Free Agent # 6: Joe Daniher (part 1)

[Darealrath]

Colossal. So wrapt he is looking in good nick again.

 

[BrunoV]

It almost looks as if he hasn’t been injured at all in the last 12 months. Incredible.

He looks to have come back a better player.

He's heavier but doesnt look to have lost any agility or spring.

His goal kicking is like he's a different bloke - he's added significant distance to his set shot.

Part of me wonders whether we'll hear one day that he got to a bad place and ended up taking a leave of absence as much as anything else. Basically had the clubs blessing to work on his game.

Even in JLT he looked great.

I dont know how he is doing this on the back of a supposedly interrupted pre-season.

The only sign he's been out were a few time his legs were shot and he couldnt go with Moore on the rebound.

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

That half time hoist he slotted was bloody unreal. We're so lucky to have this guy.

 

[Fridge16]

Ironically the morons who don’t rate Daniher will add the Collingwood loss to their stats when they are spruiking the “Essendon win more without Daniher” line.

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

Anyone who thinks we are better off without Daniher has lost the plot.

Really good Full Forwards don't grow on tree's and they take a lot of time to develop.

Really good Full Forwards with X Factor are incredibly bloody rare. Fun fact, we have one!

 

[DonsRule]

Was fantastic.

 

[Lore]

Was thinking of updating the thread title, lots of bumped player threads with no context atm

For inspiration, we have this rather interesting turn of phrase from the Essendon journo;

Essendon booted three in a row to finish the term, with star forward Joe Daniher roosting a mammoth drop punt from well outside 50 to drag the side back within 15 points at the main change.

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2019-04-25/brave-dons-back-themselves

Anyone know what the actual distance of that kick was?

 

[eth-dog]

Was thinking of updating the thread title, lots of bumped player threads with no context atm

For inspiration, we have this rather interesting turn of phrase from the Essendon journo;


https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2019-04-25/brave-dons-back-themselves

Anyone know what the actual distance of that kick was?

73.625 metres.

 

[Lore]

73.625 metres.

seriously?

 

[eth-dog]

seriously?

No. The media are saying 65-70 metres.

 

[Lore]

No. The media are saying 65-70 metres.

65 seems to be generally quoted, Seven going with a bit of a stretcher saying 70.

 

[eth-dog]

65 seems to be generally quoted, Seven going with a bit of a stretcher saying 70.

I'm biased so I say we go the longest one the media quote

 

[DapperDon]

It'll get bigger over the years, like that time Blighty kicked a 325m goal to win after the siren

 

[mad_monkey_j]

Surprised he's come in and hit form straight away. Didn't expect to see him at his best for at least a few games.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Coming back from a season out with OP in this sort of form is extraordinary,

I, along with most others, didn't see how well he's playing coming at all.

I'm loving it.

 

[ghostdog]

It is quite amazing. It's as though he never left and it feels like his set shots have improved. I may have been suffering a case of Gumbleton Defeatism in my thinking about Joe. Great game yesterday, Joey!

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Great kick..don't get me wrong...part of me really wishes it was a barrel with the same result though.

 

[JayDon]

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Wow! Big star forward demanding the ball.
Brimming with confidence.
Backline nightmare!!!
Only gonna get better!?

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

73.625 metres.

Wow..and that’s a drop punt!

 

[yodellinhank]

Went kick chasing late. We were never going to win it with Collingwood allowed 3 loose back.

 

[doug85]

https://m.essendonfc.com.au/video/2019-04-26/btv-danihers-dominant-display

 

[Howard Moon]

did you notice the angle the ball came in from on that goal?


theres no way they could have touched it, it crossed the goal line at its highest point....

nearly dropped vertical over the line



most guys from that range hit a lower flatter kick looking for raking distance, easier to touch thru

 

[TheDinosaur]

all i see in the pic is peroxide hair

 

[maskmcgee]

After comparing the footage with the highest quality image of the MCG with an AFL configuration that I could find on Google Earth it measured at 68 meters.

 

[Howard Moon]

After comparing the footage with the highest quality image of the MCG with an AFL configuration that I could find on Google Earth it measured at 68 meters.

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I took the liberty of adding the umpires data, I think youll be unsuprised with the resulting trend