Opinion Commentary & Media VII

[Samsquanch]

Apart from Larks, what good smokeys have we rookied or taken late in recent times?

Err... Benny Brown?

 

[The Dingrel]

Yeah, particularly the half and forward flanks and the wings, to both apply defensive pressure and to move the ball a lot quicker when we rebound. It is why anyone on the shorter side that doesn't have speed or elite kicking should be on the chopping block.

I do think good kicking skills is more important than speed though, if you can hit targets you can still move the ball even through congestion.

yup, Usain Bolt can't keep up with a well kicked ball! ultimately though guys playing on the inside are generally going to be rushing kicks and under pressure.....balance is important, first disposal a handball to a guy in space under less pressure.....those are the guys that need to be quick, or pinpoint kicks, or better still be both. TT is our best example of that. I think that's really important rather than the hack kicks under pressure out of the middle that we've seen from Jy at times, JZ before him, and even going back to Simmo. Entry inside forward 50 has been our biggest issue in recent years I think, and that has been in large part due to slow ball movement. We got a good glimpse of what it could look like against the Suns.

 

[ferball]

yup, Usain Bolt can't keep up with a well kicked ball! ultimately though guys playing on the inside are generally going to be rushing kicks and under pressure.....balance is important, first disposal a handball to a guy in space under less pressure.....those are the guys that need to be quick, or pinpoint kicks, or better still be both. TT is our best example of that. I think that's really important rather than the hack kicks under pressure out of the middle that we've seen from Jy at times, JZ before him, and even going back to Simmo. Entry inside forward 50 has been our biggest issue in recent years I think, and that has been in large part due to slow ball movement. We got a good glimpse of what it could look like against the Suns.

The hack kick from a contest is standard across the comp. Lots of players do it, including LDU, but not all the time like JZ used to. That was part of the game Scott's plan I reckon.

It basically happens under pressure when the opposition mids are on top and the side doing the hack kick can't get spread or separation upfield. Which is why speed is important. Not so much because you're moving the ball quickly with run and carry but because you need to get into position to receive the ball under the least amount of pressure possible, both spreading from the contest and upfield where the ball is going.

 

[The Dingrel]

Err... Benny Brown?

Zurhaar

 

[Gasometer]

This is a good listen. Greg Miller always entertaining.

Wats it about

 

[berniemccarthy]

This is a good listen. Greg Miller always entertaining.

 

[berniemccarthy]

Wats it about

A mix of SM going to Sydney and the Carey Longmire heist.the second one very funny at times.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Gasometer]

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“Bont is simply the best”

That’s why we should never underestimate his ability to ruin us every time we play them

Every time

 

[Makeshift Park]

I like Quaynor, and I'm glad he's getting good wraps, but this suggestion that he played better football this year than Sheezel?

Pull the other one mate.

Sheeze demolishes him in nearly every statistical category.

 

[Gasometer]

The obvious miss is Sheez for Breust

 

[Gasometer]

I like Quaynor, and I'm glad he's getting good wraps, but this suggestion that he played better football this year than Sheezel?

Pull the other one mate.

Sheeze demolishes him in nearly every statistical category.

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I stopped at “like”

 

[Makeshift Park]

I stopped at “like”

I mean without him, we never would have experienced this.

 

[Gasometer]

I mean without him, we never would have experienced this.

My apologies

Grumpy old moment there; I thought it read Maynard…yeh go figure…

I like him also

Play on

 

[zoomba23]

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Not a bad list. There is one glaring omission though, and it rhymes with Smell Pee Poo

 

[Gasometer]

Not a bad list. There is one glaring omission though, and it rhymes with Smell Pee Poo

Boop boop bee doo?

 

[North Viking]

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I foresee that next year we may have upto 4-5 players in the top 50.

Sheeze will make the top 50 next year. Commentators cannot keep ignoring his influence.

Larkey - enough said.

LDU - if he plays a whole season not only will he become a top 5 mid in the comp he will go close to winning the brownlow

TT- plays a full season with his head in the right space and watch him turn the competition on its head. Clearly one of the most gifted players I have seen.

Wardlaw - gets his body right and skies the limit.

Exciting times ahead for us. Onwards and upwards. Can’t wait till next year.

 

[Higgo2Froggy]

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Love that every other player gets a wrap for how good they are and then Souv's little section is all about what Oscar Allen did and didn't do - as if Robbo had to justify why the bloke that came 3rd in the Coleman and was named All-Australian (all while playing in a team that won 3 games) warranted being in the top 50 players in the comp.

 

[Samsquanch]

Love that every other player gets a wrap for how good they are and then Souv's little section is all about what Oscar Allen did and didn't do - as if Robbo had to justify why the bloke that came 3rd in the Coleman and was named All-Australian (all while playing in a team that won 3 games) warranted being in the top 50 players in the comp.

Sounds like he'd rather have picked Oscar but evidence simply couldn't justify it.

In any case lists like this are just filler. Tomorrow's recycling.

 

[Gasometer]

I foresee that next year we may have upto 4-5 players in the top 50.

Sheeze will make the top 50 next year. Commentators cannot keep ignoring his influence.

Larkey - enough said.

LDU - if he plays a whole season not only will he become a top 5 mid in the comp he will go close to winning the brownlow

TT- plays a full season with his head in the right space and watch him turn the competition on its head. Clearly one of the most gifted players I have seen.

Wardlaw - gets his body right and skies the limit.

Exciting times ahead for us. Onwards and upwards. Can’t wait till next year.

We going Top 3?

 

[Whisper in the Wind]

"My AA team came down to Liberatore or Viney on the bench. I settled on Libba."

 

[Passmore]

Robbo's top 50 must be a highlight for a players involved.

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[gokangas]

Robbo's top 50 must be a highlight for a players involved.

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They would frame the page and straight to the pool room.

 

[koshari]

reid whacks corn frances

 

[DuckYeah]

reid whacks corn frances

So Reid isnt breastfed at 18?