Bluemour Melting Pot XIX - Give Me Ed Baby - Return of the Prodigal Son

[The Bighouse]

getting very epl over there

$ubiaco are too well run off-field (as well as on) but there is no way the salary cap is properly applied in the league.
Peel were so poor until the Dockers aligned with them. And whatta ya know, they’re premiers soon after.

 

[thylacine60]

emu a premiership player?

 

[ABigOlDoofus]

So he’s Paddy Dow?

Not quite as quick, more strength though.

 

[Keyza]

Since this is the VFL GF (not the Prelim), if he gets suspended for a week, wouldn’t that technically cover his clubs AFL GF next Saturday? So he’d be available for around 1 selection?

The Stephenson rule?

 

[The Bighouse]

emu a premiership player?

Paul Bower..?

 

[ABigOlDoofus]

For those not sure about how Jye Caldwell plays, here's some highlights from his draft year:

 

[thylacine60]

yeah

 

[fb77]

I want experience with mongrel and Papley has it. Reckon Martin is a mistake.

Martin is as A grader in waiting. And a tackling machine.

The bloke has the gift...

 

[BluesTragic]

For those not sure about how Jye Caldwell plays, here's some highlights from his draft year:

He’s a beauty...on both sides


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[BringBackSimmo]

Martin is as A grader in waiting. And a tackling machine.

The bloke has the gift...

Tackling machine? Only averages 3.71 tackles a game over his career..

Cripps - 5.91
Ed Curnow - 5.32
SPS - 4.47

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Martin is as A grader in waiting. And a tackling machine.

The bloke has the gift...

I'd love to be wrong.

 

[Pater44]

Id suggest he will miss it anyway. Depth player should we land Papley and Betts.

Surely that is only a week at best... Richmond are in the gf. He’d only miss the gf now...


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[BringBackSimmo]

Tackling machine? Only averages 3.71 tackles a game over his career..

Cripps - 5.91
Ed Curnow - 5.32
SPS - 4.47

It's almost half of some of the guys going around

Greenwood - 6.43
Zorko - 6.04
Willis - 7.67 (only 15 games)
Devon Smith - 7.79
Scott Selwood - 7.47
Shiels - 6.01
Oliver - 6.35
Graham - 6.54
Steele - 7.57

 

[fb77]

Tackling machine? Only averages 3.71 tackles a game over his career..

Cripps - 5.91
Ed Curnow - 5.32
SPS - 4.47

In 2019, his average was 5.5.

 

[The Bighouse]

yeah

Still in VIC is he not?

 

[spry]

paddy miss-kicked a ball once so will be de-listed sooner rather than later..........true story...........

He failed to become an elite forward pocket too will all the opportunity in da werld .

De wist .


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[fb77]

I'd love to be wrong.

22Under22 Jack Martin Highlights

Jack Martin has been named in the AFLPA's 22Under22 team.

www.goldcoastfc.com.au

 

[BringBackSimmo]

In 2019, his average was 5.5.

Jack Steele was 8.2, so if Martin is a tackling machine... what is Steele then? Some kind of enhanced tackling machine?

 

[ABigOlDoofus]

Tackling machine? Only averages 3.71 tackles a game over his career..

Cripps - 5.91
Ed Curnow - 5.32
SPS - 4.47

Cripps - Inside mid so at every stoppage
Ed Curnow - Inside mid so at every stoppage
SPS - Has played everywhere including inside mid, but tackling machine

Martin - played literally every non key position but inside mid (including backline), so hasn't had lots of opportunities to tackle, especially compared to an inside mid.

IMO he's best on a wing, so lets have a look at the tackling numbers of the best wingmen in the league over their career:

Gaff - 2.0
B. Hill - 2.2
Whitfield - 2.7
McCluggage - 3.0

Even if we consider him a half-forward, lets look at the averages for the best half forwards in the league:

Walters - 2.8
Papley - 3.4
R. Gray - 3.2

So looking at these numbers, averaging 3.71 tackles a game for his career is actually pretty good considering where he plays.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Can we clone my avatar..Now that's what we need!!!!

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

22Under22 Jack Martin Highlights

Jack Martin has been named in the AFLPA's 22Under22 team.

www.goldcoastfc.com.au

Thanks but

 

[ABigOlDoofus]

It's almost half of some of the guys going around

Greenwood - 6.43
Zorko - 6.04
Willis - 7.67 (only 15 games)
Devon Smith - 7.79
Scott Selwood - 7.47
Shiels - 6.01
Oliver - 6.35
Graham - 6.54
Steele - 7.57

Yes, and all of them are pure inside mids (with the exception of Zorko arguably), so it's an unfair comparison.

Also most of these players are huge compared to Martin, of course they're going to be better tacklers.

 

[BringBackSimmo]

Cripps - Inside mid so at every stoppage
Ed Curnow - Inside mid so at every stoppage
SPS - Has played everywhere including inside mid, but tackling machine

Martin - played literally every non key position but inside mid (including backline), so hasn't had lots of opportunities to tackle, especially compared to an inside mid.

IMO he's best on a wing, so lets have a look at the tackling numbers of the best wingmen in the league over their career:

Gaff - 2.0
B. Hill - 2.2
Whitfield - 2.7
McCluggage - 3.0

Even if we consider him a half-forward, lets look at the averages for the best half forwards in the league:

Walters - 2.8
Papley - 3.4
R. Gray - 3.2

So looking at these numbers, averaging 3.71 tackles a game for his career is actually pretty good considering where he plays.

I was mainly being facetious tbh, i just find the term tackle machine odd.

 

[ABigOlDoofus]

I was mainly being facetious tbh, i just found the term tackle machine odd.

He's a fantastic tackler, he's ferocious when he's locked in and they rarely break. Numbers don't necessarily tell the whole story.

 

[fb77]

Jack Steele was 8.2, so if Martin is a tackling machine... what is Steele then? Some kind of enhanced tackling machine?

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I can only presume you're trying to be objectionable.

No further comment from me - and the averages in your table only go to support my argument given his role.....do you have a picture of Greta T. on your bedroom wall?