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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
someone get the rule book outCan Ashby and Gleeson play in the same side?
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Both are serviceable backmen but harsh reality is both have a poor skill levelsomeone get the rule book out
Yes.Can Ashby and Gleeson play in the same side?
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Ashby yeah, but Gleeson is a pretty good kick usually. In fact if you put Gleeson's skills into Ashby he'd be the perfect back pocket.Both are serviceable backmen but harsh reality is both have a poor skill level
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Both are serviceable backmen but harsh reality is both have a poor skill level
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Yes.
In fact if you put Gleeson's skills into Ashby he'd be the perfect back pocket.
someone get the rule book out
Name one good HBF with poor kicking skills.Ashby should have been in the team weeks ago - Ashby is well and truly AFL standard, outside of his kicking.
AFL standard as you say yet he is below average at the most fundamental skill of the sport - so many goals are scored from turn-overs now, last thing we need is another player with terrible foot skills in the team turning the ball over at HB.Ashby should have been in the team weeks ago - Ashby is well and truly AFL standard, outside of his kicking.
Tippa's skills in Ashby .Yes.
Ashby yeah, but Gleeson is a pretty good kick usually. In fact if you put Gleeson's skills into Ashby he'd be the perfect back pocket.
Boyd isn't exactly renowned for themName one good HBF with poor kicking skills.
Can someone show him where the gym is? Why do he and Gleeson look nearly the same size as there draft years?
Can someone show him where the gym is? Why do he and Gleeson look nearly the same size as there draft years?
That made me giggle. Gold.someone get the rule book out
Boyd's improved out of sight after moving from the midfield to a back flank. He just consistently hits targets.Boyd isn't exactly renowned for them
Name one good HBF with poor kicking skills.
Boyd's improved out of sight after moving from the midfield to a back flank. He just consistently hits targets.
Midfielders and forwards are being moved to defence because of their footskills. Being able to consistently hit targets coming out of defence is now regarded as more important than defending itself.
Agree with this. I actually think they have very similar kicks. Gleeson just generally shows more dash out of defence (although hasn't done that as well this season) and has showed more composure than Ashby in the past (again not so much this season). Surely Ashby gets a run sooner rather than later. Tbh I don't really care which one of them is better or who makes it as long as one of them improves and can become a solid best 22 player.IMO around 50% of AFL players have only average kicking skills - Ashby needs to push harder to get into that 50% - Of course he could handball more as part of his game - As a point of comparison, I rate Gleeson's kicking only a little bit higher than Ashby.
And what % of HBF's have average disposal? I'd suggest many more fit into the above average/elite category. Gleeson is also a below average kick too, which is why I doubt over him long term.IMO around 50% of AFL players have only average kicking skills - Ashby needs to push harder to get into that 50% - Of course he could handball more as part of his game - As a point of comparison, I rate Gleeson's kicking only a little bit higher than Ashby.
You basically repeated what I just said.Boyd's footskills have improved immeasurably since moving to defence - Boyd's kicking skills were putrid as a midfielder, but he still made AA - Moral is if the other parts of your game are strong you can still make it without being a good kick.
And what % of HBF's have average disposal? I'd suggest many more fit into the above average/elite category. Gleeson is also a below average kick too, which is why I doubt over him long term.
You basically repeated what I just said.
Moral is that you can't make it as a small defender if your skills and decision making are poor.
No.Hasn't he spent a bit of time forward previous seasons in the vfl? Could be given some time there in the ones to have more of a look at him I woulda thought