Player Watch Edward Allan

[ElliottsMaggies]

Hand balling to ur teammates feet counts as an effective disposal, doesn’t make it a good one, not a hard concept

Come on, surely you're not criticising Allan's game too.

 

[Kappa]

Come on, surely you're not criticising Allan's game too.

No the original post was about Macrae and no spin is trying to spin it

 

[Apex36]

If you want a serious response it's more of an I don't know for me.

In the Wright era drafts, I think we definitely prioritised attributes over footy smarts. Outside of Nick, the kids we've taken are: Harrison, Draper, Murley, Allan, Ryan, HDM and Jiath

The type we've taken are going to take a while and can frustrate as they can look like headless chooks, but if they click - look out. Or in other words too early to say what we've got with Harrison, Allan, Ryan, HDM and Jiath.

Hine has drafted on attributes rather than footy smarts for a very long time, it’s not specifically a Wright thing.

 

[Markfs]

Hine has drafted on attributes rather than footy smarts for a very long time, it’s not specifically a Wright thing.

i thought he drafted on his ability to skite about his inate drafting skills in post draft interviews.....(ps skite is very old school)

 

[sr36]

Hine has drafted on attributes rather than footy smarts for a very long time, it’s not specifically a Wright thing.

Attributes and Wright were probably the wrong terms.

Hines been pretty open about his process over the years. He scores them against criteria or attributes and ranks them based on that.

If you do the same thing but change the weightings of the attributes, you'll rank your draftees differently and end up with a different skillset prioritised.

I think it's more than a coincidence that we've gone from regularly drafting kids like Bianco, Finn, Crocker, Phillips, Ruscoe who could play but we're a bit athletically challenged to the dashers of the last 3 years.

I think it's probably a Fly Leppa thing as we're drafting more like Richmond did and getting kids who can seriously run.

The downside is if you're not picking at the pointy end of the draft, the top end runners available are going to have a fair way to go, which is what we've seen.

 

[rand corp]

He has improved out of sight since his first game and showed the benefits of having a strong, big-bodied mid in the centre at stoppage. He did plenty right and should be a very good player in coming seasons.

 

[nahnah]

Just saw he was credited with no goal assists, watching his highlights he hits at least 3 people inside 50 (Elliott twice and WHE) Did they all miss? Thats unlucky

 

[Kirby]

So not very far?

If you have a helicopter cap it can go for miles

 

[sr36]

Just saw he was credited with no goal assists, watching his highlights he hits at least 3 people inside 50 (Elliott twice and WHE) Did they all miss? Thats unlucky

The WHE doesn't count as it was a contested mark. You've got to give them an uncontested possession for it to register as a goal assist.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

 

[No SPIN]

Hand balling to ur teammates feet counts as an effective disposal, doesn’t make it a good one, not a hard concept

Irrelevant- we retained possession that’s all that matters. So your earlier claim no possession went to a team mate was incorrect.

 

[Kappa]

Irrelevant- we retained possession that’s all that matters. So your earlier claim no possession went to a team mate was incorrect.

No it's not irrelevant, it's actually super important to use the ball well in modern footy. That's bloody obvious.

Are you talking about my earlier claim when I said he only had about 1 clean disposal? Because I never said no possession went to a teammate, did you just make that up to make your argument seem better?

The king of spin, No Spin.

 

[Jen2310]

Hopefully he can be our bont type mid. That big bodied mid, has pace and aggression too.

 

[Chameleon75]

Hopefully he can be our bont type mid. That big bodied mid, has pace and aggression too.

no pressure

 

[Jen2310]

no pressure

I said that type of mid.
Not bont himself lol

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Hopefully he can be our bont type mid. That big bodied mid, has pace and aggression too.

The Bont is exactly who I think of when looking at his build & athleticism.

 

[JoinDate]

Has cemented his future in the AFL, just won the Sunday footy show by 1 point.

 

[Apex36]

The WHE doesn't count as it was a contested mark. You've got to give them an uncontested possession for it to register as a goal assist.

The Elliott one was contested too iirc

 

[VinnieB]

Rising star nom?

 

[VinnieB]

Irrelevant- we retained possession that’s all that matters. So your earlier claim no possession went to a team mate was incorrect.

I have to disagree. If a player is running by and the ball is delivered to him properly, he has that extra time to quickly find his target.
If he needs to bend down low to get the ball, he then needs to re-balance himself before finding a target.

I think it has a significant impact and it seems this season we were just that little bit off on a number of occasions when we were streaming forward.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Rising star nom?

Love to know which of those playing this round are still eligible for a Rising Star nomination.

 

[steviewonder36]

Liked what I saw Friday night.

Hopefully he takes the next step and is a regular for us next season.

 

[JuniorB]

The Elliott one was contested too iirc

Both of those were terrific kicks to exactly the right position.

 

[Apex36]

Both of those were terrific kicks to exactly the right position.

The big thing for me was not only what you said, but they were quick decisions which allowed him to keep the ball moving forward without having Melbourne set their defence. That kind of movement is critical to the way we play.

 

[No SPIN]

No it's not irrelevant, it's actually super important to use the ball well in modern footy. That's bloody obvious.

Are you talking about my earlier claim when I said he only had about 1 clean disposal? Because I never said no possession went to a teammate, did you just make that up to make your argument seem better?

The king of spin, No Spin.

You said:
“Don't think Macrae had 1 clean possession that went to a teammates advantage”

He had zero turnovers so by definition the above is inaccurate.
Not turning the ball over and keeping possession is MOST critical in the modern game and Finn did that.