Opinion Mitch Brown

[OldStyle2007]

Perhaps it is dawning now on the Mitch Brown fan club why it was so important for him to have stand out (not just okay) games in the last few rounds?

 

[RegHickeyStand]

Perhaps it is dawning now on the Mitch Brown fan club why it was so important for him to have stand out (not just okay) games in the last few rounds?

Is Brown the only player in the club with about 10 games under his belt and who has to star in the seniors just to keep his spot on the list?

Caddy must be feeling nervous.

 

[Partridge]

Is Brown the only player in the club with about 10 games under his belt and who has to star in the seniors just to keep his spot on the list?

Caddy must be feeling nervous.

Yes he is.

 

[AM]

Is Brown the only player in the club with about 10 games under his belt and who has to star in the seniors just to keep his spot on the list?

Caddy must be feeling nervous.

He's contracted next year so his spot is safe so long as the club requires his services. I'm a Mitch fan but if we all agree he's predominantly a forward and that Pods has another year in him and Hawk is a fixture there then he's probably fighting for a spot with Vards and Kersten on the occasions we choose to go taller in the forward half. Perhaps even Harry on occasions.

 

[FredLeDeux]

He's contracted next year so his spot is safe so long as the club requires his services. I'm a Mitch fan but if we all agree he's predominantly a forward and that Pods has another year in him and Hawk is a fixture there then he's probably fighting for a spot with Vards and Kersten on the occasions we choose to go taller in the forward half. Perhaps even Harry on occasions.

Whether or not we think he's a forward may be beside the point.
On TwitCoach this week, Scott clearly nominated him and Hamling as our 2 potential replacements for Lonergan.

 

[The rabbi]

I thought that he was quite good today as a defender in the VFL.

 

[bulletproof]

Yes, at the risk of earning the wrath of catempire ( even Chris Scott folded under pressure about Simpson) Brown can make a defender at Geelong. He is such a classy reader of the play and light bodied players are best behind the ball in my opinion.

 

[bulletproof]

Has there been a more sustained dominant player at VFL level in the last ten years than Brown?

He really does what he wants at that level.

I just can't accept that you can be so much better than your opposition at that level and not be good enough at the level above.

 

[RegHickeyStand]

I thought that he was quite good today as a defender in the VFL.

Good news.

 

[thejester]

Has there been a more sustained dominant player at VFL level in the last ten years than Brown?

He really does what he wants at that level.

I just can't accept that you can be so much better than your opposition at that level and not be good enough at the level above.

I'm a big Brown fan but let's not get carried away. From Geelong alone both Pods and James Byrne were much more dominant at that level.

 

[RegHickeyStand]

Has there been a more sustained dominant player at VFL level in the last ten years than Brown?

He really does what he wants at that level.

I just can't accept that you can be so much better than your opposition at that level and not be good enough at the level above.

Its between the ears he needs to develop. Like Hawkins did.

 

[FredLeDeux]

I'm a big Brown fan but let's not get carried away. From Geelong alone both Pods and James Byrne were much more dominant at that level.

And certainly Shannon Byrnes.

 

[bulletproof]

I'm a big Brown fan but let's not get carried away. From Geelong alone both Pods and James Byrne were much more dominant at that level.

I did mean Geelong listed players but yeh possibly a reach....

 

[Vdubs]

Brown's goal was pure class. Not all players can do that so easily.
Worth persevering with on our list.

 

[Turbocat]

Brown's goal was pure class. Not all players can do that so easily.
Worth persevering with on our list.

Good goal for the guy play at CHB. Maybe that what he needs to do when he plays the position in the A's run off and be an option. He is never going to be a Scarlett or even a Lonergan as a backman. Far closer to Mackie. Use what you have , or you will get labeled by what you don't

 

[catempire]

Yes, at the risk of earning the wrath of catempire ( even Chris Scott folded under pressure about Simpson) Brown can make a defender at Geelong. He is such a classy reader of the play and light bodied players are best behind the ball in my opinion.

Come back to me when he holds Franklin or Kennedy quiet! Mark my words it will never happen!

 

[AM]

Whether or not we think he's a forward may be beside the point.
On TwitCoach this week, Scott clearly nominated him and Hamling as our 2 potential replacements for Lonergan.

Precisely! Said it many times. Talks a lot about flexibility in that context. That's why Mitch has spent so much time there in the twos I guess.

The day we stop voicing opinions here that may not correspond with those that really count will be the day the forum dies.

 

[supahoops]

Come back to me when he holds Franklin or Kennedy quiet! Mark my words it will never happen!

You're right, he'll take a Gunston or Darling and make them pay with superb use of the ball. Failing that during a game he can always swing forward. Let's not forget he's only 22 with a broken leg and shoulder reco behind him.

 

[GeelongFTW]

Why does brown have one of, if not the biggest thread about him?

 

[Turbocat]

Whether or not we think he's a forward may be beside the point.
On TwitCoach this week, Scott clearly nominated him and Hamling as our 2 potential replacements for Lonergan.

Which brings me to our #1 need in this draft , a replacement for Lonergan. Chris Scott butters the toast on both sides , he has 30 guys in his best 22 and says plenty when he says little.

Hamling may be OK , give him enough time . Brown as a defender could at the best be a Mackie type , and he is probably not quick enough , mobile enough , agile enough and aggressive for it. Im watching Jones at the Dogs , if Brown had his vertical perhaps he would be OK but i just dont see it.

 

[Vdubs]

Why does brown have one of, if not the biggest thread about him?

cos we care about him, he's worth it.

 

[David the Cat]

Has there been a more sustained dominant player at VFL level in the last ten years than Brown?

He really does what he wants at that level.

I just can't accept that you can be so much better than your opposition at that level and not be good enough at the level above.

Graeme Hick board------------------------------------->

 

[Seeds]

Has there been a more sustained dominant player at VFL level in the last ten years than Brown?

He really does what he wants at that level.

I just can't accept that you can be so much better than your opposition at that level and not be good enough at the level above.

Brown isn't dominant at Vfl level. That is a big myth.

 

[Seeds]

cos we care about him, he's worth it.

Nah he really isn't. Will be forgotten very soon. Like Gamble.

 

[thegerman]

He simply cannot just play well at VFL level, he needs a spot to open up and given time. Whether we can afford that, who knows.
All I know is that we need to use up 3 picks in the draft. I doubt we can hang onto a VFL player who has been in the system for a while
and is only good at that level.