Bryce Gibbs - Underwhelming

[H2F]

The only thing he will achieve of note is sitting on top of the 'softest players in history' list.

Seriously name me one softer player in history?

Maybe that guy Richmond drafted ages ago, can't remember his name.

 

[dmc333]

Becoming the new Bowden.

But Bowden got twice as many cheap possessions.

 

[Stifler's mom]

The only thing he will achieve of note is sitting on top of the 'softest players in history' list.

Seriously name me one softer player in history?

Maybe that guy Richmond drafted ages ago, can't remember his name.

Ryan Loniesque??

 

[H2F]

Ryan Loniesque??

1. Gibbs
2. Fiora
3. Watts
4. Lonie
5. Demetriou

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Gibbs is a pleasant footballer - but i think that's where it remains.

Has some good skills, accumulates the ball - but isn't the guy you'd expect to propel a team forward in the finals

Clearly AFL standard, but not the star you'd hope for with Pick 1 - but in fairness, aside from Selwood, there was no better small man available in his draft

 

[Prem87]

You'd expect a lot more from a no.1 pick tbh. Still young but seriously how much longer can that excuse be used as he's not showing or doing enough..

 

[KnaveyBlue]

Frustrates me in the same way Houlihan did. All the skill in the world but refuses to get his hands dirty.

At least Houlihan's hurt factor was high enough that he could afford to skip the hard stuff. When he got the ball, he almost always made the opposition pay.

Gibbs' hurt factor is simply non-existant. Regularly misses set shots and kicks backwards and sideways pretty often.

 

[King Of The Hille]

Gibbs is a pleasant footballer - but i think that's where it remains.

Has some good skills, accumulates the ball - but isn't the guy you'd expect to propel a team forward in the finals

Clearly AFL standard, but not the star you'd hope for with Pick 1 - but in fairness, aside from Selwood, there was no better small man available in the top 50 from his draft

Would take JPK ahead of Gibbs everyday of the week and twice on Mondays.

 

[vast]

If he is not going to become a inside player he needs to run harder to at least link up and use his skills going inside 50. Seems lazy.

 

[Prem87]

Harley Bennell >>> Gibbs

Would choose Bennell in our team everyday of the week.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Would take JPK ahead of Gibbs everyday of the week and twice on Mondays.

I did do an edit - to say there was no better small man available

Kennedy wasn't available

 

[chriblue]

needs to harden up. needs to take a page out of robbos book

 

[dumb]

i don't think putting him behind the ball does him or the team any favors. he isn't going to give a chop out for a leading forward, and if you need him to be the clean ball user coming out then your problems rest elsewhere (ie bower and duigan turning it over). been wasted the last few weeks when he could have helped deliver the ball a bit cleaner into the forward line.

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

At least Houlihan's hurt factor was high enough that he could afford to skip the hard stuff. When he got the ball, he almost always made the opposition pay.

Gibbs' hurt factor is simply non-existant. Regularly misses set shots and kicks backwards and sideways pretty often.

Not so much backwards, but kicks lots of sideway kicks.

He just needs to get some angry pills.

His old man played for west perth and was hard at it angry player.

Bryce needs to show more desperation, and take some queue's from that hard nut Robinson.

 

[King Of The Hille]

I did do an edit - to say there was no better small man available

Kennedy wasn't available

Ah, I see.

The only other player remotely close is Boak, and I would take Gibbs over him anyway.

Looking back now, what a weak draft 2006 was for everyone bar KPP.

 

[Danair]

Lifts his head and has a look if someone is within ten metres of him and the ball.

 

[BlueManic]

Needs a kick up the arse and needs to learn to do the hard stuff and the little things. Potential to be a top 10 player in the comp but if he keeps coasting will be lucky to make top 40.

I say put him in the VFL for a month in the guts and make him scrap it hard with a tagger every week.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Ah, I see.

The only other player remotely close is Boak, and I would take Gibbs over him anyway.

Looking back now, what a weak draft 2006 was for everyone bar KPP.

There's quite a few talls i'd take over him - but yep agree completely - it was a trollop draft!

 

[nameless]

Plays for Dream Team points, very unaccountable and for a boy his size he doesn't go in hard enough often enough.

Would rather Robinson over Gibbs.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

Lifts his head and has a look if someone is within ten metres of him and the ball.

Haha I love when he does that. He has the "Oh god I hope they aren't coming" look constantly.

Also anyone with that hair cut needs to be performance managed in my opinion

 

[King Of The Hille]

There's quite a few talls i'd take over him - but yep agree completely - it was a trollop draft!

Personally, I would take.

Leunberger
Riewoldt
Frawley
Hawkins
Tippett

Ahead of Gibbs with Goldstein close. Looking at the draft, on current form you'd prefer Grigg which is quite ironic.

If the draft were re-done tomorow though, would still be in the top 10 without a doubt.

Has the attributes, without the mentality.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Personally, I would take.

Leunberger
Riewoldt
Frawley
Hawkins
Tippett

From a WC point of view - I'd take Eric MacKenzie over him every day of the week - and Will Schofield is catching very quickly

 

[Skeppersap]

Personally, I would take.

Leunberger
Riewoldt
Frawley
Hawkins
Tippett

Ahead of Gibbs with Goldstein close. Looking at the draft, on current form you'd prefer Grigg which is quite ironic.

If the draft were re-done tomorow though, would still be in the top 10 without a doubt.

Has the attributes, without the mentality.

Wouldnt take Selwood???????

 

[King Of The Hille]

Wouldnt take Selwood???????

Purely KPP there.

I think its obvious to the entire footballing world that Joel Selwood is the more superior player.

That isn't the point of the thread though, the point is, Gibbs is lacking seriously in several departments where once upon a time looked full.

 

[half_back_flank]

Personally, I would take.

Leunberger
Riewoldt
Frawley
Hawkins
Tippett

Ahead of Gibbs with Goldstein close. Looking at the draft, on current form you'd prefer Grigg which is quite ironic.

If the draft were re-done tomorow though, would still be in the top 10 without a doubt.

Has the attributes, without the mentality.

Ben Reid.