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Shane Edwards
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spook said:
Tambling's best form is far superior to Edwards'. Won far more of his own ball and used it far better.
Hislop is pure hope on my part based on what I saw of him in 2006. My hope is he can produce that type of play now is he's finally injury free. He's shown some glimpses too but whether or not he gets a chance to show more is the question.
Our biggest problem this year has been goals from turnovers and Edwards contributes more than his share, especially for an outside player.
I guess that's what makes life interesting spook. It'd be pretty dull if we all agreed on everything.
Disco08 said:
This is where I totally disagree with you Disco. From my observations Edwards is always in and under earning his own ball. This is one area I thought he has excelled this year. At least from observation anyways.
I usually let most
I am amazed by the Hislop one especially . At least Edwards actually gets the ball so he can shank the odd kick .spook said:
spook said:Yes, his value greatly increased once Adelaide fell for thatswindletrade.
i agree with one statement there.
Oh not you to. I hate the "I'm so much cleverer than you" wink. Hate it. AH well.
So I assume you disagree with the statement that our biggest concern this year has been gifting goals to the opposition from turnovers. Do you think it's a problem at all? Do you think Edwards is one of the contributors to this problem?
I know it's only stats, but we could go round and round with opinions alone, but Tambling had 3 seasons in a row averaging rankings of 40+, with a high of 53. Edwards' best is 40, achieved last year. This year he's averaging 34 although it'd be about 40 again if you considered the game he left after 1 minute and the other game he was the sub.
Finally if Edwards is always in and under winning his own ball, how the hell is he 16th for contested possessions, 12th for first use and 17th for winning his own ball?
Sintiger, aside from the game against Sydney where he started well but went quiet after the head knock, Hislop won the ball at a similar rate to what Edwards does, despite playing a role less suited to high disposal games. In that time he didn't kick it straight to the opposition once while Edwards did so 9 times.
Disco08 said:
Found this interesting Disco.
On what do you base this opinion ?
Surely if he was that far superior in those fields, wouldn't he be still a Tiger and Edwards would be the one playing SAFL ?
Best form jack, not overall career form. Clearly Tambling was the worst player in the league last year. Winning far more of your own ball and using it far better than Edwards doesn't make you a champion. If you're lucky it makes you average or just above.
Disco08 said:
Edwards has shown more than Tambling by the same age which is a much fairer comparison.
Disco08 said:
OK, got it.
Can't say I agree with your opinion on the matter though because as I previously stated, if the club thought Pea could still come good, it would've been him still here and NOT Edwards I would think !
no comparison with Tambling - Edwards gets the ball cleanly, just keeps running into trouble or making rash decidions. would be a great player if he could have a slightly better thought process after he gets the ball.
How much is the question. IMO it wouldn't be too hard to find a player who would contribute more. He's not 23 yet though he still might have a breakout.
By what measure?
At comparative ages they had ratings of (Tambling first) - 25/26, 35/23, 40/30, 40/30, 53/35.
From all reports Tambling asked to be traded because he's a sook. I think attitude more than ability is the reason he's not with the Tigers any more, although the nice picks would have been hard to refuse either way.
Tigers of Old said:
By what measure?
At comparative ages they had ratings of (Tambling first) - 25/26, 35/23, 40/30, 40/30, 53/35.
jackfrost said:
From all reports Tambling asked to be traded because he's a sook. I think attitude more than ability is the reason he's not with the Tigers any more, although the nice picks would have been hard to refuse either way.
Disco08 said:
His career to date.
Last year Edwards was tracking well ahead of anything Tambling had dished up to the same point of their career.
