Really like the way he's coming along now.

Yeah he made some mistakes yesterday but overall he's really coming out of his shell and starting to blossom.

It was absolutely crucial that he kicked on and is a big relief to all that he is.

Really helping and so important to the list structure.

A big tick to the recruiters and the developers.

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There's so much I could say...

Well done Aussie...Hang in there mate !

Will tell the Bays to put your name up on the honour board ASAP

STRIKER !

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Go to http://www.snoutslouts.org/ for a look at the mighty GFC...

Made a great supporting run down the right wing for us in the first quarter that really grabbed my attention.

Thought it was Russell steaming along, scooping the ball off the deck cleanly at full stretch and dishing it off to a team mate in space, only to look closer and realise it was Austin.

May not have the elite burst for a FB but just keeps motoring.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

I think Jamo will take the goalsquare fullforwards and Aussie will play a more mobile role up the field.

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There's so much I could say...

bloody bloody good player

tipped it early i did

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Love Cricket? Love me

did a 2.9 something in the draft camp

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Love Cricket? Love me

I thought he was absolutely atrocious yesterday. Very undisciplined

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#23: Lachlan Henderson

Sounds about right.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Austin is my man.

I spotted Oz on ABC2 in his debut with Glenelg.

The irony.

Link

Suban.

cant stop laughing that yet another player got reported for belting suban. . . can only hope they play sydney again and have barry hall put him on his ass for good as an exit to his career before barry goes into boxing.

As for aussie, i think mcpharlin beat him yesterday, but he also had some important touches in close contests. I like him as a player, he'll get more games before hopefully holding a fulltime position next year.

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Cuck Follingwood

1 week holiday for Curly

maybe we'll get to see Harts this week

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C'mon Blueboys!

Was on the Aussie bandwagon two years ago...
He's versatile, a potential swingman and wingman.
How about a carousel around CHB, CHF and wing in 2010 with Waite, O'Hailpin and Aussie?

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Bawditawaba

Ohh man, Strikers league debut for the Bays was a shocker

Luckily he's improved

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Go to http://www.snoutslouts.org/ for a look at the mighty GFC...

He will be a good player , but the last 2 games have been very ordinary indeed .

Against Essendon* he was our worst player , and got towelled up by Freo as well .

Before that though , he was looking pretty good . Plenty of work to do , but he'll make the grade .

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Get the facts first.
Then you can distort them at your leisure.

I dont mind him.....he showed some physicality towards that muppet Ballantyne and some others and I'm all for that, he just needs to get smarter and wiser and he will be a valuable player.
Like to see him persisted with down back and given the odd run down forward as he can take a mark and kick straight...
Needs the right opponents when down back and the coach has to be careful he doesnt get caught out in mismatches vs smarter ground players.....

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"When you have the attitude of a champion, you see adversity as your
training partner."
- Conor Gillen

Using 20/20 hindsight - with Aussie coming along so nicely - we actually may have been better off using Bower as the sweetener in the Judd deal.

Not saying I am not a fan of Bower (I am)- but with Jamo at Full Back, Austin at CHB with Thornton as the third tall defender - Bower and Austin are almost interchangeable - and Kennedy at CHF just about completes the spine with Waite and O'hAilpin the swingmen.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

In this game, the 17 year old Austin was playing on the former Bulldog and Docker Hargraves who was well over 100 kgs at just 192 cms.

Austin showed he knew where to position himself as a backman, but was fighting out of his weight division against a former AFL player and gun SANFL forward.

Gibbs thought it was funny.

That would have taken our problem at one end and put it at the other, really.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

It wasn't really an option anyway. West Coast wanted Kennedy and that was that.

Bower has been much better than Kennedy since the trade anyway.

Hampson back to the Gold Coast and Kennedy back at Carlton........... save this post for future reference