Player Watch #36 Joel Amartey

[Kennedy Parker]

Joel Amartey
Joel Amartey has shown strong form in the ruck and as a key-position player at both ends of the ground since being drafted to the Sydney Swans as a rookie ahead of season 2018. The Ghanaian-Australian produced arguably his best performance of the 2019 season against Sydney University in Round 6, which saw him collect 42 hit-outs and a goal. In season 2020, he made his AFL debut against Brisbane Lions in Round 17 after producing some strong individual performances in scrimmage matches, and impressed with eight hit-outs and two inside 50.

Joel Amartey
DOB: 02 September 1999
DEBUT: 2020
DRAFT: #28, 2017 Rookie Elevation
RECRUITED FROM: Beaumaris (Vic)/Mentone Gram (Vic)/Sandringham U18

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[hairy biker]

Anyone recognise the bloke on the left moving in to pick Joel up?

 

[bedford]

I don't dislike him he played juniors for my club , just want him to succeed and become a good player for us , not a half a game player

 

[SeanM]

Has NOT got Hawkins body shape

He has got the body type and strength to be able to shift his opponent out of his space when taking a contested mark. I have regularly seen him do it.

He is that awkward size where he is hard to spoil from behind and he can also shrug his opponent off to create space in front of himself.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

We’re all frustrated cos we see the potential in Joel. Need the package to come together for a full season. Still think he has it in him to kick 3 in a short burst / quarter and be a high impact player for us. Would love to see him add F50 tackling pressure to his repertoire.

 

[anotherletdown]

Not everybody has the same aerobic fitness ceiling given the same or similar training. It's in some bodies to run all day. Not in others.


Simple as that I reckon.

The Physiology of Elite Runners -

Explore the physiological and kinematic variables associated with elite runners and sprinters to uncover the key physiological demands of marathon running.

www.scienceinsport.com

Thanks for the link. I think we can officially strike off my running career now

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Low ToG - maybe after 5 years of constant injuries, the fitness staff are building him in a different way.. maybe he'll play every game and increase his ToG and impact over the season ???
Huge impact - the list above suggests hes not the worst or even below average as far as impact for the 24yo and under (goals are the most important stat for KPDs .. imo)

To be fair, I was very excited at Amartey completing his very first pre-season. The fact that he spends so much time out has surprised me,, but at the same time, I acknowledge that there are some very good fitness staff at the Swans and it seems that they are doing things that we as supporters dont understand.
Also.... This board has the ability to give me the sh*ts when it judges so harshly on things (players, coaches, salaries etc) when it doesn't know (even remotely!) the full picture and therefore doesn't understand

The board judges things harshly?

Surely not!

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Officially no longer a whipping boy ? Hit like if you agree or if you don’t lol.

 

[RUNVS]

Officially no longer a whipping boy ? Hit like if you agree or if you don’t lol.

I like Amartey. You know what you are going to get from him, even if he can be a bit inconsistent at times. He is more than capable of kicking 4 goals in a match without touching the ball all that much.

 

[bedford]

Officially no longer a whipping boy ? Hit like if you agree or if you don’t lol.

Hid intensity was much better and he has to work harder that way. Kicked better last week

 

[grimlock]

Interesting stat in the Footy Live app this week - 42.1% of Joel Amartey's goals have come from free kicks - the highest percentage of the top-50 goalkickers.

That's 8 of his 19 goals

 

[bedford]

Interesting stat in the Footy Live app this week - 42.1% of Joel Amartey's goals have come from free kicks - the highest percentage of the top-50 goalkickers.

That's 8 of his 19 goals

Now that's an interesting stat

 

[grimlock]

Now that's an interesting stat

Glad you agree, but do you think it's a good stat or bad stat? Good in that he is drawing free kicks earning his shots ON goal, but perhaps it's also bad if you don't think it's something that can be sustained in the longer term.

Thoughts?

 

[bedford]

Glad you agree, but do you think it's a good stat or bad stat? Good in that he is drawing free kicks earning his shots ON goal, but perhaps it's also bad if you don't think it's something that can be sustained in the longer term.

Thoughts?

Stirrer . Maybe needs to get more of it and i think his intensity has lifted from a low base

 

[Callipygian]

I don't think it's a bad stat. He's such a strong mark of the ball that defenders panic and try to block his run, chop his arms etc. He deserves his rewards.

 

[The King!]

I was so wrong

Not the 3 goals, its the work up the ground and defensive stuff he now does

 

[BloodySwan]

Having such a good season. Strong hands, good kick. Every bit of the FF we need

 

[robbieando]

Already kicked the most goals in a season he ever has, which will be blown out of the water.

Shows how important consistent game time is for him and any player really.

 

[Citrus22]

Has kicked two or more goals 8 times already this year, goalless only once, great to see that level of consistency building into his game.

 

[SydneyBlood]

The amount of contests he got to and halved as well, just to keep the pressure on. At least two or three of those occasions led directly to goals. And his pressure was good too. happy to see him improve and be more consistent.

 

[Caj]

Would love to see him live again, earlier in the seaso he was blowing up late in the game. Would it be a fair assessment that he’s running out games better now?

 

[Kiama Chris]

Would love to see him live again, earlier in the seaso he was blowing up late in the game. Would it be a fair assessment that he’s running out games better now?

Absolutely. Managing himself well and getting in real second and third efforts.

 

[SM]

Very impressive game, becoming the star of the key forwards.

 

[J_Moore]

I was so wrong

Not the 3 goals, its the work up the ground and defensive stuff he now does

Yep I was also insanely wrong.

I know cardiovascular fitness is the most trainable of all the fitness domains (relative to power/speed or strength). But apparently he rocked up at the club barely able to run laps. And this is despite having been a decent junior footballer - he played for Sandringham. It’s not like they plucked him out of volleyball or whatever.

I just feel like his baseline is incredibly low?

Feels like trying to build Amartey a decent tank will be like trying to turn Lewis Jetta into a full forward.

^^^
Who’s this dickhead?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Very impressive game, becoming the star of the key forwards.

Incredible how unlucky some players can be this is his first successful pre-season! and its showing

 

[The King!]

He has confidence in his body and spot now I guess, as earlier in the year he wouldn't be doing half the stuff he is doing now