Daniel Jackson threads [Merged]

[Bill James]

Re: Daniel Jackson

Unfortunately Dan is a bit like Richo. Richo was a reasonable shot for goal but his misses were memorable. When Dan clangs its usually memorable.

 

[Jumping Jack]

Re: Daniel Jackson

Dan was fantastic last night, as has been for the whole year. Anyone who is trying to argue other wise has no idea.
Last night we were let down by our A graders... That's it! Nothing less, nothing more.

If everyone played with Dan's intensity, we would have won last night!

 

[bandoftigers]

Re: Daniel Jackson

I thought Dan had a good game last night, and appeared to be looking to handball more than usual, with his highest number of handballs for the season and a much closer ratio of handballs to kicks (14 hb vs 15 k) than he normally has. And while his "momentum killing" turnovers are frustrating, he is consistently a player who works hard to make leads and get into positions to take marks on the half back and wing, if the so called better kicks got into these positions as much as Dan or at least ran past for a handball receive, perhaps this wouldn't be such a problem.

 

[dewinton]

Re: Daniel Jackson

I thought Dan had a good game last night, and appeared to be looking to handball more than usual, with his highest number of handballs for the season and a much closer ratio of handballs to kicks (14 hb vs 15 k) than he normally has. And while his "momentum killing" turnovers are frustrating, he is consistently a player who works hard to make leads and get into positions to take marks on the half back and wing, if the so called better kicks got into these positions as much as Dan or at least ran past for a handball receive, perhaps this wouldn't be such a problem.

no his momentum killing turnovers arnt just frustrating they're game changing... People who rely on stats are the ones with no idea... Watch the actual game... The outcomes of what he does not just read a stat sheet at the end of the night

 

[Jason King]

Re: Daniel Jackson

He had a good game, he deserves credit for standing up when the highest paid players did not.

 

[Tygrys]

Re: Daniel Jackson

Dan was fantastic last night, as has been for the whole year. Anyone who is trying to argue other wise has no idea.
Last night we were let down by our A graders... That's it! Nothing less, nothing more.

If everyone played with Dan's intensity, we would have won last night!

'Fantastic' by his standards or by AFL standards? Did he get brownlow votes then? I thought he was good by his standards, but dead average at best by AFL standards. He would certainly still be worth nothing on the trade table, and I think Essendon were more than happy to see him with the ball. Which is all great if you are a Jackson fan, but if you aspire for Richmond to become a premiership aspirant he still remains the type of player that we have to eventually get rid of.

 

[bandoftigers]

Re: Daniel Jackson

no his momentum killing turnovers arnt just frustrating they're game changing... People who rely on stats are the ones with no idea... Watch the actual game... The outcomes of what he does not just read a stat sheet at the end of the night

I did watch the game and he handballed in situations where he would normally kick, therefore less turnovers and a better game by Dan

 

[vosstiger]

Re: Daniel Jackson

no his momentum killing turnovers arnt just frustrating they're game changing... People who rely on stats are the ones with no idea... Watch the actual game... The outcomes of what he does not just read a stat sheet at the end of the night

How dare you make the assumption that because I used stats that I don't watch the game. I watch the game live and re watch it on TV. If you are trying to deny those facts presented above you are the one with no idea, as you clearly did not watch the Essendon game

 

[dewinton]

Re: Daniel Jackson

How dare you make the assumption that because I used stats that I don't watch the game. I watch the game live and re watch it on TV. If you are trying to deny those facts presented above you are the one with no idea, as you clearly did not watch the Essendon game

ok I actually take that back... Watching and understanding the game are two completely different things... I believe you watched it

 

[AngryAnt]

Re: Daniel Jackson

I took no stats, watched the game and I saw Daniel Jackson have an excellent game for the Tigers, one of the few who did.

 

[Baloo]

Re: Daniel Jackson

ok I actually take that back... Watching and understanding the game are two completely different things... I believe you watched it

Knob of the year award done and dusted for this year.

 

[dewinton]

Re: Daniel Jackson

Knob of the year award done and dusted for this year.

from Jackson fans.. Yeah il take that onboard

 

[TigerMasochist]

Re: Daniel Jackson

Normally only lurk but here are facts about Dan's game
Against Essendon for Richmond Dan Jackson was

#1 in possessions

#1 in clearances

#1 in contested possessions

#1 in tackles

# No frees against

# 1 in handballs

# 2 in I50's

# 3 in kicks

# 4 in contested marks

# 6 in marks

# DE of 72% better than more than half the team and most of our so called skilled players

# 1 in DT

# 3 in Supercoach

# 2 Clangers only

Now the simple question is what game were the posters above watching. As he was one of the few who ran and spread plus won it in close.

If Cotchin or Deledio or Martin had those same figures it would universely applauded.

Wasting your time posting a rational or logical arguement backed with stats against the deaf dumb n blind Jacko haters. They'll always find another reason to blame him for the failures of the entire team.

 

[tigersnake]

Re: Daniel Jackson

Knob of the year award done and dusted for this year.

She's a long season, but def contender...

Had to work last night, thankfully, only watched the first half, not fun, but DJ was one of the few having a go and playing OK. I think some people just have an auto-post bagging Jacko after a loss.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Re: Daniel Jackson

Wasting your time posting a rational or logical arguement backed with stats against the deaf dumb n blind Jacko haters. They'll always find another reason to blame him for the failures of the entire team.

Did marching in that parade encourage Rance's stalker? :theyareontome

 

[Baloo]

Re: Daniel Jackson

I'm starting to wonder if the jacko naggers would start evaluating his games on merit if jacko dyed his hair blonde or black.

 

[Brodders17]

Re: Daniel Jackson

some posters reckon Jackson never plays well against the good teams, then when he is close to our best it is because the opposition let him be. interesting theories.

whilst the opposition obviously doesnt put as much work into Jackson as they do Lids or Cotchin, another reason he gets a lot of outside ball is because he runs. (same for Grigg but thats another issue.)

 

[Ruby]

Re: Daniel Jackson

from Jackson fans.. Yeah il take that onboard

I am actually a fan of the RFC. Don't care about hero worshipping any particular player, just as long as they do their job on the field. Jackson did his job on Saturday night. So did Newman (best game all year), Chaplin and Rance. Cotch drew even (just). Can't say the same for Lids (who plays well against poor opposition but not against strong opposition), Edwards, Nahas, Foley, Grigg, McGuane, Vickery ...

Most of all Hardwick let the supporters down!!! Saturday night was a game that supported the theory that he is a good weekday coach, poor game day coach. We were totally out coached! I never have the feeling that he can make moves during the game, that will address an immediate problem and turn the game. Very depressing.

Postscript - I posted this before reading the Hardwick thread, which I have now done. Unfortunately, I agree with many of the things posted there.

 

[IrockZ]

Re: Daniel Jackson

That tends to happen when you don't have any team mates running in support or moving and leading to create options. Jacko was one of our few decent players on the night, the whole team seemed to stand around waiting for something to happen and lacked the skills to do anything competent when it did. Esserdope in contrast had run, spread and decent skills all over the ground n made us look incompetent.

Did you see the play when Jackson had the ball in the middle of the ground and Cotch ran past? It was a clear handball to a running player, but no, Jackson went on his own and kicked an aimless ball to the forward pocket where it was marked by Essendon.

I don't think he is that dumb of a footy player, he just thinks he's better than he is.

 

[Davidos]

Re: Daniel Jackson

As Brent Stanton said, the opposition shut down good ball users (Deledio ect) and are not fussed if poor users have 30 possessions

Its pretty clear cut that players who cant use the ball properly dont have much of a future regardless of how many possesions they have (The more they have the better for the oppositon it would seem)