Player Watch Jordan Dawson - Our New Captain!

[Burtonsgottago]

He is such a gun, by the end of the year he will be recognised as one of the superstars of the comp if he keeps playing midfield.

And to think we had him defending.

Correction… And to think NICKS had him defending.

 

[El Doederino]

The Bont comparisons aren’t that far off tbh.

Less dynamic, but better footskills

I was thinking more Pendlebury. He has all the time in the world, evades traffic and never picks the wrong option.

 

[Mutineer]

That neafl inside mid form I saw is shining thru

Ever tell you about the game he had 24 tackles playing inside mid …

What’s his heat map saying lately ?

Seriously though imagine when his inside mid game develops ! We are just seeing the foundations now and they are strong !

Shouldn't have brought the heat map into it...Kristof is coming for you. His alias Mostyn has already posted it I seem to recall...

 

[spexau]

Correction… And to think NICKS had him defending.

To be fair we did try him in the middle last year and he was not much chop

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Shouldn't have brought the heat map into it...Kristof is coming for you. His alias Mostyn has already posted it I seem to recall...

Yep definitely trying to wind him up about it

 

[whattagun07]

Jordy is an absolute general.

One of the best players in the AFL

 

[George Kramer]

Yep definitely trying to wind him up about it

Some acknowledgement he got it wrong wouldn’t go astray….

 

[Golumless]

By far his best game at the club. It's interesting he still gets the handy possessions distributing from half-back when playing in the midfield, while also being much more dangerous the rest of the time.

IMHO the club should consider a 70/30 split between midfield and playing forward for Dawson. Literally the only time he isn't a threat is when in the back line. So why ever play him there?

Because football demands that your best ball movers are in the back line. After all, it's the most difficult possession in football to get something meaningful out of.

After all, that's the flow on effect from zonal football and teams are purposely trying to hem their opposition in their back half through pressure on the ball carrier. It's why when you look at most teams list, their most accomplished kicks are in their D50.

 

[Cleric]

The Sydney board are going to be livid. Got beaten by the Pear at home, and Dawson could have been their best player on their list.

 

[Gtowncrow]

That neafl inside mid form I saw is shining thru

Ever tell you about the game he had 24 tackles playing inside mid …

What’s his heat map saying lately ?

Seriously though imagine when his inside mid game develops ! We are just seeing the foundations now and they are strong !

I admit I didn't see any inside traits in his game.

I was wrong.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Some acknowledgement he got it wrong wouldn’t go astray….

We all know it.

He knows it.

The most important thing is Dawson is now playing midfield & impacting more on our games.

 

[The Smith Revolution]

A comment from an old ****er. He always keeps his feet and rarely goes to ground. So impressive

 

[119others]

Probably already discussed but Brownlow odds rapidly shortening I imagine

 

[George Kramer]

Because football demands that your best ball movers are in the back line. After all, it's the most difficult possession in football to get something meaningful out of.

After all, that's the flow on effect from zonal football and teams are purposely trying to hem their opposition in their back half through pressure on the ball carrier. It's why when you look at most teams list, their most accomplished kicks are in their D50.

No

 

[Interloperer]

Because football demands that your best ball movers are in the back line. After all, it's the most difficult possession in football to get something meaningful out of.

After all, that's the flow on effect from zonal football and teams are purposely trying to hem their opposition in their back half through pressure on the ball carrier. It's why when you look at most teams list, their most accomplished kicks are in their D50.

But he's still getting himself to half-back (the physical location on the ground) to distribute the ball when needed, despite not being in the back line (as a positional role) nominally.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Fa

Probably already discussed but Brownlow odds rapidly shortening I imagine

Far put - just went and looked and he was $81 but then came into $67 as I was looking.

Which one of you ****ers dropped a bundle on him?

 

[40porpoise]

I didn't even know who this guy was about 18 months ago.

He completely solves our midfield issues and you can build a premiership team around him, Laird, Rachele and co in the mid.

I think guys like Milera and Doedee holding up the back line are extremely important now so we can keep Dawson in this role

 

[baldandbroke]

I was thinking more Pendlebury. He has all the time in the world, evades traffic and never picks the wrong option.

But did Jordan play basketball?

 

[dogs105]

But did Jordan play basketball?

Quoted for future use out of context

 

[JennyTalia]

We had chances to win the first two games of the season - but losing them (particularly the gws midfield beat down) may have been a blessing in disguise as I doubt we would have been bold enough to put dawson in the guts without it.

Team looks much more balanced now. If he stays in the mids, then he is an absolute lock for the gold jacket.

 

[Sir Ronald Mac]

Made up for the extra pickle they gave us during the Tippet saga.

 

[Hodgy]

I didn't even know who this guy was about 18 months ago.

He completely solves our midfield issues and you can build a premiership team around him, Laird, Rachele and co in the mid.

I think guys like Milera and Doedee holding up the back line are extremely important now so we can keep Dawson in this role

Agree, this is also why Hinge playing so well at half back is vital. No need to have Dawson back at the moment, and every reason to have him around the ball.

 

[ABAB]

Made up for the extra pickle they gave us during the Tippet saga.

Our own making to have evidence of the "gentlemen" agreement on email, we should have just done like other clubs have and verbally agree to player they would be traded to a club of their choice and try to do this at a trade loss.......

 

[Sir Ronald Mac]

Our own making to have evidence of the "gentlemen" agreement on email, we should have just done like other clubs have and verbally agree to player they would be traded to a club of their choice and try to do this at a trade loss.......

So what you're saying is there's No value meal without the chips.
Without the chips, it's just a burger and drink.

 

[1970crow]

To be fair we did try him in the middle last year and he was not much chop

We gave up far too quickly though. He wasn’t actually what you’d call bad either, was just ok, which is why we should have persisted for another few weeks.