AFL Player #37: Nic Martin

[TheGrizz]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
2024 My Boy Draft: Pick 1, Beerfish

 

[Seb78]

Play. Him. Forward. All. The. Time.

Played wing tonight. That where he should stay.

 

[Dan26]

Played wing tonight. That where he should stay.

I'd argue forward half player is what he should be. Wing/midfield/forward-50 and don't come out of that half of the ground.

 

[Zach Package]

Ridiculous footballer, 30 and 3 without seemingly looking like he was trying or playing that well.

If we can solve for the opposition stampeding the ball down his wing because he has no interest in defending it then we are in business

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

What a weapon! I mean, he has the odd misfire kick/handball but he just keeps going. If he cleaned up his disposal and lined up on the wing he’d be a lock AA.

 

[eDPS]

Ridiculous footballer, 30 and 3 without seemingly looking like he was trying or playing that well.

If we can solve for the opposition stampeding the ball down his wing because he has no interest in defending it then we are in business

Two weeks in a row he hasn’t come to the bench at all aswell

 

[andleanback]

Scott is an absolute pencil if he spends 1 minute more at half back

 

[Jobe Watson]

Proven goal-kicking winger kicks goals when he's played on the wing.

Glad it only took the coaches 23 weeks to figure it out.

 

[Snake Charmer]

We don’t deserve him. He’s so good at finding the footy in the front half and we put him at half back all seaosn. Just embarrassing mismanagement of a brilliant footballer

 

[andleanback]

Proven goal-kicking winger kicks goals when he's played on the wing.

Glad it only took the coaches 23 weeks to figure it out.

The coaches knew this, they just didn’t care

 

[VelvetSledge]

Martin and Duursma on the wings. Mix it up with Jones on half-forward.

No more half-back Brad, you dingus

 

[Howard Moon]

Would happily take a slow Caleb Daniel

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Caleb Daniel

Age

28

Ht

171cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

19.5

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

CL

1.0

3star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

9.2

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

for a couple of years just to release nic into his natural role

 

[jdstorm]

Would happily take a slow Caleb Daniel for a couple of years just to release nic into his natural role

Or we could just play Caldwell there (rotating mid) and bring in a Full sized mid as opposed to our fun size midfield

 

[bombreys]

Or we could just play Caldwell there (rotating mid) and bring in a Full sized mid as opposed to our fun size midfield

Did you watch last night? Caldwell got dragged down there a few times and got absolutely abused. A defender he is not

 

[jdstorm]

Did you watch last night? Caldwell got dragged down there a few times and got absolutely abused. A defender he is not

I did not

Get no joy out of watching this group play right now. Probably won’t watch next week either.

 

[eth-dog]

Did you watch last night? Caldwell got dragged down there a few times and got absolutely abused. A defender he is not

He has a hard on for Caldwell to HB. He'll say it till 3 years after he's retired

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I'd argue forward half player is what he should be. Wing/midfield/forward-50 and don't come out of that half of the ground.

Definitely has to play forward of centre, so much more damaging there. Also lets Redman run and rebound.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Or we could just play Caldwell there (rotating mid) and bring in a Full sized mid as opposed to our fun size midfield

You're obsessed with playing Caldwell off HB. He'd be wasted there.

 

[Kong]

Martin and Duursma on the wings. Mix it up with Jones on half-forward.

No more half-back Brad, you dingus

we should chuck Caddy onto a wing for a year or 6, tho.

 

[jdstorm]

You're obsessed with playing Caldwell off HB. He'd be wasted there.

I think we disagree on the value of the HB position. I think it’s very important as far as creating good transition attack.

I also think we have too many smalls and it’s hurting our team balance. Trading players for unders is bad value so if any of our smalls can play other positions and allow more of them to play together in a functional system then I’m all for it.

 

[Vindicater]

I think Merrett should be shifted to half back. Let him co troll the field from there.

Caldwell/Durham/Tsatas corr midfield moving forward.

 

[andleanback]

I think Merrett should be shifted to half back. Let him co troll the field from there.

Caldwell/Durham/Tsatas corr midfield moving forward.

Merrett will end up at half back in 18 months. Right now he’s still well and truely our most important player / best player. He plays on ball

 

[Big Fresh]

Any time he's in the forward 50, good things happen. The man is so good at kicking for goal off a step in traffic.

This was demonstrated by stark contrast against Sydney in that passage where Caddy hesitated and handballed. It happens every week though and has been happening for years. They have the ball within 30 metres and keep handballing it to each other for a better shot and nothing eventuates. Martin's the only player on the list who is willing to have a shot, let alone able to score a goal from those situations.

 

[DERO]

As much as I hated seeing him at half-back I suspect it is because we needed his ball use because with Ridley out most of the time you only really have one reliable kick in Redman. Hopefully Archie Roberts can fill the void and Ridley can string some games together which will allow Martin to play on the wing because he is dynamic on the wing.

 

[eth-dog]

I think we disagree on the value of the HB position. I think it’s very important as far as creating good transition attack.

I also think we have too many smalls and it’s hurting our team balance. Trading players for unders is bad value so if any of our smalls can play other positions and allow more of them to play together in a functional system then I’m all for it.

I don't think anyone disagrees on the value. We just all think your solution is dumb.

 

[ant555]

As much as I hated seeing him at half-back I suspect it is because we needed his ball use because with Ridley out most of the time you only really have one reliable kick in Redman. Hopefully Archie Roberts can fill the void and Ridley can string some games together which will allow Martin to play on the wing because he is dynamic on the wing.

This sums it up.

It was not ideal but they needed to get something going off half back. They knew the issue last year which is why they drafted Roberts and Lual . It is why the switched Wanganeen to half back in the VFL and why they took El-Hawi mid season.
We had to rob one part of the ground to try and fix another.

To all those who keep losing their marbles.
There was not premiership on the line.
Personally I think it is a good thing he tried something different.
Martin still has the ability to play wing and half forward. He did not lose that.
Watching Friday night he was actually better defensively on the wing than he was last year.