Patrick Dangerfield

[Drummond]

3 possessions to half time.

What does he bring to the table?

He's got no clue how to find the ball. No idea.

He'll probably have a reasonable second half, 10 or so possesions and a goal, but his first halves are disgraceful.

48 possesions over the past 4.5 games. Seriously man?

 

[Lawrst]

Something is seriously wrong with this fella.

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

He applies good frontal pressure from the forward line. That is why he hasn’t been moved to the midfield. For him to move into the midfield, Neil Craig would have to find someone who applies just as much frontal pressure as a forward.

Him playing as a forward has stalled his development. Typical Neil Craig crap.

If we had a good coach, he would be moved onto the ball so he could get into the game, but I doubt he will.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

He is not 100% with his hand don't forget

 

[Lawrst]

If we had a good coach, he would be moved onto the ball so he could get into the game, but I doubt he will.

HE WAS IN THERE!

He got a good clearance and did sweet FA after that.

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

HE WAS IN THERE!

He got a good clearance and did sweet FA after that.

He was in there for 3 mins.

 

[Magma]

yeah he got moved out of these straight away.

he should be left in the middle all game. he's probably confused about his role, like tippett was when he was rucking last year. just plonk him there and let him learn. same with sloane. have them run forward with the footy, not take the footy in the forward line.

 

[smoovy]

Hbf
hbf
hbf
hbf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lawrst]

You realize he needs to be able to DEFEND on the half back flank?

Also he could be our game breaker in the 2nd half. I really hope he fires and has a 20 possession half!

 

[OldCrowBloke]

How well can he read the game?

On the TV, I rarely even saw him in picture!

He's OK when he gets near it, but that just ain't happenning...

 

[Lawrst]

Danger starting in the middle with Thomo and Schmidt. Wow.

Danger was better in the 3rd.

 

[SydCrow]

he had a reasonable last quarter

got to get him on the ball somehow

what happened to Bernie?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Dangerfield is going backwards, like most of our players.

 

[Allefgib]

Hbf
hbf
hbf
hbf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Dangerfield is going backwards, like most of our players.

Damm those umpires are wreaking our club because it's not the coach.

 

[BACCS]

I thought he had a much better 2nd half.

 

[smoovy]

Play him as a loose man in defence with spurts in the middle. If he gets tagged in the backline, that is when you move him forward and tell everyone else to get the **** out. He won't lose too many one out contests with a tagger.

The above represents an example of what is known as a "coaching move". A revolutionary idea that is yet to reach West Lakes.

 

[Froggy]

No point putting him up forward if the ball isn't going there.

 

[Coopers]

Hbf
hbf
hbf
hbf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adelaide
B: Ben Rutten
HB: Graham Johncock, Michael Doughty, Andy Otten, Brad Symes, Luke Thompson , Matthew Jaensch, Nathan van Berlo, Richard Douglas, Patrick Dangerfield, Chris Knights, Ricky Henderson, Rory Sloane, Jack Gunston, Jared Petrenko, Christopher Schmidt
C: Scott Thompson
HF:
F: Kurt Tippett
Foll: Sam Jacobs
I/C: Bernie Vince, Matthew Wright Shaun McKernan





It would have worked!

 

[smoovy]

^ that is actually not too far removed from how we set up now

 

[Mav]

Adelaide
B: Ben Rutten
HB: Graham Johncock, Michael Doughty, Andy Otten, Brad Symes, Luke Thompson , Matthew Jaensch, Nathan van Berlo, Richard Douglas, Patrick Dangerfield, Chris Knights, Ricky Henderson, Rory Sloane, Jack Gunston, Jared Petrenko, Christopher Schmidt
C: Scott Thompson
HF:
F: Kurt Tippett
Foll: Sam Jacobs
I/C: Bernie Vince, Matthew Wright Shaun McKernan





It would have worked!

your problem is none of those guys actually gave you run off the hbf.

As for Patty, shows so much but currently looks like the most over rated player in the AFL. But hang tuff, he'll come good. Craig has trusted others to do the work in the middle and has played Patty forward as you haven't anyone else that can play down there. Time will come soon when he's playing 80% in the guts and he'll be gun. Like I said, hang tuff.

 

[Cap]

So a question to the OP


do we play Dangerfield becuase we know he is going to be something or drop him to the SANFL to develop.....

 

[bigman]

He needs to run at the ball for a time - give him the responsibility of run and carrying the ball from this position.

He plays the position well jst give him the chance.

Oh sorry forgot this is the AFC we dont make changes - we pigeon hole blokes and wont move them to try and change the tide of the game.

 

[Allefgib]

Hbf or midfield at sanfl. unlike most we drop he actually could learn and improve at the lower level I think.

 

[King Elvis]

Injured?