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View Poll Results: Which player will play his first AFL game for the Dogs in 2023?

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  • Jedd Busslinger

    1 3.85%
  • Charlie Clarke

    16 61.54%
  • Harvey Gallagher

    8 30.77%
  • Cody Raak

    0 0%
  • Whoever we pick up in the SSP

    0 0%
  • None of them

    1 3.85%
  • Arty Jones

    0 0%
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    Which player is first to get a game?

    The following players haven't played AFL yet.

    Which player do you think will be first to make their debut and will it be this year?


    • Busslinger, Jedd
    • Clarke, Charlie
    • Gallagher, Harvey
    • Jones, Arthur
    • Raak, Cody R
    Last edited by bornadog; 11-01-2023 at 11:17 AM.
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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Clarke

    This needs to be a poll.

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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    The following players haven't played AFL yet.

    Which player do you think will be first to make their debut and will it be this year?


    • Clarke, Charlie
    • Gallagher, Harvey
    • Jones, Arthur
    • Raak, Cody R
    Have you excluded Busslinger for any particular reason?
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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Have you excluded Busslinger for any particular reason?
    Thanks, cut and paste mistake
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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Yeah Charlie Clarke will get first taste, I can see him being played for his energy alone not to mention he has a skill set applicable to a position of need.

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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Quote Originally Posted by MrMahatma View Post
    Clarke

    This needs to be a poll.
    Good idea. GVGjr, is that possible to edit?
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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Good idea. GVGjr, is that possible to edit?
    I think you need to start another thread. It doesn't look like I can add a poll to an existing thread.
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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Clarke is seed one but Gallagher's impressive aerobic capacity, footskills, versatility and being a bit older makes him a pretty close second IMO.

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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    I think Gallagher.
    What should I tell her? She's going to ask.

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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Jones.

    For no reason I can think of other than I reckon we will want to give him a debut at some point.

    Still not sure where his best position is. Hopefully not an in between player as he seems like a really likeable kid.

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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    I'm going to go with Harvey Wallbanger too. He is an overage NAB Cup draftee, he will be 19 and a half by Round 1. He was the captain of Sandhurst FC and seems to have a very mature outlook on his footy career. I suspect he has the skill set, versatility and the ability to rack up possessions in the VFL to catch the eye of the match committee pretty quickly.
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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Jones and Gallagher seem the most advanced.
    We brought in a mature wing option, so that pushes Jones back a bit.

    I'll go Gallagher as Duryea may not be too durable this year and our young smaller/medium defenders have often gotten a game or two early (e.g. Butler, Clearly)
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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mofra View Post
    I'll go Gallagher as Duryea may not be too durable this year and our young smaller/medium defenders have often gotten a game or two early (e.g. Butler, Clearly)
    It's a clear role. Go and play on 'him'. Pretty easy for a young player to understand and fit in.
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    Re: Which player is first to get a game?

    I suspect it will be a race between Clarke and Gallagher. Whoever can get through January with the least amount of interrupted training sessions will get their nose in front. I'll go with Gallagher.
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    Which player is first to get a game?

    Added a poll by merging 2 threads.
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