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Samson Ryan

Good time for Sampson to smash the weights and turn his spaghetti arms into pythons
 
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Played through till half time, so hopefully hasn't done to much damage to that seriously long shank. gets the bye week off before we need to worry about selections for the Brisvegas game. Hope he'll be right to go, but otherwise we'll just have to hope that Funky continues on from his St Kiddenme game and elevates another notch.
 
Watched where he did it. He rolled it inwards stretching the outside ligament. It looked bad but not Superbad. I did something similar at basketball on Sunday and played on Tuesday in a brace after some RICE despite some advice to not play. Sunday night sucked though. Throbbed like a bastard. With Meehan he should be back in 2-8 (weeks)
 
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Any word on RS?
Pretty slack that they can’t give an update on his status unless they’re waiting for the swelling to subside before X-rays?
 
Any word on RS?
Pretty slack that they can’t give an update on his status unless they’re waiting for the swelling to subside before X-rays?

No there was no waiting, there was footage of Samson going in for scans wearing a moonboot the Sunday after game. Either :
1) it was a good result and there is no injury to report
2) the medical and fitness staff like players have a break and not back at the club till Friday
3) Tardy with their injury update
 
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No there was no waiting, there was footage of Samson going in for scans wearing a moonboot the Sunday after game. Either :
1) it was a good result and there is no injury to report
2) the medical and fitness staff like players have a break and not back at the club till Friday
3) Tardy with their injury update
Or
4) they’ve sent our great white hope to the abattoirs
 
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Bye couldn't have come at a better time for him.

Needs rest.
 
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No there was no waiting, there was footage of Samson going in for scans wearing a moonboot the Sunday after game. Either :
1) it was a good result and there is no injury to report
2) the medical and fitness staff like players have a break and not back at the club till Friday
3) Tardy with their injury update
Hallelujah.
The phoenix has risen from the ashes.
Ryan McJesus has returned and it’s not even Easter Sunday
 
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The ease at which defences are moving the ball out of our forward line is troubling.
Both our AFL and VFL teams play a structure where there doesn’t seem to be crumbing small forwards playing at the feet of our talls. We seem to position our smalls further out to trap the ball in rather than deep forward to apply pressure and perhaps steal a goal. This leaves the responsibility to the talls and Jack and Ryan’s lack of acceleration and mobility is making them look slower than they probably are.
So if neither mark the ball, it comes straight out and makes both look like witches hats.
This adds to the optics that Ryan is not doing enough but it’s a tough ask
He has only ever played in a forward line with Jack. For the most part Jack has been a great defender but his speed and stamina unfortunately, are not what they were.
 
Great that his ankle doesn't seem as bad as it might have been & that he's available for selection. The more snr footy he can play the better.
Very good news agreed Toots. Sambo is actually a vital player for us structurally without Lynch.
 
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Very good news agreed Toots. Sambo is actually a vital player for us structurally without Lynch.

And very important against the Lions as Andrews will have to go to him for height. Samson needs to ru Andrews out of the way and impact when he can.
 
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If this bloke wants a decent career he needs to get some *smile* in him and fast. I don't care how young you are or how much development you've got left. At least show some intent in your game. He was woeful that first half. One handed marking attempts against small opponents, jogging around and offering zero presence on the ground. Looks completely disinterested.

Get with program Samson. That first half was unacceptable. Put in!
 
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Whoever is telling him to punch or flick the ball away when he can mark it needs looking at.
 
Also needs the put two up hands when going for marks. Get both arms free.
 
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