List Mgmt. Players that Should survive our Review.

[The Dodger]

He tries hard and he shouldn't have to kick. Its up to the other players to make him better.

I'm sure Priddis could easily become a quality midfielder if we had the right people to work with him.

 

[Smotie]

Only imbeciles with absolutely no footy knowledge woud say get rid of Priddis.

Who the heck is gonna get the hard ball?
Who the heck is gonna get the clearance?
Who the heck is gonna dish it out to our other mids?

The bloke is a workhorse and excels at his craft. He is not there to break away from packs and kick goals. His job is to get down and dirty and he is one of the best extractors and clearance players in the league. A bloke called scott west comes to mind!!!!

Our Problem is a lack of big, tall midfielders and a lack of midfielders with pace...not extractors an clearance machines like Priddis. Every good team has role players, and that's his role and he farking does it well so Just give it up haters cos you got no freak'n idea.

And who the heck is going to miss 80% of targets?

 

[Smotie]

1) EVERY play in the AFL should be capable of getting the hard ball, just look at Hawthorn, each player on that list would rather got to hospital than not contest.
2) All the midfielders not just one guy.
3) All the midfielders not just one guy.

4)All the midfielders not just one guy

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Is Smiths fault Priddis isn't a Brownlow medalist.

 

[Evelyn208]

Why does every thread turn into a Priddis shitfight?

 

[Jack_the_Ninja]

Keep em all, get a new coach and watch our meteoric rise to the top 4 in 2014 - bookmark it. Look at Port and say no more, their list is exponentially shittier than ours and they made the top 8 ffs, makes me fcuking sick to the core.

 

[Pottering]

Why does every thread turn into a Priddis shitfight?

Because a number here seem to think that the only guy who can actually win a hard ball is holding the team back.

 

[Monkey Worshipper]

Why does every thread turn into a Priddis shitfight?

Because he's f****** shit,a god damn hack.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Because a number here seem to think that the only guy who can actually win a hard ball is holding the team back.

A.) How did it get like this? and why?
B.) It's not true.

 

[Monkey Worshipper]

Because a number here seem to think that the only guy who can actually win a hard ball is holding the team back.

The priddis cult here is staggering. Biggest butcher this club has ever seen, co-inciding with the worst form in our history.

But you priddis lover flogs want to build a shrine to the butcher.

Un f****** belivable

 

[Smotie]

The priddis cult here is staggering. Biggest butcher this club has ever seen, co-inciding with the worst form in our history.

But you priddis lover flogs want to build a shrine to the butcher.

Un f****** belivable

It is based on stats. They see how many possies and clearances he gets and cream their pants. But they don't bother to watch the game and read further into the stats to see that he runs around 40% efficiency. Even the commentators were noting it last night.

That and he is a nice guy I guess.

 

[wooshwhisperer]

Why does every thread turn into a Priddis shitfight?

I'll tell you why Evelyn208... its because a number of senior prolific posters here have "Priddis Myopia".

I'm quite sure that previously it was whoever they could pin all the problems with the playing group myopia.

They actually started their own Priddis hate thread but mustn't have been able to get any satisfation amongst themselves so they spread their Priddis hate whereever they can

Considering there are 50+ other people responsible for a result in any game then it doesn't really add much to the discussion.

 

[Smotie]

I'll tell you why Evelyn208... its because a number of senior prolific posters here have "Priddis Myopia".

I'm quite sure that previously it was whoever they could pin all the problems with the playing group myopia.

They actually started their own Priddis hate thread but mustn't have been able to get any satisfation amongst themselves so they spread their Priddis hate whereever they can

Considering there are 50+ other people responsible for a result in any game then it doesn't really add much to the discussion.

Hmm and heres me thinking there were 22 players per team. Maybe I went to the wrong school but that equals 44?

You have forgotten what it was like to have the like of Judd, Cousins, Kerr, Matera, Mainwaring, Kemp, Braun, Fletcher and others who actually win the hard ball run with pace AND hit up targets under pressure.

Go back and watch some videos you might actually be enlightened to some hard facts about Priddis. Make sure you are sitting down though because you might faint under the shock.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

The priddis cult here is staggering. Biggest butcher this club has ever seen, co-inciding with the worst form in our history.

But you priddis lover flogs want to build a shrine to the butcher.

Un f****** belivable

reminds me of the shaun mcmanus brigade at freo

 

[The Passenger]

You say this:

Only imbeciles with absolutely no footy knowledge woud say get rid of Priddis.

Then you compare Matt Priddis to Scott West....

The bloke is a workhorse and excels at his craft. He is not there to break away from packs and kick goals. His job is to get down and dirty and he is one of the best extractors and clearance players in the league. A bloke called scott west comes to mind!!!!

Yeah and what does Sewell offer Hawthorn that Priddis doesn't? If he is good enough for them, then surely we are doing ok with Priddis.

Hawthorn didn't build their midfield around brad sewell. we built our midfield around priddis. not pridd's fault, that is woosha's fault. and it's also up to some of the other guys like masten, shuey, selwood, and now wellingham to force woosha's hand and change that structure. to a certain extent masten is starting to do that but on the whole no one has really stood up. you could also argue that none have really been given much of an opportunity... once again this isn't pridd's fault, the other players have gotta raise the standard. the problem for prddis is that if he gets moved down the pecking order, he will struggle to get a game as his versatility is virutally zero.

priddis is a good footballer, don't get me wrong, but good footballers don't lead premiership winning midfields; great footballers do.

for the record i wouldn't be getting rid of priddis, but his role needs to be downgraded. if we put him up to trade (we won't) his trade value would be much lower than what supporters of the club think.

 

[Monkey Worshipper]

You say this:


Then you compare Matt Priddis to Scott West....





Hawthorn didn't build their midfield around brad sewell. we built our midfield around priddis. not pridd's fault, that is woosha's fault. and it's also up to some of the other guys like masten, shuey, selwood, and now wellingham to force woosha's hand and change that structure. to a certain extent masten is starting to do that but on the whole no one has really stood up. you could also argue that none have really been given much of an opportunity... once again this isn't pridd's fault, the other players have gotta raise the standard. the problem for prddis is that if he gets moved down the pecking order, he will struggle to get a game as his versatility is virutally zero.

priddis is a good footballer, don't get me wrong, but good footballers don't lead premiership winning midfields; great footballers do.

for the record i wouldn't be getting rid of priddis, but his role needs to be downgraded. if we put him up to trade (we won't) his trade value would be much lower than what supporters of the club think.

Not aimed at you....

But all I see from our Coach is continual bullshit excuses for someone that holds our midfield back.

Supporters "Burn Priddis the Flog at the stake"

Woosha "We need to rally around Priddis, recruit fast and quick midfielders to help Priddis".


FFS, the whole coaching department and all players are on notice... but to talk about Ploddus is taboo?


I tell you what, will not matter one iota who we recruit with pick 6 this year whilst Ploddus the Butcher gets the no 1 midfield role and whilst the likes of Shuey and S.Selwood have to block for Ploddus the playmaker.

Come on down Sheed, welcome to WCE where you will spend the next 5 years rotting on a HFF line.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

A.) How did it get like this? and why?
B.) It's not true.

Just to extrapolate on this.

There is no correlation between ladder position and clearances. What is interesting is the differences between the top four sides. How many they win and where they win them.


West Coast
5th for total clearances.
7th for center clearances.
4th for stoppage clearances.

Sydney. (Dominant around the ground and in total numbers, middle of the road from the middle).
1st for total clearances.
9th for center clearances.
1st for stoppage clearances.

Hawthorn (Middle of the pack in total numbers but dominant from the center.)
7th for total clearances.
2nd for center clearances.
10th for stoppage clearances.

Fremantle. (Lose the ball from the middle, one of the better sides around the ground.)
12th for total clearances.
17th for center clearances.
5th for stoppage clearances.

Geelong (don't win clearances, slightly better on ball but still poor).
15th for total clearances.
13th for center clearances.
17th for stoppage clearances.


Also as a percentage of a teams clearances Priddis is neither unique nor particularly note worthy. If you take Priddis out and replace him with another Shuey we'd go to 14th for total clearances per game. But that assumes that others aren't going to step up and share more of the load.

All the while this takes place under the known fact that raw clearances aren't relevant to ladder position.

 

[Eagle87]

Yeah and what does Sewell offer Hawthorn that Priddis doesn't? If he is good enough for them, then surely we are doing ok with Priddis.

Seems supporters just want to substitute style with substance. Priddis is the best at our club at the role he is meant to do. Until we develop a better player in that role, he stays in the team. It's as simple as that.

Who played THAT ROLE when we were a genuinely good midfield?

Who plays THAT ROLE at Geelong?

Who plays THAT ROLE at Freo?

Who plays THAT ROLE at Sydney?

 

[Eagle87]

Yeah and what does Sewell offer Hawthorn that Priddis doesn't? If he is good enough for them, then surely we are doing ok with Priddis.

Seems supporters just want to substitute style with substance. Priddis is the best at our club at the role he is meant to do. Until we develop a better player in that role, he stays in the team. It's as simple as that.

Sewell was dropped a while ago... He's also not the guy around who their midfield is built....

In addition he has better skills, especially by foot, isn't a complete liability in space and he makes better decisions when he has the ball...

He isn't solely, get ball, handball ball sideways or whack on boot 20m forward....

You'll be comparing Priddis to Diesel or Scott West next ... which suggests you either didn't see them play or you struggle to grasp the game... Priddis plays the role of main inside offensive mid... A position occupied by many of the games best players... It would be vastly preferable to have a guy play that role who could actually win contested ball AND break away; be dangerous in space and be a genuine threat to the other team .... You know like good sides have....

 

[lewigie]

Sewell played on the weekend and had a good game FYI E87, but the rest of the post is still true.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

I will probably get lynched but Gaff. Average footballer who can not win a hardball and has no right side.

Personally, I would try and trade Gaff before his contract expires, we would more than likely get railroaded into trading him back home the year after any way so why not do it now?

 

[ChampRevesby]

Personally, I would try and trade Gaff before his contract expires, we would more than likely get railroaded into trading him back home the year after any way so why not do it now?

I agree, we are seriously missing a mid that is willing to get a hard ball get at every contest, what he offers just isn't enough for us.

 

[ChampRevesby]

Anyone else starting to lose confidence in our backline? Particularly exiting it efficiently and providing a rebound.

Not at all. I blame our midfield for being a soft bunch of campaigners.

 

[eagles rule]

Hawthorn didn't build their midfield around brad sewell. we built our midfield around priddis. not pridd's fault, that is woosha's fault. and it's also up to some of the other guys like masten, shuey, selwood, and now wellingham to force woosha's hand and change that structure. to a certain extent masten is starting to do that but on the whole no one has really stood up. you could also argue that none have really been given much of an opportunity... once again this isn't pridd's fault, the other players have gotta raise the standard. the problem for prddis is that if he gets moved down the pecking order, he will struggle to get a game as his versatility is virutally zero.

priddis is a good footballer, don't get me wrong, but good footballers don't lead premiership winning midfields; great footballers do.

for the record i wouldn't be getting rid of priddis, but his role needs to be downgraded. if we put him up to trade (we won't) his trade value would be much lower than what supporters of the club think.

Good post and my only criticism is you saying it`s woosha`s fault ,he has stated that the recruiters pick the recruits ..

 

[Eagle87]

Sewell played on the weekend and had a good game FYI E87, but the rest of the post is still true.

??

He's had a few good games since getting back into the side. Did I suggest he hadn't?