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AFLW 2024 - Round 2 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
No i'm just telling you that if Parker is having to lay tackles and kick goals, we're losing those games. We can set up with on-ballers everywhere if you like, laying tackle after tackle, scrapping goals. But we'll also lose all those games because chances are our system is going to be absolute shite.Before i start lets just add that in the most recent game Sam Wicks had 1 Score involvement
4. He doesn't get involved in build up before scores
Parker against the WB from the sub role had 3 SI's to Wicks 1
Parker has also laid more tackles than Wicks per game and he has started sub 2/3 times compared to Wicks who has started sub 2/15.
Parker has also kicked 3 goals in 3 games compared to Wicks 10 in 15 games
So no you just seem to have this mental image in your head that Wicks is playing good footy.
Sam Wicks in the last 5 games in playing in the bottom quartile of small to medium forwards
There is no point arguing with you anymore because literal facts can't get you out of fantasy land. With your train of thought Wicks is the saviour with everything Swans related and should win our best and fairest because he is most crucial to the team. Stats blatantly say he is a passenger and plays better in lossesNo i'm just telling you that if Parker is having to lay tackles and kick goals, we're losing those games. We can set up with on-ballers everywhere if you like, laying tackle after tackle, scrapping goals. But we'll also lose all those games because chances are our system is going to be absolute shite.
Our best footy is when we move the ball coast to coast with speed and the ball doesn't even need to hit the deck for us to even be required to lay a tackle. Goodluck playing that sort of footy with Parker and Sheldrick 70m out trying to shake loose an opponent to get involved in a scoring chain. Wicks is that better option in that situation 10/10 times. Our end goal is playing in that manner, not scrapping a low percentage contested win.
If i look at the stats and see Wicks has had 12 touches, 1 goal and 2 score involvements, i'm pretty confident we've won that game. If I see Parker 9 tackles and 2 goals, i'd be pretty confident we've lost.
Hopefully Wicks kicks 5 and makes 20 tackles to win us the game or he just plays his role and is effective in a team win.
"We are now moving quickly to usher in an ambitious new era of succ...uh...I mean stability, by announcing the signing of Josh Carr for the next [counts on both hands, then asks for help] 12 years!"The Port Board, in terminating Hinkley’s contract, stated that Saturday’s 100 point loss to Sydney had forced their hand.
Port CEO Matthew Richardson noted that “the sight of Sam Wicks kicking his 7th & taking the margin into triple figures incensed our fans. The board felt it was time for hard calls to be made”.
I don't think Tay has ever kicked 5 goals & he has spent far more time forward than Luke.Bit of a Myth given They have similar output when forward
One of the reasons Tay left Pies was, he wanted more minutes. He spent a lot of time forward last year, more like a Papley, only pinch hitting in the mids. Whereas, Parker has been a full time mid, not necessarily resting in the forward line. Mostly on the bench. But the few times he has spent any time there he was damaging. Such as the game he kicked 5Bit of a Myth given They have similar output when forward
I don't think Tay has ever kicked 5 goals & he has spent far more time forward than Luke.
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One of the reasons Tay left Pies was, he wanted more minutes. He spent a lot of time forward last year, more like a Papley, only pinch hitting in the mids. Whereas, Parker has been a full time mid, not necessarily resting in the forward line. Mostly on the bench. But the few times he has spent any time there he was damaging. Such as the game he kicked 5
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Firstly, and I don't know why this ever needs repeating as often as it does, we are not playing fantasy footy. I do not care how many possessions you have as long as you are doing your job and use the ball well enough when you have it.
And the weird thing about playing in the forward line as opposed to bit parts on the wing etc, is that the ball usually comes to you, or your vicinity, you don't have to go "find it" as much. You may need to lead up around the 50 though, funnily enough lead up marking was one of Campbell's strengths when he joined.
If a small forward is finding the ball 30 times in a game I'd suggest they aren't doing their job because they're obviously all over the ground "finding the ball".
On behalf of South Australia, apologies for Ricciuto being on our games.