AFL Player # 5: Elijah Tsatas
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Its time
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Oh come on give him a chance
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Almost expect that by year 1
Thats why i say hes behind at this stage which should be accepted
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If he doesn’t make it happen this year, he’s done.
Look I tend to agree - my thoughts on Tsatas are well documented.
I like to err on the side of generosity with young blokes.
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I am with you as far as question marks . We do have to give him a bit of a pass for n year one due to him having no real fitness base but it is a big season for sure.
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Look im not saying he aint playing 100+ games ect
And i think his coachability, hard working, dedication and team first sortve attitude i see can atleast serve him as a defensive tagging midfielder on the big body mids
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Big call. Defensive side of things are not what he does well. They backed out of doing it in the VFL after 4 or so weeks.
Horrible call
Just let the kid play his ceiling is way too high for a top 5 pick who has barely played 10 games
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He’s a ball magnet. He will live or die on his ability to win it and distribute it. He’s also quite strong overhead. It’s big time or bust for ET.
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Im saying the defensive big body mid at stoppage is plan B for him
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How many games have we given Parish to do the same thing?
We need players who can get the ball not sure if you’re aware
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I'm saying he is not that guy, in my opinion. He's a naturally gifted ball winner.
If he is not getting a game in that role it will be because he has deficiencies which will mean he won't get a game in any role.
As a parallel.. imagine Parish getting picked to play a defensive tagger role. Not going to happen. Tstatas is taller & stronger but it's the same idea.
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Parish is a great contested ball winner. He just won’t run both ways and isn’t a good kick to team mates advantage. Who knows with Tsatsis?
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Depends on their mentality
Parish doesnt have to 'defend' because hes made it
Tsatas im sure as hell will go that way if his career is looking bare after 4 years. As i said i see a different mentality with Tsatas than Parish and clearly the club does aswell, but im looking from afar
Not many if any of these kids drafted are playing a tagging role...in fact its not allowed. So players have to develop into that role as every side has them
Setterfield is a perfect example of pick 7 and fighting for his career doing those roles at times
Will Phillips another, at pick 3
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They've just got to play him in the middle in the seniors for a block of games to find out. Some really good signs in the VFL but I think there's a risk that if he stays there too long he picks up too many habits that work at that level and finds it harder to step up to the seniors.
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Parish has troubles defending because he is a ball hunter. It is extremely hard to get that default out of his game. Tsatas is the same . He hunts the footy. That is what he has done all the way through.
Neither really blocked a lot in juniors.
Setterfield is not a good comparison as he was a hard at it inside guy who did block in juniors along with extracting the football.
Attitude will play a part but natural ball hunters will always revert back to what they know in the heat of battle.
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Depends where he's at physically for me, if he's at AFL standard strength for an inside mid and he can play in that position at AFL level (at least for a period) then let him loose. If he's not, then I'd rather see him dominating the VFL than playing off a HFF or Wing at AFL level where it's really not using his skillset.
Oh yeah I definitely don't want him playing out of position in the seniors.
This is the season to really find out about the likes of Tsatas, Reid, Cox, Perkins, Cox and Jones, if they can stay fit. I'd hate to go into the next off season with a lot of question marks over them because they weren't given a proper opportunity to show whether they are up to it.
So to sum up: Tsatas should be a tagger?
He is 100% not a tagger.
He doesn’t have a big run all day tank.
He’s not a contested body on body beast at the stoppage.
Instead, he’s the quickest to respond at the stoppage and is great at getting our team first possession-meters gained out of a stoppage.
Just put him in the guts, and we are well on our way to winning the clearance numbers. That’s his memo. He’s a different player next year, he’s significantly fitter and bigger. It’s really exciting.
He doesn’t have a big run all day tank.
He’s not a contested body on body beast at the stoppage.
Instead, he’s the quickest to respond at the stoppage and is great at getting our team first possession-meters gained out of a stoppage.
Just put him in the guts, and we are well on our way to winning the clearance numbers. That’s his memo. He’s a different player next year, he’s significantly fitter and bigger. It’s really exciting.
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Be best 22 by year 1 is outrageous, not every player is Sam Walsh or nick daicos walking through the door. Some of the best needed years in the system to develop
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