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What this thread is missing is how last weekend was New Good Not Bad Rachele
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Lachlan "elite pressure leader" Murphy has 7 goals for the year so 27 is huge27 goals from a small forward playing in a Matthew Nicks coached team is an overachievement
Since Rachele was draftedLachlan "elite pressure leader" Murphy has 7 goals for the year so 27 is huge
The coaches would tell you its not Murphys job to kick goals, its to guard blades of grassSince Rachele was drafted
Rachele - 54 games, kicked 67.52
Murphy - 53 games, kicked 28.28
Would you settle for a comparison to Pickett?We've got to stop these comparisons with the lowest common denominators in our squad as a guide to how Rash is tracking. All they do is highlight the folly of guys like Murphy are getting selected, not how well Josh Rachelle is or is not performing.
Any assessment on where he is at should be made based on what his ceiling is, what he's capable of, and what he's achieving in the context of the things that he can control at this stage of his career.
That's definitely more interesting than comparing him to Murphy, I'll give you that. Would actually be interesting to compare Rash with Picket after the same number of games - not sure how hard that is to do?
DAMMIT If only he kicked more behinds he'd be ahead there too
That's definitely more interesting than comparing him to Murphy, I'll give you that. Would actually be interesting to compare Rash with Picket after the same number of games - not sure how hard that is to do?
The premise is still the same though - I'm less concerned with what his current numbers are, and more with what they could be based on what he's capable of. Put it this way - if he played with the same intensity and effort that he did on the weekend, over the course of the year, there's a pretty good chance alot of these numbers in your comparison above should and probably would be pushing into the 'Elite' territory.
interesting to see Rankine is more a threat inside 50 with number of shot attempts (goals & behinds) also more marks inside 50 and goals assists.
Our smalls pushing way up the ground is a Nicks move, so that's not gonna change for Rachele in the short term at least.interesting to see Rankine is more a threat inside 50 with number of shot attempts (goals & behinds) also more marks inside 50 and goals assists.
Rachele seems to play more up the ground (rebound 50s) which is not what i want to see from a small forward/ high half forward.
Rachele definitely more outside player (uncontested possession).
Its also telling Rankine has had more bounces.... meaning takes the game on more.
Definitely a shit new role Nicks has him playing, neither as a forward or in the midfield which he played very well last year and despite saying all preseason that Rachele will continue his development in the midfield.interesting to see Rankine is more a threat inside 50 with number of shot attempts (goals & behinds) also more marks inside 50 and goals assists.
Rachele seems to play more up the ground (rebound 50s) which is not what i want to see from a small forward/ high half forward.
Rachele definitely more outside player (uncontested possession).
Its also telling Rankine has had more bounces.... meaning takes the game on more.
I'm a bit miffed that Pickett is elite at scoring behinds!
interesting to see Rankine is more a threat inside 50 with number of shot attempts (goals & behinds) also more marks inside 50 and goals assists.
Rachele seems to play more up the ground (rebound 50s) which is not what i want to see from a small forward/ high half forward.
Rachele definitely more outside player (uncontested possession).
Its also telling Rankine has had more bounces.... meaning takes the game on more.
I reckon what’s been established is he isn’t going to be a midfielder, not in the short term anyway.
I think he’s accepted it now and is concentrating on playing his current role to the best of his abilities rather than pining for a midfield move and seeing his current role inferior.
Rankine’s hammys might not be up to him being a full time mid, and Rachele’s tank isn’t either (yet, at least). But they could swap?I still think there’s a place there. He was so good in that role at the start of last year and then it got taken away. I just think it would be a waste to not explore it as an option again.