Why is it that the more of the ball that Rawlings gets, the worse it is for us? You always know we are getting beaten when Rawlings is leading our possession count.
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I guess if we tried playing Wells (for example) as the loose man in defence, it wouldn't work because they would put a man on him. Most teams are happy to see Brady playing the loose man role, because if anyone is going to rack up some cheap stats, they're happy for it to be him.
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I certainly would have preferred Rawlings get six touches and McVeigh 27.
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Once again as I stated prior to this season starting - if Rawlings has a good year then our season will be crap - look at the NMFC season in the years that Brady won it - 2004 & 2006 - yeah real memorable years they were for North!
Too many turnovers in that first quarter from a bloke that has played over 200 games.
Too many turnovers in that first quarter from a bloke that has played over 200 games.
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I think he should go back to tagging when I look at the way we have been getting cut up in the midfield.
However, the current coach is beginning to strike me as being as inflexible as the last coach.
However, the current coach is beginning to strike me as being as inflexible as the last coach.
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You need to find someone else to vent your grief on mate.
Brady wouldn't be in the top 100 players in the competition for turnovers.
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Did you see his 1st Q vs Geel last week?
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I can get as pissed off by a Brady clanger as much as any other players clangers Art, but the simple fact is that Brady averages 5.0 turnovers a match and the list for the top 50 bottoms out at 7.0.
Brad-Roo is there anyone at our club who has more turnovers than Brady?
He is so frustrating. Today he sold his teamates into trouble so often it wasn't funny. Who was he playing on today? If it was Mcglynn he shouldn't be in the side next week.
He is so frustrating. Today he sold his teamates into trouble so often it wasn't funny. Who was he playing on today? If it was Mcglynn he shouldn't be in the side next week.
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If he isn't the only reason is because he does his usual special move of digging himself a hole, dishing off to a teammate who gets killed the second after he touches the ball keepinh Brady at 100% efficiency...
Seriously, the less traffic that gets directed through Brady the better North will be. Purely speculation, but I feel for every 10 touches Brady gets, there is one calamity.
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Total turnovers
Bastinac, Harvey. Swallow, Thomas, Firrito, Ziebell.
Average turnovers
Bastinac, Harvey. Swallow, Thomas, Firrito, Ziebell, Anthony, Smith, Wells, O'Keefe
You guys are going to have to find yourselves a new whipping boy.
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McVeigh, who had six touches.
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My guess is that there are 3 or 4 people that for some unfounded reason have taken a disliking to Brady and then jump all over him the second he makes a turnover thereby supplanting him straight in to the BF North board consciousness, and on and on it goes until the fallacy ends up having a life of its own.
Brady is a tremendous player for our footy club, and even with the 5 turnovers a match he is currently a better player than 18 others in our senior side.
There isn't a club in the league that wouldn't snap him up for a good price and there isn't a club in the league that he wouldn't get a game for, and that includes Geelong.
Apart from Harvey and Anthony, Brady averages more possessions than all of those guys as well.
Regardless of turnovers, if everyone put in the effort and was as consistent as Brady we wouldn't lose many games.
It's not a poor reflection on Brady if he leads the possession count, it's a poor reflection on his team mates.
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Rawlings is a senior member of our side.
When we lose and lose badly he stands up cause hes experienced.
When our kids get games under their belts we wont need to worry about Bradys.
When we lose and lose badly he stands up cause hes experienced.
When our kids get games under their belts we wont need to worry about Bradys.
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Fair call Big DF. Rawlings topped our disposals today with 31 & we were putrid. It's got me stuffed why BS allows Rawlings to play a sweeper roil in defence when he doesn't even have a broom. Opposition coaches must LOVE it when we play Brady as a loose man in defence. And correct me if I'm wrong but his opponent today (when he had one) was Giansiracusa who slammed home 5 goals.
I'm sick & tired of seeing Brady rack up useless/cheap stats in defence.
Probably because the ball was in the backline most of the time.
Exactly, if we can't get our hands on the ball how do we expect to win?
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84% efficiency.
You idiot!
You idiot!
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He mighten have many turnovers but he does put his teammates under pressure with his lack of skill.
The man has a huge heart and I love the way he goes about it till he kicks the ball.
The man has a huge heart and I love the way he goes about it till he kicks the ball.
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Quick on the stats to defend the schnoz.
Perhaps your real name is "Brad(y) Roo"?
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I'm just allergic to myopic idiots.
