Paul Hunter

[cwrcyn]

Sent forward to engage one of the tall defenders to keep them away from King?

[CURLY]

Sent forward to engage one of the tall defenders to keep them away from King?

Didn’t work they knew he was no threat.

[magnifisaint]

Natanui has some skills and good agility but geez he grabs 2 marks a game and probably has less than 10 possessions. Put him in an average side and he might struggle.

[Ape_Man]

Hunter would know where he is in the pecking order. What he needs to do is just play to his strengths.

He is a massive unit, he should be physically involved at every contest.

So basically, just be like Longer.

That is about perfect for a thrid or fourth picked ruckman.

[Gershwin]

It's funny how people pick on the player who is probably on the lowest contract and has to play on one of the top Ruckmen or in a position that he is unfamiliar with.

I thought he tried hard, contested well and dobbed a goal.

Now try and defend:
Hill
Long
Billings
Crouch
Dunstan

Hill was very good.

Billing’s playing injured

Dunstan was down but wasn’t horrendous

Are you honestly saying that Hill was very good?
I think you have totally lost any credibility now.

[B.M]

I thought Natinui was in the best half dozen on the ground

[B.M]

Thought Hill ran his guts out - never stopped

[CURLY]

It's funny how people pick on the player who is probably on the lowest contract and has to play on one of the top Ruckmen or in a position that he is unfamiliar with.

I thought he tried hard, contested well and dobbed a goal.

Now try and defend:
Hill
Long
Billings
Crouch
Dunstan

Hill was very good.

Billing’s playing injured

Dunstan was down but wasn’t horrendous

Are you honestly saying that Hill was very good?
I think you have totally lost any credibility now.

Yeah your right needs to get 50 touches.

Bloke ran his arse off had 26 touches and used it well.

[B.M]

BEST
West Coast: Sheed, Kelly, Kennedy, Cripps, Darling, Yeo, Naitanui, Hurn
St Kilda: King, Jones, Butler, Ross, Sinclair, Ryder, Hill

[Gershwin]

BEST
West Coast: Sheed, Kelly, Kennedy, Cripps, Darling, Yeo, Naitanui, Hurn
St Kilda: King, Jones, Butler, Ross, Sinclair, Ryder, Hill

Butler ??

[Trev from the Bush]

I thought he was alright today. Was competitive in the Ruck, didn’t do much up forward but could have had two goals if they hadn’t missed an obvious free in the last.

I thought he was all right as well. Maybe I should go to Specsavers again.

[Teflon]

Thanks for coming in Paul....next year we might be ok ....all the best

Exit interview time

[Gershwin]

I thought he was alright today. Was competitive in the Ruck, didn’t do much up forward but could have had two goals if they hadn’t missed an obvious free in the last.

I thought he was all right as well. Maybe I should go to Specsavers again.

Yeah he did ok. Looks a bit gawky so people like to have a go at him.

[B.M]

Gawky?

You mean unco!!!

[CQ SAINT]

Gawky?

You mean unco!!!

They are basically synonyms.

[Crossy66]

Thanks for coming in Paul....next year we might be ok ....all the best

Exit interview time

I wonder how he would go with a proper preseason and a lot of ruck coaching.
I think we will be chasing a better option, so will depend on who's around.

[The Barometer]

Fancy trying to play Hunter in Marshall’s role as a fwd/ruck

He is probably a nice fellow, and an honest state league crash and bash ruck battler

But to get drafted at 28 into an elite system is bizarre

To play as a tall forward even more bizarre

Why didn’t he just come off the bench and Steele rest forward?

Better off with a good footballer in front of the ball

Thought as a third/fourth ruck he wasn’t to bad today. Who would you play ahead of him?

To think there are idiots out there who thought recruiting Ryder was a bad idea. In that case Hunter would have been our number 1 ruckman tonight! Now that would be bizarre!!!!!

[bangaulegend]

I feel for the guy gave it his best shot tried his arse off but not up to AFL standard but that's not his fault we recruited him . I doubt he will get a contract extension but hey he was giving it a crack just not up to it IMO

[Trev from the Bush]

Gawky?

You mean unco!!!

No, he means he did OK.

[kosifantutti]

Sent forward to engage one of the tall defenders to keep them away from King?

Didn’t work they knew he was no threat.

Of course it didn’t work. Max King takes 8 contested marks and kicks six goals every week.

[Impatient Sainter]

BEST
West Coast: Sheed, Kelly, Kennedy, Cripps, Darling, Yeo, Naitanui, Hurn
St Kilda: King, Jones, Butler, Ross, Sinclair, Ryder, Hill

Butler ??

Butler played his best game of the year, 20 disposals and 2 goals.

Ps I just wished he got rid of the habbit of having to kick at goal across his body when running straight at the goals.

[ctqs]

Who else was there to play as the other ruck? Not sure the kid from Sandy has the body to go against someone like Nic Nat just yet.

[Yorkeys]

How about when Paul did get good taps to advantage it surprised everyone and we missed those opportunities. Guy can't win. Much improved effort against one of the best. When he jumped over Nic the umpire paid free on the basis that he presumed it could not have been legal; Eagles goal. See guy can't win. Getting better (fitter?).

[CURLY]

How about when Paul did get good taps to advantage it surprised everyone and we missed those opportunities. Guy can't win. Much improved effort against one of the best. When he jumped over Nic the umpire paid free on the basis that he presumed it could not have been legal; Eagles goal. See guy can't win. Getting better (fitter?).

Replayed that free against Hunter on Nic Nat and still have no idea why it was a free. Nic Nat does that every week and doesn't concede a free.

[older saint]

Hunter was recruited Pre season so that means 18 other cubs passed on him at least 4 times.
The effort if there, its not like Brookes who jumped out of the way of his own shadow, he just isn't good enough. No ones fault and did the best he could with what he has. Any expectations beyond that if unfair