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I'm definitely keen on Parish this year. I was tempted last season but held off because I was worried by his low ceiling- he'd only scored two tons before last season. He showed he's capable of bigger games last year and his average would've looked better without a concussion affected 26 in round 20.He averaged 108 last season when getting 10+ contested possessions so a more inside role could be huge.
I think it was injury in 2017 and 2018. Quick google reveals calf injury in 2017 and then a return via VFL. In 2018, he was dropped and then broke his thumb in the VFL (which kept him out for two months).
He was not selected for some reason in R1 2019 and then he got concussed I think late in the year for 26 and missed the following week.
2016 was his debut year and I presume his missed games would’ve just been rests.
I don’t think he is “injury prone” per se. Mixture of drops and injuries which has meant he has never done 22 games
He was not selected for some reason in R1 2019 and then he got concussed I think late in the year for 26 and missed the following week.
2016 was his debut year and I presume his missed games would’ve just been rests.
I don’t think he is “injury prone” per se. Mixture of drops and injuries which has meant he has never done 22 games
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Really suprised to not see much discussion or love for Rozee - are people worried about the 2nd year blues?
108 SC from 57% was hard to ignore in the first Marsh and could be good alternative to the Wingard/Acres (inj) / Brayshaw / Parish F3/4 spot. Did he get concussed though?
Will be watching his furture Marsh games with interest
108 SC from 57% was hard to ignore in the first Marsh and could be good alternative to the Wingard/Acres (inj) / Brayshaw / Parish F3/4 spot. Did he get concussed though?
Will be watching his furture Marsh games with interest
He is on my radar still, one I was considering even before Marsh 1. He is awkwardly priced, needs to put out keeper numbers to be a good selection, and I'm not sure he can do that consistently. If he has another strong game I might consider taking a punt on him, but I try to not rely on pre-season form too much.
As a general rule of most of us here tend to be very hesitant of second year players backing up a great debut season. Not so much because of the second year blues but more because they are often mid priced with not much cash to generate, so you are backing them to become a premium in their second year which is a very rare occurrence.
Although Clayton Oliver for mine proved the exception to the rule, making me me loosen my stance on this philosophy when be bagged at 111 ave from 22 in his second year after his first season ave of 70.
Although Clayton Oliver for mine proved the exception to the rule, making me me loosen my stance on this philosophy when be bagged at 111 ave from 22 in his second year after his first season ave of 70.
Surely Macrae, Wines & Dusty are part of that group as well.
Being able to select him in a position other than Ruck or MID bridges the gap that one needs to close. He's also starting from a 1st year base that is higher than most of those mentioned. I liken him to Wingard, same team, same type of player, etc. so no reason why he can't replicate the same trajectory.
Being able to select him in a position other than Ruck or MID bridges the gap that one needs to close. He's also starting from a 1st year base that is higher than most of those mentioned. I liken him to Wingard, same team, same type of player, etc. so no reason why he can't replicate the same trajectory.
Good call but I guess I was thinking more from an SC selection perspective, I think Macrae/Wines/Dusty were mid only so were not good picks SC wise. But they did breakout to 100 which would be good enough for a fwd.
To be fair, I like the Rozee pick. The second year rule as you highlighted seems to have quite a few exceptions so much so that I’m wondering what the rule is. I still will take the wait and see approach though!
To be fair, I like the Rozee pick. The second year rule as you highlighted seems to have quite a few exceptions so much so that I’m wondering what the rule is. I still will take the wait and see approach though!
He has been in my team all preseason and was really looking to see his role for M2. However, with the rescheduling of the Port/StK game and the lack of viable on-field Rookies in the FWD line, I'm reconsidering his position in my team. I would need to be sure that I can get my team to a position to be able to cover his R11 bye, meaning that I have to focus on upgrading my FWD as a priority. Not impossible by any means, but I would like to be able to control that scenario which I feel is no guarantee once we hit the ground running.
