he seen his terrible kicking at goal tooDumb
Just dumb.
He saw in 10 minutes what damaged Ratagalia caused us and left him out and then once again went to game with no pace...
he seen his terrible kicking at goal tooDumb
Just dumb.
He saw in 10 minutes what damaged Ratagalia caused us and left him out and then once again went to game with no pace...
Are you rating him on one game?He is a poor midfielder.
Are you rating him on one game?
Not sure what's sillier, the statement itself or that at least 8 posters agree.
Enjoyed your post, however when the game was blown wide open after half time, your put your best players where the action is. Now here is where I think the issue is.I don't think Scott made an error by keeping Danger forward.
Geelong have been gettable because their supposed 'holy trinity' midfield, was actually pretty poor.
An elderly Ablett became a one way runner. Selwood is, and always has been, a limited footballer with a battering ram for a head. And Dangerfield is the worst A grade midfielder in the competition.
What does the worst A grader look like? Someone who is elite at getting the ball. Elite at carrying it at speed. Someone with vice like hands, incredible athleticism, strength, speed and leap.
But someone who also fumbles when the heat is on. Has poor peripheral vision. Someone without any creativity, or ability to improvise. Someone who can't react to pressure, without defaulting to run hard/kick hard. A player for which burst running and long kicking is their one wood, but is also their five iron and their putter. Someone who wants to win a game, rather than help their team win a game.
Midfield is the most complex, creative, improvisational position on the field. You need to be able to switch from attack to defend, create to block, break away to close down, in the space of a microsecond. You need to know where everyone is around you, and what they're all doing. You need to know where the ball is and where the space is. Dangerfield knows only that he looks good when he grabs the ball and runs fast with it.
He is a poor midfielder.
The forward line is easier. Can you jump high and hold onto a ball? Do you have the speed to get on to a lead? Can you kick it long and hard? Can you tackle if you need to?
Danger can do those things. He is a good forward. If he plays there from now on, he could be a great one.
When Geelong shifted to Duncan, Guthrie, Selwood and Menegola running through there, they suddenly became a proposition. I was legitimately scared of that midfield, as opposed to laughing confidently about Ablett's lack of pace, Selwood's lack of athleticism, and Dangerfield's total lack of composure and skill. At the end of the day, his best attribute is being able to get free and into space. But his worst attribute is then having the decision making and skill to make good on that. Which makes him essentially a wash, and when you're kicking into Richmond's backline, it makes you a liability.
He had to play forward.
I'm rating him on every game he's ever played.
But you're true to form as someone who constantly trolls my posts without ever having the basic comprehension to engage with them.
Well the stats don’t support your personal ratings. Not do various awards he has received. How do you engage with opinion not supported by statistical measures? Maybe you didn’t mean to say poor? Because that would mean the likes of Prestia, Cotchin etc are woeful.
I can’t stand Dangerfield and stats alone can be misleading but I think the fact that he is widely acknowledged and awarded as one of the best mids in the game is confirmation that he is not a poor midfielder.
Yeah that was fantastic from Graham. He’s as tough as nails. So glad he’s staying with us.TBRs post from yesterday gave really great insights into how you deal with DF as a forward, and how you deal with him as a midfielder. Great player but no adaptability, so if you can execute right, you can stop him. Against us he did very little in midfield, as a forward he got one goal from a marginal free kick.
Broad towelled him up when he played forward. He's got the pace to go with him on the lead, and the body work to keep him under the ball. One incident where he flew and very nearly marked it - Graham, fearless, got absolutely crunched but of course bounced up, no complaints and ran with his man.
I never said he was a poor footballer. I said he was a poor midfielder.
I actually said he was A grade. But I suppose you didn't read it.
There's a reason he was named in the forward line in the AA team. Not the midfield.
Despite the fact that he only kicked 11 goals for the year.
I understand what you said. I just disagree with it. He’s won multiple AA selections and a Brownlow as a mid. He’s won multiple media awards as a mid yet you argue he’s a poor midfielder and has been his whole career? You don’t think perhaps that’s an exaggeration.
Sums up my view as well.
He's a great player, there's no question about that. He would be even better if he produced his best in a big final but that doesn't change the fact he is an exceptional player.
Greg Norman was a great golfer but you wouldn't want to have your money on him in a major. It is possible to be both.