Toast Toby love thread

[Andre the Giant]

This bloke has to stay fit for us to cause some trouble, he is the X Factor.

My mates down here call him the C Factor but all agree they would love him to play for their team!

 

[Cmarsh]

This bloke has to stay fit for us to cause some trouble, he is the X Factor.

My mates down here call him the C Factor but all agree they would love him to play for their team!

It was pretty noticeable the Richmond fans booing him at the ground last night. That's some respect from oppo fans for a guy who has barely played a game this year.

 

[Andre the Giant]

Bit of nostalgia, young Toby!

 

[Smartest Brain]

Loved hearing the crowd cheer for him every time he came on the ground, great stuff. Decent comeback game for him, obviously not match fit yet but he could get close by finals.

 

[van peebles]

Great players kick the last goal of close games.
Great players are still in the mix at the end of tuff hard games

 

[van peebles]

Hes getting some good run in his legs before finals.

 

[Giant Strides]

That first goal of his today was a scorcher!

 

[Teeso]

Hes getting some good run in his legs before finals.

Would love to see Toby really hit his strides together with Jezza, Himmelberg, De Boer, Griffen and Langdon in the coming weeks. Feel like that forward line will have good balance and potency supplemented by Lloyd/Reid, Daniels, Lobb and the mids.

 

[Colonial]

Will be another few weeks till Greene is at his best.

Though 2 goals is nothing to sneeze at.

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[van peebles]

Is Dawson becoming the 2nd most popular player among the playing group? ????

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

The Toby rule: AFL may outlaw use of studs - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-03/the-toby-rule-afl-may-outlaw-use-of-studs

Toby might do what very few players have ever done, force a change in the rules to try and contain him.

Only one player I can think of has done it in my lifetime. The great comb-over

 

[ZEV]

The Toby rule: AFL may outlaw use of studs - http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-03/the-toby-rule-afl-may-outlaw-use-of-studs

Toby might do what very few players have ever done, force a change in the rules to try and contain him.

Only one player I can think of has done it in my lifetime. The great comb-over

James Clement rule - hands on the back

but well done to Toby!

 

[dlanod]

I'm ok with outlawing the usage of studs. It is moderately likely to cause injury compared to most "football actions" and I think Toby would just start raising a knee instead, which is more sustainable.

He can join Darren Jolly, who is largely responsible for the "one metre separation at boundary throw-ins" rule after tackling opposing ruckmen throughout 2012 to make up for his loss of athleticism.

 

[Smartest Brain]

I'm ok with outlawing the usage of studs. It is moderately likely to cause injury compared to most "football actions" and I think Toby would just start raising a knee instead, which is more sustainable.

He can join Darren Jolly, who is largely responsible for the "one metre separation at boundary throw-ins" rule after tackling opposing ruckmen throughout 2012 to make up for his loss of athleticism.

Just more softening of the game to appeal to soccer mums. I like Toby's use of the leg to get distance and the way it stops players recklessly flying backwards into contests to show "courage". In this case it is easy for him to mainly use the knee instead and achieve similar effect but a knee to the head/back/ribs is often worse than a foot that acts like a piston to protect space.

<rant>When will the fools in charge of violent leagues like the NFL and Aussie Rules realize a lot of the attraction is the fact it is a rough, violent game. Do they think boxing and the UFC cares much about CTE? For some reason it is "understood" if you get hit a lot in those sports that you will suffer brain damage but we pretend that playing football should be safe? There is literally nothing you can do except change the game drastically and then what are we watching exactly? Touch football.</rant>

 

[Colonial]

I do find it strange that the foot out to protect space is banned and the media act outraged demanding weeks.
Yet
Hits to the head they brush off as incidents.
Boots in the back and head while going for a mark are ok.



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[Smartest Brain]

I do find it strange that the foot out to protect space is banned and the media act outraged demanding weeks.
Yet
Hits to the head they brush off as incidents.
Boots in the back and head while going for a mark are ok.

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GWS are easy targets for the VICmedia, they dislike the amount of talent the team has and constantly want to put the team down.

The strange thing is like I said the foot acting like a piston in the way Toby used it, even if it does some damage like any action on the AFL field, would be preferred over a knee to the head or ribs. I am sure this is why Toby did it in the first place, to protect the other players from the damage he could easily have done to them!

 

[Emnonok Obrocassi]

He’s just protecting his space. This is crazy.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

The greatest.
The all time greatest giant.
The gun of all guns.
Just WOW.
Every club jealous of you guys.
Just a champion everybody should be proud of.
WHAT A LEADER.
Congratulations all giant and Toby supporters.

 

[norway blue]

Love Toby. He’s a captain. What a pure footballer. Well done Giants.


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[DowJone23]

Guy is an absolute legend. Plays with heart and skill. Deserves all the success that comes his way

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

In some pretty elite company

 

[Colonial]

 

[norway blue]

I loved the unassuming interview he did a while back. Isn’t he studying two degrees also.


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[XhazzafootyX]

He is something else. Will go down as the greatest giant ever. Thank god he’s never been swayed to come back to Melbourne

 

[GWS Goose]

Toby has slowly won over opposition fans and it is great to see.
I love him,