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Prestia !!
- Thread starter Tigaman
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Ill be honest I didnt watch him much at gold coast ,
But a mate that did who watches them live , said at his best his ball use may not always been elite ,but his ability to keep getting the ball was , said he was a ball magnet
But a mate that did who watches them live , said at his best his ball use may not always been elite ,but his ability to keep getting the ball was , said he was a ball magnet
Presty can't be going all bad. Travelling a smidgin better than the Jaeger bomb at half the price at the moment.
Gets a bit more settled into our game style n polishes up his ball use a tad n we'll have a more than handy player.
Gets a bit more settled into our game style n polishes up his ball use a tad n we'll have a more than handy player.
His foot skills were still poor. Cannot argue that.
Nor could anyone argue his ability to know when/where to run in tight.
Just knows. Can't teach that.
Hands also were very very good.
We gave up a lot so we need him to be that A1 No 3 mid to Dusty and Chimp.
He'll was never going to be as good as them, they are champions, but needs be a clear 3rd wheel for 5+ years.
On last night game it's the first signs in our colours he can be.
Nor could anyone argue his ability to know when/where to run in tight.
Just knows. Can't teach that.
Hands also were very very good.
We gave up a lot so we need him to be that A1 No 3 mid to Dusty and Chimp.
He'll was never going to be as good as them, they are champions, but needs be a clear 3rd wheel for 5+ years.
On last night game it's the first signs in our colours he can be.
That was the Suns version of Dion on Saturday night. Hard running & being in the right spot all the time & racking up possessions at will. Obviously we are a much better midfield for it. All the talk is how him playing allows Martin Cotch etc to be more flexible, it's no good though when Dion wasn't firing. Now when playing like that it's when we get the most all round team benefit
Tigers of Old said:
Prestia's game reminds me of Damien Peverill, an Essendon player from 10 to 15 years ago.
He knew how to find the ball and knew his limitations and would always hand ball if the only other option was to hit up a player who had an opponent close by.
Prestia still tries to hit the player up who is closely checked and his kicking skill are being exposed as substandard. He need to realise his kicking limitations and look for safer options.
His left foot is abysmal and he rightly stopped using it.
will marginally get better if his leg issues hold. If he needs another post season clean out and delays his 2017/18 pre season then we are back to square 1. IF he has a rest and then does a full pre season then we should see a vastly different player. Same number of possessions but more impact.
Some good signs on Saturday and the first time he actually looked to have a burst of speed and ability to cover the ground.
Was getting to contests that he wasn't getting close to in the first 6 rounds.
Can make a huge difference to our midfield with another player capable of picking up 30+
Was getting to contests that he wasn't getting close to in the first 6 rounds.
Can make a huge difference to our midfield with another player capable of picking up 30+
the two week rest should do him good as well,when he steps up ,it takes our game to another level.
Still not sure why we have so many haters of Dion. He is class, so what he has had a run of terrible kicks, his updside makes his kicking negligible. Look at what cotch and dusty have produced, its pretty much a symptom of having better second tier mids, when he is up and about it will be even better because then we will have prestia, cotch and martin flogging the opposition to bits.
Great pick.
Great pick.
in his presser Dimma mentioned this week is the 2nd week he's been training up to 2 days a week & not before this time, could explain why he's had a slow start to the season as he didn't get a pre season either.
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