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Silvagni was massacred in the final for Casey Scorpions.
Totally destroyed by a VFL full forward who could not even get drafted or rookied into the AFL.
How would he fare against a top flight AFL full forward.
Please be serious!
Silvagni hadn't trained for 6 weeks and was playing against Physio advice, had cortisone injections leading up and was very underdone,
Podsiadly win the Liston Trophy, is a mature 26 year old and had only been overlooked the season before by the bulldogs because of his age, didn't start playing footy till relatively late as a junior. I think that game can be forgotten about when talking about Silvagni's capabilities.
Silvagni was massacred in the final for Casey Scorpions.
Totally destroyed by a VFL full forward who could not even get drafted or rookied into the AFL.
How would he fare against a top flight AFL full forward.
Please be serious!
Silvagni hadn't trained for 6 weeks and was playing against Physio advice, had cortisone injections leading up and was very underdone,
Podsiadly win the Liston Trophy, is a mature 26 year old and had only been overlooked the season before by the bulldogs because of his age, didn't start playing footy till relatively late as a junior. I think that game can be forgotten about when talking about Silvagni's capabilities.
if he cant play with an injury against a 26yr old who hasnt been picked up even after winning the Liston Trophy what chance has he if he comes up against, Buddy, Roughead, Williams, Fev, Pav,Brown, etc, etc, etc
He is a good.... no nice.... VFL player and that is it... ...he will not get picked up by anyone.....if you are 21 you have to be ready to play AFL and he is not and never will be ready......sorry but the only games we should be looking at are the finals games in VFL to see how good players really are.....not some of the Home and Away VFL games......If you cant play injured and you dont play well in VFL Finals you are not up for AFL footy...
Batnoe wrote:now that we havent recruited him i am all for the idea
yes, he would have been a perfect depth player but he also would have taken the spot that a kid can play
the best thing about our list at the moment is that we are forced to play kids, even if it costs us a game, it is better for the future
our current list wasnt going to give us a flag or we would have already had one!!
Silvagni has just turned 21. IS that old
Do you honestly feel you have a greater understanding of Silvagni's abilities than the recruiters from all 16 afl clubs who have passed on him year after year?...
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Batnoe wrote:now that we havent recruited him i am all for the idea
yes, he would have been a perfect depth player but he also would have taken the spot that a kid can play
the best thing about our list at the moment is that we are forced to play kids, even if it costs us a game, it is better for the future
our current list wasnt going to give us a flag or we would have already had one!!
Silvagni has just turned 21. IS that old
Do you honestly feel you have a greater understanding of Silvagni's abilities than the recruiters from all 16 afl clubs who have passed on him year after year?...
i dont think he is old, just because he played for casey and went alright doesnt mean he should play for the saints. he is still young enough for a rookie spot
i just dont think getting a player of 28 was best for the club and glad we passed- yes he would have gotten a game, but he would have taken another players spot on the list and hinder their development
Sergio Silvagni, a ruckman defender who played many games for Carlton;
Steve Silvagni, Serge's son, a defender (who could kick a goal) played many games for Carlton and was named AFL Full Back of the last century.
Alex Silvagni, a defender who plays for Casey Scorpions and has done nothing to attract the interest of AFL recruiters, despite his surname.
Thank God we didn't even consider him.
From what I've seen at Casey, he's lucky to be playing VFL.
Check your stats with the VFL website before you make stupid statements
he was in the best players six out of eight times till he was injured. He won the Casey Scorpions most consistant player
[quote]Speculation former Demon Nathan Carroll might find a new home at the Saints was also quashed when they used their last selection to draft Begley.
Earlier, St Kilda football manager Greg Hutchison ruled out the possibility of recruiting the defender.
“We told Nathan we wouldn’t draft him in the week,â€
...he will not get picked up by anyone.....if you are 21 you have to be ready to play AFL and he is not and never will be ready......sorry but the only games we should be looking at are the finals games in VFL to see how good players really are.....not some of the Home and Away VFL games......If you cant play injured and you dont play well in VFL Finals you are not up for AFL footy... 
