Opinion Paddy Dow, can you see a pathway for him to break into our best 22 or are we resigned to losing him?

[Leeway]

seems not what most of us were anticipating.

likely that setters replaces cripps in the middle. we'll see.

Looks like he'll be a late inclusion. Not sure who comes out, but he hasn't been named in the reserves for today's game so I would imaging this was the plan all along.

 

[Accidental genius]

Looks like he'll be a late inclusion. Not sure who comes out, but he hasn't been named in the reserves for today's game so I would imaging this was the plan all along.

named as sub.

he is probably the most appropriate sub. will need cover in case a mid goes down.

on the otherhand if no injuries he misses a week of footy.

 

[forever blue 1]

named as sub.

he is probably the most appropriate sub. will need cover in case a mid goes down.

on the otherhand if no injuries he misses a week of footy.

If I’m not mistaken
Can a player be subbed then assessed by doctor next week amd given the clear to play again?

 

[Accidental genius]

If I’m not mistaken
Can a player be subbed then assessed by doctor next week amd given the clear to play again?

good question. Not sure sorry.

 

[forever blue 1]

good question. Not sure sorry.

You will be sorry AG
Amd you will like it

 

[Accidental genius]

You will be sorry AG
Amd you will like it

This saying never gets old

 

[forever blue 1]

This saying never gets old

I sense sarcasm
Hmmm
My IQ is much lower than yours genius
You inow
Simple things
Simple minds

 

[forever blue 1]

I sense sarcasm
Hmmm
My IQ is much lower than yours genius
You inow
Simple things
Simple minds

The irony of your symbolic reply
Ummm
And you like it

 

[Accidental genius]

I sense sarcasm
Hmmm
My IQ is much lower than yours genius
You inow
Simple things
Simple minds

Being a genius is over rated. Youll have to take my word.

 

[COBALT BLUE]

Dow has a number of hurdles to overcome:

• Lack of flexibility. Doesn't have a 2nd position when things don't click. In fact he's so inflexible you can't even re-assign him a new role in the midfield such as a tagger or blocker. If he's having a bad day you're effectively playing a man down for the entire match.
• Two-way running is non-existent and lacks a defensive side to his game.
• Decision-making is very suspect at AFL level.
• One percenters such as blocking, bumping, tackling, taking an opponent's run, shepherding, creating space, etc are more often than not non-existent in Dow's game.
• Skill execution by hand and foot at AFL level has been well below par as a general rule.
• Lack of consistency.

The good news for Dow is that development is definitely a much higher priority under the current coaching regime than it ever was under the previous one. In that regard I'm sure Dow his been given sage advice on which parts of his game need work and how Power and O'Keefe can best assist with developing those areas. You only have to look at the rapid rate of improvement in Setterfield's, Owies, O'Brien's and Durdin's games as proof. Heck, even Cripps and Kennedy have added layers to their game over the summer.

The bad news for Dow is that should a spot become available in the next few weeks he'll be competing against the likes of Stocker, Carroll, Motlop, Fogarty, Honey, Philp, Kemp, etc all of whom are developing just as quickly and provide greater flexibility.

If there's one player I'd love to get a full preseason into under this coaching group before we let him go it'd be Cunners. I'm not saying he'd be any better or worse, but I'd just like to see what they can do with him.

This is spot on !
eventually LOB showed more than Dow !......[this is just an observation]
Dow seems a slow learner.....he has had so many chances and so much time put into him...but still he has not gone out there and got himself properly fit,yet he still has not gone out and attacked some games
However....perhaps ...perhaps,he just might scrape in...
Cerra also still needs time and may be not as good as we think....he is not Elite as i observed him directly at the Suns match and attracked bullying from the Suns !!....the gap between him and Dow might not be that much.......but probably still quite a bit

CFC have put so much into Dow and we have been slaughtered because of him......surely Dow would want to try and make up for that?
His Bro looked ok for Tigers....
I dont think CFC will move him or LOB on this year....i think LOB has more to offer than Cottrell etc

 

[COBALT BLUE]

Little brother looked pretty impressive last night.

yes he looked fit and had a go....unlike Dow some of the time

 

[COBALT BLUE]

If we get enough wins in the 1st half of the year yiu could bring in Dow for a 5 week stint and spell all our midfielders for a week each.

If injuries occur at any stage he will get in earlier.

He can potentially play 5-10 games. If he plays well you try and keep him on the list or trade him for decent value.


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Spot on..each way win
bit of a disapointment Dow......Wow he always looked good....Walsh elite fitness,attainable via determination,Dow not so just doesnt want that...cannot coach that....force him to bust his guts and attack,its just not him [big difference in approach]
Notice Samo SPS got any early game for the Eagles not now tho.....same issues he just chipped the ball around.i thought he would be a star !!

sometimes just got to let it go !!

 

[forever blue 1]

Spot on..each way win
bit of a disapointment Dow......Wow he always looked good....Walsh elite fitness,attainable via determination,Dow not so just doesnt want that...cannot coach that....force him to bust his guts and attack,its just not him [big difference in approach]
Notice Samo SPS got any early game for the Eagles not now tho.....same issues he just chipped the ball around.i thought he would be a star !!

sometimes just got to let it go !!

I did too
I honestly thought he was going to be a superstar

 

[forever blue 1]

I pre

good question. Not sure sorry.

dict that’s the way it will go
Stick standard have 23 each week with provision to be able to play each week

 

[thylacine60]

hate to think his career might be jeopardized because we didn't have a player subbed off yesterday - could have really used him in that last quarter siege

 

[forever blue 1]

hate to think his career might be jeopardized because we didn't have a player subbed off yesterday - could have really used him in that last quarter siege

Unless Boss knows he’d buckle under pressure ..?

 

[thylacine60]

if we'd had a medical sub he'd have had no choice..........

 

[BIuebagger]

I think he will request a trade if he ends up playing a handful of games only this year. He had some moments - specifically the Freo game last year at the G - where you thought he could come of age and finally arrive. But he mustn’t be meeting particular KPI of coaching staff to get a game, seems many who have watched our ressies every game have said it’s most likely defensive running or aspects of his game.

 

[BlueTongue]

Being a genius is over rated. Youll have to take my word.

Well it's hardly rated if it's 'Accidental' though...

 

[Accidental genius]

Well it's hardly rated if it's 'Accidental' though...

Lol...on BF you’re correct but in real life my name doesn’t start with accidental.

 

[YeahGnar]

Sneaky suspicion here:
Kennedy might be dropped to sub and Dow get's a chance. Kennedy is struggling to impact with 65% TOG last 2 weeks.

Read it here first

 

[chunkylover53]

Why is his TOG so low? Is he not fit enough?

Maybe 5 bona-fide midfielders (Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Hewett, Kennedy) is just too much to have on the ground most of the time.

 

[Michael Jezz]

Kennedy is twice the player Dow is even with a thigh injury/corkie. Kennedy had 20 possessions. I don't think Dow has 20+ 10 times in his 60 games. Kennedy was ok against Port with 2 games in the votes on top of that.

 

[Stamos]

Kennedy is twice the player Dow is even with a thigh injury/corkie. Kennedy had 20 possessions. I don't think Dow has 20+ 10 times in his 60 games. Kennedy was ok against Port with 2 games in the votes on top of that.

Stop with the hyperbole.
Dow has had 20+ 10 times in his career. Kennedy has been in the votes once this year.

There's also the fact that Kennedy is 2 and half years older than Dow.

 

[Arr0w]

Stop with the hyperbole.
Dow has had 20+ 10 times in his career. Kennedy has been in the votes once this year.

There's also the fact that Kennedy is 2 and half years older than Dow.

What does any of that have to do when comparing the 2 players?