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Irony.Any coincidence that since the tightening of the ducking/shoulder shrugging rule that this cheating flog hasn't had a sniff?
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Irony.Any coincidence that since the tightening of the ducking/shoulder shrugging rule that this cheating flog hasn't had a sniff?
Well Dwayne, Darcy and some other commentators making snark comments when Thomas is in possession or goes near it certainly doesn't help and it exaggerates the time he does drop the knees. You never hear the same amount of bitching about grimes, pupuolo and miles when they do the exact same. He's an easy target.The media? He doesn't need any help making fans dislike him. Single-handedly moved North from 'disliked' to 'detested' for me.
Don't be so kind, our forward pressure and stoppage set ups are shit.If North had another player going at the ball, winning contested possession and having no space to actually play the role he is the team for then Thomas would have a better output.
North's forward stoppage setup leaves too much to the ball winner and not enough blocking to a handball receiving/snapping goal kicker.
Eventually I think the AFL will run a short corner from hockey style stoppage pattern. Ball in won, is moved almost back to the fifty, across to a running half back who takes it at 45, runs in to steady and goals.Don't be so kind, our forward pressure and stoppage set ups are shit.
Only his kneesHas he been dropped before?
Lost it. Bit of wishful thinking there buddy, he'd be lucky to make the top 2 dozen small forwards in the game. Off the top of my head, Betts, Elliot, Walters, Ballantyne, Breust, Rioli, Harvey, Wingard, Zorko, LeCras, Cripps, Dahlhaus. Aside from kicking the odd goal he doesn't do a whole lot else, and half of his goals come from staged free kicks anyway, which is why his "form" has been down.
Yep, in 2012 at the height of his "yips".
Only played one game in the VFL, kicked 6.2, came straight back in, hasn't looked back...until now.
BTW methinks those who draw a connection between his loss of form and the rule change are ignoring that his kicking for goal has been getting steadily worse all season. 22.13 for the season doesn't look bad but when you look closer, it is padded by Joe the goose goals and the number of times he hasn't made the distance or kicked OOF with shots on goal he has been nailing in recent years.
I daresay his form is far more connected to that than the rule change.
Who is that North supporter that claims Thomas is holding the team back every time they lose a winnable game?
Says he runs into the space the taller guys should be using etc.
Pretty much he did, yeah.Did Tony lockett kick a bag every game?
Its called form
Well except for when he made his comeback, lol.Pretty much he did, yeah.
I feel for you. It absolutely sucks the life out of you when the guys you rely on for kicking accuracy suddenly get the yips.
Just look at Jay Shultz and Tex Walker. I would have once rated both of these players the best goal kickers at their respective clubs, but neither of them could hit the backside of a barn this year.
Cripps?
Thomas at his peak is twice the player. In fact, an out of form Thomas has kicked just as many goals as your beloved Cripps this season.
WA bias at its finest
To Tex's credit, he did at least turn a 100 thrashing into a 77 point thrashing in round one by missing a bunch of sodas
One dimensional enough to be droppable. Same reason I never rated Milne as highly as others.
Was Lockett dropped for Sziller?
Has to shift his mindset from 'playing for free kicks' to 'attacking the ball'. he'll be fine if he does that..
As much as a coincidence as essendon becoming the worst team in the Afl since the rule came in. Maybe it was cheating karma that got them in the end. Good times.Any coincidence that since the tightening of the ducking/shoulder shrugging rule that this cheating flog hasn't had a sniff?
Ha ha yes, it's the "curse of Lindsay Thomas" or something.ThatsWright is the poster's name, I think. Thomas is the cause of all of North's woes according to them.