Are they wrong tho?one more poster suggests things change quickly after a 20 year drought and I will deadset spew up
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Are they wrong tho?one more poster suggests things change quickly after a 20 year drought and I will deadset spew up
I am not suggesting Rowe is a better KPD than Rance. Derp.
I'm just saying many people see Rowe as a simple gorilla FB who is not really good enough for AFL but gets picked because we have no one else.
And that stat is a pretty good argument that perhaps many underestimate how effective a gorilla he is.
I am not suggesting Rowe is a better KPD than Rance. Derp.
I'm just saying many people see Rowe as a simple gorilla FB who is not really good enough for AFL but gets picked because we have no one else.
And that stat is a pretty good argument that perhaps many underestimate how effective a gorilla he is.
5 games this year and he has been good twice and great once. Thats over your 50% threshold.Admirable defending of our players Ferris. But let's be honest, you can make an argument based on stats for almost every player in the AFL - defeats the purpose when we know by eye they are poorer versions of other players.
I don't mind Rowe at full back right now because we have nothing better on offer but he really isnt a player you can talk up either.
We hope week to week he does us proud but in the meantime we just avoid using his name and good in the one sentence. Equally does 1%ers well along with complete brainfades. Tracks as a net loss 3 of out 4 games. Does show up every now and then but nowhere near the 50% of games required to be called good.
5 games this year and he has been good twice and great once. Thats over your 50% threshold.
Sure, IMO, Rowe is limited as a KPD, regardless of what those particular set of stats say. I think most of us agree that the role he is playing is a positive for the time being. I don't believe that many people are calling for him to be dumped anytime this season at least, as the poster alluded to originally.
I am not suggesting Rowe is a better KPD than Rance. Derp.
I'm just saying many people see Rowe as a simple gorilla FB who is not really good enough for AFL but gets picked because we have no one else.
And that stat is a pretty good argument that perhaps many underestimate how effective a gorilla he is.
one more poster suggests things change quickly after a 20 year drought and I will deadset spew up
I'm assuming here that 'since 2013' refers to stats from the 2013 season until now.It's going to sound like I have it in for Rowe here, but he was a forward/ruck for 2013, so not sure why he's included in that tally.
It genuinely happens every 2 or 3 weeks, mostly after 1 obvious mistake. You mightn't think it should happen, and most smart fans don't as they can see his value in what he is doing at the moment, but it happens.I don't believe that many people are calling for him to be dumped anytime this season at least, as the poster alluded to originally.
You're right. However goals against for defenders isn't just one of those obscure stats to create an argument. It's literally a defenders no.1 job, and he is doing that bit as well as Rance.Admirable defending of our players Ferris. But let's be honest, you can make an argument based on stats for almost every player in the AFL
It genuinely happens every 2 or 3 weeks, mostly after 1 obvious mistake. You mightn't think it should happen, and most smart fans don't as they can see his value in what he is doing at the moment, but it happens.
You're right. However goals against for defenders isn't just one of those obscure stats to create an argument. It's literally a defenders no.1 job, and he is doing that bit as well as Rance.
I'm not suggesting he's as good as Rance. Clearly Rowe isn't trusted to intercept mark and it's clear he's instruction to just punch, not risk marking. Whereas Rance will outmark and counter attack. My point was more people should understand he's doing a great job in his role for the team. Noone else in the team could come close to what he's done at this point.
Creates questions Soapy.I like Rowe but put Weitering back there and it changes our defence and attack significantly. Weitering is very similar to Rance in that he can beat an opponent and also intercept and create attack. IMO it's a very underrated component.
Get Weitering back with Marchbank Williamson Docherty & Plowman ( and hopefully Byrne) and not only will they gel together but they will start to create and turn defence into attack. At the moment with Rowe & White back (and Simmo struggling) it gets down there and all we do is battle to keep it off the opponent. Very defensive. It's why I would also like to add Buckley whilst Byrne is out. We know he can make mistakes but that ability to run and take on the game is something that we lack.
I'd push Rowe up forward to make a contest and help lock it in with our smalls. Our defensive pressure inside forward 50 is the worst in the league. Last week not one tackle in the first half!
Good discussion. Well done.
And that's good??Rowe is in our top 10 players
Yes.And that's good??
Rowe is in our top 10 players
And let's not forget the cancer backstory.
Adds significant intangibles