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Sydney Stack

The non selection of Stack after a great performance up front in the VFL a fortnight ago has not reflected well on the coaching staff who went with Castagna instead. Now hindsight is a wonderful thing & Syd may also have been a bust but I struggle to believe he could have been worse than the Aarts/Castagna duo. Unfortunate sliding doors moment.
But he was *smile* last week.
I watched the entire game. I didn't notice that he was playing till the 2nd qtr and then he reappeared in the last qtr.
We have no depth. If you asking where was Stack, Where's Collier Dawkins? Wheres Martyn? Where's Dow? (Only played because Ross got injured) Where's the 5 picks under 30??
 
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But he was *smile* last week.
I watched the entire game. I didn't notice that he was playing till the 2nd qtr and then he reappeared in the last qtr.
Can you blame him? Put a few good games together and gets passed over for George. I can understand why he would just say ‘*smile* this ‘.
 
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Should have been in last week. Wouldn't have been injured playing VFL and then we beat GC last night.
 
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But he was *smile* last week.
I watched the entire game. I didn't notice that he was playing till the 2nd qtr and then he reappeared in the last qtr.
We have no depth. If you asking where was Stack, Where's Collier Dawkins? Wheres Martyn? Where's Dow? (Only played because Ross got injured) Where's the 5 picks under 30??

Yeah, sh*t in the VFL, what the hell was he doing in the VFL?

His form was way better than Castagna, Stack should have been playing against WCE in the seniors. Might have seen a better performance from Stack in the seniors, but would have been hard to do less than Castagna at the moment.

Stack should not have been playing VFL.

DS
 
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I just don’t get the love for him played one good season.
Played one good season, then also played some decent footy late last year when he got back into the seniors. Would be nothing more frustrating for the young bloke than to be constantly played in the magoos n overlooked for lesser talent regardless of how well you played each week. Stacka has to not just be pushed to perform well with the carrot of seniors dangling ahead of him, he needs to be able to get a little taste of that carrot to keep him invested in the chase
 
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I've watched that last contest a few times and I can't see any facial contact. Does anybody know how he got the fracture?
 
I reckon the knee clipped him on the way through Jack.

I just assumed it was Jetta's knee, Olds, but footage seems to indicate otherwise. I got a son to have a look. We can't find it. Anyway. He'll be over it by the time we find out.
 
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I just assumed it was Jetta's knee, Olds, but footage seems to indicate otherwise. I got a son to have a look. We can't find it. Anyway. He'll be over it by the time we find out.
He tweeted something along the lines of “thanks Uncle Jetta” from his hospital bed at Epworth
 
I just don’t get the love for him played one good season.
I feel the same way. He isn't quick, and has limited endurance. He's obviously OK with ball in hand, and in hindsight we all wish he had played instead of Castagna or Aarts last week, but I just don't see what attributes he'd bring to the team on a long-term basis.
 
Syd's pretty vulnerable I reckon. Just hasn't got the body of snr appearances to be a certainty to stay on the list.
We can say he's unlucky to be injured but his sluggish start to the season isn't bad luck.
It would be a great shame but not a massive surprise if he wasn't offered a new contract.
You can't take 3/4 of the year to get going as an AFL player.
 
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