CCJ. Astbury is a surplus tall and keeping him out. Astbury is not a second rucks *smile*.
-
IMPORTANT // Please look after your loved ones, yourself and be kind to others. If you are feeling that the world is too hard to handle there is always help - I implore you not to hesitate in contacting one of these wonderful organisations Lifeline and Beyond Blue ... and I'm sure reaching out to our PRE community we will find a way to help. T.
David Astbury, Thank You
- Thread starter Baloo
- Start date
He's not done. He's a key defender. Yet we play him in the ruck. Farcical.
Settle the back 6, get a legitimate second ruck in, and watch the wins roll in.
Settle the back 6, get a legitimate second ruck in, and watch the wins roll in.
Yep, he gets out-run on the lead . . . but then again so does everyone, because a leading player has the jump on the defender playing on him.
There are only 2 ways to stop a leading player taking a mark: have someone come across and intercept, or, stop the delivery from the middle. Stopping the delivery from the middle helps a hell of a lot in creating the opportunity for an intercept mark too.
Astbury has never been real quick, his role is to spoil the contested mark. But if we're getting beaten up in the middle it just isn't possible.
Given the way we lost the contested ball tonight I thought our backline held up well.
DS
There are only 2 ways to stop a leading player taking a mark: have someone come across and intercept, or, stop the delivery from the middle. Stopping the delivery from the middle helps a hell of a lot in creating the opportunity for an intercept mark too.
Astbury has never been real quick, his role is to spoil the contested mark. But if we're getting beaten up in the middle it just isn't possible.
Given the way we lost the contested ball tonight I thought our backline held up well.
DS
If its tendinitis / tendinopathy it will be a mangement call week to week.
I suspect he's maybe had it for a little while and it is not settling, hence he's looked slow and hobbled especially the past month or so.
Last edited:
Sounds like we are looking after our squad and sending them in for mid season repairs so they come back ready for finals.
Smart if true.
Smart if true.
There is always a good reason for the rapid drop off in form and now we have sight of Dave's
Love Daaaave. Met him just after he was drafted. So down to earth and humble as a kid. Still is. Tough as nails. What a Richmond Man he’s been for us. And to think, that dhead Leon Harris said he was no good and would struggle with us. 3 x premiership player you dhead.
I thought the backline started off very ordinary today.
When baker went back they lifted.
Astbury will be 31 at the start of next season and i believe would be an Unrestricted Free Agent.
Bachar just turned 33. Dave could get looked at for some mentoring elsewhere to a young backline ?
I dont think he has been 100% this year, so hopefully a couple weeks off like gutfull said will do him a world of good.
Regardless, very important to us for our quest for a 4th in 5 years.
When baker went back they lifted.
Astbury will be 31 at the start of next season and i believe would be an Unrestricted Free Agent.
Bachar just turned 33. Dave could get looked at for some mentoring elsewhere to a young backline ?
I dont think he has been 100% this year, so hopefully a couple weeks off like gutfull said will do him a world of good.
Regardless, very important to us for our quest for a 4th in 5 years.
Is DTLD an automatic selection now ? No doubt he still has a big role to play , however I think there’s going to be more games where he dosent have a match up,
Not so sure about a big role still to play.
Astbury is very rarely taking contested marks.
Seems more suited to spoiling and blocking only, and disposing quickly by hand if required.
So yes, a big role against sides that are willing to bomb deep into our backline.
But it seems tactics have changed against us.
We are not longer allowed an out number spare to mop up and assist in defence.
Opposition i50 are spreading our defence and looking for shorter leading targets.
Against these teams ...... not so sure Astbury has a big role to play, or would be a liability that a smaller Mansell type would be better suited to play .
Good points TM , definitely an interesting time for DTLD , he obviously ads plenty as the general back there , main reason I still seeing him having a role to play is the fact so many forward lines are going with the 3 headed monster set up
PRE'ers have a hair trigger on the obituaries this year for some strange reason?
Bachar, JR, Caddy, DTLD
all in rocking chairs on the veranda,
just 6 months after winning the toughest premiership in history.
Im gonna wait until the end of September before pensioning any premiership heroes off
Bachar, JR, Caddy, DTLD
all in rocking chairs on the veranda,
just 6 months after winning the toughest premiership in history.
Im gonna wait until the end of September before pensioning any premiership heroes off
Yeah, I have a lot of faith in them and in our fitness guys.
Bachar had another 21 possies against Adelaide.
<
Farewell to a long time member
|
Match Sim v Melbourne Sunday 18th February - Casey Fields 10am (Foxtel/Kayo)
>
