Retired #29: Patrick Ambrose - Officially retired - 11/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Retired. 11/8
Last Game Played: Elimination Final 2019 (injured)
Injury Status: Injured, stayed in Vic with a young baby - 18/7
Sore, finished the VFL game on the bench - 29/6

 

[ant555]

I love his tackling and defensive pressure, but thats the only thing he has got in his game at the moment. Langford has a better mark.

This is true and when he does not bring it like the last 2 weeks then he needs to be out of the side again.
Drops too many marks he should take to start with.

 

[Jager bombers]

This is probably a stupid suggestion... But can ambrose be used as a 3rd tall defender?

We have a back six of hooker, hurley, baguley, hibbered, gleeson and..... Either gwilt, steinberg, dempsey or ashby.

I dont feel sure about gwilt as a best 22 player and when he, hooker and hurley play down back together we don't look mobile enough.
Imo i dont think steinberg will make it at afl level.
And maybe only some games we will suit playing an extra small down back in either ashby or dempsey.

If we need a 3rd tall do we go with one of those options or can we try and develop Ambrose to swing back and fwd.

He is quick enough, has a good tank, tackles hard and plays well defensively. Maybe he hasn't got a great spoil?

Just a thought...

 

[carnthedons]

Worst part of his game was he had an opportunity when tackling Ryder to give him the Brad Hill treatment and didn't.

 

[efcboy]

This is probably a stupid suggestion... But can ambrose be used as a 3rd tall defender?

We have a back six of hooker, hurley, baguley, hibbered, gleeson and..... Either gwilt, steinberg, dempsey or ashby.

I dont feel sure about gwilt as a best 22 player and when he, hooker and hurley play down back together we don't look mobile enough.
Imo i dont think steinberg will make it at afl level.
And maybe only some games we will suit playing an extra small down back in either ashby or dempsey.

If we need a 3rd tall do we go with one of those options or can we try and develop Ambrose to swing back and fwd.

He is quick enough, has a good tank, tackles hard and plays well defensively. Maybe he hasn't got a great spoil?

Just a thought...

If there was ever a week to try it this is the week against an undersized dogs outfit. He could go with Crameri or stringer.

 

[windyhill]

Just so painful to observe.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

What is he actually contributing to the team? because I hardly notice him when he plays.

 

[Kakkle]

I'm not into calling plays a spud or s**t. I'd call him a grinder. That's pretty much it. Goes at it hard, blocks, and when he does tackle, he does it with intent to hurt. You'd almost call him a goon, but he has actually shown (at times) he can contribute offensively.

Club needs to establish him in a position and actually develop him in that position at VFL level.

 

[bombreys]

For the love of God, send him back to the VFL.

Love his endeavor and the way he goes about it, but he is an awful long way from AFL standard at the moment. Send him to the twos and let him know he's not coming back to the AFL side until he kicks 3+ goals in consecutive weeks.

 

[essendon]

Patrick who ......

 

[Pweter]

On playing ability he's nowhere near it. Being a hard ass and endurance athlete doesn't make you a good footballer.

Drop him and this time make him earn a spot, unlike last time where the VFL watchers said he contributed naff all but the was recalled anyway.

 

[SherbertLemon]

This bloke epitomises Hird's strange selection policy. After he was dropped he did NOTHING to earn a recall. Structurally Mckernan is a better option to play his role.

I just don't get it. The coaches are paid good money to make these calls and even blind sam along with farkwit freddy can tell this bloke is an absolute potato.

 

[srobbo]

It's like he's instructed to play as a decoy forward, because all he does is run to dead spots on the ground or between contests, never actually impacting anything really.

 

[Pweter]

It's like he's instructed to play as a decoy forward, because all he does is run to dead spots on the ground or between contests, never actually impacting anything really.

I'm sure a decoy would fumble less

 

[efcboy]

It's like he's instructed to play as a decoy forward, because all he does is run to dead spots on the ground or between contests, never actually impacting anything really.

Melksham also plays as a decoy midfielder and Steinberg is a decoy defender...

 

[Whispering_Jack]

Inb4 Hird is the decoy coach.

 

[efcboy]

Inb4 Hird is the decoy coach.

According to Paul Little he is...

 

[Doss]

I see no future with him, to be honest.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

I feel like his only role is a 3rd forward and I think Langford will produce more output as soon as next year... in terms of goals.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

This is probably a stupid suggestion... But can ambrose be used as a 3rd tall defender?

We have a back six of hooker, hurley, baguley, hibbered, gleeson and..... Either gwilt, steinberg, dempsey or ashby.

I dont feel sure about gwilt as a best 22 player and when he, hooker and hurley play down back together we don't look mobile enough.
Imo i dont think steinberg will make it at afl level.
And maybe only some games we will suit playing an extra small down back in either ashby or dempsey.

If we need a 3rd tall do we go with one of those options or can we try and develop Ambrose to swing back and fwd.

He is quick enough, has a good tank, tackles hard and plays well defensively. Maybe he hasn't got a great spoil?

Just a thought...

I was thinking defence his only hope or a very negative tagger. Worth a go because he aint no forward or ruck, that's for sure.

 

[carnthedons]

Thanks Patrick but I think we're done here.

We'll always have the tackle on Brad Hill.

 

[Liberator]

Stop it, stop it - he's dead already!

 

[carnthedons]

Stop it, stop it - he's dead already!

 

[fishardansin]

I still think we can get something out of his athletic ability. Play him as a tagger. Who knows Pendlebury and his ilk may teach him where to run.

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[Rack Watts]

There's no way that Hirdy listens to the people around him. Harvey isn't a dickhead. He wouldn't play Ambrose. He'd be in the VFL quick smart.

 

[baz_machine]

I see no future with him, to be honest.

I can.

It's just not the future that I want.