Give him a genuine crack in the midfield at AFL level. Nothing to lose. If he fails then he'll be elsewhere next year.
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Tyler Sonsie
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People picking apart his game as if it's a really big decision to replace the likes of Dow.
Have you seen how many games Dow gets? It clearly is a big decision at this club.People picking apart his game as if it's a really big decision to replace the likes of Dow.
Strongly suspect it won't be once Smillie and Prestia are fit.
Sonsie has been putting in these type of of performances for a couple of seasons now at VFL level. Those in his corner should be asking what isn’t he doing to get the opportunity as an AFL midfielder. I want him to get a snr opportunity just to see what is reality rather than imagination.
I suspect it has to do with the physical side and ability to run defensively and put pressure/tackle the opposition. Fortunately for him Dow, Ross and Hopper combined for 4 tackles on the weekend so that argument shouldn’t even be a consideration.
They'll bring him in and plonk him on a flank where he'll fail because he isn't a flanker.
Drop him back to the seconds on ball where he plays well.
Rinse, repeat.
Couldn't be worse than any of our current mids.
Again this is the year to try this.
Drop him back to the seconds on ball where he plays well.
Rinse, repeat.
Couldn't be worse than any of our current mids.
Again this is the year to try this.
How do we know if he is never given a go playing on ball in the seniors. Just assumptions.
I'm wondering the same thing.
If you put him as an VFL midfielder, but play him as a HFF or wing, or HBF in AFL....i wonder why it's not clicking.
Consistency is required of some guys at both levels.
I personally don't think he's had the right attitude prior to this season. But in 2025, he appears to be playing with purpose. But if we keep repeating the same thing...midfielder in VFL and HFF in AFL, don't think we can expect him to just start producing dramatically different outcomes.
I pray that there's more competition, and openness to move past people with poor disposal. Somehow, I can still see Dow playing.
Yeah he definitely doesn't defend and he looks timid there are times he can tackle and just looks scared to do it
I think consistency is the key for Sonsie. In the first half yesterday even though he found the ball he wasn't much chop. Lots of wayward kicks. After half time he played to his strengths composure decision making and ball use. The longer the game went the better he got including straight lining the ball.
When he plays in the firsts he is a bit of a nothing burger. He is a bit of a fish out of water on a flank and you don't see his strengths too often.
I think people need to accept his limitations in that he is primarily a receiver mid but one that can work well in traffic. For that type of player he lives or dies by how he uses the ball.That's what he should be judged on.
I see no reason why he shouldn't play mid in the firsts this year. It's the time to do it.
When he plays in the firsts he is a bit of a nothing burger. He is a bit of a fish out of water on a flank and you don't see his strengths too often.
I think people need to accept his limitations in that he is primarily a receiver mid but one that can work well in traffic. For that type of player he lives or dies by how he uses the ball.That's what he should be judged on.
I see no reason why he shouldn't play mid in the firsts this year. It's the time to do it.
If you watched him carefully yesterday his poor disposal, especially in the first half, was when he was trying to avoid body contact. Panics and throws it on his boot. When the game opened up in the second half he had more time and space. If he doesn’t have the evasive skills to avoid contact, he’s going to have to learn to absorb the hit and still execute. He should watch highlights of McAuliffe who gladly takes the body contact and pushes through. But you need power and strength to do it.
3 coaches have overlooked Sonsie in an AFL midfield role now. Why? What's he doing wrong? That's the question his advocates should be asking.
Go to the boundary of a VFL game, 5 metres from the team bench, and listen. Will provides lots of cues as to why players are where they are.
Yeah have another look sure, I think he is what he is, but happy to have another look. I think he's an almost player.
It's so this. Hard and relentless is not for everyone. Only very few can commit to it on a consistent basis. And that's at training and in games. So much of football is not fun. Even if I had the talent I would not have anywhere near the capacity for the mental and physical pain required. Not many do.
Given his physical limitations his only hope is to be a Sam Mitchell/Tom Mitchell inside type. He needs to get stronger and fitter. And harder.
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