Whilst i agree its harsh to judge him off 1 praccy match, he looked no better than any ruckmen running around in suburban footy if he even looked that good.
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Ivan Soldo
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Very happy to see him in the side
Thought he competed well, got a few taps, almost clunked a few
Persist
Thought he competed well, got a few taps, almost clunked a few
Persist
Think the Freo game perfect for him. Young and learning against a monster like Sandilands. Griffiths and Vickery not there to help him and nothing riding on the result. Would think he should be able to learn more out of that in an extended tussle than he would get in a month or more under different circumstances
Ivan is just at the start of the ride yet for someone with no experience he tries and he showed a faint glimpse of what could happen for us in a couple of years. He costs nothing and not a list clogger so worth nurturing.
A timely reminder that this 204 cm giant isn't even 20 years old yet (April). He's a baby in ruck terms.
And he apparently only seriously considered Aussie Rules 3 years ago, before that he was a basketballer.Tigers of Old said:
CarnTheTiges said:
He has probably only played about 20 games of footy total
There is s lot to like
Had some relatively good games @ VFL level last year & actually took some good strong contested marks ( Unlike beany
)Tiger Ghost said:
Yes but the competition he was playing against were sure not suburban comp ruckmen, but big, tough, wily and seasoned AFL giants including the biggest of them all. A 20 year old who has barely played a season. Give us a break. A long time before the jury has to come back with a final verdict on him.
Needs another couple years in the system at least. Tracking well considering.
Nonsense . Maybe we should have got another ruck but Soldo is not even on our list of 44, he is an extra rookie ! We don't expect him to be a player until he is 22-23 and from what I have seen he is tracking well. 2-3 years away but he is an investment and not meant to solve 2016's problem.zippadeee said:
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Looking for some brighter news this week, and little Ivan got a nice writeup on the RFC website ...
With Ivvy off in the last quarter, Soldo had to do the ruckwork alone and seemed to be crucial in the team's final quarter of 7 goals 8. Words like "heroics" and "evolution" were used by the Punt Rd PR machine.
I saw the previous VFL match (second half) and thought Soldo was influential in our final quarter steamrolling of the Hawks.
AFL's a big step up though.
With Ivvy off in the last quarter, Soldo had to do the ruckwork alone and seemed to be crucial in the team's final quarter of 7 goals 8. Words like "heroics" and "evolution" were used by the Punt Rd PR machine.
I saw the previous VFL match (second half) and thought Soldo was influential in our final quarter steamrolling of the Hawks.
AFL's a big step up though.
