Player Watch #1: Nick Vlastuin

[SplintWhisky]

They are actually very different roles. Half forward is a half-marathon of running to cover the fat side of the ground in defence and then sprinting into forward 50 to crumb the marking contest or get in behind the defence. I love Nick, but these are not his strengths. Half back is either a rebound defender (like Rioli) or an intercept marking role. Nick has made that intercept marking role his own. He's elite. You don't change that.

Ridiculous take. It's that type of thinking that keeps Balta in the backline and doesn't allow for thr obvious positional shifts like Taranto and Ryan to the half back.

 

[Wrenny]

Ridiculous take. It's that type of thinking that keeps Balta in the backline and doesn't allow for thr obvious positional shifts like Taranto and Ryan to the half back.

Samson Ryan to half back? Now that’s a doozy!

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Samson Ryan to half back? Now that’s a doozy!

to the back paddock more like

 

[energyquant]

to the back paddock more like

We can send him to the "farm" to play with Mate Colina....

 

[SleepingGiant]

Full forward.

 

[Vassp]

Ridiculous take. It's that type of thinking that keeps Balta in the backline and doesn't allow for thr obvious positional shifts like Taranto and Ryan to the half back.

taranto at half back? whats the reasonaing may I ask ?

 

[Daka]

They swing Balta around forward a lot, I honestly think Vlastuin has more talent as a forward.

Mini used him forward at times when he was the senior coach and he kicked goals, I think he is a more reliable set-shot than Balta.