Past Dean 'The Difference' Towers - delisted 2018. COMING SOON - The Festival of Deano

[Dan87]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...s/news-story/70f81a22e443f4df58f8cd65fd5057cc

-first preseason without OP
-completed everything thrown at him
-best he's felt.

Bring it home Deano

 

[sataris]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...s/news-story/70f81a22e443f4df58f8cd65fd5057cc

-first preseason without OP
-completed everything thrown at him
-best he's felt.

Bring it home Deano

Ia actually didn't know that. Good to hear

 

[J_Moore]

Unlike TDL, I don't think towers is a bit soft or uncompetitive. I think he's just something of a panic merchant, and lacks the confidence to back himself in and take risks. I remember a play against GWS last year where he was alone with the ball on the wing, with a mountain of space, plenty of options up forward, and could just not make a quick decision. It was a pretty minor thing, but had stuck with me as emblematic of the issues with his game.

 

[Edmund hunt]

This is the best change Deano will have to cement his spot in the top 22.

 

[sataris]

Unlike TDL, I don't think towers is a bit soft or uncompetitive. I think he's just something of a panic merchant, and lacks the confidence to back himself in and take risks. I remember a play against GWS last year where he was alone with the ball on the wing, with a mountain of space, plenty of options up forward, and could just not make a quick decision. It was a pretty minor thing, but had stuck with me as emblematic of the issues with his game.

I really hope that its something he can overcome.

 

[Grongey]

Confidence is the key. He showed some good signs in the finals last year.

But I agree with others, he has to get meaner with his tackling and 'see ball - get ball' attack on the footy.

You get the feeling, a string of above average games would see Deano grow into his own skin.

 

[Punts]

Will turn out better than Reid

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I love Sam but that's not a really high ceiling.

 

[RW]

I love Sam but that's not a really high ceiling.

I think that was his point, going by his previous posts about Reid

 

[J_Moore]

Reid has played some objectively really good footy for us. He's a model of inconsistency - partly for reasons of injury, partly for form - but Towers has not come close to Reid's best.

The guy obviously hasn't hit the heights we all hoped for early in his career, but you can't shit on his 2012.

 

[bedford]

Will turn out better than Reid

Reid is a Premiership players, Towers will never be

 

[Punts]

Reid is a Premiership players, Towers will never be

Don't take the bait come on

 

[bedford]

Don't take the bait come on

I knew , i'd read the other thread, but its true

 

[swansfan51]

Reid is a Premiership players, Towers will never be

Gary Ablett Senior never will be either, so what.

 

[bedford]

Gary Ablett Senior never will be either, so what.

Don't ever mention those 2 in the same post please.

 

[demon inda sack]

I wondered if anyone else uses that moment as a reference point for players and how they attack the ball/man. I do it all the time. "If player X was suddenly thrust into Marty Mattner's boots when Shane Savage out-marked Lewis Jetta in the back 50 and directed the ball out to Grant Birchall with a line of Hawks lining up to take the lead in the final minutes of the GF, how would he do?"

After running from defence completely unmanned into the forward 50 only to be ignored, he has to not drop his head, turn on a dime and react to where Savage is kicking to, locate Birchall, make up about 10-15m of headstart, box Birchall in so he has no room between him and the boundary, stick the ball and all tackle, get up before Birchall does, retrieve the ball and then ensure the ball goes out so that numbers can get to the ball and it doesn't get forward to the waiting Hawks.

One of the most underrated passages of play from a Swan in recent memory.

Sorry for the intrusion but I would like to see this and couldn't find it on YouTube, does anyone have a link? also good luck today hopefully no injuries.

 

[scaryness]

Sorry for the intrusion but I would like to see this and couldn't find it on YouTube, does anyone have a link? also good luck today hopefully no injuries.

About 5:15 in.

 

[demon inda sack]

About 5:15 in.

Thanks mate, so good I watched it all. Its not that I have a fondness for the swans but I hate the hawks.

 

[Millky95]

Thanks mate, so good I watched it all. Its not that I have a fondness for the swans but I hate the hawks.

You have come to the right place

 

[Swansujelly]

Thanks mate, so good I watched it all. Its not that I have a fondness for the swans but I hate the hawks.

welcome friend.

 

[The King!]

Gary Ablett Senior never will be either, so what.

Druions 1979 flag means nothing then

 

[Swansujelly]

OK game from my man DT..something to build on.

 

[Tuco]

Reid is a Premiership players, Towers will never be

Next 5 years for our club a write off then?

 

[GoTheSwannies]

I wondered if anyone else uses that moment as a reference point for players and how they attack the ball/man. I do it all the time. "If player X was suddenly thrust into Marty Mattner's boots when Shane Savage out-marked Lewis Jetta in the back 50 and directed the ball out to Grant Birchall with a line of Hawks lining up to take the lead in the final minutes of the GF, how would he do?"

After running from defence completely unmanned into the forward 50 only to be ignored, he has to not drop his head, turn on a dime and react to where Savage is kicking to, locate Birchall, make up about 10-15m of headstart, box Birchall in so he has no room between him and the boundary, stick the ball and all tackle, get up before Birchall does, retrieve the ball and then ensure the ball goes out so that numbers can get to the ball and it doesn't get forward to the waiting Hawks.

One of the most underrated passages of play from a Swan in recent memory.

hugely important play in the game, but wasnt even his most impressive passage of play.

i remember earlier in the match where he was inolved in tackling and pressuring 3 hawks players through a chain of handballs. he just went from one man to the next hunting the ball. he was incredible in that match!

 

[Grongey]

In the opening trial game against Port, a supergoal and two regular goals, and was listed in the best players.