Trying not to be too critical of her, but she also has the physique of an amateur sportswoman too. When she appeared on celebrity survivor, seeing her standing next to a genuinely elite athlete like Lydia Lasilla (who is retired, but still trains like an elite athlete), the contrast was huge. And I look at her next to some of the new breed of AFLW players too. Just a couple of seasons on, with the environment now starting to professionalise, and recruiting of genuine athletes getting better, they are now displaying the physiques of elite athletes, where as she doesn't seem to have progressed to this.jb03 said:Hope is simply too slow and cannot compete with the better athletes coming through in most facets of the game. Should never have been a marquee player and lends to why the Pies have not been great.
I coach TnF athletes and have seen plenty of people who are good state level and national level athletes. And yes they work and compete really hard, as I'm sure Moana does. But there is another step up again to those capable of competing as genuinely elite athletes and you can see the difference in physique between the two. Only a very small portion of people have the physical ability of achieving the latter.
Moana reminds me of a female version of looking at someone like Robbie McGhie. A decent league footballer in his time. But just wouldn't make it in the modern day of professionalism.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-27/robert-bones-mcghie-the-richmond-player-in-that-footy-photo/8956532
I'd be surprised to see her get a run at another club. Perhaps as a top up player, if they are finding there isn't a big enough talent pool to fill all of the expansion side's lists. But that will be about all.