Massive learning curve for Maaaate. Reckon I might think about joining the Maaaate farce thread in 2024 at the earliest, until then happy for him to trundle around in the magoos n have some fun.
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I know heaps.
I email Dimma each week with what he is doing wrong.
He'll fit right in, there were plenty of others just trundling around last Wednesday
From what I saw on Thursday night, he has mastered the art of putting his hand up when he wants to contest the in the ruck. He has also mastered the art of standing exactly in the middle of the goal square and making all the defenders go around him. Good luck pushing him around in there.
He is a ruckman! Surely there can’t be that much more that he has to learn.
BTW, I can remember seeing an early VFL game from Soldo. He had more than 75 hit outs and less than 3 were to advantage. Most of the rest were either at his own feet or smashed over the boundary line.
it will take Mate a while.
He is a ruckman! Surely there can’t be that much more that he has to learn.
BTW, I can remember seeing an early VFL game from Soldo. He had more than 75 hit outs and less than 3 were to advantage. Most of the rest were either at his own feet or smashed over the boundary line.
it will take Mate a while.
Step 1. Mate needs to learn to widen his stance at ball ups and boundary throw ins and use his legs and core to hold his ground. Once he does that, no one will budge him.
Step 2. Tackle to hurt like Nanks. Maximum damage required. Will give away a couple of frees. And maim some pesky smalls
Step 2. Tackle to hurt like Nanks. Maximum damage required. Will give away a couple of frees. And maim some pesky smalls
You sound like a pesky small.
Becoming a ruckman takes dedication and hard intensity. Knees, elbows, bumps and thumps.
It can take years to develop an adequate mean streak.
But most rucks are spuds. Don't got to learn much beyond the mantra: compete for everything
This will all come in time now that he is concentrating on AFL'
I truly believe we will see a very different player in 12 months time
Im thinking 2025 is about the time he should be playing as our #1 Ruckman if he does make it to that level
Still barely out of basketball mode so we shouldn't expect much from him this season and maybe the next as it will take time to educate in all matters rucking. Meanwhile we have Ryan who seems to be improving fats and now starting to look the goods
I think he's been passing the "advice" onto Simon Goodwin.
Use to email Wallace but he ended up blocking my email address. So had to create several new ones to get through to him.
Who knows, if he took my advice he might have got a premiership
i said we might have a look at him (or at Ryan) for a single game if finals were off the agenda (for five VFL games worth of experience) but carry on by all means
Not sure if this was posted earlier but he needs to learn where to stand for boundary throw-ins. Several times last week he seemed to be a fair distance from where the ball was going to drop. His opponent was happy to stand next to him but ran off him as the ball was in flight and was basically uncontested.
Not looking good for Mate, on the indefinite list which usually means long term. That’d be bad enough if he were an established player but as he’s a newcomer to footy ands the games in him to develop it just means any development gets pushed back further. He’s not going to play seniors this season so it’s on to 2024.
Might be time to cut the cord and look elsewhere, especially blokes that big with crocked backs.
Now the Maggots last week (of course) have guaranteed and AFL rookie cat B spot to another Basketballer heading to the USA, should it not work out.
Benefit for them is he has already played footy as a junior.
They are the Tin Arses of the AFL ...................................
Now the Maggots last week (of course) have guaranteed and AFL rookie cat B spot to another Basketballer heading to the USA, should it not work out.
Benefit for them is he has already played footy as a junior.
They are the Tin Arses of the AFL ...................................
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