Armo might play VFL this weekend (only part of the game)

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Armo might play VFL this weekend (only part of the game)

Post: # 1686160Post WellardSaint »

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-18/v ... return-afl

TOUGH St Kilda midfielder David Armitage is on track to return through the VFL this week after two bouts of groin surgery this season,
with retired Saint Sean Dempster helping Armitage's recovery
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good news in an otherwise unhappy week


he has to pull up well from Thursday's training first.
Restricted minutes, if he plays.


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Post: # 1686163Post Sainternist »

Good news. I think we've missed his toughness in the middle.


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Missed his onfield leadership. Would help prevent the soft blowouts if he was playing


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He ain't the answer imo
Really Armitage is a tough, 1 paced mid in a list that has quite a few of these types...


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Post: # 1686225Post WellardSaint »

Teflon wrote:He ain't the answer imo
Really Armitage is a tough, 1 paced mid in a list that has quite a few of these types...
Can he help with on-field leadership and help to arrest a potential blow-out?
He's played 156 games? A bit of experience can help a bit, I'd suggest.

He won't grab a game by the throat like Joel Duckwood, but he would help.


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WellardSaint wrote:
Teflon wrote:He ain't the answer imo
Really Armitage is a tough, 1 paced mid in a list that has quite a few of these types...
Can he help with on-field leadership and help to arrest a potential blow-out?
He's played 156 games? A bit of experience can help a bit, I'd suggest.

He won't grab a game by the throat like Joel Duckwood, but he would help.
On field experience?
Yeah that's lovely but I'm talking bout the future and I'm not sure he's there in 2-3 years when we might challenge and be in that midfield on the last Sat sept
Agree he's no Selwood and unlikely to materially influence a game off his own boot - hence why we desperately need A grade quality and fast


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Who would come out from last week's side if Armo was ready to go now?
Also if 8cres was to get a game - who comes out?


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This is great news!

Where's the love!


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Post: # 1686247Post WellardSaint »

apologies for stealing the thunder from elizabethr...
but I thought all the faithful needed to know asap
to brighten up an otherwise cold dark miserable week that will get horrible on Satdee night at 1025pm AEST


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Only too pleased to see.


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elizabethr wrote:Only too pleased to see.
I just realised something...
Your name "elizabethr" might indicate a familial connection to our favourite #20...

the "r" could be short for...armitage :mrgreen: :shock:

Or then again, your surname could just be Ripley/Ryan/Rogers/Rasmussen/Richardson

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You get the drift :mrgreen: :lol:


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Re: Armo might play VFL this weekend (only part of the game)

Post: # 1686252Post elizabethr »

WellardSaint wrote:
elizabethr wrote:Only too pleased to see.
I just realised something...
Your name "elizabethr" might indicate a familial connection to our favourite #20...

the "r" could be short for...armitage :mrgreen: :shock:

Or then again, your surname could just be Ripley/Ryan/Rogers/Rasmussen/Richardson

Don't mind me, I wear a tinfoil hat and believe in all sorts of conspiracies.
-Moon landing was faked
-9/11 was a false flag by the New World Order+Rothschild family
-aliens built the Egyptian pyramids, Macchu Picchu
-aliens parted the Red Sea to allow Moses and a bunch of folks to escape Ramses

You get the drift :mrgreen: :lol:
Arrŕrrr


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elizabethr wrote:
WellardSaint wrote:
elizabethr wrote:Only too pleased to see.
I just realised something...
Your name "elizabethr" might indicate a familial connection to our favourite #20...

the "r" could be short for...armitage :mrgreen: :shock:

Or then again, your surname could just be Ripley/Ryan/Rogers/Rasmussen/Richardson

Don't mind me, I wear a tinfoil hat and believe in all sorts of conspiracies.
-Moon landing was faked
-9/11 was a false flag by the New World Order+Rothschild family
-aliens built the Egyptian pyramids, Macchu Picchu
-aliens parted the Red Sea to allow Moses and a bunch of folks to escape Ramses

You get the drift :mrgreen: :lol:
Arrŕrrr
A pirate, you say?
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Keelhaul the Scurvy Dog !


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elizabethr wrote:Keelhaul the Scurvy Dog !
Keelhauling - there should be more of it!
Historical Evidence wrote:The process of Keelhauling involves sailor who is stripped and tied so that he cannot swim, with chains or cannonball being tied to his body (usually legs). He was then fastened with two ropes. One from his back to the yard-arm (the widest point of the horizontal structure of the main mast), and other that went from sailor all the way under the ship to the other side of yard-arm. When sailor was dropped in the water the weight will pull him under the waves, but to prevent him going too much under the crew (sometimes entire crew of the ship) will pull on the second rope, forcing the sailors to to move under the ship and touching the hull, eventually raising him up on the other side of the ship.

The punishment here was not focused only on the prospect of drowning (which was a real possibility) but more on the injuries the sailor received while hitting the bottom hull of the ship that was often overgrown with barnacles and other sea life. The cuts received from such close contact could not only cause severe injuries and blood loss, but also the loss of limbs and even in some cases decapitation. The speed of movement while underwater was often crucial in determining how much injuries will sailor get. If the rope was pulled more slowly, weight on the sailor would cause him to go deeper and narrowly miss the barnacles on the hull. But if he was pulled faster, the sailor would remain in contact with the hull during entire underwater travel, causing incredible injuries. During times when underwater sections of the hull were not covered with sea life (if the ship was new or recently cleaned during repairs) or of the ship was too small, keelhauling was done from front to back of the ship. This prolonged the duration the sailor was held underwater. In some cases, Dutch officers pushed an oil-soaked sponge in the victim's mouth, which gave them an opportunity to extract an additional breath of air when they were underwater. Victims of this gruelling torture method were usually not brought back on the ship immediately, and instead were left hanging on the yard-arm as a warning to other sailors.


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Teflon wrote:He ain't the answer imo
Really Armitage is a tough, 1 paced mid in a list that has quite a few of these types...
Yes correct, but at his best, he is better than the others IMO!!!!!


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Post: # 1686395Post Jacks Back »

stonecold wrote:
Teflon wrote:He ain't the answer imo
Really Armitage is a tough, 1 paced mid in a list that has quite a few of these types...
Yes correct, but at his best, he is better than the others IMO!!!!!
So if Armo was fit who would get dropped for him - Steele or Stevens?
And what about if 8cres was also to get a game - who comes out?


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Post: # 1686419Post BackFromUSA »

Armo could play the small forward role brilliantly - aggressive pressure, reliable around goals and is very good overhead as a bonus. Replaces Lonie. Imagine him and a fit Weller hunting and tackling opposition backmen and both are no slouches when in mid field traffic.


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WellardSaint wrote:
elizabethr wrote:Only too pleased to see.
I just realised something...
Your name "elizabethr" might indicate a familial connection to our favourite #20...

the "r" could be short for...armitage :mrgreen: :shock:

Or then again, your surname could just be Ripley/Ryan/Rogers/Rasmussen/Richardson

Don't mind me, I wear a tinfoil hat and believe in all sorts of conspiracies.
-Moon landing was faked
-9/11 was a false flag by the New World Order+Rothschild family
-aliens built the Egyptian pyramids, Macchu Picchu
-aliens parted the Red Sea to allow Moses and a bunch of folks to escape Ramses

You get the drift :mrgreen: :lol:
Or it could just stand for Elizabeth Regina = Queen Elizabeth, Australia's head of state.
Regina is Latin for Queen and Rex is Latin for King.
Simples !


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Post: # 1686435Post elizabethr »

An hour of David =2 hours of anyone else.


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Post: # 1686438Post satchmo »

elizabethr wrote:An hour of David =2 hours of anyone else.
Perhaps your nic should be elizabethx?


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Post: # 1686440Post saintspremiers »

elizabethr wrote:An hour of David =2 hours of anyone else.
Thank you Lizzie. Or "AA" = aunt of Armo


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