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Date Posted: 19:37 09/09/24 Mon
Author: Rodda83
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 1.146.84.201
Subject: Is leaving them in the vfl too long just developing them into good vfl players?
In reply to: Two-Bob Man 's message, "I think it's part of the way they develop the players" on 10:13 09/09/24 Mon

Used to be you would pump games into top end juniours looking to get that 50 game mark up.

I wonder if too long without the exposure to AFL footy actually stunts their growth just as much as exposing to early?

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Depends -- Optimax, 20:08 09/09/24 Mon
- Didn't Michael Tuck play 100 ressie games b4 playing seniors? (NT) -- Bux I am your Father, 21:32 09/09/24 Mon
  - Yes, started ressies at 17 as a full forward (NT) -- Optimax, 21:41 09/09/24 Mon
    - Tuck played 50 reserves games -- Freezercrowd, 07:40 10/09/24 Tue
      - Hawthorn directly benefited from Melbourne sprawling eastward into its zone. (NT) -- Terry Boulder, 10:32 10/09/24 Tue
  - He played in a non professional league, the gap is greater now imo. (NT) -- Rodda83, 10:36 10/09/24 Tue
  - It's a different competition. -- Porter, 12:07 12/09/24 Thu
- One issue is the declining standard of the VFL. -- Josh, 09:35 10/09/24 Tue
  - Yep - reasonable point, Josh. -- Two-Bob Man, 10:57 10/09/24 Tue
    - The comment on the declining standard of the VFL reinforces the need to provide -- Annabelle, 21:22 12/09/24 Thu

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