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Welcome Hugo Ralphsmith

spook

Kick the f*ckin' goal
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Second career-best game in a row. Runs. Marks. Becoming more physically confident. Will start knocking blokes over on purpose soon. Composure and use on the up. Persist.
 
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Feeling Tigerish

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MUST keep playing him. He ain’t gonna make it if we keep dropping him every time we lose a game.
 
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TigerForce

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Second career-best game in a row. Runs. Marks. Becoming more physically confident. Will start knocking blokes over on purpose soon. Composure and use on the up. Persist.
Memories of Stuey Maxfield when I see him run from behind. Only difference is that he's too skinny. Needs to muscle up.
 
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hutstar

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Memories of Stuey Maxfield when I see him run from behind. Only difference is that he's too skinny. Needs to muscle up.
Please. Maxfield had a mane of the gods. Ralphsmith looks like he lives at a trailer park. Get Stuey as a homecoming hero, have him share the name of his barber while he's there.
 
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KnightersRevenge

Baby Knighters is 7!! WTF??
Aug 21, 2007
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Second career-best game in a row. Runs. Marks. Becoming more physically confident. Will start knocking blokes over on purpose soon. Composure and use on the up. Persist.
I'm not seeing it. But that's happened before. And I was a strong advocate for both Arnot (can't blame me for having a soft spot for Oakleigh boys - I still miss you Stewy) and Menadue, so make of that what you will.
 
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HKTigerB

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Second career-best game in a row. Runs. Marks. Becoming more physically confident. Will start knocking blokes over on purpose soon. Composure and use on the up. Persist.
Yeah the running both rewarded and un-rewarded is noticeable. This is a real positive for Hugo. I rate his work rate, but also one of the things that mini has got the team doing. They're back doing the work and running (hard).
 
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Mr Brightside

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A tad harsh mid season , however there is 3 players imho we can get more value in draft picks atm and get back into this draft , then they actually will be going forward . Yes I’m expecting abuse :)) However Hugo , Ross and MJ I believe we Tiges see with rose coloured glasses , all maybe Ok , however I believe we need better and if we can trade them then package picks I reckon we could do a deal to get back in this draft and get a pick around 20 . Again we are not in a spot to be getting handy foot soldiers with glaring weaknesses
 

spook

Kick the f*ckin' goal
Jun 18, 2007
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A tad harsh mid season , however there is 3 players imho we can get more value in draft picks atm and get back into this draft , then they actually will be going forward . Yes I’m expecting abuse :)) However Hugo , Ross and MJ I believe we Tiges see with rose coloured glasses , all maybe Ok , however I believe we need better and if we can trade them then package picks I reckon we could do a deal to get back in this draft and get a pick around 20 . Again we are not in a spot to be getting handy foot soldiers with glaring weaknesses
You're not getting pick 20, and anyway that's RCD and Dow territory.
 
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Mr Brightside

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You're not getting pick 20, and anyway that's RCD and Dow territory.
That’s a good point , the way I see it is we’d get a 3rd and 4 th rounders for the lads hopefully package them up with a team needing points and with our own picks we could push up to late teens , not low 20s :))
 

spook

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That’s a good point , the way I see it is we’d get a 3rd and 4 th rounders for the lads hopefully package them up with a team needing points and with our own picks we could push up to late teens , not low 20s :))
3 x pick 45 = 1041 points. 3 x pick 50 = 819.
Pick 18 = 985.

You're probably looking more at pick 25 = 756. Is it worth trading two potential KMac-level footsoldiers and MoJu - who still has huge scope to develop, for the chance to get, what? At 25? A key defender? A second-tier mid? A wingman/flanker/small forward/third tall?
 
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Mr Brightside

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3 x pick 45 = 1041 points. 3 x pick 50 = 819.
Pick 18 = 985.

You're probably looking more at pick 25 = 756. Is it worth trading two potential KMac-level footsoldiers and MoJu - who still has huge scope to develop, for the chance to get, what? At 25? A key defender? A second-tier mid? A wingman/flanker/small forward/third tall?
I don’t think either lad will be able to tie KMacs boots , more then any player I hope MJ proves me very wrong , however his skills are poor and he never gets front and square instinctively, doubt he gets drafted if his name was popadopulous .

Shai went at 28 ish
 
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tigertime2

Our cup runneth over!
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A tad harsh mid season , however there is 3 players imho we can get more value in draft picks atm and get back into this draft , then they actually will be going forward . Yes I’m expecting abuse :)) However Hugo , Ross and MJ I believe we Tiges see with rose coloured glasses , all maybe Ok , however I believe we need better and if we can trade them then package picks I reckon we could do a deal to get back in this draft and get a pick around 20 . Again we are not in a spot to be getting handy foot soldiers with glaring weaknesses
Rance was worse than most players his first 20 games.
 
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CarnTheTiges

This is a REAL tiger
Mar 8, 2004
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I don’t think either lad will be able to tie KMacs boots , more then any player I hope MJ proves me very wrong , however his skills are poor and he never gets front and square instinctively, doubt he gets drafted if his name was popadopulous .

Shai went at 28 ish
Shai went at 29. I hope they went out and bought a Tattslotto ticket after while their luck was still in.
 

tigertime2

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Houli is another one that rose from average to elite after 2016.
Just have to back them in.
 
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Stig

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3 turnovers for the game, although low efficiency. Are you sure you aren't confusing him with a different mullet?
Suggest you watch the replay then see who is dropped this week
Forget about what that stats say
He was handballing to nobody
Missed targets continually