Thomson Dow

[T-Shirt Tommy]

Time for a spell in the VFL. Which means he won’t be getting dropped.

Yep, Ouzo said in his presser that Dow is getting better.

 

[toothless]

Yze keeps mentioning him as a positive. He must be seeing something I can't.

Coach's pet. Just a shame he's no good.

 

[toothless]

Yep, Ouzo said in his presser that Dow is getting better.

unlikely to be dropped in that case.

 

[The_General]

He has about one acceptable game in every five, but with our raft of injuries, looming retirements and trading, we have to play his type.

Pretty much my thoughts. Right place, right time for Dow. If he were at North, he'd be delisted. But for our list and volume of injuries....he'll keep playing.

 

[UKTiger]

Right now Dow's mindset is not at AFL level and is prone to making bad decisions or worse, no decision at all. Trouble is who have we got to replace him? Not much in the VFL cupboard

 

[Tigers of Old]

The thing I hate most is his apparent lack of trust in his footskills.
He looks to handball first as a priority & often it's is the wrong decision & puts his team mate under the pump & I think it's because he has no left foot.

He's no doubt trying hard but punching well above his weight. Just on that he's too light for an inside role too. Gets brushed off too often.

No Taranto, No Prestia, No Hopper doesn't help but is he the future?? Anyways we're finding out.

 

[fastin bulbous]

What I don't get is why we keep recruiting these mids who are slightly built, we need more strong bodies at clearances but so many of our players don't have the build to play in the middle. Dow is just one example of this.

DS

No longer I suspect

 

[toothless]

No longer I suspect

Jagga Smith? Quite possible.

 

[fastin bulbous]

Jagga Smith? Quite possible.

Edit - but let’s wait and see before losing hope. There’s a new bloke sitting in that chair

 

[BrisTiger24]

Yep, Ouzo said in his presser that Dow is getting better.

Yeh. Disagree. No improvement

 

[Willo]

Yep, Ouzo said in his presser that Dow is getting better.

Maybe he meant health wise

 

[HKTigerB]

Thomson had a different role today. Was there as a "linkman" at high half forward a fair bit. Did some good, some ok'ish and some not so good. He did go when he had to at least early on.

 

[TigerMasochist]

I just cant see it.

Not sure at this stage what is gained not giving Sonsie and McAuliff his games once we get the team back together

Didn't you notice that Sonz played today wiggly?

 

[TigerMasochist]

No Taranto, No Prestia, No Hopper doesn't help but is he the future?? Anyways we're finding out.

Unfortunately there's half the problem ToOheys. With a full strength mid field, Taranto, Hopper, Presty, Bakes, Ross, Dusty n Shai sharing a bit. Then someone like Dow gets to learn his craft n ease his way up to 50 odd games as a helper instead of trying to play as a first or second mid. The same could be said for Sonz at senior level. Due to all the injuries it's pretty much sink or swim for these blokes at the moment.

 

[craig]

Get McAuliffe in and Coulthard these kids have tools the side needs ffs.

 

[RUNVS]

The thing I hate most is his apparent lack of trust in his footskills.
He looks to handball first as a priority & often it's is the wrong decision & puts his team mate under the pump & I think it's because he has no left foot.

He's no doubt trying hard but punching well above his weight. Just on that he's too light for an inside role too. Gets brushed off too often.

No Taranto, No Prestia, No Hopper doesn't help but is he the future?? Anyways we're finding out.

If he is the future WE HAVE NO FUTURE.

 

[spook]

he has no left foot.

Disagree. He has two.

 

[TigerMasochist]

Disagree. He has two.

Pity he's a right footer though.

 

[Little Ziggyadee]

Yze keeps mentioning him as a positive. He must be seeing something I can't.

The bloke to a puppet.
Unless he starts playing blokes that deserve a spot, he won't last long.

 

[Brodders17]

That's the problem with our list at the moment. We are getting games into the likes of Dow and Banks who are big chances not to make it to fifty AFL games.

They will if we keep playing them!