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Stevie J - Underated?
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SO jaded, I love it!
The only reason I can see that Geelong would trade SJ is if it led to Bradshaw. I would personally prefer if he stayed, as I think he has something to offer us over the next 5-7 years, and has improvement left in him as a 23 year old.
I wouldn't often thank Chewy for quoting my posts, but this quote of mine from 2006 makes me feel OK about my football knowledge
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Luckily against the Hawks he only ever had to man up on the plodders Mitchell and Hodge. Just a shame Geelong never had two Lings, one for each because whichever one he played on never used to get a touch.
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I probably underrate him, or criticize him too much for his occasional "flippant use of the ball" (I like that term, I've heard Luke Ball use it a couple of times). I have this horrible memory of his game in the 2008 GF....maybe one day I'll watch it & see if his game was as bad as I thought it was at the ground, for the amount of possessions he got. But that was a while ago now. Perhaps having watched Gary Snr & Jnr, & Garry Hocking (underrated skills-wise), I might get a bit blase about how skilled & creative Johnson is.
But probably more so than any other Cat when he's missing from the big games you feel that our chances take a serious hit. And to think I feel like Daniel Menzel was like Stevie J without any of the crap bits....what a player he could have been, or hopefully will be.
But probably more so than any other Cat when he's missing from the big games you feel that our chances take a serious hit. And to think I feel like Daniel Menzel was like Stevie J without any of the crap bits....what a player he could have been, or hopefully will be.
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Good word, flippant /Robbo
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Argh don't tell me Robbo uses that word. Fortunately I'm not Foxtel-enabled so I don't get to see the great man's work most of the time. I use it in the context that the man with the footy in his hands also carries the destiny of the club. So don't try an over the shoulder look-away handball under pressure unless you're sure it'll come off.
Hoffy95
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Argh don't tell me Robbo uses that word. Fortunately I'm not Foxtel-enabled so I don't get to see the great man's work most of the time. I use it in the context that the man with the footy in his hands also carries the destiny of the club. So don't try an over the shoulder look-away handball under pressure unless you're sure it'll come off.
Robbo just gets fixated on words the Gerard Whateley uses. Every episode of AFL360 Whateley will say something and Robbo will chip in with - "[word Whateley said], good word that."
He then looks dreamily into the stars for a few minutes like a girl who has just had her first kiss.
Yep, him and Jobe are very similar in that regard. So hard to tag because they will take their tagger to the goalsquare and beat them as natural forwards. Going back and forth from midfield to forward line (and timing it well) can make 'handing a player over' a tough gig for the opposition.
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I'm hoping it can become even more pronounced when Chapman returns, as they should probably be rotated between the midfield and forward line (though I'd suggest it should be 80/20 Johnson in the middle).
Media love him way too much for him to be underrated
Heard on Triple M on the weekend: "Oh Stevie J's made a mistake! He hasn't made one for 10 years!"
dafuq?
Heard on Triple M on the weekend: "Oh Stevie J's made a mistake! He hasn't made one for 10 years!"
dafuq?
No, his best value is in the middle. In truth - and naturally no one has picked up on this - he has lost a lot of penetration in his kicking. Even from 40m out he's only 50/50 now. That's why he likes to snap around the corner from just about everywhere.
He's evolved remarkably as a player, and from now on in unquestionably a midfielder only.
Massive Statement right there
When Stevie J withdrew from the Collingwood game there alone went 4 goals to Geelong! Stevie J is possibly the most creative player in the League. His value to Geelong is not only in kicking goals, but how many does he create? If he's picking up 30 possessions then you have to work out what is the end result? I'd say it ends up in the positive a helluva lot. I thinks he's rated well enough and opposition coaches fear him, they know what's going on with Stevie J, it's being able to do something about him is the real problem!
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