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Ripping it up?
Just like his opponents... Most overrated stk player I have known.
Guy kicked 3 against GWS (one from a 50) he became Simon Madden. Whilst his opponent had 20 possessions, a goal, 46 hit outs. So whilst Hickey played his best ever game, His opponent was near BOG.
Hopefully he becomes a player, but ATM his numbers are average and he is as skinny as a rake. With a frame more like Josh Fraser than Darren Jolly.
I see no feature of his game that says he's going to become a gun
Not aggressive
Not strong
Not agile
Not fast
Loses most ruck contests
Not skilful
Takes few contested marks
He may well improve, in fact he needs to.... Because whilst Longer looks a plodder... He is big, aggressive and competes physically in the contest... Reminds me of Grundy, Maric, Jolley, Lobbe.... Whereas Hickey lacks physicality.
Hope he proves me wrong but?....
Ripping it up?
Just like his opponents... Most overrated stk player I have known.
Guy kicked 3 against GWS (one from a 50) he became Simon Madden. Whilst his opponent had 20 possessions, a goal, 46 hit outs. So whilst Hickey played his best ever game, His opponent was near BOG.
Hopefully he becomes a player, but ATM his numbers are average and he is as skinny as a rake. With a frame more like Josh Fraser than Darren Jolly.
I see no feature of his game that says he's going to become a gun
Not aggressive
Not strong
Not agile
Not fast
Loses most ruck contests
Not skilful
Takes few contested marks
He may well improve, in fact he needs to.... Because whilst Longer looks a plodder... He is big, aggressive and competes physically in the contest... Reminds me of Grundy, Maric, Jolley, Lobbe.... Whereas Hickey lacks physicality.
Hope he proves me wrong but?....
Wait, you don't rate Hickey?
Almost all the stats point to those points.
What point did I push about Hickeys trade?
Did we not down grade pick 13 to pick 24 for Tom Hickey?
Did we not have Ben McEvoy (pick 9) at the time of his trading?
Tom has played 30 games for 34 contested marks .... Not exactly Stewie Loewe really? Around 1 per game
13 hit outs, 10 possessions, 4 kicks, 0.3 goals... Not impressive numbers
And has been clearly beaten by his opponent head to head in the majority of his games.
I think what we hope Tom to be, and what he is.... Are not quite the same.
He's developing, but I haven't seen AFL standard ruckman potential as yet.
He is a small Ruckmen... To be that you need elite mobility or skill.... He lumbers and has average skills.....He is 18 months more advanced than Longer.... And in pure rucking terms is less effective.
Longer IMO has competed, but also been disappointing... But is very raw and will/must improve. At least he is physical
Come on joop, he should've kept Daniel Archer for the ruck.Yeh we shouldn't have traded for hickey, or longer, or anyone. Dafuq is Pelchen doing? Doesn't he know we'd be way better off with McEvoy rucking and Kosi chopping him out?
Never should have got rid of Ackland.Come on joop, he should've kept Daniel Archer for the ruck.
or michael rix.Never should have got rid of Ackland.
Or Knobel... Or Capuano... Or the Doc.or michael rix.
hickey is just another to the list of superstar ruckmen
thought he was our CEO/List Manager/Realist?You boys forgetting Big Mart? what a great ruckman he was.
Starting to think I'M not a fan of Hickey...Starting to think you are not a fan of Hickey
Almost all the stats point to those points.
What point did I push about Hickeys trade?
Did we not down grade pick 13 to pick 24 for Tom Hickey?
Did we not have Ben McEvoy (pick 9) at the time of his trading?
Tom has played 30 games for 34 contested marks .... Not exactly Stewie Loewe really? Around 1 per game
13 hit outs, 10 possessions, 4 kicks, 0.3 goals... Not impressive numbers
And has been clearly beaten by his opponent head to head in the majority of his games.
I think what we hope Tom to be, and what he is.... Are not quite the same.
He's developing, but I haven't seen AFL standard ruckman potential as yet.
He is a small Ruckmen... To be that you need elite mobility or skill.... He lumbers and has average skills.....He is 18 months more advanced than Longer.... And in pure rucking terms is less effective.
Longer IMO has competed, but also been disappointing... But is very raw and will/must improve. At least he is physical