Player Watch #50 Marlion Pickett Retirement

[TigerImposter]

No, we've been picking our best 22 each week (well, sometimes not necessarily best for the conditions, but that's another story) with the best intentions to win each match, with little regard to the future beyond this season.

There's a difference.

I suspect that this strategy will change over the next 4-6 weeks when we are mathematical eliminated from finals contention. We will no longer choose our best 22 for 2023, but will look ahead to 2024 and beyond.

We have not been picking our best available 22 simply bc we’ve been playing injured blokes, guys under done , guys tired in need of a rest and finally as you said guys not suited to the conditions. We would have a better mathematical chance of being in the 8 had these selection blunders been avoided.

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Think him reaching 100 games could be difficult under a new regime and direction

Reckon he still gets there, he’s one of the few hard nuts we’ve got


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[Football Tragic]

To me, Pickett is a very versitile player. He proved this when he was moved forward against Geelong. His role was to leap and bring the ball to ground so we could lock the ball in the F50. He was one of the reasons we actually improved our scoring in that game. Last game, we needed him in the midfield and to keep Rozee quite. Another tick. If we need him back on the wing against GWS he'll be moved there too.

Having a hard player who is agile, has a big leap, wins his own ball, is fast, has endurance, has X-Factor and composure is a tremendous asset for any team. If he has a quiet game from time to time, I can live with that given he makes the team better through his selfless roles and making others better around him. If he needs to be moved from the wing to make way for Banks/Ralph-Smith/Brown/Sonsie, I don't think he'd bat an eyelid. If he needs to go into the midfield so Taranto can go forward, he'd relish the challenge too. It's what makes him so valuable to us - his flexibility and selflessness.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

There are players who are best just playing the game on instinct and go into their shell once it becomes complicated .
Just let him play !

 

[Tackle Bag]

To me, Pickett is a very versitile player. He proved this when he was moved forward against Geelong. His role was to leap and bring the ball to ground so we could lock the ball in the F50. He was one of the reasons we actually improved our scoring in that game. Last game, we needed him in the midfield and to keep Rozee quite. Another tick. If we need him back on the wing against GWS he'll be moved there too.

Having a hard player who is agile, has a big leap, wins his own ball, is fast, has endurance, has X-Factor and composure is a tremendous asset for any team. If he has a quiet game from time to time, I can live with that given he makes the team better through his selfless roles and making others better around him. If he needs to be moved from the wing to make way for Banks/Ralph-Smith/Brown/Sonsie, I don't think he'd bat an eyelid. If he needs to go into the midfield so Taranto can go forward, he'd relish the challenge too. It's what makes him so valuable to us - his flexibility and selflessness.

Rozee had 27 touches, 6 clearances, 8 inside 50s and was among their best.If his job was to keep Rozee quiet he failed.

Im a fan of Pickett but he had a bad game on the weekend.

 

[Daka]

Rozee can play a lot better than too, the fact he was tagged or loosely tagged & had that much impact is not a good sign of praise for Pickett.

 

[GoTigers2015]

Pickett should get to 100 games by the end of next season. Currently on 68 games with 12 games more games left this season plus 23 next season and finals. So will need to play 32 out of a possible 35 plus finals.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Rozee can play a lot better than too, the fact he was tagged or loosely tagged & had that much impact is not a good sign of praise for Pickett.

Give Marlion a chance to get his swing thoughts together. He is being thrown around all over the place and then out of the blue gets asked to mind one of the better mids in the AFL, and to do that within our intricate system.

In Marlion we trust.

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Marlion has 2 more years after this year and will get there easily

he will play out the 2025 season as a 33 year old

 

[Football Tragic]

Marlion has 2 more years after this year and will get there easily

he will play out the 2025 season as a 33 year old

He doesn't seem to be slowing down in any way. Due to the late start to professional career, I can see him playing for many more years to come

 

[tiger_tough]

Don't reckon he makes it to 100

 

[tora tora tora]

We gift games to have players reach 300 with no benefit for the future, so I don't see any problem if that was the case (and I don't - still in our best 22)

The 300 is a club milestone. Edwards last year and Cotch this year. borderline best 22, its not that dignified for the player in a cut throat competition. Where player lists are limited.

Father son benefits are tangible. But hit and miss. Daicos at one end. Naish at the other.

It looks strange with a tagger in the centre. I think we lost the centre clearances which had the back line under the pump. Pickett got 4 clearances too. Did he tag or did he just play midfield.


Picketts still playing fine.....hard to function in our fwd line. On form he stays in the middle eventually moves back to the wing.

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Don't reckon he makes it to 100

Im up for a bet

 

[tiger_tough]

Im up for a bet

Go on...

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

He will shit it in.
There isn’t a fitter player in the comp and he just plays those selfless team first roles.

 

[Coach_Required]

Reckon the club will give him another season.

We aren't throwing out all the older guys at once.

Riewoldt, Cotchin & Tarrant this year.

 

[tiger_tough]

Reckon the club will give him another season.

We aren't throwing out all the older guys at once.

Riewoldt, Cotchin & Tarrant this year.

Oh yeah he'll go around for sure. Not sure he's a lock in the 22 from next year though.

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Go on...

Bottle of $70 of your choice from Dan Murphy

I say he gets to 100 games

 

[tiger_tough]

Bottle of $70 of your choice from Dan Murphy

I say he gets to 100 games

Nah im not that invested in it.

BigFooty Premium Platinum (AU$19.99 for 1 year)?

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Nah im not that invested in it.

BigFooty Premium Platinum (AU$19.99 for 1 year)?

Thats just wasting cash

Whats the point of being premium when you get banned from boards and paying $$$ for the privilege

 

[Punt Road Feral]

A classic example on why you need to teach your kids how to kick both feet.
His opposite foot dragged us over the line today

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

2 great goals and had a influence

Game 69
31 to go

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

The Legend continues.

 

[Football Tragic]

The Legend continues.

Looks great as a half forward. Leaps, brings the ball to ground, clever with his disposal, reads the ball well off packs and clean in front of goal. Ticks a lot of boxes.

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Looks great as a half forward. Leaps, brings the ball to ground, clever with his disposal, reads the ball well off packs and clean in front of goal. Ticks a lot of boxes.

And runs down oppo defenders trying to waltz out of our forward 50....