Bryce Gibbs, a class act

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Gibbs is not Simon Black. Black is an out and out inside midfielder. Completely different player.

I don't think jonoman was comparing the two players, other than to say that Black has demonstrated that pace is not the be all & end all in being a quality midfielder. A good user of the ball can make up for not having out & out pace by making their disposals count.

 

[PatrickBateman]

I beg to differ as Gibbs only went only Deledio after half time from memory & shut him down. Bryce kicked 2 goals whilst opposed to Deledio.

Gibbs is a midfielder & had to sacrifice his game last night & played a tagging role to shut down Deledio.

Deledio accumulated most of those stats early in the game & had another opponent on him.

So soundly beat it is

Since Carlton was so dominant, it's hardly a fair comparison. I don't know what kind of tag he had on Deledio either, most of the time Gibbs seemed to have plenty of space... ,which he needs to be effective most of the time.

Gibbs will be a good player, but don't expect him to take you to a flag. Murphy is better and Gibbs gets all the attention, purely because he is 'expected' to be the better player. Slow, lacks intensity in contests, weak ball winning ability. For mine Deledio would be more valuable in a winning side.

 

[Play by Numbers]

Definitely rate Deledio and Murphy as better than Gibbs.

 

[QuietB]

Not comparing to Black in the way they play. Just saying if you can put the ball to good use you don't need pace, like Simon Black.

I don't think jonoman was comparing the two players, other than to say that Black has demonstrated that pace is not the be all & end all in being a quality midfielder. A good user of the ball can make up for not having out & out pace by making their disposals count.

Yep, I agree. Because of the role they play, Simon Black and Greg Williams for that matter almost dont need any pace. Pace is much more important in the role Gibbs plays. But then Jarmen managed the role pretty well without much pace.

 

[blitzer]

Gibbs is exactly what he was touted to be in his draft year: a genuine footballer. Always makes great decisions and has really accurate disposal, rarely makes any mistakes. Personally i would tag Gibbs before both Murphy/Judd because even though he doesn't get as many touches as them he hurts you a lot more with the ones he gets. I think he is the guy that opposition teams are going to be clamping down on for much the reason you try to stop a guy like Dal Santo. Some guys you may be able to put an offensive minded player on and try to get them to run off the elite midfielder and hurt them the other way, but its not really effective if they have a higher hurt factor than your midfielder which Gibbs does.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

Definitely rate Deledio and Murphy as better than Gibbs.

LOL Credibility lost

 

[Krakeour Magic]

Personally i would tag Gibbs before both Murphy/Judd because even though he doesn't get as many touches as them he hurts you a lot more with the ones he gets. I think he is the guy that opposition teams are going to be clamping down on for much the reason you try to stop a guy like Dal Santo.

That would be a pointless exercise.

Gibbs can't handle a hard tag which is why Ratten sets him a tag role in the first place.

IMO, Gibbs is the player that I would look to "pick off" with a harder bodied player.

 

[Play by Numbers]

LOL Credibility lost

Lol not at all.

 

[PatrickBateman]

Personally i would tag Gibbs before both Murphy/Judd because even though he doesn't get as many touches as them he hurts you a lot more with the ones he gets.

Gibbs wouldn't cope well with a tag... but you don't want to let Judd off the leash for anyone.

 

[PatrickBateman]

LOL Credibility lost

... He's still got it as far as I'm concerned.

 

[CrazyQ]

Gibbs is a gun.

No doubt.

 

[The Exorcist]

Gibbs won't burn players off like some others do

He won't do freakish feats like Ablett does

But he will set up many goals and attacks, will run to the right position, and will almost always make the right decision and back it up with classy disposal.

He ain't that quick (he's not slow, either), but he rarely gets caught, and has the ability to get out of trouble. Come equal 9th in the Brownlow last year

Will be an excellent player

 

[rundennisrun]

Gibbs can't handle a hard tag which is why Ratten sets him a tag role in the first place.

give 3 examples from 08 onwards

 

[crowsarethebest]

He's just very very solid. Never makes mistakes, and always ALWAYS makes the right decisions. Seriously I have never seen him make the wrong decision. He's a very quick thinker- he'd have to be as he's not the quickest bloke. He's not really a guy where you think of him as a match winner but more of a guy who will lay the foundations. He's a good size and his disposal is first class. Very poised. However his weakness would be winning his own ball in packs and probably his movement isn't great. However he's still a gun player and is developing nicely.

 

[Ghost of Grinter]

Gibbs is a quality young player, looks to have all great skills.

But Id have to agree that he would struggle against a solid
midfielder willing to rough him up, no knock on Gibbs skills,
talent and football ability - but he is one youd target to
rough up as he is a bit of a skirt.

 

[Silvagnis]

Murphy is better and Gibbs gets all the attention, purely because he is 'expected' to be the better player. Slow, lacks intensity in contests, weak ball winning ability.

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Wow.

Imagine how Gibbs would be if he was a great kick and fast like Selwood who wins his own ball.

Emma Quayle might even tip Gibbs for the Brownlow..

 

[r_boy]

Outside receiver who crumbles when the chips are down.

 

[HBF]

Consumate team man is Gibbs, and as has already been said, his kicking is his absolute strength. Great decision maker, and could quite easily be the next Carlton captain.

 

[Aphrodite]

Don't be stupid.

Deledio had a better DE%, more i50's, the same amount of clearances and a goal.

Considering how bad Richmond were he played well, not soundly beat at all.

Were you at the game

 

[HBF]

Outside receiver who crumbles when the chips are down.

Haven't watched a heap of footy, have you.

 

[Aphrodite]

Haven't watched a heap of footy, have you.

Obviously not for r_boy HBF.................

Armchair critic

 

[Play by Numbers]

Were you at the game

Nice rollseyes.

I watched the game, but I suppose you are going to play the "if you weren't there you don't know".

From watching the telecast he was not soundly beaten, from the stats he was not soundly beaten, but by all means try to pull that card.

 

[JeffDunne]

. . . and could quite easily be the next Carlton captain.

Is that really saying much?

 

[Military_man]

To think a lot of flogs around this site bagged Gibbs when he first started playing for Carlton. Looks like they will eat thier words now.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I love Gibbsy. Absolutely pure footballer