had a bit of bad luck in his life but we love him and have great belief in him.”
RFC have on multiple occasions over a long period now been able to manage different players with different circumstances, and do it well. If it doesn’t work out for Syd then that’s a shame but to doubt we are not being tough enough or giving preferenti treatment I would disagree, i think we (RFC) understand far better than us how to get the best out of different personalities and situations.
Again reread what burge said then understand it was in a larger conversation, hardly a rocket IMO.
if you spend half a century studying only really 3 things; racehorses, footballers, and the female form,
you come to realise 2 things;
1. the female form has nothing to do with racehorses and footballers, and
2. racehorses and footballers perform in a very similar fashion. some get fit and find form quickly; some dont. some are consistent; some are mercurial. some are predictable; some aren't. some are lucky; some aren't. some are fast; some are slow.
having written No.2,
I think No.1 needs some work.
more study required I suppose?
you come to realise 2 things;
1. the female form has nothing to do with racehorses and footballers, and
2. racehorses and footballers perform in a very similar fashion. some get fit and find form quickly; some dont. some are consistent; some are mercurial. some are predictable; some aren't. some are lucky; some aren't. some are fast; some are slow.
having written No.2,
I think No.1 needs some work.
more study required I suppose?
I would think Stacks career is only limited by his mental health. Stack is exploring his life and that is a good thing. A mentally healthy Stack is much more important than a physically healthy Stack. Maturity comes with age. I still think he delivers, while he is at the club he has hope of being a highly productive Citizen.
Much rather talk KFC then Sydney, feel the kid is on a hiding to nothing with some . 2 things I know as fact ,Syd is in the best physical shape he has been in at the start of any preseason as in body fat etc , 2 he’s nowhere near fit enough as in running out a game of AFL football atm , and probably should have had a few more Ks in the legs , no excuse there , however there’s 4 months until rd 1 . Syd has made changes in his life to be an AFL footballer , FFS give him until the season starts at least.
I’ll just add I don’t believe there has been a kid in the AFL to come under so much criticism and dirt digging into his personal life , especially by his own
I’ll just add I don’t believe there has been a kid in the AFL to come under so much criticism and dirt digging into his personal life , especially by his own
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If im on the road, I occasionally (twice a year) grab a couple of sliders with pepper mayo.
kind of a miniature fried chicken kebab.
But I generally steer clear, because I'd prefer not to have my heart injectors reconditioned.
