CCJ a has all the tools to be a forward except for his kicking for goal which is very averageMaybe CCJ is being groomed as a forward and Samson is the new ruck? Otherwise a bit of a mystery why we chose him.
Is there a trend of teams getting taller to counter the running game? Maybe, but we seem to be doing both tall and fast with a combination of players. This should be interesting.
DS
Might be a slight problem for a forward that ............................CCJ a has all the tools to be a forward except for his kicking for goal which is very average
See everyone I told you he'd be up and about ..................................The Sampervan. Man, now I'm so excited I keep jumping on my dog.
He’s got the confused look of the true ruck doofus. Not necessarily a bad thing. Many of these doofi are falloverologists, large men who make an art form of spilling their hulking frames all over unlucky opponents. Nobody likes Mumford, but we have to admit he knows how to manufacture an ‘accident’ that ends with an oppo rib cage being relieved of its air. Nearly killed Dion once. Our own Nank has skill in this space. But he’s more of a uniform squasher. Like he’s trying to deflate a lilo really quickly. Then there’s big Staff - the true king of falloverology IMO. He brought pointiness. And random aggro. I hope big Samson knows how to fall on blokes.
Welcome Samson.
Outstanding stuff TJ. Truly marvellous.He’s got the confused look of the true ruck doofus. Not necessarily a bad thing. Many of these doofi are falloverologists, large men who make an art form of spilling their hulking frames all over unlucky opponents. Nobody likes Mumford, but we have to admit he knows how to manufacture an ‘accident’ that ends with an oppo rib cage being relieved of its air. Nearly killed Dion once. Our own Nank has skill in this space. But he’s more of a uniform squasher. Like he’s trying to deflate a lilo really quickly. Then there’s big Staff - the true king of falloverology IMO. He brought pointiness. And random aggro. I hope big Samson knows how to fall on blokes.
Welcome Samson.
Especially if he wasn’t that height at birth!!!His family must be all tall, big boned types.
You’d hardly think they’d call a 5ft 8inch kid “Samson”
Not sure how many people who have watched the clip on the RFC site has noticed this but All but 2 marks he takes he falls to the groundBrodie Grundy clone. Looks a good mark, good kick and competitive on the ground. Beast
Balta's cousin Mate Colina is 213 cmWe will be the land of giants next year.
206cm Sampson and 208cm Balta's cousin.
We will be hitting the ball out of the ruck into the goal square.
Mate of mine is a former QAFL umpire and now umpire coach. I asked him about Samson as he would have seen him.
He said he noticed him at Sherwood because of his size. But laughed and said he never saw him as anything other than a suburban ruckman. Reckons AFL umpires will run him into the ground with greater endurance and smarts.
Time will tell but expectations need to be tempered
Poor bugger, has to compete against umpires as well as the opposing ruck
Actually i was at the end of the row with a copper mate sittingon my right.Mmm that was the first tigers game I ever attended. Was that you sitting next to me with a radio earpiece in, answering annoying questions?
Yes that was my first reaction. High risk selecting a young ruckman but will undoubtedly be given time.Brodie Grundy clone. Looks a good mark, good kick and competitive on the ground. Beast