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Uncontracted players
- Thread starter Tigermad2005
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To all you chubba lovers - would you play him on Roca? Tredrea? Gerig? Thompson? Fevola? Hall? No !! terry knows this and that's why he never plays on the big boys.
So what purpose does he serve?
Do you play him on Milne, Ablett, Farmer, Didak ? No - he'll get slaughtered.
Do you play him as a rebounding Half back? You gotta be joking.
So I ask you chubba lovers - what purpose does he serve?
At least Ray Hall can help out with the bigger forwards.
So what purpose does he serve?
Do you play him on Milne, Ablett, Farmer, Didak ? No - he'll get slaughtered.
Do you play him as a rebounding Half back? You gotta be joking.
So I ask you chubba lovers - what purpose does he serve?
At least Ray Hall can help out with the bigger forwards.
Before this season I would have agreed with that Harry, but prior to injury Kellaway was very good this year.
These are my thoughts..
- He plays well when not asked to take the key forwards and takes the third tall.
- Very reliable mark in a one on one contest, our players often look for him.
- He's got the gonads to go where others won't.(particularly given some of the softer players in our backline).
Worth another season IMO, even if it's as a depth player in light of our weak defence.
These are my thoughts..
- He plays well when not asked to take the key forwards and takes the third tall.
- Very reliable mark in a one on one contest, our players often look for him.
- He's got the gonads to go where others won't.(particularly given some of the softer players in our backline).
Worth another season IMO, even if it's as a depth player in light of our weak defence.
Harry said:
Don't vigourously disagree with any of that. Would like to see Krak stay another year but wouldn't cry if we got a decent trade. 2 of those 7 wont happen though, but a couple of surprise ones will.
Harry said:
Yes he does not play on the big forwards
but what he does is drop back into their space which is just as important
tigerdave said:
And you say that like it's a bad thing Davo!
I think he'll be hung on to until after the trade period is resolved
tigerdave said:
I've just named 2 players that are smarter, more skillful, faster and younger who can easily do his job with greater effect.
Hall and Gaspar, even though being very limited themselves, add more value than Chubba coz at least they can tangle with some of the bigger forwards. I would hold onto these 2 ahead of AK coz they can soetimes do a job on a player. The same cannot be said about chubbs.
Harry said:
Can both those players be relied on to put their body on the line like AK?
Joel perhaps but Paddy? No way.
pharace said:tigerdave said:
And you say that like it's a bad thing Davo!
No,I love chubba pharace.Players grow another leg when he's playing just through his hardness and fairness at the footy.As far as replacements go, i mean the like's of Mcguane,Thursfield,JON etc. aren't there yet!
Tigers of Old said:
Too true Tooheys.
I can just see PB's decision whether to run back under a high ball with Gehrig/Hall/Neitz etc bearing down.
Does he run back with his eyes on the ball & put himself in danger by lifting his arms to try adn take the mark & feel the oncoming pack crunch him.
Or turn his back and face the oncoming traffic & pretend he's gunna try n gather any crums that "May" fall his way.
I know what the player doing this role should be doing & I also know the answer that PB would decide.
I'm sure most of you do too.
Leysy Days said:
Agreed Leysy, ToO...it was really no surprise to me and I'm sure others that he had a dead set magnificent half playing spare defender and filling every gap 'bravely' against Brisbane who that night had NO power forwards to clean him up.
If Wallace is considering dumping Kellaway because that game convinced him PB can do the same job better, I think we're all in for a long season of watching PB shirk the issue when it counts.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but I doubt it.
I always have recurring visions of Knighter getting steamrolled by Plugger when this topic comes up...ouch!
AK would back in and fly for the mark everytime.
to see what PB would do. try and get a copy of the game against sydney this year. in the last quarter PB pulled out of a contest for the fear that Barry Hall was coming when in actual fact he wasn't. i remember thinking at the time he was going to be dropped because of it
also on a number of occasions, and you'll all probably remember now that i have mentioned it, PB actually faces the man who is facing the ball and tries to spoil without making contact to the man. it never works, except for in the first quarter against carlton, it worked once
to see what PB would do. try and get a copy of the game against sydney this year. in the last quarter PB pulled out of a contest for the fear that Barry Hall was coming when in actual fact he wasn't. i remember thinking at the time he was going to be dropped because of it
also on a number of occasions, and you'll all probably remember now that i have mentioned it, PB actually faces the man who is facing the ball and tries to spoil without making contact to the man. it never works, except for in the first quarter against carlton, it worked once
Harry said:
if we can get the ball first (Simmo/Knoble - Coughlan Johnson Foley tuck)
then keep the ball (deledio, Roach Tambling, Myer, oakleys, howat) and get if forward
we should mark (schulz, hughes, Limbach jackson Richo pattison)
or crumb it (pettifer krakr Brown) and kick a goal
Our rebounding through defence (raines, casserley Polo, hartigan, newman) is pretty good.
