Roast We need to talk about Lachie

[Sunshine81]

What gets me is that Williams gets dropped when he plays ok. I was always surprised last year each time he was omitted. Never made sense.

Yep, I just don't get it. Williams has a safe pair of hands, takes a good contested mark and is good defensively. He isn't a quick runner, but he hasn't been caught out yet. He reads the play better than probably 99% of footballers. He makes up for his lack of dash by opening up the play with his vision and exquisite kicking. He's behind more attacking plays than the rest of the defence.

 

[x_les_x]

Reckon him over Williams is still the illusion about leg speed and taking a quick small forward. Dont know if Gresham was Lachies direct opponent last night but he kicked 3. He has the potential like we saw against the bombers last year of being the brute Maynard type (minus the sniping). Hard at it good overhead marking and intercept and last night went for a few worm burning passes that sort of came off

As odd as it sounds i want him to play next week against the likes of Walters Switkowski and Frederick. If we have him in the team for leg speed he should keep up with whoever he is responsible for otherwise he will get burnt on the rebound big time. I cant confidently say for an over the back race to goal in a sprint race i would back Williams over Jones or even Burton.

 

[Long live PAFC]

Still a bull in a china shop. Goes at everything at 110%. It worked at junior and SANFL level, he was athletic enough to make it work. It doesn’t at AFL level.

He looks like the back pocket you want. Solid, quick, agile, hard at it.

He showed good form last year and his positioning and willingness to hold shape and maintain his role in defence has been good. He has a solid kick on him. Undoubtedly he has some talent and huge potential. I think his ability to continue to present and maintain his role despite the fumbles and Bronx cheers suggests some mental toughness. It’s hard to keep going for marks when you’re dropping them, confidence must have taken a hit, so that shows some strength there.

Question is - is it just mental application and confidence? Because that can be taught and worked on.

Or is it a lack of coordination and innate game sense that can only be learned and built hours and hours of dedicated work, usually starting at an early age. That’s much harder to fix.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

I'm a big Lachie Jones defender but you can't say he kept going at marks.

He literally didn't contest one at all and multiple others he tried to chest mark ir double fist it when he should have stuck his hands out and marked it.



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[Cosmicwinduptoy24]

How many games has Lachie played now? I'm prepared to give him a hall pass if it's under 50. His potential upside is huge so it's easy to see why coaches are persisting with him. Was reportedly one of the most improved in preseason, which is yet to translate to AFL level.

 

[Port 2004]

Lachie was alright tonight. Understandably tentative early, was interesting to see Goldsack spend a lot of time with in the on-ground warm up. But settled as the game wore on and was clean with the ball.

Laid one huge tackle which unsurprisingly went unrewarded.

Didn’t Essendon get a free kick as well from the same incident?. More baffling decisions from the cheats last night. Particularly the bald headed one. Dixon got shoved out of a marking contest with old baldy side on and 15 metres from the contest. No free.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Didn’t Essendon get a free kick as well from the same incident?. More baffling decisions from the cheats last night. Particularly the bald headed one. Dixon got shoved out of a marking contest with old baldy side on and 15 metres from the contest. No free.

Nosferatu Nicholls genuinely tries to beat us every time.

Dixon get umpired differently to other key forwards.

 

[Rowd072]

Off topic I know but number 15 - Umpire Matt Nicholls destroyed us again last night. He has a hell of a record of free against us. If you go back over the games he has umpired us, it's pretty disturbing.

 

[manureid]

Only getting picked due to our club enforced mullet quota.

 

[MrChow]

i think Lachie should stay in over Williams at the moment. He just needs more AFL games, and in a settled position.

Now we have the big pillars in, the more speed the better

 

[Mutha F]

If a player is stinking things up they need to get dropped and earn their spot back. Otherwise you are ultimately supporting a loser mentality. Make the same decision you would if he was injured. Personally I think Bergman has been ordinary on the wing and should swap.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Nosferatu Nicholls genuinely tries to beat us every time.

Dixon get umpired differently to other key forwards.

Does Dixon get umpired differently because he looks to engage first and consistently. Most other forwards play with some Craft and Nous, get on their bike and work defenders over. It’s like the arm up high tackle draw, umpires will change definition based on the outcome sort by the player playing the ball.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Reckon him over Williams is still the illusion about leg speed and taking a quick small forward. Dont know if Gresham was Lachies direct opponent last night but he kicked 3. He has the potential like we saw against the bombers last year of being the brute Maynard type (minus the sniping). Hard at it good overhead marking and intercept and last night went for a few worm burning passes that sort of came off

As odd as it sounds i want him to play next week against the likes of Walters Switkowski and Frederick. If we have him in the team for leg speed he should keep up with whoever he is responsible for otherwise he will get burnt on the rebound big time. I cant confidently say for an over the back race to goal in a sprint race i would back Williams over Jones or even Burton.

Yeah I reckon speed is the reason why Jones is getting a game instead of Williams.


But give me a clean sure handling player who is a bit slow, over the fastest fumbler in the west.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

Didn’t Essendon get a free kick as well from the same incident?.

Essendon got a free kick, but it wasn't because of Lachie Jones tackle. It was a down the field free kick. The umpire very clearly calls, it was down the field, not against you to Jones.

 

[Port 2004]

Essendon got a free kick, but it wasn't because of Lachie Jones tackle. It was a down the field free kick. The umpire very clearly calls, it was down the field, not against you to Jones.

Cheers. I wasn’t aware of that.

 

[snozulu]

Williams makes up for his lack of pace by reading the play really well.

 

[Port 2004]

Off topic I know but number 15 - Umpire Matt Nicholls destroyed us again last night. He has a hell of a record of free against us. If you go back over the games he has umpired us, it's pretty disturbing.

Yes. He was getting bagged all night by me and others. Appears to have some real issues with Port for some reason.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Lost to Charlie 2-1 in the drag car racing today. Charlie won the rock-paper-scissors for the faster Mustang in the decider over the quarter mile.

 

[OnTheWagon]

Williams makes up for his lack of pace by reading the play really well.

He also has a very safe pair of hands

 

[Willsy10]

Williams will get his chances as we can't keep giving the sub role to Burgoyne, Jase either needs a full game in the AFL or SANFL next week. And of course injuries will come. But i kind of don't want it to be at the expense of Jones, i think they can both be good players for us in the future. It's like it's clear cut Jones out Williams in for most on here, but i feel they are completely different players. Jones has more pace and plays a bit taller and lockdown than Williams. Williams has the beautiful skills in the Houston and Farrell mould.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Lost to Charlie 2-1 in the drag car racing today. Charlie won the rock-paper-scissors for the faster Mustang in the decider over the quarter mile.

huge if true

 

[Duck Farmer]

Lost to Charlie 2-1 in the drag car racing today.

Surprising, I thought he'd be good at dropping the clutch.

 

[JimmyBC]

I couldn't think of anything worse than those two numbskulls talking about cars

 

[Ford Fairlane]

huge if true

Would I lie to you?

 

[Doctor Feel]

Would I lie to you?

Did either of them drop hints about retirement from the AFL effective immediately? Please say yes!