Player Watch Pick #52 (2013) - Darcy Byrne-Jones

[Schulzenfest]

Two very nice goals, and an absolute cracking running tackle on Impey with a few minutes left.

If we didn't switch DBJ back up forward, we lose that game. Played his role to perfection.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Keep him forward. He has forgotten how to play as a dedender.

He knows how to kick goals which is what you want from a forward.

After nearly two full seasons im the forwardline he was hopeless last week trying to defend.

 

[Tibbs]

So dumb to move him last week, which totally altered our structure, and left us with 4 vanilla half-forwards who had an impact. DBJ added spark in attack, while Burgoyne, Sinn, and Evans, covered the backline perfectly.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Should NEVER go down back. This game showed why he needs to stay in the forward line.

 

[bomberclifford]

Durry = Forward.
End. Of.

 

[Chrizzt]

Keep him forward. He has forgotten how to play as a dedender.

He knows how to kick goals which is what you want from a forward.

After nearly two full seasons im the forwardline he was hopeless last week trying to defend.

He never was a defender to begin with. Just found lots of the pill seagulling off half back when we were top of the ladder and dominating.

 

[RossFC]

Players with 40+ direct goal involvements this season. (Goal + Goal Assist)

DBJ 50 (25 Goals + 25 Assists)
Georgiades 43 (37 G + 6 A)
JHF 42 (23 G + 19 A)

Players with 45+ direct goal involvements this season. (Goal + Goal Assist)

DBJ 53 (28 Goals + 25 Assists)
Georgiades 51 (43 G + 8 A)
JHF 49 (27 G + 22 A)
Rioli 45 (32 G + 13 A)

 

[The Hobo]

He never was a defender to begin with. Just found lots of the pill seagulling off half back when we were top of the ladder and dominating.

He was great in defence in his AA year, he just struggles aerially. On the deck his tackling and chasing etc has always been elite.

We just couldn't afford to have him being outmarked time and time again in defence.

 

[Chrizzt]

He was great in defence in his AA year, he just struggles aerially. On the deck his tackling and chasing etc has always been elite.

We just couldn't afford to have him being outmarked time and time again in defence.

Nah he was just never exposed as badly in 2020 because of how solid the midfield and rest of the defence was. Always had an uncanny ability to never be within 15 metres of his opponent and got burnt too badly, too often going the other way.

His 2020 AA was solely due to his rebounding, not his defending

 

[FishingRick04]

Rioli, SPP and DBJ is a handy small FWD group.

Rioli probably should play against bottom 6 sides, let him rest play the young kids instead.