Player Watch #9: Trent Cotchin is an obscenely good 3 x Premiership Captain, Victorian Captain & Brownlow Medalist

[Royce Hafey]

Watched the game again last night carefully. I wanted to see the moment in the 3rd where the players began to run and take the game on and it was Cotch. He takes and gives and runs and takes again (the trademark move that idiots use to accuse him of being a "chip scab" and begins a chain of quick forward handpasses that leads to Jack's goal. Leadership by example. At the next clearance you see him having a serious talk to Conca and Griffiths. Griff and Conca proceed to dominate the clearance with multiple possessions each and it all ends with Conca's goal assist to Jack. The game is turned. We have ourselves a captain.

 

[This Is Anfield]

I'll get caned for this but Lids >>> Cotch

I'd put it more like this, Lids compliments Cotch, both exceptional at what they do but different types of players.

 

[Lukey D]

Cotch to have between 8-10 brownlow votes at the moment!

 

[Boston tiger]

Watched the game again last night carefully. I wanted to see the moment in the 3rd where the players began to run and take the game on and it was Cotch. He takes and gives and runs and takes again (the trademark move that idiots use to accuse him of being a "chip scab" and begins a chain of quick forward handpasses that leads to Jack's goal. Leadership by example. At the next clearance you see him having a serious talk to Conca and Griffiths. Griff and Conca proceed to dominate the clearance with multiple possessions each and it all ends with Conca's goal assist to Jack. The game is turned. We have ourselves a captain.

Post of the week award.

 

[tigs2010]

I'd put it more like this, Lids compliments Cotch, both exceptional at what they do but different types of players.

I just mean in terms of importance. I think we can cover for Cotch but at this point we can't replace lids.

 

[This Is Anfield]

I just mean in terms of importance. I think we can cover for Cotch but at this point we can't replace lids.

Fair enough, results this year indicate we desperately need both!

 

[tigs2010]

Fair enough, results this year indicate we desperately need both!

Probably. But that's because our role players are playing like arse.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

27th best mid in the AFL apparently. Sloane, Shuey, Luke Ball, Burgoyne and Heppell all better.

 

[DontArgue4]

He'd be very close to leading the brownlow at the minute

 

[sante]

I'm happy to see either of them with the football; it's when the others have it that I start to worry

Haha so true. I trust Vlas, Dusty and even Jacko these days, the rest is a real worry

 

[sante]

27th best mid in the AFL apparently. Sloane, Shuey, Luke Ball, Burgoyne and Heppell all better.

Lol Ball and Shuey?

 

[Tiger08]

Watched the game again last night carefully. I wanted to see the moment in the 3rd where the players began to run and take the game on and it was Cotch. He takes and gives and runs and takes again (the trademark move that idiots use to accuse him of being a "chip scab" and begins a chain of quick forward handpasses that leads to Jack's goal. Leadership by example. At the next clearance you see him having a serious talk to Conca and Griffiths. Griff and Conca proceed to dominate the clearance with multiple possessions each and it all ends with Conca's goal assist to Jack. The game is turned. We have ourselves a captain.

This.

Just watched the 3rd quarter replay now and thought exactly the same. He then kicked another about 2 minuter later. Changed the game back in our favor.

 

[Royce Hafey]

This.

Just watched the 3rd quarter replay now and thought exactly the same. He then kicked another about 2 minuter later. Changed the game back in our favor.

And I went back to read the game day thread. Just at that point the usual posts were coming up: "Cotchin is such a chip scab" etc.Then of course we went from being "lol they're being beaten by Brisbane" to "typical Richmond, what a bunch of downhill skiiers!"

 

[Final Siren]

27th best mid in the AFL apparently. Sloane, Shuey, Luke Ball, Burgoyne and Heppell all better.

Mods, please take this sacrilege elsewhere. It is darkening our shrine to Cotch.

 

[camsmith]

Cotch would have about 15 free kicks by now if he was playing in the Anzac game. Every second stoppage seems to have an off the ball free paid.

 

[aislegi]

I'm looking forward to the next Collingwood v Richmond game. Umpires are odds-on to pay him all the free kicks he should have gotten last time.

 

[26_Miles]

Page 15? Seriously? I fear people have forgotten this simple fact.

Dat goal.

 

[Groupie_]

The Bontempelli goal imo was a big arse. Wasn't even going for it

Cotchin and Whitey were at least going for the goal...

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Yeah nice goal by Cotch but Whiteys better for mine.

 

[DontArgue4]

Yeah nice goal by Cotch but Whiteys better for mine.

Why? I don't get the hype about whites goal. He's fast and he had literally the whole field to run into and then kicked a floater. Really not that impressive if you ask me.

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Why? I don't get the hype about whites goal. He's fast and he had literally the whole field to run into and then kicked a floater. Really not that impressive if you ask me.

Have you ran the full length of the field with the footy with someone chasing u flat out??? Then somehow had the composure to kick the goal??? A lot more difficult than a fluke snap in a pocket.

They won't give it to him as it's not flashy enough but it's far more difficult imo

 

[DontArgue4]

Have you ran the full length of the field with the footy with someone chasing u flat out??? Then somehow had the composure to kick the goal??? A lot more difficult than a fluke snap in a pocket.

They won't give it to him as it's not flashy enough but it's far more difficult imo

He got the ball at our 50 and ran to their 50. That's 1/3 of the field. Impressive goal, but not amazing.

 

[26_Miles]

This thread is about the obscenely good Trent cotchin. Not the obscenely fast Matt white.

Have some respect.

 

[RoaringTiger]

Yep ace goal. Having miles in the team has helped cotch heaps. Gun!

 

[SplintWhisky]

Cotch did not have his best game friday. 15 disp at 46%