Analagous, but Dale Lewis was a fine player who could have been an elite player (and was sometimes elite, I think). Barlow might be a good player, but is currently a below average player.
Also, whereas Dale Lewis was a "footy player", Barlow is an athlete masquarading as a footy player. I am not convinced Barlow has the instinctive smarts (or courage) to realise his atheletic potential as a footy player.
Obviously, he's got at least another season to prove it, but geez, he wants to pull his finger out next year.
He had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.
Oi, you lot! I was talking about his style of humour, NOT comparing him to Boogers playing style!!!
If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhood
I haven't given up on Ed yet but he sure is wobbling on the brink. Its got to be a good sign that he's been given another year!
from memory Kirk only played his first seniors game at 22yrs of age. LRT and dunkley initially had frustrating limitations at the beginning of their careers and who could forget Leo Barry in the forward line........what a change when he found his niche at the backs
didnt Brett Kirk train with us and get delisted twice before making it into the seniors?
Barlow started his first seniors game at 20yrs of age and has now played 25 games at the age of 22.
Probably a make or break kind of year in 2010 so many are saying?
I think so many factors come into play for that statement to be true !
it depends on what the coaches want......if there is no mobile 196cm fella's coming thru that they can use for matchups in the midfield, HF, HB line etc than he will get another chance in 2011........
LRT and Brett Kirk give so many hope........Kirky kicks as average as any midfielder around and he is pretty slow...........find your niche and get bloody good at it. If that is a specialist at coming off the bench and playing where the coach wants you every 5mins in a game for a few seasons or your career.......so be it !
Smith, O'Dywer, Meredith, Thornton, Vespa could all be over taken in 2010 and at the end of 2010 we could be saying that it is their last chance to lift to another level
Only 1 in every 4 Barlows (rookie elevations) make it if they are lucky........I just hope he does and he finds a role that works for the team and the club simply as he is a rare athlete and has potential to be an important footballer to the squad......not necessarily a great footballer but one that fills a need in the 22 most weeks
Gordon elevated to rookie list - Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club
out in front again.......leading a pack uses minimump 8% more energy in a 3km run......
a little trivia
Last edited by Auntie.Gerald; 11th November 2009 at 07:43 AM.
"be tough, only when it gets tough"
When he's good, he's good. Mostly he's just ... Ed.
Next year is make or break.
The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible news
Bookmarks