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Goodbye Mabior Chol
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Tony Braxton-Hicks
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He's probably been mismanaged, always just a third option ruck in the VFL while played as mostly a key forward but also for a while key back.
Against Essendon he was first ruck and killed it, though the opposing ruckman was z-grade. Then the following week against North he turned up his toes and I wrote him off.
Consistency of effort has been his weak point. He's given it his best the past 2 weeks. Maybe he just needed to feel valued and is rising to the occasion. Fingers crossed he maintains his focus and energy.
Against Essendon he was first ruck and killed it, though the opposing ruckman was z-grade. Then the following week against North he turned up his toes and I wrote him off.
Consistency of effort has been his weak point. He's given it his best the past 2 weeks. Maybe he just needed to feel valued and is rising to the occasion. Fingers crossed he maintains his focus and energy.
Going off yesterday he certainly has some ability. Took a great contested mark in defensive 50 & 3 goals rounded out a great game.
Can't believe McCrae isn't in the mix for senior jobs yet. He'd be my pick to take over from Dimma in due course
Showed talent day 1 (pre season a few years back now). Big kids, they take time to mature. Slowly closing that gap (consistency) and once he feel comfortable "he belongs" he can be the swing tall we have been waiting for that can also ruck! Exciting times. Worth keeping on the list for at least 2 more seasons. Hes only 22!!!
Agree he will be the perfect back up to Nank when he returns. Soldo is done and dusted for mine. Chol swung momentum our way in the ruck and I reckon Lynch looked better with another tall down there next to him too. Soldo can't rest anywhere else than the bench. Too one dimensional.
Can I ask you how you get the jam inside the donut?
"drinks, lollies, chocolates, n potato chips"
I’ll put my hand up,I thought we made a mistake Rookeing him after delistings him from the main list.
I think Caesar said it might’ve been the rocket up the backside he needed,looks like he was right.
I’m guessing,but Cholly is one of the “Brothers”& their commitment & high standards might be rubbing off on Cholly.
He played a magic game yesterday,got to the dangerous spots, marked well, his kicking,field & goal,sensational;200cms ,athletic who is mobile & flows over the ground,could be anything.Took a little of the $17 available recently,bring on the Finals.
I think Caesar said it might’ve been the rocket up the backside he needed,looks like he was right.
I’m guessing,but Cholly is one of the “Brothers”& their commitment & high standards might be rubbing off on Cholly.
He played a magic game yesterday,got to the dangerous spots, marked well, his kicking,field & goal,sensational;200cms ,athletic who is mobile & flows over the ground,could be anything.Took a little of the $17 available recently,bring on the Finals.
Yep, and loved the way he positioned himself to receive a pass (how many from Dusty) after rucking.
Best game I have seen Chol play. He is worth persevering with. He gives more than Soldo, so he stays in ahead of him when Nank comes back. More advanced than CCJ at this stage so he stays in ahead of him too.
He makes for an interesting comparison with Balta. Chol is tall enough to ruck, I am not convinced that Balta is. Balta will make a better forward and a better defender but not a better ruck man that Chol, so he stays in ahead of Balta over he next few weeks. Given that we will need a second ruck, he may have just played himself intot he team for a while.
Personally, I'd like to see Balta on a wing in the VFL during the next two weeks. If he plays wing in our AFL team, that could be a mismatch made in heaven for us.
He makes for an interesting comparison with Balta. Chol is tall enough to ruck, I am not convinced that Balta is. Balta will make a better forward and a better defender but not a better ruck man that Chol, so he stays in ahead of Balta over he next few weeks. Given that we will need a second ruck, he may have just played himself intot he team for a while.
Personally, I'd like to see Balta on a wing in the VFL during the next two weeks. If he plays wing in our AFL team, that could be a mismatch made in heaven for us.
Listened to Dave being interviewed on the drive home. Talked about how athletically gifted MC is and how excited he is about the future. Also called syd a lunatic in a nice way. Said we peaked after the bye last year and hopefully we can time our run better this year as the group reconnects.
Just paraphrasing, and will post a link if I can find it.
Just paraphrasing, and will post a link if I can find it.
Chol and Balta should both be regarded as tall utilities that can be thrown all over the place in a pro-active manner designed to put oppo coaches onto the back foot.
Notice yesterday that Chol sometimes positioned himself a kick behind the play and sometimes a kick ahead of the play. He was effective in both roles, stopping goals for them and creating goals for us. This indicates he is coachable and has been taught a few 'smarts' by Fly, etc.
Potentially I see Balta and Chol as two X-factor magnets that Dimma can move around the board to keep the oppositon guessing.
Throw in Riewoldt as another tall X-factor magnet and that creates a 'Holy Trinity of Hell' for the rest of the competition to deal with.
Having said that, I believe they want Balta to help cover for Rance as a last-line defender, for the rest of the season.
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