Brent Stanton

Post by **Jazz_84** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:20 pm

how good is this kid!!

30 posessions
9 marks
2 tackles
25 uncontested posessions
14 effective kicks
5 inside 50's
7 rebound 50's

such a massive asset to this team i rate him very highly

DYSON#2 · Post by **DYSON#2** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:31 pm

he is quality.. 10+ year player.
admire his game, really tried hard today bit its a pitty some of his team mates didnt take a good look at him.. im looking at you bigcock

robbie67 · Post by **robbie67** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:47 pm

Run, run, run, work, work, work. Quality. if anybody deserved a rest today it was Stants, and Pev, but both were very good again.

Post by **Jazz_84** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:48 pm

yeah im really liking the way pev is playing this year good on him

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:06 pm

Great kid - does massive amounts of hard running to earn the ball. Needs to learn a Robert Harvey shimmy to shrug and avoid tackles - but will get there.

ealesy · Post by **ealesy** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:08 pm

my main concern is that he has started to pick up alot of cheap kicks in the backline. I'm all for him helping out in the backline when it's called for, but his main job is to get the ball in the midfield and pumped it into the forward line.

Boyler_Room · Post by **Boyler_Room** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:12 pm

That was a bit of our problem today (the cheap possessions). I will say it was due to the 4 day break, but the lack of running and the extensive chipping short and going backwards really hurt.

It doesn't help that the rest of the midfield were also coming off a 4 day break.If the match selection panel had any brains they wouldn't have put in Bradley (who can't run) or Bolton (who just lacks a football brain) and put in lads who could run all day and play great footy to supplement our running brigade.

ealesy · Post by **ealesy** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:39 pm

Problem was that Sheedy wanted Bradley and Bolton in so he made sure all the good mids either young or older were played for Bendigo on the weekend!!

pear · Post by **pear** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:10 pm

Great game by Stants with plenty of gut busting running. Well done son.

Sartorius · Post by **Sartorius** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:15 pm

Fantastic running, prepared to run with the ball and kick long. Didn't have enough support though.

nomolos · Post by **nomolos** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:24 pm

Future BROWNLOW MEDALLIST....Mark my words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

robbie67 · Post by **robbie67** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:28 pm

nomolos wrote:Future BROWNLOW MEDALLIST....Mark my words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Done

Post by **Jazz_84** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:32 pm

nomolos wrote:Future BROWNLOW MEDALLIST....Mark my words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

definatly a chance isn't he, something similar to scotty west

BenDoolan · Post by **BenDoolan** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:32 pm

robbie67 wrote:Run, run, run, work, work, work. Quality. if anybody deserved a rest today it was Stants, and Pev, but both were very good again.

Bloody oath. They are hard working quality players. It seems to go unnoticed - I couldn't find room to put them in the votes, but their value to the team is immense.

j-mac31 · Post by **j-mac31** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:37 am

ealesy wrote:my main concern is that he has started to pick up alot of cheap kicks in the backline. I'm all for him helping out in the backline when it's called for, but his main job is to get the ball in the midfield and pumped it into the forward line.

Oh, I agree. And it's something that is even more noticeable at the ground, so seeing as I haven't missed a game in Melbourne yet this year I've really picked up on it. Not just in the backline either, in the middle he often comes around for a cheap kick from a handpass.

But yes, he is going to be an absolute star. Runs hard and it pays off. Occaisonally decision making and disposal let him down but he is still young.

gringo · Post by **gringo** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:44 am

Stanton's stats are misleading. The bulk of his possessions were cheap, meaningless touches around the half back line. His disposal under pressure is still very poor and he has no interest in manning up when the ball is going the other way. Unless Essendon have the ball in their hands, he doesn't put in. Needs to pull his head out and realise the game isn't about him getting possessions. I was reasonably happy with his game yesterday, but to say he's a top line midfielder in the AFL is completely inaccurate. He may get there one day, but he must be prepared to work when we don't have the ball and improve his disposal under pressure.

Post by **Jazz_84** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:21 pm

yeah he is always getting un-contested possesions but that can't be a bad thing can it

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:12 pm

And we took Kepler Bradley before him.

Very similar to Robert harvey (hope he becomes half as good as he was in his hey day) in that they just run and run and run and link up the play. His disposal is a lot better than it used to be and has made his kicks more penetrating.

nomolos · Post by **nomolos** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:17 pm

Jazz_84 wrote:yeah he is always getting un-contested possesions but that can't be a bad thing can it

In the modern game...not at all.

Post by **Jazz_84** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:35 am

nomolos wrote:
Jazz_84 wrote:yeah he is always getting un-contested possesions but that can't be a bad thing can it
In the modern game...not at all.

exactly, smart kid who looks the goods for 300 big ones for the dons