Player Watch #27 Thomson Dow Re-Signed until 2025

[TigerTime88]

Reached for him at the draft from memory. It never works.

 

[Tigerbob]

Would opposition offer us anything for him for a trade? If so what?

 

[tiger_tough]

Would opposition offer us anything for him for a trade? If so what?

He's worthless in a trade. He'd get picked up as a DFA or a token late pick. that's it.

 

[LTT]

This bloke is no good.

Has played every game this year and never looked like tearing it up, doing any real damage to an oppo team etc.

Just vanilla handballs with occasional decent tackles etc.

Boggles my mind that Cumberland has been in and out of the team but this bloke played every game.

This is based on nothing but my perception but I would like to swap Dow and Cumberland at centre bounces. I would like to see Cumberland’s energy at the bounce of the ball and I would like to see if Dow could operate effectively in the congestion of the forward line. I think that both have the good skill sets but are not suited to succeed in their current roles so if we don’t change their role they will inevitably fail

 

[TigerImposter]

Would opposition offer us anything for him for a trade? If so what?

Saints would give us Paddy Dow

 

[Tigerbob]

He's worthless in a trade. He'd get picked up as a DFA or a token late pick. that's it.

So why are we arguing about a list clogger.

 

[tiger_tough]

So why are we arguing about a list clogger.

haha that is true. Some posters think he's doing a good job....

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

If he handles women like he handles a footy I don't think we've got anything to worry about....

Won’t have any trouble getting hold of them. Some of the best hands in the comp. Never seen him fumble. 23 blokes as clean as Thomson would be an unbeatable team.

 

[Cam Payner]

Won’t have any trouble getting hold of them. Some of the best hands in the comp. Never seen him fumble. 23 blokes as clean as Thomson would be an unbeatable team.

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Only made one point: good hands. Never fumbles.

Are you disputing that?

 

[Tigerbob]

Only made one point: good hands. Never fumbles.

Are you disputing that?

Ah yes. But if we had 23 other blokes who only had good hands but couldn’t display any other skill set to play the game, you would be wrong in your assessment of being unbeatable.

How would we kick the ball?

 

[Dr Tigris]

Ah yes. But if we had 23 other blokes who only had good hands but couldn’t display any other skill set to play the game, you would be wrong in your assessment of being unbeatable.

How would we kick the ball?

Ah yeah. I am a Dow defender, but my first thought was 23 Dow's, how do we move the ball?

One Dow is good, more maybe not so good.

 

[Afl_expert678]

Prestia rumours are strong he’s retiring and we need to be realistic as he’s injury prone and really a liability now. If He’s constantly injured it means Dow gets a gig so I would prefer a draftee coming in.
I’m not too fussed with Baker whether he stays or goes.

Thompson Dow is rapidly improving remember this is his first time playing consistent afl
He’s going to have a big future just watch this space


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[Madtiger2006]

Thompson Dow is rapidly improving remember this is his first time playing consistent afl
He’s going to have a big future just watch this space


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You know more than 10 tigers in here put together. They have brains of a steak and mushroom pie lol

 

[Afl_expert678]

You know more than 10 tigers in here put together. They have brains of a steak and mushroom pie lol

Shush Dow will be a ten year player


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[Tigerbob]

Shush Dow will be a ten year player


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pretty strange. Either there’s an echo in here or family are onto this thread.

 

[Andyy]

This is based on nothing but my perception but I would like to swap Dow and Cumberland at centre bounces. I would like to see Cumberland’s energy at the bounce of the ball and I would like to see if Dow could operate effectively in the congestion of the forward line. I think that both have the good skill sets but are not suited to succeed in their current roles so if we don’t change their role they will inevitably fail

We should try anything at this stage. Otherwise they're both getting the ass at years end.

 

[Cam Payner]

You know more than 10 tigers in here put together. They have brains of a steak and mushroom pie lol

Yeah he just needs 60 games in a row.....

 

[Cam Payner]

Shush Dow will be a ten year player


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So you have another son named Shush Mrs.Dow? Unusual name or is that just a family nick name?

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Ah yes. But if we had 23 other blokes who only had good hands but couldn’t display any other skill set to play the game, you would be wrong in your assessment of being unbeatable.

How would we kick the ball?

Everyone brings their own level of skill and their particular characteristics but if everybody had good hands and didn’t fumble in pressure situations like big finals and Grand Finals the team would go a long way.

Too many GFs are decided in the first quarter because a team can’t get control of the footy. Nervous fumbly players are a liability on the big stage whereas it’s a godsend if you have guys who focus on the next play and executing, rather than being overwhelmed by the occasion. You regularly see it in run of the mill H&A games as well.

Great hands are severely under valued.

Ah yeah. I am a Dow defender, but my first thought was 23 Dow's, how do we move the ball?

One Dow is good, more maybe not so good.

Comprehension not strong here. It’s not like you had to wade through War and Peace, it was only one sentence to try and understand.

I never said “23 Dows”.

But I did say “23 blokes as clean as Thomson”

Sorry if you struggle with the distinction.

 

[DickieKnee]

Yeah he just needs 60 games in a row.....

I feel this weeks bye may set his development back.

 

[Cam Payner]

Only made one point: good hands. Never fumbles.

Are you disputing that?

Yes - he fumbles constantly....like a bar of soap in his hands at the centre bounces....

 

[Madtiger2006]

Yeah he just needs 60 games in a row.....

Should be a gun by then

 

[Profop]

Dow clearly does have clean hands. Anyone arguing otherwise has extraordinarily high expectations on what clean hands means

Dusty, Cotch and Edwards all would have a fumble here or there when in a contested situation

 

[Grrr]

Thompson Dow is rapidly improving remember this is his first time playing consistent afl
He’s going to have a big future just watch this space


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Must be a Collingwood thing, Nathan Buckley mentioned much the same last game in the commentary.
I'm sitting on the fence just yet, although AFL_expert678 is quite an endorsement (Buckley is okay as well).