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He played very well on Saturday. He needs to play consistently well to silence doubters (myself included).Just surfaced from my bender after watching Perk silence all the doubters with his performance on Saturday.
24 Disposals
12 Tackles
9 Score involvements
2 goals
And surely 3 votes!
Sign of things to come. Get around him!
Good work whoever selected him with that profile in the MSD - hard at it, has a tank and good size. Even those pre season pictures when he is finishing a big run he doesn't look in pain like the other guys so is natural runner - actually looks like he is enjoying it.Durham was the bloke still running in the last quarter when most others where spent.
Yeah this. I saw Kyle Reimers kick 8, didn’t Simon Beaumont kick 8 in a half? One swallow doesn’t make a summerHe played very well on Saturday. He needs to play consistently well to silence doubters (myself included).
Having said that, I really want him to succeed and I think it’s a performance he can sustain.
Yep the next step is to back it up Saturday. I’d love to see him go head to head with Heeney or WarnerHe played very well on Saturday. He needs to play consistently well to silence doubters (myself included).
Having said that, I really want him to succeed and I think it’s a performance he can sustain.
Depends which of the no-namers longmire decides to send to ArchieYep the next step is to back it up Saturday. I’d love to see him go head to head with Heeney or Warner
Yeh he isn’t an elite reader but what he is, is an elite mover through the middle of the ground. Exactly the type of player we need leaving stoppage with ball in hand, doesn’t just blaze away.Going to cop some slack for this but I still do not rate him a good clearance player. Watching it again he is not Parish / Shiel level elite at reading the footy off the hand. Credit has to go to the coaches for setting a simple plan and to Archie for staying in his lane.
Block the other bloke out. If the ball falls your way win it. If it goes another way attempt to tackle the bloke. I do not think he is a player who is smart enough to play with a lot of instruction so the more simple it is the better he is. Hope he sticks to what he did as it worked and will work. I had real doubts about him as a midfielder but I will say I will be wrong if he sticks to what he did on Saturday.
On the couch showed we lost the first touch at the clearances stat.Going to cop some slack for this but I still do not rate him a good clearance player. Watching it again he is not Parish / Shiel level elite at reading the footy off the hand. Credit has to go to the coaches for setting a simple plan and to Archie for staying in his lane.
Block the other bloke out. If the ball falls your way win it. If it goes another way attempt to tackle the bloke. I do not think he is a player who is smart enough to play with a lot of instruction so the more simple it is the better he is. Hope he sticks to what he did as it worked and will work. I had real doubts about him as a midfielder but I will say I will be wrong if he sticks to what he did on Saturday.
He's also many years behind them. I can't remember Parish having his break out midfield games until a bit later in his career.Going to cop some slack for this but I still do not rate him a good clearance player. Watching it again he is not Parish / Shiel level elite at reading the footy off the hand. Credit has to go to the coaches for setting a simple plan and to Archie for staying in his lane.
Block the other bloke out. If the ball falls your way win it. If it goes another way attempt to tackle the bloke. I do not think he is a player who is smart enough to play with a lot of instruction so the more simple it is the better he is. Hope he sticks to what he did as it worked and will work. I had real doubts about him as a midfielder but I will say I will be wrong if he sticks to what he did on Saturday.
Parish had the ability to read it off the hands at under 18 level. He just wasn’t physically developed.He's also many years behind them. I can't remember Parish having his break out midfield games until a bit later in his career.
I do think Parish's ball finding ability will always be superior to Perk, for sure.Parish had the ability to read it off the hands at under 18 level. He just wasn’t physically developed.![]()
Yeah but remember how many great HFF games Parish playedHe's also many years behind them. I can't remember Parish having his break out midfield games until a bit later in his career.
Parish is very clean and has elite timing off ruck taps. Unfortunately parish needs space and momentum to be effective. Which is why at cb he is nearly one of the best in the comp, but around the ground not nearly as effective. He hates being physically manned at stoppage and either opts for standing by himself or a weak hand on the oppo, and why he hasn’t shown the ability to break a physical tag. Parish also opts to handball before being tackled, which leads to ping pong footy that usually ends in stoppage or turnover. Even though he is much improved recently parish as the tackler is not strong enough to stop an oppo handball getting released.Parish had the ability to read it off the hands at under 18 level. He just wasn’t physically developed.![]()
Spot on. Perkins has something none of our other mids have. He doesn’t s**t himself when someone “attempts” to tackle him.Parish is very clean and has elite timing off ruck taps. Unfortunately parish needs space and momentum to be effective. Which is why at cb he is nearly one of the best in the comp, but around the ground not nearly as effective. He hates being physically manned at stoppage and either opts for standing by himself or a weak hand on the oppo, and why he hasn’t shown the ability to break a physical tag. Parish also opts to handball before being tackled, which leads to ping pong footy that usually ends in stoppage or turnover. Even though he is much improved recently parish as the tackler is not strong enough to stop an oppo handball getting released.
Perkins on the other hand has the ability to play on the oppositions biggest and best and compete, he stands up in tackles which frees up the runners. Perkins also has the ability to kick goals, which is sorely lacking amongst our midfield group.
As much as I rate parish, sometimes his ball winning and clearance numbers come at a cost, while Perkins will have ups and downs I think we must persist with him in the starting group, even if it relegates parish. Mids who are big strong, quick, tackle, mark and kick goals don’t grow on trees and we may have found our top20 game winning player.
Spot on. Perkins has something none of our other mids have. He doesn’t s**t himself when someone “attempts” to tackle him.
also, and for me this is the big one, he craves the big moment. He loves having the ball in his hand when the pressure is up. He will never dish off out of fear and will always take the shoot. You absolutely cannot coach thatHe can also kick the footy with good penetration and has a strong couple of first steps, and the nice sidestep.
I’m eagerly hopeful to see the same appetite for the occasion in Caddy. Him, Perkins, Gresh, and Stringer owning the 50 makes the mouth water.also, and for me this is the big one, he craves the big moment. He loves having the ball in his hand when the pressure is up. He will never dish off out of fear and will always take the shoot. You absolutely cannot coach that
Pretty boy bayside private school kid who footys good has an ego, who knew?also, and for me this is the big one, he craves the big moment. He loves having the ball in his hand when the pressure is up. He will never dish off out of fear and will always take the shoot. You absolutely cannot coach that
We should delist Harry Jones.also, and for me this is the big one, he craves the big moment. He loves having the ball in his hand when the pressure is up. He will never dish off out of fear and will always take the shoot. You absolutely cannot coach that