How good is Fyfe??
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Everything you said is perfectly reasonable, and that last line is pretty much what I was getting at - the 'stats nerds' jibe was aimed at people who claim he can't be a great player because his disposal isn't elite.
For every person who uses stats intelligently by taking into account where and how possessions where gathered, and under how much pressure, there will be another simpleton who makes a blanket statement about a player's worth based on a single number on a page.
Those people can fixate on that number as much as they want, but as I said, that doesn't stop him continually dominating games in real life.
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Would you say that he tends to rush his kicks at times and that his kicking technique can fail time to time.
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Okay, so I've had to perform a bit of a clean-up of some pretty horrendous posting. Don't play the man or be a troll, otherwise you will get an infraction like some in this thread. Thanks.
He is a superstar but not a top 5 player in the competition. Probably not even in the top 5 midfielders.
A great many of his kicks are rushed when he plays as an inside mid. Often they turn out great, left foot banana last year and a goal from congestion on Friday but when you're rushed it's always going to be haphazard.
The more frustrating thing is that when he has a set shot the skills that are normally there can go out the window. I'm guessing that's a mental thing. If he wanted to change he could either go the mayne way and have a system or go the Milne/Johnson/buddy way and pretend like its on the run.
he is a good set shot mate, 12.1 from set shots last season before the GF.
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Bigfooty is funny like that, Pavlich that one time missed a set shot to win a close game against Geelong and people were saying his goal kicking sucks and chokes in big games years after.
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Very good poin, you nailed me ther. So was it the wind or a mental pressure situation given the grand final.
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Dude can't kick. The next Milne when it comes to finals?
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There are some quality posts above specially crafted for people like you. Do yourself a favour.
I know this thread is about Fyfe, but the last part is rubbish. Griffen has been brilliant for the last few seasons and is perhaps the most underrated player in the competition.
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Sounds like someone has only watched 1 Fyfe game.
Before the GF last year his goalkicking return was 12.1. After the GF it was something like 12.3.2. Still close to 75%.
I agree his field kicking isn't amazing, but in front of goals last year he was one of our most reliable set shots.
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Fyfe is that good that I'd back us to win the flag if we had him
would rather Mundy tbh
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Will be interesting to see if Freo matches his requested $800 k he wants, does Freo have the cap space next year to match the requested pay rise?
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I'm sure Sydney can offer that
I think we do! He's a potential Capt so I'm sure he'll stick around!
If Freo cannot pay him 800,000 a year Bond should be sacked.
Almost the best clearance player in the comp.
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His disposal Efficiency is rubbish due to what he does as a player, He tends to win a LOT of 50/50 and surge the ball forward, He's not recieving the ball and setting up play at all, Thats not the type of player Ala Cotchin/Hodge ect.
What he will do is win most of the contested ball on the deck, Gut run to help link up the midfield, A brilliant mark for where he plays so you would back him 80% of the time to win the contested situation in the midfield when the ball is up in the air.
If your going to watch him win a 50/50, kick it to space then whinge about how he didnt hit pavlich on the tit you are taking a simplistic argument.
What he will do is win most of the contested ball on the deck, Gut run to help link up the midfield, A brilliant mark for where he plays so you would back him 80% of the time to win the contested situation in the midfield when the ball is up in the air.
If your going to watch him win a 50/50, kick it to space then whinge about how he didnt hit pavlich on the tit you are taking a simplistic argument.
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Not sure he can afford the time to drive from Sydney to the family farm in Lake Grace each weekend. Will stay in Perth and play for Freo.
