#2 Jordan De Goey
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If you are travelling overseas for work or business and are going away for several weeks, then it's easy to get an exit permit, as long as you have a return ticket and are prepared to quarantine upon your return. The people stuck overseas did not have return tickets.Back bucks wrote:With our borders supposedly closed , i didn't think anyone could go overseas or return home, let alone our elite athletes. Not getting political. Just surprised they were allowed to ,given the AFL hub situation the last 2 seasons.
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Definitely RB. However let’s see the final product when he returns and whether the sausage is as good as the sizzle. I certainly hope so.RudeBoy wrote:Let's hope JDG gets super fit. If he does that, he can be the best player in the AFL.
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I think your hot take is a bit harsh. So any player who gets better this year has done so because they only gave 95% effort for Buckley and now they are accessing that last 5%? I'd be happy to accept that a) theres an entirely new coaching panel, b) its a contract year for him; c) he's growing up and maturing (like everyone does...) and d) he might be a bit more excited about the prospect of footy in 2022 because of all these things. All of which mean that his attitudes towards footy/collingwood whatever will continue to evolve.MatthewBoydFanClub wrote:I’m generally supportive of the Collingwood players, but first thing that comes to mind here when I read this is, if we do better than better than expected next year, where was the effort under Nathan Buckley?
And lets not criticise the notion of players only tipping in for a contract year either - happens to almost every player. We could try and 'keep them hungry" with 1 year contracts but that wouldnt work either...
It's never as good/nor bad as it seems...
You might be onto something here - but I think it might be a matter of wants vs needs. He may well be our best forward option, but I suspect he might be our best midfield option too (at least for 2022). In my view I would rather win the midfield battle and take my chances forward (which is kind of whats happened at times in the last couple years) rather than have the guy catch a cold at full forward while we give the oppo 65 inside 50s a game.
Can't wait to see who makes the team, how they are used and what the style looks like next year. Pretty exciting even though I think we will still find wins a little scarce.
Can't wait to see who makes the team, how they are used and what the style looks like next year. Pretty exciting even though I think we will still find wins a little scarce.
It's never as good/nor bad as it seems...
We got lucky piffdog
We have people like Macrae, McInnes, Poulter, T.Brown etc who can possibly make way into the midfield group, hopefully similar to the way Sidey, Wellingham, Beams, Blair did in 2010
I actually think Jack Crisp is our best midfielder being played out of position.
Adding Lipinski is also a huge addition for quality and depth. Even allowing for Pendlebury poise in defense and JDGs power in the forward line our midfield is deep
Adams Crisp Lipinski Sidebottom J.Daicos Hoskin-Elliot Noble MacRae McInnes Poulter T.Brown Bianco
We have people like Macrae, McInnes, Poulter, T.Brown etc who can possibly make way into the midfield group, hopefully similar to the way Sidey, Wellingham, Beams, Blair did in 2010
I actually think Jack Crisp is our best midfielder being played out of position.
Adding Lipinski is also a huge addition for quality and depth. Even allowing for Pendlebury poise in defense and JDGs power in the forward line our midfield is deep
Adams Crisp Lipinski Sidebottom J.Daicos Hoskin-Elliot Noble MacRae McInnes Poulter T.Brown Bianco
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If Degoey doesn't play midfield I reckon a few things will / wont happen.
1. He will look for mid opportunities elsewhere.
2. He wont kick 3 goals a week as the ball wont get down there often or controlled enough.
3. Our young mids will find stoppages very tough.
He was on SEN this morning. Sounded healthy and very keen to take the next step. He aint doing that to play forward.
This has nothing to do with Buckley. Change can trigger change by itself.
1. He will look for mid opportunities elsewhere.
2. He wont kick 3 goals a week as the ball wont get down there often or controlled enough.
3. Our young mids will find stoppages very tough.
He was on SEN this morning. Sounded healthy and very keen to take the next step. He aint doing that to play forward.
This has nothing to do with Buckley. Change can trigger change by itself.
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The whole problem we have with JDG is he is so badly needed in both areas of the ground. If he can get his fitness to a level where he is spending say 60% in the middle, 30% up forward and only needing 10% time on the bench then we'll be better off.
But it needs someone else to step up when he is down forward so he actually gets those opportunities. It's why I so badly wanted Petracca, the 2 of them would have been unstoppable and given oppositions no reprieve.
But it needs someone else to step up when he is down forward so he actually gets those opportunities. It's why I so badly wanted Petracca, the 2 of them would have been unstoppable and given oppositions no reprieve.
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Interview on 7 news tonight, De Goey is apparently training the house down 6 days per week. He wants to do what Petracca did.
https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/de-goey- ... -c-4275453
https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/de-goey- ... -c-4275453
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.