Alex Cowles

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@Pyeman1932 @Anthonydsmith86 Do you wanna take a mulligan on that one or are you happy to stick with the name of a bloke who plays in the magoos?

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@Buckeye5107 @BooRadley24 @JoeA_NFL He was 6th in QB pressures in the season just gone, with 80 and he’s had the 3rd most over the last 2 years, behind Parsons and Garrett.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@realRick_AUS You’ve literally just described classic symptoms of someone suffering from mania. Antidepressant/antipsychotic, or SSRI prescription meds for mental illness can have profound side effects, even if you just miss 1 dose or take 1 too many – one of those side effects can be mania

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@AaronJacob90 @AF_Hell @realRick_AUS To say that he had to be on ice and that ppl have no idea if they think otherwise, when you’re obv not educated on mental illness and prescription meds is a bit dumb. And then to argue with ppl who are educated on the topic just makes you look like you’ve got the IQ of a pencil.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@AaronJacob90 @AF_Hell @realRick_AUS They’re obviously not talking about Xanax. Antidepressants/antipsychotics, or SSRI meds can have profound side effects if you miss just one dose or take one dose too many. One of those side effects can be mania, and his symptoms and behaviour are a textbook case of mania.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@_BradleyWilliam What role did Young play today? He only had 11 CBA’s and more than 60% of his possession heat map was in the offensive half. I didn’t watch the game, but based on that, I assume he predominantly played as a high half fwd/attacking winger and rotated through the midfield.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@Blazeionn @realRick_AUS I wont’t rip into you for not knowing, because not everyone is across mental illness and/or side effects from strong anti depressant prescription meds, but his reported symptoms leading up to the game and his behaviour throughout were all textbook symptoms of mania – Google it.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@awarech6 @SC___Scout A higher percentage of his possessions come in the defensive half, compared to the offensive half, so the data would suggest that you either don’t watch many North Melbourne games, or that you’ve got no idea what you’re talking about.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@BraydenTalks He started in the fwd line today, then went into the midfield for a bit, then into the backline and then came back into the midfield in a tagging role. That might be ok for a 10+ year veteran, but not a 24 year old, who’s missed a decent chunk of footy lately and is out of touch.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@BraydenTalks I have a feeling that it’s a combination of him coming back from injury, and just being rusty from a lack of continuity, and Carr doing his best to try and make it impossible for him to play well and succeed – he’s got Bergman playing multiple roles, in all 3 lines, every game.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@ns1815 @rohan_connolly Errol Gulden was a Sydney academy player. He would’ve gone in the first round if he was free for all and not already tied to the swans.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@BradKlibansky He had 0 CBAs the other night against Freo and played out of position, purely as a high half forward – he wasn’t even rotating through the midfield the other night – so he’s obviously being eased into the season after his heart issue in the pre season.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@Kangamansen116 @Juryduty81 @stickers_bown You’re not even in the ballpark by saying Dovaston has a lack of fitness, because arguably his biggest strengths are his tank, work rate and ability to work up and down the ground all day. I agree that he’s been a bit fumbly, but you’re off the mark with the fitness comment.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@BennyFalz16 @Shinbonerspod I don’t think Goad would be on limited minutes if he came in, but CCJ only played 58% TOG on Friday anyway, so even if Goad did come in on limited minutes, it’d still be very similar to the role Coleman Jones played for us against Carlton.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@TheBackPocketAU I think you completely missed the point anyway. He’s referring to who he would’ve taken at pick 1, so “at the moment” isn’t really relevant to what he’s saying. You draft players on what they will become and who will have the best career, not what they are “at the moment”.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@TheBackPocketAU Yeah, it probably was, until you listed off those players and then it would seem as though you drank the kool-aid dry and have jumped to number 1 on that list. Lalor, Reid and Ashcroft are fair, but to list Smith, Shanahan and daylight is just dumb.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@james_cockman Assuming that’s Duursma, then I saw his older brother Zane do the same thing in one of his earlier games for North.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@danrisby94 @jdm4LFC @AFL Based on what? It might be a long term injury, but you’ve got absolutely no idea one way or the other. You keep telling everyone it’s long term, like you’re Sydney’s team doctor and have seen his scan results that he won’t even get done until Monday or Tuesday.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@JcDqsh @danrisby94 @ChasGulden @sydneyswans Obviously he’s not sure.

[Alex Cowles @AlexCowles8]

@AFLFantasy There’s way too many players ahead of him in that half back role – laird, cumming, hinge, Milera, Bond and Nankervis. The only way he gets a game in the 1s is as a forward unfortunately for us fantasy players.