Past Kurt Tippett - retired 2018

[The King!]

Yeah according to some posters. I'm thinking more along the lines of Bradshaw was an awesome talent (who can forget the 50m torpie from the boundary line after the siren) who had a decent length contract and could only play part of it due to injury the rest of his swans career before retiring. He was on decent money that remained tied into the salary cap apparently.

Tippetts unfairly will be judged on the amount, the hype, the fact we got him in his prime for nothing form a team cheating the cap then he missed half a year cos of it and we signed him after a flag, then we lost players over the next few years


Bradshaw gets marked easier fairly or unfairly

 

[scaryness]

I would be interested to see Tippett play 4 straight games without Buddy. Would he be better, or roughly the same?

 

[The King!]

I would be interested to see Tippett play 4 straight games without Buddy. Would he be better, or roughly the same?

Depends if he has to ruck or not probably

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Thinks Bradshaw's 3yr deal would go close.

That Bradshaw deal gets forgotten a lot since we won a flag without much of a forward line pretty soon after he retired but that was a complete bust. Unfortunately he just couldn't get on the park and only played 9 games. Rightly or wrongly, my lasting memory of Bradshaw (along with his torp) was his miss from the square against the Dogs in that 2010 semi which we lost by 4 points or something. It was Kirk's last game and Roosy's last game as Sydney coach .

Although Bradshaw would've been on a lot less per year than Tippett is on right now, I think Bradshaw was only a 3 year $1.2mil deal so he would've taken up much less space in the salary cap than Tippett does right now.

 

[The King!]

That Bradshaw deal gets forgotten a lot since we won a flag without much of a forward line pretty soon after he retired but that was a complete bust. Unfortunately he just couldn't get on the park and only played 9 games. Rightly or wrongly, my lasting memory of Bradshaw (along with his torp) was his miss from the square against the Dogs in that 2010 semi which we lost by 4 points or something. It was Kirk's last game and Roosy's last game as Sydney coach .

Although Bradshaw would've been on a lot less per year than Tippett is on right now, I think Bradshaw was only a 3 year $1.2mil deal so he would've taken up much less space in the salary cap than Tippett does right now.

It was a bust dont get me wrong

Wonder what we paid Dermie in 1994

 

[The King!]

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/jenkins-tippett.1104721/

 

[Apsaalooke]

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/jenkins-tippett.1104721/

The question had to be asked

 

[The King!]

The question had to be asked

Dont disagree with it given output per dollar

 

[BarneyBent]

Dont disagree with it given output per dollar

Honestly, I think Tippett's flexibility is very valuable. Our problems are not related to Tippett's performance, they are structural. Having a guy who can just as easily play first ruck, second ruck/forward, or pure full forward, is incredibly useful. Having a structure that can't get it out of defensive 50, or hit a target up forward, is far more an issue.

 

[Cleric]

Chuck in angus graham if u still have him

Hmm that could be difficult. Think he is playing D grade somewhere in the country for meat packs as payment.

 

[The King!]

Honestly, I think Tippett's flexibility is very valuable. Our problems are not related to Tippett's performance, they are structural. Having a guy who can just as easily play first ruck, second ruck/forward, or pure full forward, is incredibly useful. Having a structure that can't get it out of defensive 50, or hit a target up forward, is far more an issue.

We certainly make his life forward difficult

 

[brad cooper]

Great start Tippo please keep this up until the first week of October

 

[The King!]

Do that every week

Ruck balance is better just need a bit from nankervis and its spot on

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Do that every week

Ruck balance is better just need a bit from nankervis and its spot on

lol he wont be able to do that every week our midfield dominated and generated a lot of opportunities for him and to his credit took them.

 

[The King!]

lol he wont be able to do that every week our midfield dominated and generated a lot of opportunities for him and to his credit took them.

The effort movement and involvement he can do every week

 

[MF]

lol he wont be able to do that every week our midfield dominated and generated a lot of opportunities for him and to his credit took them.

His 25 hitouts against a quality ruck unit had a lot to do with our midfield dominating too though

 

[The King!]

make of it what you will but after the weekend this season is now Kurts equal best statistically rated

http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1808

 

[alanlau34]

http://boundforglorynews.com/is-kurt-tippett-the-most-underrated-player-in-the-competition/

Kurt Tippett is the best ruck/forward in the competition. He equals the performances of others in the ruck but offers far more forward. If he was playing his role from seasons past and spending an extra 40 percent of the game forward, he quite possibly could be averaging three goals a game or more – elite numbers for a forward.

 

[The King!]

if he did that he would earn the elite level salary

in all seriousness he is not as good as paid but its more consistency, i think if we can lift that we are such a dangerous side.

I feel like he cops a bad wrap outside of the swans though

 

[Number37]

I feel like he cops a bad wrap outside of the swans though

You started that didn't you?

Tippo plays like a lazy bludger sometimes, but when he puts in he is the best ruck-forward in the comp.

 

[The King!]

You started that didn't you?

Tippo plays like a lazy bludger sometimes, but when he puts in he is the best ruck-forward in the comp.

Outside the swans including fan base.

I started this thread around the idea that he has the ability to deliver us more and give us a real shot for a flag

the media and opposition flogs talk like he is a complete spud, thats harsh

 

[RW]

the media and opposition flogs talk like he is a complete spud, thats harsh

You're secretly hoping FAITH and Button will return, aren't you

 

[The King!]

You're secretly hoping FAITH and Button will return, aren't you

Preferred Button

Faith just took the excitement out of life by giving the future away

 

[Faysals Swans]

Tippo is our key to the flag, we saw what he can do when he doesn't have to Ruck, averaged more than 3 goals a game, now he's a ruck he still averages 2 an equals hitouts of those that are genuine ruckman, the angst towards him is uncalled for, he played out against the hawks with a broken hand then came back two weeks later with it heavily strapped an kicked 3.2 an was huge around the ground an in the ruck, the paypacket is high but the expectations of some seem way higher, as a stay at home foward out of the square I believe he's the best

 

[MC Bad Genius]

Another strong game from the big fella. I think he's actually worth more to us as a ruck/forward rather than a stay-at-home forward. While he always had potential with Adelaide, he wasn't as consistent as they would've liked. You can get a sense of that on the Adelaide board actually ... just split the difference between the love he got pre-trade and the indifference he got post-trade and you'll see that he wasn't setting the world on fire, but just looked like he could at any moment!

Since taking on more of the ruck duties, he has managed to continue to score goals but get himself into the game a lot more. He's got that mongrel following up the taps that Mumford has (sure, not quite as much as the big Mummy, but that might be for the best) and makes his tackles stick and HURT. I honestly think he should be given a full pre-season as a ruckman rather than a forward and use him that way even more in 2016.