And still performing despite all the media BS which is the biggest positive.
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Player Watch Josh Rachele - Sent To The Gulag!
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Would be lying if i said no, but looking forward to see what he and a number of other players can do when we eventually flick Nicks.
Haha, what? Had his best game of the season just the week before, I think we will be fine.
East Melbourne is a smorgasbord or just all round shit people.
It's an eastern suburbs Melbourne thing.
There was one dropped mark he could have gone at harder, other than that no short steps at all.
Had some rushed disposals, as did the rest of our team.
My main concern with Rachele is that he struggles to get involved enough. Ironically he seems to get more of the ball in that high half-forward role than when he goes on the wing or behind the ball, which is the opposite of what I would expect.
jackster83
Save Ken!
Could be worse. We could have taken Josh Ward.
Golumless
A bigger deal out west.
Nah. For the most part, Rachele is producing at a good click. Bit stagnant, however it's likely more to do with external factors then anything problematic.
Also staying outside? Rachele won 8 ground balls against Brisbane and had a contested ball rate of 67%. I'd dare say Rach pushed too inside if anything and probably explains why he was rushed outside. Brisbane deserve their flowers with that one, as it is one of many indicators that show they tactically smashed us.
Every player has demons in the closest with contests they didn't go hard enough or rushing their thought process.
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It might be coaching but to my eye, he doesn't deliberately hunt the ball. It looks a bit like he's waiting for it rather than seeking it proactively.
Fixable.
New coach might help.
It might also just be his style. He is the kind of player who anticipates opportunities, and looks to put himself in an offensive position, rather than just going straight at the ball and getting tackled. Sometimes it comes off, often it doesn't.
Ideally there should be a balance. Rankine is the best exemplar of this that Rachele could have to learn from. Rankine isn't scared to go in hard and hunt the ball when it's the right time, but he also knows when to separate from the contest and wait for the ball to spill out to him.
Gtowncrow
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I'm happy for Rankine to teach all our squad a thing or two.
CryptoCrow
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Granger Barass was a great pick-up
Some people need to take off their Rachele -coloured glasses.
100% he picks and chooses when to shirk contests and not bothering to chase or get involved.
It's not every contest, and there doesn't seem to be consistency, but it looks average when it happens.
100% he picks and chooses when to shirk contests and not bothering to chase or get involved.
It's not every contest, and there doesn't seem to be consistency, but it looks average when it happens.
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I don't think he played that well from the eye test on Sunday
Glad he got the winning goal tonight. Surely a confidence booster
Thought he was good tonight overall, he’s clearly one of our most creative players with ball in hand
Thought he was good tonight overall, he’s clearly one of our most creative players with ball in hand
He didn’t get a heap of the ball, but he made his opportunities count. He is classy as can be with the ball.
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He’s a match winner. Don’t get the hate.
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**** the haters. Do you wabt Murphy or do you want someone who executes like that. He’ll come good. He’s still in nappies.
7 score involvements and 3 goals from 12 touches is a very good game from a medium forward
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Was clutch tonight where he has fallen short previously.
Fook yeah lets goooo!!!
Fook yeah lets goooo!!!
