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Filthy wrote:With great respect to his 4 goal haul yesterday, his role in the team is to ruck.
Again, with Paddy having a poor 1st half, we LOST the hitouts overall with 4 St Faildya mids having more than 25 touches which is what Watto had...ie the clearances.
His job, and the job Paddy did so well against the Ferals, is to feed our mids the ball. He is not doing that and that is a fact beyond argument. And I am still fuming we lost that Feral game.
4-4 is much better than 3-5 with the Tiggers next week.
But get just 2 or 3 taps straight to our guys for easy clearances and we can get quick, easy goals.robbie67 wrote:Filthy wrote:With great respect to his 4 goal haul yesterday, his role in the team is to ruck.
Again, with Paddy having a poor 1st half, we LOST the hitouts overall with 4 St Faildya mids having more than 25 touches which is what Watto had...ie the clearances.
His job, and the job Paddy did so well against the Ferals, is to feed our mids the ball. He is not doing that and that is a fact beyond argument. And I am still fuming we lost that Feral game.
4-4 is much better than 3-5 with the Tiggers next week.
Your locked in the past on this one Filth. Not even 15% of taps go to a clearence these days. Tap rucking being important has been gone for years. As long as you give a contest, and dont let the other bloke have an armchair ride it's no problem. You have to be a target around the ground or even better, dangerous up forward. With all due respect, your miles off on this one old mate.
Gimps wrote:Another game to rub your nose in it Filthy
Maybe you could start one of these threads for a few other players each week Filth (and play them back into form)Filthy wrote:Perspective please.nomolos wrote:Gimps wrote:Another game to rub your nose in it Filthy
Not your best created thread here Filth.
The thread was created 3-4 weeks ago as a result of his shocking game against the Ferals.
It could be argued his extremely poor game cost us a win. Please refer to the ladder. A win that day would have us 8th today.....in place of the Ferals
Yes he has played very well since but if you think he didn't get some form of a rocket after the Feral game, you're all dreaming.
Whatever it was it worked.
A two year contract extension.Filthy wrote:Perspective please.nomolos wrote:Gimps wrote:Another game to rub your nose in it Filthy
Not your best created thread here Filth.
The thread was created 3-4 weeks ago as a result of his shocking game against the Ferals.
It could be argued his extremely poor game cost us a win. Please refer to the ladder. A win that day would have us 8th today.....in place of the Ferals
Yes he has played very well since but if you think he didn't get some form of a rocket after the Feral game, you're all dreaming.
Whatever it was it worked.
Filthy wrote:Jesus H. Christ!
If it was good enough for the great Simon Madden, the best ruckman i have seen, to get dropped, sulked, arrived late and started on the bench for the 2's, at the Junction Oval one day, and if Hille plays a shocker then it was good enough for him. Simon came back and won everything under the sun except the Midfielders Award.
That he didn't, has starred in the past 2 games, shows a lot about his character.....positively.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda......sheeesh.
