Is Gary Rohan the worst finals player of all time?

[Ricketz]

Got ahead of himself a bit. He'd handballed that to Holmes before he'd taken the mark.

He had pretty much ran the length of the field to make the opportunity. Brilliant job to generate the goal. That and the mark got us over the line.

 

[LoBu]

He stood up today, well done Garry!

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[Checkered]

Nice Garyyyyy

 

[Ricky Vaughn]

I am genuinely shocked.

 

[Seeds]

He has now played 3 big finals games in his career. Time to end this thread.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Hawthorn fans agony

Pfft, if you say so Nimrod.

You haven’t won shit in a decade.

 

[PhatBoy]

Yes he’s had some shockers but his actual numeric output, aside from goals, is basically the same as his normal productivity

 

[Shane Heard]

Yes he’s had some shockers but his actual numeric output, aside from goals, is basically the same as his normal productivity

As in, limited influence unless he snags a couple when they need one

 

[PhatBoy]

As in, limited influence unless he snags a couple when they need one

More or less. I guess it still qualifies him as a poor finals player but it’s not like he dominates regular season games then goes missing it’s just his normal level

 

[La Dispute]

I’m now on board and campaigning for this fella to kick a bag in the Grand Final.

Get it done Gaz.

 

[TRP1996]

Rohan for Norm Smith!

 

[PCORF]

One of the best finals games I have seen, a real heartstopper. Rohan was huge when it mattered this evening vs Collingwood. The barrel was great and then late in the game he fumbled it but stayed with it and got the winning goal assist to Max Holmes. I still remember last year in the semi vs the Giants, Holmes had a horror miss and for sure he was not going to make the same mistake again. The win that Geelong needed, but their work is not done yet, two more wins and nobody is going to be easy to beat. But with effort comes reward.

 

[XhazzafootyX]

I’ve been very critical of Rohan in the past so it’s good to see him play well in what was a close game.

 

[PCORF]

I’ve been very critical of Rohan in the past so it’s good to see him play well in what was a close game.

But he has also kicked a winning goal after the siren twice.

 

[Boxhead_31]

 

[footy75]

Gary Rohan

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Gary Rohan

Age

33

Ht

189cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

1.2

4star

.... sensational way to answer.

 

[Mr Meow]

From memory he had a couple of good finals with the Swans and a bunch of anonymous ones, but focussing on time with the Cats:

-9 finals (4 with reduced quarters, so let's say 8)
-9 goals
-4 assists

Forwards at the Cats have struggled in that time frame where cats won 4, lost 5.

Unlucky not to get a couple more assists tonight when the bloke on the end of the chain failed.

Is his finals record great, even as a third tall? No. Is it thaaaat much poorer than his home and away career, where he plays in bursts and disappears for large periods? Probably not.

Big if, but if he backs this up with another good final or two his Geelong record isn't terrible.

 

[PieLebo87]

Has kicked more goals in finals alone than some players their whole careers. Such a silly thread.

 

[PhatBoy]

From memory he had a couple of good finals with the Swans and a bunch of anonymous ones, but focussing on time with the Cats:

-9 finals (4 with reduced quarters, so let's say 8)
-9 goals
-4 assists

Forwards at the Cats have struggled in that time frame where cats won 4, lost 5.

Unlucky not to get a couple more assists tonight when the bloke on the end of the chain failed.

Is his finals record great, even as a third tall? No. Is it thaaaat much poorer than his home and away career, where he plays in bursts and disappears for large periods? Probably not.

Big if, but if he backs this up with another good final or two his Geelong record isn't terrible.

Just looking back through his last 6 years, in his last 11 finals I’d say he’s had 4 ‘good’ games where he’s had, by his standards, a reasonable amount of ball, multiple goals and an assist here and there.

For a player who even in home and away footy is quite hit and miss, it’s not THAT bad a ratio. Another good game and you’d just about give him a pass mark. His biggest problem is that some of his worst games are absolutely ordinary. He doesn’t manage to keep the idea of ‘don’t make a bad day a really bad day.’

 

[RUNVS]

Just looking back through his last 6 years, in his last 11 finals I’d say he’s had 4 ‘good’ games where he’s had, by his standards, a reasonable amount of ball, multiple goals and an assist here and there.

For a player who even in home and away footy is quite hit and miss, it’s not THAT bad a ratio. Another good game and you’d just about give him a pass mark. His biggest problem is that some of his worst games are absolutely ordinary. He doesn’t manage to keep the idea of ‘don’t make a bad day a really bad day.’

The frustrating thing about Rohan is that he is a really good mark, he is a really good kick, he is fast and ball in hand a good decision maker. He has all the tools he needs to be a great player and would have more natural talent than 90% of AFL players. The problem is that he doesn't have that part of his football brain he needs to get into spots to get the ball more. If he averaged 20 disposals a game instead of 9 he would be one of the most damaging players in the competition.

 

[STPer18]

Most players will never play a final as good as what he did yesterday in their entire careers, let alone in a final that was as high pressure as that one was. Get around him.

 

[PhatBoy]

The frustrating thing about Rohan is that he is a really good mark, he is a really good kick, he is fast and ball in hand a good decision maker. He has all the tools he needs to be a great player and would have more natural talent than 90% of AFL players. The problem is that he doesn't have that part of his football brain he needs to get into spots to get the ball more. If he averaged 20 disposals a game instead of 9 he would be one of the most damaging players in the competition.

Agreed. I don’t think he could be accused of not putting in, he runs his Arse off every game he just doesn’t have the natural game sense of a lot of people

 

[Jim Levenstein]

Most players will never play a final as good as what he did yesterday in their entire careers, let alone in a final that was as high pressure as that one was. Get around him.

He was fantastic, hats off to him. Wonder how Wilson and co will address the coach now….

 

[PhatBoy]

He was fantastic, hats off to him. Wonder how Wilson and co will address the coach now….

While obviously the outcome of it was not what you would have liked as a pies fan I thought that last passage of play before the Holmes goal encapsulated the spirit of the match perfectly.

Sidebottom and Rohan absolutely busting their guts to get to that ball with every skerrick of energy they had left and then a skill error brought on by fatigue and pressure only for a bounce of the ball to favour one team.

Rohan and no doubt Sidebottom (the camera didn’t really pan to him) was utterly spent at the end of that passage and I felt exhausted just watching it

 

[Jim Levenstein]

While obviously the outcome of it was not what you would have liked as a pies fan I thought that last passage of play before the Holmes goal encapsulated the spirit of the match perfectly.

Sidebottom and Rohan absolutely busting their guts to get to that ball with every skerrick of energy they had left and then a skill error brought on by fatigue and pressure only for a bounce of the ball to favour one team.

Rohan and no doubt Sidebottom (the camera didn’t really pan to him) was utterly spent at the end of that passage and I felt exhausted just watching it

Couldn’t agree more. It was a gripping game to watch as a supporter and I imagine most neutrals enjoyed it too.