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Black2Blue good post (especially the * bit) but I think Curran will be largely unsighted until 2015. Too much ground to make up.
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Petrie: 53.21 (from 22 games)
Thomas: 47.19 (from 21 games)
Black: 34.13 (from 23 games)
JACK ZIEBELL 33.23 (from 17 games)
AARON MULLETT 33.2 (from 23 games)
Tarrant: 28.9 (from 21 games)
Wood: 7.3 (from 5 games)
Curran: 2.1 (from 1 game)
Nothing will dissuade it, including consistent high level output from Tarrant.
Petrie: 53.0 (from 22 games)
Thomas: 47.0 (from 21 games)
Black: 34.0(from 23 games)
Tarrant: 28.0 (from 21 games)
Wood: 7.0 (from 5 games)
Curran: 2.0 (from 1 game)
Of course it would, just like it did for Hansen in 2013 (discounting Jack Reacher.....)
Fact is we all want Tarrant to succeed, and thus far he hasn't quite got there hence the criticism from various angles.
As Pykie says ^^, there are no more excuses and if he delivers, fantastic. If he doesn't, someone else comes in. He shouldn't have a right to a position.
It is pretty simple and importantly, no different to any other player. I think he has a role to play and potentially an important one, he just needs to correct a couple of obvious weaknesses to take that step.
Robbie will be 1 quiet performance away from being slammed on here.
He would have to start ripping the heart out of games to change perception of him
Black2Blue good post (especially the * bit) but I think Curran will be largely unsighted until 2015. Too much ground to make up.
Yeah, just like no-one on here praised Hansen last season.
The next Wayne Carey
Where Where .
He needs to pull his finger out.
He has to act like he gives a shit.
Get angry Taz.
Robbie is going to be the perennial scape-goat on the board next year based purely on the fact that Petrie is clearly the spearhead of our forward line, and Blacky is the next Carey in the eyes of many on this board.
We can't reasonably expect each of the 3 key forwards to consistently get on the score-board each match, especially with our really dangerous small forwards; and practically it would be foolish to have each forward geared in exactly the same manner. I think the focus areas for Robbie are:
* Ensure he takes a key defender - with Robbie's size and strength, engaging the key defender will hopefully remove their attacking ability
* Ensure that he competes for every contest - regardless of what we have to say about his marking (and he's no Stewy Lowe) the one thing that Robbie always does is create a contest. There aren't that many forwards that always impact the contest - and he'd be well ahead of someone like Black in this area. It makes him a predictable pressure valve; and with small forwards with the nous of Boomer and Lindsay, that's invaluable.
* Ensure he kicks straight - he's not great in this area. But hopefully can improve, as his technique is quite solid.
I really enjoy watching Robbie play, and trying to figure out what game style Brad has for him. His leading patterns are always interesting, and indicitive of a forward that "gets it." He gets into dangerous positions, and takes his defenders away from the play, and then cuts back to impact the play, he does this really well and it's a great mix, because it means that the opposition has to play a more athletic defender on him. As Blacky develops next year, the reward will be in that Blacky will have a less mobile forward on him...or you'll find an undersized defender on Taz - if that happens then he MUST capitalise.
I'm bullish - he'll never be a great player IMO, but you can never underestimate the presence of a 3rd genuine key forward to stretch defences.
tl;dr - I like Robbie 32:24.
That's exactly what I mean spot onWhere Where .
He needs to pull his finger out.
He has to act like he gives a shit.
Get angry Taz.
so you want your 196cm 100kg marking forward with a diabolical history of shoulder problems tackling blokes and throwing them to the ground
why not accept he is quite likely to injure himself and let him just go thru the motions
rather more important the other forwards do the harassing IMO
i stated way back lindsay would only need .5 a goal a game to be a 40 plus forward and silence the nay sayers. Taz is in the same boat.