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Iām not surprised he has high disposal efficiency given how much time he takes to stop, prop, paint the kids bedroom, evaluate next option and kick. Heād wanna make the right call.
Sadly, he takes too long, the oppo run back and he misses the fat side opportunity of tearing it up into open spaces for a good avenue to goal.
I always thought the fat side was the team I was playing on?
Yep happened in the last quarter against Swans. I remember shouting at the TV when he didn't win a 1:1Thatās when he takes an uncontested mark? Yeah.
My main knock on Bytel is he never wins the football. When the footy goes out to the wing for a 1:1 contest Iām hoping he can somehow get the ball over the boundary to neutralise the contest - because he doesnāt seem able to win them.
Ladder leader is extremely misleading. Sydney have been in terrible form recently
Bytel is playing his role being on the "fat side" of the ground. Basically one winger is regularly in the play getting possessions (thin side) while the other has to guard space and run all game playing defensively (fat side). Sidebottom last year talked about how he was at the point of his career where he was happy to sacrifice his game playing the fat side so Josh Daicos could shine.
I have spoken to many fellow Pies supporters this week.
Several have expressed the position that they don't want us to make finals, to maximise the chances of a good draft pick.
I totally disagree.
I am on the finals bandwagon.
Just get there.
The courage, determination, effort this would engender would be massive.
We can't win the flag without JDG, Mitchell and Checkers.
But just playing in the finals, and maybe snaring a win - given the mental strength of this team - would be huge for next year.
Go Pies.
Several have expressed the position that they don't want us to make finals, to maximise the chances of a good draft pick.
Thatās when he takes an uncontested mark? Yeah.
My main knock on Bytel is he never wins the football. When the footy goes out to the wing for a 1:1 contest Iām hoping he can somehow get the ball over the boundary to neutralise the contest - because he doesnāt seem able to win them.
That's kind of the point. A prime Ed Langdon or Sidey would be wasted playing a defensive role on that side of the ground. It's no coincidence that nearly all AFL teams have only one elite winger playing 90% game time and various role players rotating on the other wing. If you had two elite wingers in their prime one would be moved to a more impactful position.
Uncontested mark leading to congestion upfield.
The opportunity cost of having a more dynamic player in this role is enormous.
Think prime Ed Langdon or Sidey.
If I was to have a guess, like last week, Sidey has shown that he can have a negating role and still hurt the opposition the other way. Not sure if J Daicos can do the same, or if they want him to.This was an interesting point because in the finals it was Sidey that was involved in all the play. Whereas, Josh was stuck on the fat side wing throughout September. Could never forget the bath that Sidey gave Langdon in the QF.
He's also in an age bracket that we're light on for players.You're not alone. Bytel cops a lot of criticism on here and to be fair, he sprayed it a bit in his first couple of games. But now he's playing his role and lifted his disposal efficiency when he gets it (77%). He is also only 24 so it's pretty harsh for people to call him a list clogger when he's been improving throughout the year.
Ginni was missing last year as wellFrom Collingwoodās POV there are only two there that are potentially as a result of an upgrade ā¦
Noble is an upgrade on Markov.
Shultz is an upgrade on Ginnivan (I know this is contentious, but I reckon the club would be a lot happier with Shultzās forward defensive efforts than they were with Ginnivan)
That's hilarious mate. But trueGinni was missing last year as well![]()
Hawthorn kept their picksUnfortunately, this is a damn fine reason why we typically trade out as many future picks as we can.
It removes any temptation for us to tank.
Tanking is for losers. It fosters a loser culture.
Collingwood are winners.
Winning culture > moving up the draft by a few places.
True but it doesn't always work out this way. GWS, Suns cases in point.Hawthorn kept their picks
They went to the draft and were patient
Theyāve bottomed out and now their probably set for another dynasty
This is what they do hawthorn
They build up with draft picks then cherry pick which is what they did from 2008-2015 four premierships later
DGB says hi. They arenāt perfect and have made plenty of mistakes to. Omeara, wingard trades as further examplesHawthorn kept their picks
They went to the draft and were patient
Theyāve bottomed out and now their probably set for another dynasty
This is what they do hawthorn
They build up with draft picks then cherry pick which is what they did from 2008-2015 four premierships later
That was our whole team in 2020 and 2021. Might be fixable. Might just lack the confidence at the moment to wheel and go.Iām not surprised he has high disposal efficiency given how much time he takes to stop, prop, paint the kids bedroom, evaluate next option and kick. Heād wanna make the right call.
Sadly, he takes too long, the oppo run back and he misses the fat side opportunity of tearing it up into open spaces for a good avenue to goal.
I always thought the fat side was the team I was playing on?
Hawthorn kept their picks
They went to the draft and were patient
Theyāve bottomed out and now their probably set for another dynasty
This is what they do hawthorn
They build up with draft picks then cherry pick which is what they did from 2008-2015 four premierships later
Agree. I'd say the players they've picked up which have offered them the most this year are those who were discarded by their former clubs.DGB says hi. They arenāt perfect and have made plenty of mistakes to. Omeara, wingard trades as further examples
Parker in the 22 most likelyHipwood and Dunkley in doubt according to triple M - Robertson and Smith held over from the VFL.