Player Watch #2: Jacob van Rooyen – re-signed until 2029

[A11dAtP0w3R]

He would have gone off and sulked in the pocket, right in line for all our F50 deliveries ironically.

Got the sooks up late vs Carlton on the weekend coz the GWS mids couldn't precisely drop passes over his opponents head while he sat in the goal square doing **** all.

 

[Topkent]

Went from being one of the most enjoyable young blokes to watch to being one of the must putrid. Went from playing young KPF footy to playing crap free kick chasing being there for a paycheck footy.

 

[danster168]

Is Chris from Camberwell danster?

lol, my views on Van Rooyen are well documented. I think sometimes we forget that Goodwin played Fritsch in the backline for a full season. Regardless of injuries this has shown to be a horrendous move. I think delaying Van Rooyen for a year when he is clearly our best key forward is going to be pretty clear. But it's all in the past now.

 

[pjfairbairn]

lol, my views on Van Rooyen are well documented. I think sometimes we forget that Goodwin played Fritsch in the backline for a full season. Regardless of injuries this has shown to be a horrendous move. I think delaying Van Rooyen for a year when he is clearly our best key forward is going to be pretty clear. But it's all in the past now.

When the **** did Goody play Fritta in the backline for a full season?

 

[schmuttt]

When the * did Goody play Fritta in the backline for a full season?

In fairness to Danster Goody started playing him un defence in 2019 until a switch midway through the year. Not a full season but they definitely committed to it for a while.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

I remember Goody talking about Slick after the granny and he said something like "some idiot coach wanted to play him in defence in 2018"

 

[Bluelegs]

Didn't we also try Harmes at half back for a bit?

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Didn't we also try Harmes at half back for a bit?

He was utterly useless. Slick at least had a few good games, us winning at the SCG vs the Swans seems to ring a bell where Slick played a very good game in defence.

 

[mrmonkey]

In fairness to Danster Goody started playing him un defence in 2019 until a switch midway through the year. Not a full season but they definitely committed to it for a while.

To memory he played in the backline in the 2018 preliminary final, you know the game where we went goalless for the first half.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

To memory he played in the backline in the 2018 preliminary final, you know the game where we went goalless for the first half.

Na, he was dropped for Joel Smith that week. Crazy Goody.

 

[Johnny Karate]

To memory he played in the backline in the 2018 preliminary final, you know the game where we went goalless for the first half.

Fritsch went absolutely missing that day. Probably cost us the game tbh.

 

[mrmonkey]

Fritsch went absolutely missing that day. Probably cost us the game tbh.

Would have kicked 20 for sure

 

[stEdy]

Goody played Fritsch back because he could actually mark the footy and we needed interceptors.

Lever was out with a knee and May was still drinking schooners on the GC. We had dumb and dumber (Omac and Frost) as our KPDs in 2018.

It didn't really work out but I could understand the reasoning.

 

[Topkent]

Goody played Fritsch back because he could actually mark the footy and we needed interceptors.

Lever was out with a knee and May was still drinking schooners on the GC. We had dumb and dumber (Omac and Frost) as our KPDs in 2018.

It didn't really work out but I could understand the reasoning.

Yeah I agree. We were desperate for anyone who could win it in defence not just half a contest.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

I think it was mainly cause he was a good ball user and we have none back there apart from Hibbo.

 

[stEdy]

And in 2018 we had peak Tmac/Weideman/Hogan combo. No room up forward for Fritsch with that kind of firepower

 

[Tulip]

Fritsch was actually pretty good down back! A bit Brad Green

Brad Green

Age

43

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

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Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

10.3

4star

HB

5.9

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.2

2star

K

5.8

3star

HB

1.4

2star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.4

5star

-esque when he moved down there and made AA. Completely wasted though, given he doesn't have Green's extra step and is ostensibly the best medium forward in the league.

 

[Topkent]

Fritsch was actually pretty good down back! A bit Brad Green-esque when he moved down there and made AA. Completely wasted though, given he doesn't have Green's extra step and is ostensibly the best medium forward in the league.

Reckon you're very confused here. Green was never an AA defender. He was a midfielder that did have a AA squad season as a forward though after starting as a forward aswell.

 

[schmuttt]

Fritsch was actually pretty good down back! A bit Brad Green-esque when he moved down there and made AA. Completely wasted though, given he doesn't have Green's extra step and is ostensibly the best medium forward in the league.

Green was never AA. Made the squad in 2010 playing as a forward.

 

[Topkent]

In fact until Gawn came along I feel like Frawley, Jamar and McDonald were our only AAs from 2007-whenever Gawns first was guessing ~2017

 

[schmuttt]

In fact until Gawn came along I feel like Frawley, Jamar and McDonald were our only AAs from 2007-whenever Gawns first was guessing ~2017

This is correct, also Gawns first AA was 2016.

 

[Topkent]

This is correct, also Gawns first AA was 2016.

Craziest part is if you ran that at a quiz in a pub and only non demons fans answered I'd be shocked if the majority of people could even name one of those.

 

[Johnny Karate]

I think it was mainly cause he was a good ball user and we have none back there apart from Hibbo.

Also Jayden Hunt was injured just before the finals so we were short of good ball users in the back half.

 

[Tulip]

Reckon you're very confused here. Green was never an AA defender. He was a midfielder that did have a AA squad season as a forward though after starting as a forward aswell.

I've probably confused him with Davey tbh.

 

[Topkent]

I've probably confused him with Davey tbh.

Davey was a mid who we used to get back into defence tho don't remember him playing full time back. Won the BNF as a mid in 09 when we used him for his kicking