Ok, I'm getting mixed opinions here. On Bblitz, he's getting a pretty good wrap. On here during the gameday thread he was getting a pretty bad wrap. So...Was he good or bad?
Was Slats good or bad?
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monty1104
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I thought he was OK. Did a job on Burton. Still needs to increase his output.
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I thought he play well, was outstanding in the one-on-one with burton in the last quarter
I was abusing him at 3 quarter time but I suppose he played alright. The Crows kick the ball to Burton heaps and he did some good things in the last quarter.
Deserves to be in the team next week.
Deserves to be in the team next week.
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i thought he was great. burton got a fair bit of the ball, but slattery really manned him up tightly, threw himself into nearly every contest, tackled hard (all traits of henry slattery), and curbed any major influence burton could have had.
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I thought he was pretty average. He was not suited to Burton. NLM or Ryder should have been moved onto Burton and Slats should have been shifted onto Goodwin.
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tried his guts out but he just aint good enough.
how can u say he wasnt suited 2 burton. i thought he beat him in the last quarter
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how can u say he wasnt suited 2 burton. i thought he beat him in the last quarter
did you watch the 3rd when burton did the damage on the scoreboard?
He was solid, influenced Burton's impact on the game. Welsh was much worse in defence yet his name isn't mentioned where Slattery's is.
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He's strength is one on one contests. When we get him in a good match-up he does well more times than not. We dont have a heap of other options. Welsh was whipped by Burton early. Henry was good.
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yep i agree, welsh was bad but this is a thread bout slats so i answered accordingly.
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Welsh was even worse on Burton. He should be played forward as his skills are not good enough and he is too slow.
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Did ok in the areas where i thought he would struggle. One on one he was pretty good, it was on the lead and at ground level where he just wasn't good enough to stay with him.
Pretty good game from Henry under the circumstances.
Pretty good game from Henry under the circumstances.
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He was bad for 3 quarters of football. Held the Bird-man reasonably in the last 7 minutes.
When I say bad, I mean not spoiling or chooping of the arm when his in the contest. His just not a natural backman.
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yeah, because the people you're referring to here on bigfooty have their scapegoats that they verbally bash week after week. if the player has a good performance, they go quiet; if the player has a not-so-good match, they'll call for their heads.
even if slattery were to be the back pocket in our next premiership with a top-10 B&F finish, rest assured there will always be people on here slagging him off.
burton is that sort of player. he is one of the inform forwards in the comp. and if ur not happy with him at least breakin even, there is somthing wrong. who else could of gone 2 him. welsh was gettin carved up badly by him.
so come on mate get real
and im not a massive fan of him either. but im sick of most of you's. who hate him. so even if he goes ok. you's still find a way 2 bag him.
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Easily too, since he just doesn't have that closing speed.
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i don't like bagging our players but jeez he was frustrating tonight..He is not the most naturally talented player but some of his basic defensive work was a joke. It was a slippery night where the ball was always going to fall short yet Slattery played from behind Burton every single time!!! Burton is quite quick off the mark while Slattery is not..just plain dumb play by him.
Dissapointed he got a contract extension but hopefully he proves me wrong
Dissapointed he got a contract extension but hopefully he proves me wrong
Might be a bit hypocritical here as I am one to bag Slats in the past, but he was great tonight.
Yeah, that's it.
These guys think he had a fantastic game because Burton had a shit one.
Burton missed many attempts for goal, and 8 uncontested marks for Burton, I don't know how you can call it a top performance by Slatts.
He gives free kicks like (that) and will piss fart around.
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