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Matthew Parker
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He has the attitude but until he fixes his kicking he is a liability. He has consistantly butchered the ball in the ressies
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I’d hardly call McIntosh or Castagna, or even Pickett sublime by foot
I feel like he was optimistically picked to provide some forward pressure and spark as we made a run in the back half of the year. Things haven’t worked out that way and he’s now found himself surplus to requirements.
I think he’s another example of our list managers getting ahead of themselves. We are in desperate need of key position players (front and back in particular) and there were a few prospects floating around that we could have tried out instead of Parker.
I think he’s another example of our list managers getting ahead of themselves. We are in desperate need of key position players (front and back in particular) and there were a few prospects floating around that we could have tried out instead of Parker.
Yes, but that's the problem. Dimma and the club have done brilliantly by stealing 3 premierships with a handful of A-grade champion players, surrounded by a bunch of battling role-players by creating and engineering chaos football. It caught the rest of the comp napping, unawares. So much so that it took them virtually 4 years to a) rate it as successful and not a fluke and b) find players and strategies to counter it, which include taking on many of both the attacking and defensive features that made it successful. Just look at when sides such as the Rutten/ Caracella Bummers get their forward handball going; even Colonwood did it to us yesterday! Look at the increased emphasis by virtually all sides on chasing, pressure, hard tackling and running hard off the ball/when the team is not in possession. The thing is, turnovers can kill you; smart and skillful ball-users make the difference. I hate Pendles, umpires fave, but he cut us up yesterday again, hardly wasted a disposal.
We have been absolute proof of the old adage of how a champion team will (usually) beat a team of champions. Those days are probably over with SHocking's/AFL's new rules. Sydanee are a standout example of a side who have bridged the gap to the top sides by building a really tight defence (sign of all great AFL teams IMO including Tiges), now a threatening attack. But all levered by really sharp kicking skills; this is crucial in bridging the gap
That's where the game has moved to now, love it or hate(!) it.
So I really doubt we can alter our situation with another ball-butcher. Parker is tough and hard., skilled in CB situations. He can mark it, he's a fast and agile mover, but if he just turns it over when out in space, it will just come back past him often.
PS - many on PRE and here seem to just assume he was our definite choice simply because we took him. I still think we might have aimed to take Sam Durham which those Richmond MK.II Drugsters grabbed right before us (using plenty of intel gleaned via Rutten and Caracella contacts)
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If his kicking is that bad then he will be right at home in our firsts
a great in!
considering who we are playing .if people remember the last time we played them and how they acted towards us and a number of our players ............hello Zorko
a massive statement including him!! .and i assume he know who Zorko is
he is going to enjoy playing with his mate Marlion .game on!!!!!
considering who we are playing .if people remember the last time we played them and how they acted towards us and a number of our players ............hello Zorko
a massive statement including him!! .and i assume he know who Zorko is
he is going to enjoy playing with his mate Marlion .game on!!!!!
Be worth watching he and George doing kick to kick drills to each other in the pre-game warmup
Think that undersells us a bit. You don't steal 3 premierships in 4 years.
Happy to see him in the side. Will add some size & grunt & pace to the midfield.
One thing is certain, he will give 100% & crack in.
Also he won't take any rubbish being dished out from Robinson & that bloke from X factor or whatever it was in Rhys Masten/Mathieson
One thing is certain, he will give 100% & crack in.
Also he won't take any rubbish being dished out from Robinson & that bloke from X factor or whatever it was in Rhys Masten/Mathieson
Yer, possibly does but I'm really paying credit to what Dimma has achieved and how his role-players have contributed. We have probably only dominated the comp in 2018 ironically, topping the ladder and beating everyone in H&A until that fateful PF. I'm not sure we would argue we definitely have had the most talented list for all those years. The impact of injuries to key players at competing clubs has to be factored in - god knows we've had our share over 19/20/21.
We won with a style of play that most of the comp could never fully negate. Perhaps 'steal' was the wrong word choice, but you need to read that post in context - see pgh 1 - and note "how a champion team will (usually) beat a team of champions."
Many in AFL media ranks believed we could/would not beat a side like the Geesooks or Port , Crows in '17. Teams that often finished higher on the ladder.
