Player Watch #20 Jacob Koschitzke

[TigerImposter]

If he’s best 22 then we’re in trouble.

This was my first post on him on page one, since it's the new theme. Then of course i got mowed down.

 

[TigerImposter]

Well he should do better than jack this season. I’d say he’s better than McStay who would have played in the premiership if not injured

I would take Jack straight from the commentary box and he would still perform better.

 

[SunshineBoy]

His ruck work is quite good to the point if nank gets injured then Kosi should be the ruckman or Samson Ryan ruck and Kosi supporting him …… people will say it should be Naismith but Naismith is 31 and not the future while Kosi is 23 and is the future

If he’s the future we are farked

 

[SunshineBoy]

You really do assume a lot. Regardless of my years being a supporter at least I don’t tear down any of our player.


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Why are you even here ?

 

[SunshineBoy]

we are f*cked
this guys agent has to be a fraud
3 year contract all to stink it up in the fwd line
can koshitty ever take a mark??? plays like his legs are made of paper mache

Can’t mark, can’t kick ,can’t bowl

 

[SunshineBoy]

I would have thought he would have loved to be playing forward / ruck backup, but probably not no.1, Lynch would be a handy foil. But I doubt we will ever play Lynch, Balta and Kosi together. Lefau maybe due to his ability at ground level and pressure etc.

I'm not getting carried away by Lefau, but he has shown a lot of attributes as a forward. He leads to the ball, he has a great spring, seems to have very good hands, he is a straight kick and good at ground level. I'm keeping a lid on it, but he has really started to look like a forward.

I'm not down on Kosi, I thought he was okay on the weekend. Led to plenty, dropped a few, but confidence might fix that a bit. Rucked well. Showed decent mobility. But he does seem to lack some class.

Have you watched him at VFL he is shit there too

 

[SunshineBoy]

If you watch his highlights, he can take a good mark. Maybe he has poor eyesight like Hampson did.

Please post or gtfo

 

[tiger_tough]

Please post or gtfo

 

[TigerImposter]

If you watch his highlights, he can take a good mark. Maybe he has poor eyesight like Hampson did.

Hampson was still shithouse after he went to Specsavers. lol

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Watching those highlights I think I can see why Koschitzke might be dropping a lot of marks. He appears to be grabbing at the sides of the ball. A really good example of the best way to mark a footy in your hands in Naitanui at about 3:25 in this clip...



He doesn't grab at the sides of the ball but just puts his hands behind the ball, his two thumbs touching, his palms are facing the ball.



You can see in the next still his hands remain behind the ball, nearly the whole football is showing on top of his hands, one grab, perfect...



Compare that with Koschitzke, hands apart looking to grab the sides of the ball:



in the next still you can see he brings his thumbs together which is good but his hands are not almost flat behind the ball like Naitanui's, Kozzy is already trying to close his hands around the ball before it touches his hands.....



He holds the mark in the end but the ball bobbles due to him grabbing at the ball....



You can then see when he eventually holds it his hands are a lot further forward on the ball than Natainui's, with less of the ball showing.





If I could speak to Koschitzke I would say never try to catch the sides of the footy. Just put your hands quite flat behind the ball and let the force of the ball moving close your hands around the back of the ball. It is the same as taking a catch in cricket. The concept is not so much to grab the ball but to intercept its path by placing your hands behind and/or under the ball, depending on its trajectory.

 

[Karp3_dm]

I get that he isn’t the most popular person atm but we signed him for 3 years so he will be around for at least the medium term future

I’m starting to think you signed him

 

[Tigerish09]

If you watch his highlights, he can take a good mark. Maybe he has poor eyesight like Hampson did.

If you've ever seen a photo of Megan Gale you'd never question Hampson's eyesight.

 

[TigerImposter]

Watching those highlights I think I can see why Koschitzke might be dropping a lot of marks. He appears to be grabbing at the sides of the ball. A really good example of the best way to mark a footy in your hands in Naitanui at about 3:25 in this clip...



He doesn't grab at the sides of the ball but just puts his hands behind the ball, his two thumbs touching, his palms are facing the ball.

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You can see in the next still his hands remain behind the ball, nearly the whole football is showing on top of his hands, one grab, perfect...

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Compare that with Koschitzke, hands apart looking to grab the sides of the ball:

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in the next still you can see he brings his thumbs together which is good but his hands are not almost flat behind the ball like Naitanui's, Kozzy is already trying to close his hands around the ball before it touches his hands.....

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He holds the mark in the end but the ball bobbles due to him grabbing at the ball....

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You can then see when he eventually holds it his hands are a lot further forward on the ball than Natainui's, with less of the ball showing.

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If I could speak to Koschitzke I would say never try to catch the sides of the footy. Just put your hands quite flat behind the ball and let the force of the ball moving close your hands around the back of the ball. It is the same as taking a catch in cricket. The concept is not so much to grab the ball but to intercept its path by placing your hands behind and/or under the ball, depending on its trajectory.

Shouldn’t practice Playing with the sides of his balls is what you really meant.

 

[THE_GUN]

Shouldn’t practice Playing with the sides of his balls is what you really meant.

YOU BADDDDDD

 

[Grrr]

Have you watched him at VFL he is s**t there too

Most tall forwards are shite in the VFL pretty much. I'm only slightly pumping his tyres because he's all we have at the moment and if he keeps presenting that is half the problem solved. Nice if he clunked a few, but like all average players they have a good game occasionally, let's hope it's this week.

 

[Muddiemoose]

Watching those highlights I think I can see why Koschitzke might be dropping a lot of marks. He appears to be grabbing at the sides of the ball. A really good example of the best way to mark a footy in your hands in Naitanui at about 3:25 in this clip...



He doesn't grab at the sides of the ball but just puts his hands behind the ball, his two thumbs touching, his palms are facing the ball.

View attachment 1962234

You can see in the next still his hands remain behind the ball, nearly the whole football is showing on top of his hands, one grab, perfect...

View attachment 1962239

Compare that with Koschitzke, hands apart looking to grab the sides of the ball:

View attachment 1962241

in the next still you can see he brings his thumbs together which is good but his hands are not almost flat behind the ball like Naitanui's, Kozzy is already trying to close his hands around the ball before it touches his hands.....

View attachment 1962243

He holds the mark in the end but the ball bobbles due to him grabbing at the ball....

View attachment 1962244

You can then see when he eventually holds it his hands are a lot further forward on the ball than Natainui's, with less of the ball showing.

View attachment 1962246



If I could speak to Koschitzke I would say never try to catch the sides of the footy. Just put your hands quite flat behind the ball and let the force of the ball moving close your hands around the back of the ball. It is the same as taking a catch in cricket. The concept is not so much to grab the ball but to intercept its path by placing your hands behind and/or under the ball, depending on its trajectory.

Na needs to go back to basics aus kick style

Don’t even try and use your hands use your arms to force it into your chest that way it won’t bounce out 8 times a game that we see with him

 

[Groupie_]

I would take Jack straight from the commentary box and he would still perform better.

wouldve kicked 10 against west gurls last week with zero training

 

[Groupie_]

Yes 23 year old

Let me know when you are 55+ year supporter

why his team bears?

 

[Vassp]

I would take Jack straight from the commentary box and he would still perform better.

Ti you say it as it is....and you are right sometimes too

 

[Vassp]

wouldve kicked 10 against west gurls last week with zero training

one of them is a natural talent though.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I would send him back to the VFL to trial as a defender. Can't play him again as a forward.

Pardon the intrusion, but thought I would shed some light - he was originally drafted as a KPD and was selected as an AA fullback at the U18 carnival in his draft year. A couple of years ago after witnessing what you poor souls clearly are now also witnessing I asked the question of track watchers on our forum why he couldn't be swung back in defence again (he had started playing at Box Hill there before Clarko did his inevitable switch the KPP trick that so often never worked) and I was informed that he wasn't cut out to be an AFL-level defender and would only ever make it as a forward. Hopefully for your collective sanity he can come good - but outside of 6 goals in a practice match versus Norf and then soon after kicking 5.3 against Adelaide back in 2021 he has never really delivered much else.

 

[lizard man]

People might not like it but Kosi probably comes straight back into the side after dominating the vfl ….. either Naismith makes way or Kosi and Naismith play alongside each other with Lafau

 

[TigerImposter]

People might not like it but Kosi probably comes straight back into the side after dominating the vfl ….. either Naismith makes way or Kosi and Naismith play alongside each other with Lafau

He didn't dominate LM. Three of hi 4 goals were from turnovers above the ground and he was caught miles behind his opponent and was gifted three. His opponent had nearly 30 possessions . His best work was actually in the ruck playing a kick behind the play. Sadly he's just an ok VFL player at best.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

He's a spud.

I'd rather see one of our defenders go forward – even if thats Grimes.

 

[tiger_tough]

People might not like it but Kosi probably comes straight back into the side after dominating the vfl ….. either Naismith makes way or Kosi and Naismith play alongside each other with Lafau

It was esily his best game, but he didn't dominate. Ryan should come in before him.