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David Astbury, Thank You
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Best game since early in the season and was a reassuring presence.
Edit: Didn't see spook's post above, just happened to use the same phrase
Edit: Didn't see spook's post above, just happened to use the same phrase
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Yep, 3 of their 4 starting kpd can never get on the park at the same time (Pearce, Hamling, & Logue). Cox is the only one that can remain injury free
And ironically, Cox is out for the season.
A few have mentioned him and Buddy taught him a bit of a lesson tonight, but if we're trading first round picks I'd be giving them for Sam Taylor of GWS, not Cerra.
It's good that Sam Taylor comes up now on the Astbury thread.
Astbury's defensive positioning against smalls in ground contests or just defending is awesome. He sees it coming, he gets between them and the goals and he steps into them not long after they acquire. And he hurts em. Perfect ground ball defence.
Dave is brisk. Not a good turner but brisk. And he's rugged. He reads the fall. (He's nothing much in the air.) But he is unforgiving of opposition headed goalwards. And if he gets a sniff he can acquire.
Sam Taylor is a natural defensive small. He can be outbodied but he's young and he's improved that. Let's not go into the illness and injury but he's had significant setbacks. At ground ball he does not form up like Dave. (Not well coached IMO. And not that type anyway.) But he will halve ground ball against any small. Very strong here.
Taylor is physically underdeveloped. But he can aerial. Get altitude, read it, spoil it. (Not DTL's caper.) But, being physically weak, and naive, he can be exposed by experienced bustlers. Franklin was able to outbody him when the ball was coming in favourably, but in the first half Taylor outclassed Buddy in the air.
Why then do we look better now with DTL back that we did with the apparently more talented Balta?
Because Dave is much more reliable in formation. Sam Taylor is learning formation, as best he can in that side. Noah is learning formation. DTL is The Plug.
Astbury's defensive positioning against smalls in ground contests or just defending is awesome. He sees it coming, he gets between them and the goals and he steps into them not long after they acquire. And he hurts em. Perfect ground ball defence.
Dave is brisk. Not a good turner but brisk. And he's rugged. He reads the fall. (He's nothing much in the air.) But he is unforgiving of opposition headed goalwards. And if he gets a sniff he can acquire.
Sam Taylor is a natural defensive small. He can be outbodied but he's young and he's improved that. Let's not go into the illness and injury but he's had significant setbacks. At ground ball he does not form up like Dave. (Not well coached IMO. And not that type anyway.) But he will halve ground ball against any small. Very strong here.
Taylor is physically underdeveloped. But he can aerial. Get altitude, read it, spoil it. (Not DTL's caper.) But, being physically weak, and naive, he can be exposed by experienced bustlers. Franklin was able to outbody him when the ball was coming in favourably, but in the first half Taylor outclassed Buddy in the air.
Why then do we look better now with DTL back that we did with the apparently more talented Balta?
Because Dave is much more reliable in formation. Sam Taylor is learning formation, as best he can in that side. Noah is learning formation. DTL is The Plug.
Pretty sure Dimma said at the post game presser that he would've been ok to come back on.
He and Chimp carried Jack off, so hopefully that's a good sign.
Thanks tm.
DTLD is crucial.
(Despite many here being very quick to write him off.)
Things feel safe defensively when he is there.
Very good competitor.
Especially now without Floss, Arkman, and Boobsy (who's always got his hands all over them!...sorry had to go there!
)The greatest trick the DTLD ever pulled was convincing people Trent Cotchin knocked out Dylan Shiel.
Rubbish.
Why are so many around here thinking that Astbury should retire? We have a lack of depth in our KPD. Balta, Grimes and Astbury need to be the core in 2022 for us to stay a force next year. Garth, Miller and Biggy either won’t be around or aren’t ready.
Astbury was very good yesterday.
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