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Welcome to Tigers: Jason Castagna
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He must be still doing something, I'm just not sure what it is.
He had 13 disposals which is not great but probably similar to his career average. It's his lack of scoreboard, slowing the game down and ineffective disposals that concern me.
And no, he's not useless. Just out of form or so it seems to me.
He had 13 disposals which is not great but probably similar to his career average. It's his lack of scoreboard, slowing the game down and ineffective disposals that concern me.
And no, he's not useless. Just out of form or so it seems to me.
Footywire tells me he missed two games in 2018 and one in 2019.
I'm the last to use disposal numbers to argue a case but as AA just said, he had 13 v his career average of 12, and 1 less than Aarts, who many are lauding (I think he's doing well given his limitations).
I don't think most have said historically he is useless but right now he is giving nothing.. I'm not sure where it is he's running to that is making him so valuable. Knowing where to run is far more valuable than how much you run. Kicking a goal or getting a goal assist every now and then would help. He's never been in such a slump before. Needs to find his form back at VFL level. Right now he looks far more limited than Aarts. And I'm sorry but in 1 game alone, baker showed out both Castagna and Rioli with both manic attack and supreme forward defence. BOG that day.
Leysy shakes his head that after all this time watching this dominant era some supporters still don't understand the basis that has made this team great.
It is based on everyone playing their role. George's assets are his pace, fitness, fast twitch fibres like change of direction so his impact and instruction is to harass and impact opposition possession chains.
He had the second most Pressure Points for us yesterday behind only Jack Graham. This is what the coaching staff look at with him and would have got him a tick for his performance. Possessions/goals are secondary. He is playing his cog in the engine.
When the former stops that is when his position in the team will come under scrutiny. That's not now and hasn't been for over 4 years now.
While we rightly continue to base our game on pressure George will continue to play whether deeper forward or further up the ground like recently.
Those sulking about his selection, be prepared to keep sulking and start understanding what makes this team great.
It is based on everyone playing their role. George's assets are his pace, fitness, fast twitch fibres like change of direction so his impact and instruction is to harass and impact opposition possession chains.
He had the second most Pressure Points for us yesterday behind only Jack Graham. This is what the coaching staff look at with him and would have got him a tick for his performance. Possessions/goals are secondary. He is playing his cog in the engine.
When the former stops that is when his position in the team will come under scrutiny. That's not now and hasn't been for over 4 years now.
While we rightly continue to base our game on pressure George will continue to play whether deeper forward or further up the ground like recently.
Those sulking about his selection, be prepared to keep sulking and start understanding what makes this team great.
He did do a good job of propping up Jack for MOTY. And yeah it takes courage to stand in the front of a pack like that.
On the face of it not a great game from George but this coaching staff look for different things in their role players than possessions or goals.
My main concern with George though is that our pressure up front has been pretty ordinary this year & I wonder what impact the new rules have had on the effectiveness of Castagna & Rioli. Anyways the footy dept. will know whether he should remain or not.
My main concern with George though is that our pressure up front has been pretty ordinary this year & I wonder what impact the new rules have had on the effectiveness of Castagna & Rioli. Anyways the footy dept. will know whether he should remain or not.
Hi Leysy (or anyone else),
I have no idea what constitutes a pressure point.
Can you please educate me on how a player earns a pressure point from a statistician?
I think everyone gets this. So Castagna had 22 pressure acts. So did Cotchin and Prestia, however they also influence the game with their skill. I think the question is, are there other more skilled players on the list that could come in provide the pressure George provides? If not then he stays in. If there is, he must be dropped.
I think everyone stopped reading your posts when you were pumping up Danny Meyer and Andy Collins as integral to our future.
I had a chuckle to myself immediately after Jacks mark went down......in the maelstrom of that magical moment our Captain Chaos was planted at the base of the pack. As all the bodies crashed and spilt around him George calmly stepped out of the chaos.
His pace will be important for us on Optus. Stays in.
His pace will be important for us on Optus. Stays in.
I think it's more complicated then that. I don't think the opposition's backmen pay a huge amount of attention to Castagna purely because he's less skilled and out of form. So they're more likely to run off him than say he if was the calibre of Betts. This also allows the backmen to peel off him or stay deeper for the long ball in to help spoil. So it's one thing to apply pressure, there is value in that, and contrary to leysey's comment I think most do get it, but when you're not impacting the scoreboard whatsoever either by goals or goal assists, it makes the opponent even bolder and ultimately more damaging. Simply a forward has to have some scoreboard influence or they're failing their duty. 1 goal in 6 matches does not cut it. I think he's under pressure to keep his spot. Rule changes have definitely affected his influence. Pressure has less effect in more situations than it used to.
