Tippett!!

[aardvark]

Oh well at least he didn't get injured.....

[0918330512]

Oh well at least he didn't get injured.....

Working himself into form

[S.S. Bleeder]

Oh well at least he didn't get injured.....

Don't speak too soon. He copped a Corkie to the hip in the 2nd qtr didn't he? Knowing how fragile he is that might flare up during the week. Got my fingers crossed.

[grarmy]

Working himself into form

Few marks, a couple of kicks, some hard work in the packs and reasonable in the ruck. And no known injury! So yes, working himself into form.

[AnnieH]

Hopefully we'll be lauding an excellent performance.

Yeah but no but yeah but no.

[waswan]

Forat gane in a while working into it
still reckon we need him if we are to do anything in finals

Also reid gets all the mismatches because of Buddy and Tippos work
i couldnt tell you who plays on Reid

[Billericay]

Now they've re-signed Sam Reid do you think they are more likely to try to offload Tippo-the-Dinosaur?

[CureTheSane]

Now they've re-signed Sam Reid do you think they are more likely to try to offload Tippo-the-Dinosaur?

Yep.

[annew]

Now they've re-signed Sam Reid do you think they are more likely to try to offload Tippo-the-Dinosaur?

Nope and I wish the criticism would stop. No player asks to be injured and he is still a handy player.

[CureTheSane]

Asking that question isn't a criticism.
I'm a great fan of Tippo, but tend to agree that he hasn't lived up yo expectations, primarily through injury.
I hope he stays.

But the question as to whether or not we think he will be offloaded at the end of the year is entirely different.
I now think he will go.

[Markwebbos]

Nope and I wish the criticism would stop. No player asks to be injured and he is still a handy player.

I admit he's been injured, but he hasn't put in one decent performance this year.

He isn't mobile enough for me to see a bright future as either a fwd or a ruck.

[goswannies]

I wonder if Tipp's contract was extended with the understanding that he would at worst play out his career predominantly in the NEAFL as a ready made backup ruckman & forward. The reduced rate eased cap pressure, extended his career and gives us a ruck/forward who can step in immediately when required.

Best case is he finally becomes the player we thought we thought we were recruiting. But a handy mature bodied replacement if an emerging tall forward or ruckman if one of our emerging ones goes down.