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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:28 am 
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Robert Walls

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bondiblue wrote:
dablues wrote:
I love a mongrel.


I miss mongrel.

So underrated, just as were footballers when athletes were more important.

Furthermore, the talent pool has been diluted by extra teams GWS and GCS.

Those 2 combined and the mongrels are gone.
I used to look at Vin Waite and John Nichols in awe.
Then there was quiet achievers with heaps of mongrel like Towns and Mangels.

I could go on.

Modern times Hodge, Wines, Selwood...they're all sniping pricks.

We haven't got any.
Willo always threatens to be, but not proactively hard.


Willo just needs to get through this year unscathed. I think he is still worried his body will give way and it's holding him back
Hopefully, the medicos and specialists keep checking on his previous injuries and are reassuring him the worst is behind him
When he begins to trust his body more, the grit and white line fever will return
If you had told me 6 months ago he'd play most of the season, I would not have believed it

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:51 am 
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Good post 99 agree just needs continuity of games and confidence in his body
Only played about 30 games all up
Is starting to develop nicely -will really start impacting when he hits about 50 game mark

Yes makes some mistakes but needs to continue to take the game on


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:26 pm 
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Alex Jesaulenko

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99prelim wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
dablues wrote:
I love a mongrel.


I miss mongrel.

So underrated, just as were footballers when athletes were more important.

Furthermore, the talent pool has been diluted by extra teams GWS and GCS.

Those 2 combined and the mongrels are gone.
I used to look at Vin Waite and John Nichols in awe.
Then there was quiet achievers with heaps of mongrel like Towns and Mangels.

I could go on.

Modern times Hodge, Wines, Selwood...they're all sniping pricks.

We haven't got any.
Willo always threatens to be, but not proactively hard.


Willo just needs to get through this year unscathed. I think he is still worried his body will give way and it's holding him back
Hopefully, the medicos and specialists keep checking on his previous injuries and are reassuring him the worst is behind him
When he begins to trust his body more, the grit and white line fever will return
If you had told me 6 months ago he'd play most of the season, I would not have believed it


I can see something is holding him back too.

He doesn't show any fear when he wants to attack and break lines.
Its his decision making I see as the problem. He's running into trouble too much, but I guess he will learn about his limitations.

Maybe its like frank suggests, he will be good after 50 games. He is still young and raw.

Paul Bower was a pick 20 or something around that. He played nearly 100 games. Because we were desperate to develop the young, let alone the cupboard being bare, he too was gifted games. He ran into trouble a lot, and continued to do so when he passed 50 games. I hope Willo doesn't do that.

We all live in hope.

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:47 am 
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Good comparison there, Bondi.

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