Past #25: Robbie Tarrant - traded to RFC for CCJ&picks - 2yr deal at RFC - 174 NM games/44 NM goals - retires 13/7/23 effective immediately

[apollo_creed]

Tarrant terrible but lots of mates. Trade bait? Don't think he has much value.

That's the problem. He's not a very good footballer and doesn't really offer anything as a tall any other average other tall on another club's list already has.
Going forward, if we want to get better and win more - players like Tarrant shouldn't be near the 22. It's an easy assessment to make. He really isn't up to the grade.

 

[apollo_creed]

We could have had Wayne Carey, Jason Dunstall, Tony Lockett and Gary Ablett snr there and it wouldn't have made a lot of difference. 42 inside 50s and most of them were complete shit.

That's true but Tarrant still doesn't offer enough, never does and really doesn't have any attributes to worry defences. We know what Black offers, Petrie does get goals and offers a big target - nothing distinctive or dangerous about Black.

 

[Deleted member 98541]

Luke in the second, then we trade our first plus a player, to GWS. Operation get Boyd. I believe there's a thread that just popped up on the possible player to trade.

 

[King Corey]

People comparing Tarrant to Black today?

No way.

Black competed hard, created a bit and worked it well off the deck. All in spite of shoddy delivery.

 

[Elite Master]

Tarrent doesn't have much ceiling, he will never be a star or even approach Petrie's best level, he is nothing more then a battling try hard. I seriously think we should look in trading him if the value is right, we have enough talls and Black and Daw have more potential to grow and are younger.

 

[Roobound]

Anybody else offer so little so often, has kicked goals on Rutten before but frankly l think he is more part of the problem than part of the solution.

 

[DarwinRoo]

We could have had Wayne Carey, Jason Dunstall, Tony Lockett and Gary Ablett snr there and it wouldn't have made a lot of difference. 42 inside 50s and most of them were complete shit.

The Golden Children play in the midfield so your wasting your time if you think pointing out the obvious will matter. It's not like Ziebell, Cunnington, Harvey and Wells weren't terrible for a half.

 

[Tas]

That's true but Tarrant still doesn't offer enough, never does and really doesn't have any attributes to worry defences. We know what Black offers, Petrie does get goals and offers a big target - nothing distinctive or dangerous about Black.

Mate, he is a leading forward, like Longmire was. Horse couldn't take an overhead or contested mark to save himself, doesn't mean you pull the blanket out and shotgun. You need to utilise your assets better than that. Most of the ball that went to him was either at his feet or had more hang time than an NFL punt. We always do shit against congesters. You have to ask why we played 95% of the game with 20 players in our forward 50.

We are just a dumb football club when it comes to teams that throw ridiculous numbers behind the ball and we let Adelaide dictate the play for most of the game, just dumb footy. How about clear some space, let him lead and put the ball flat out in front of him.

Petrie and Black did sweet **** all as well, it is the way we played, we just played horrible footy.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Mate, he is a leading forward, like Longmire was. Horse couldn't take an overhead or contested mark to save himself, doesn't mean you pull the blanket out and shotgun. You need to utilise your assets better than that. Most of the ball that went to him was either at his feet or had more hang time than an NFL punt. We always do shit against congesters. You have to ask why we played 95% of the game with 20 players in our forward 50.

We are just a dumb football club when it comes to teams that throw ridiculous numbers behind the ball and we let Adelaide dictate the play for most of the game, just dumb footy. How about clear some space, let him lead and put the ball flat out in front of him.

Petrie and Black did sweet **** all as well, it is the way we played, we just played horrible footy.

At least someone else saw what I saw.

The three forward setup has been average for the past month. Yet Tarrant is the only
One copping any criticism.

 

[Tas]

The Golden Children play in the midfield so your wasting your time if you think pointing out the obvious will matter. It's not like Ziebell, Cunnington, Harvey and Wells weren't terrible for a half.

our mids were horrendous for most of the game, Wells was about the only shining light because he ran and carried the ball. Our guys see ball, get ball, put ball to foot. We are dangerous when we run, carry and spread. We just didn't work hard enough. We let the Crows get on the outside and run and when we had the ball we didn't go.

 

[naturally north]

Petrie was smashed MUCH more than Taz. Smashed!

I cannot fathom, why people on here avoid talking about how shithouse this bloke actually is??

He apparently is a great bloke, that doesn't give you a fee pass to play for NMFC every week, surely?

 

[ozzyoslo]

Seriously, he's trade bait if I've ever seen it.

If that the case do a deal where Goldy goes in the same deal.......there are some other Ruckman floating around that actually can do the other facets of the game.

 

[the big lebowski]

At least someone else saw what I saw.

The three forward setup has been average for the past month. Yet Tarrant is the only
One copping any criticism.

Tarrant cops it as he is not up to standard. He drops marks a key forward needs to take. He offers nothing at ground level.

He hasn't kicked a goal in 3 games.

 

[Joshen]

We are just a dumb football club

This sums up our season in my opinion. It is not just the coaches, our players just don't strike me as having a very good football IQ. Dragging defenders into the contest, not having any crumbers, getting in terrible positions to receive the ball, leaving your man to gang tackle only for them to get a disposal to a (now free) opponent, not getting goal side, not within a couple of metres of your opponent. FFS it is U10s stuff.

 

[Elite Master]

I wish Currie was good to go, seems a much more effective all round ruckmen that can have a impact in general play more often.

 

[Roosurgence]

I have dubbed Tarrant the Carbon Rod!

 

[sammie]

the difference is that petrie and black had a go.

 

[R00StaR]

Theres a number of clubs in dire need of tall forwards, im sure there would be plenty of interest. Thought his marking had been much better the year tbh, though today was a stinker and not just for him. Our kicking was woeful. That said we need another quality mid or 2 badly, so if the offer was right id seriously consider trading.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Tarrant cops it as he is not up to standard. He drops marks a key forward needs to take. He offers nothing at ground level.

He hasn't kicked a goal in 3 games.

He is up to standard when he is getting good delivery.

His marking was good when he first come back from
Injury but it has dramatically decreased since then.

 

[Shermanator]

Tarrant, Petrie, Black, Lindsay and Goldy were all our worst ball winners today.

 

[trooroo4life]

At least someone else saw what I saw.

The three forward setup has been average for the past month. Yet Tarrant is the only
One copping any criticism.

Its the easy way out for them. Yes he was poor, but so was Petrie and Black while not poor wasnt much better.

He's probably played three average games in a row now after being solid earlier on, but hey lets get rid of!. Love this board.

 

[trooroo4life]

Just remember a time a couple of years ago people were calling for a certain individual to be traded and that he was a liability. That man is now our leading goal kicker. A couple of bad games, geelong performance while he didnt kick a goal was actually pretty good if you take into account the impact Harry Taylor end up having. After a couple bad ones suddenly he is no good and never will be. Hell some were saying the same about Hansen and he's turned it around. How about a little faith.

 

[Deleted member 98541]

Just remember a time a couple of years ago people were calling for a certain individual to be traded and that he was a liability. That man is now our leading goal kicker. A couple of bad games, geelong performance while he didnt kick a goal was actually pretty good if you take into account the impact Harry Taylor end up having. After a couple bad ones suddenly he is no good and never will be. Hell some were saying the same about Hansen and he's turned it around. How about a little faith.

Hansen has elite traits.

 

[DarwinRoo]

Just remember a time a couple of years ago people were calling for a certain individual to be traded and that he was a liability. That man is now our leading goal kicker. A couple of bad games, geelong performance while he didnt kick a goal was actually pretty good if you take into account the impact Harry Taylor end up having. After a couple bad ones suddenly he is no good and never will be. Hell some were saying the same about Hansen and he's turned it around. How about a little faith.

Nah mate. We need to find some VFL players who have done sweet FA, trade our best players and try to win a flag with Werribees list.

 

[trooroo4life]

Hansen has elite traits.

Not as a forward he never.

What do you see that makes you certain Tarrant wont make it?