Preview 2019 Round 22 - Richmond vs West Coast, Sunday 18th of August @ MCG, 1:10pm

[Vassp]

Stack must need rest l think, probably starting to tire because he run out of legs. I think he will rest and no VFL.

 

[Calcium Man]

Plays well within our system, very disciplined. Was great as an X factor with Castagna and Butler but we have Lynch for that now. We need to play taller to negate teams like West Coast in the finals.

Exactly this!

“Defensive pressure is our (and apparently Collingwoods) one wood.”

“Defensive pressure is the one thing we can control”

We hear this constantly over the last 3 seasons. Players have been dropped consistently for under performing defensively despite incredible attacking talent.

This is why Rioli and Castagna play every week, their pressure is elite (Graham’s doesn’t even have a word to describe it). Stack, like Bolton before him, I reckon has been told to sort it out. We have too many guys wanting spots in the team for you to slack if defensively.

 

[Tiges1229]

Best

 

[thedreamisreal]

 

[Tiges1229]

stack out and rioli the coasting loverboy stays in ? wtf are everyone smoking

Crack cocaine , dimma and co trying to get 5 th so we can win the flag outside of top 4 lol

 

[Turmoil]

Lets rush a recovering stack back in against the blues instead of trying a number of healthy fringe players and then drop him the following week because he played bad. Sounds bout right...

 

[chriso11]

Darling plays tall and is a great mark, but he's only the same height as Broad. Grimes is taller than him.

Yeah I noticed that after I posted. Surprised he is only 191cm!

 

[richoatthedisco]

* me dead, anyone would think it's 2016 judging by the tears in this thread.

 

[Rubber Hips]

If you're all trying to work out why Stack got dropped ahead of the other small forwards, check out the tackle stats from last week for our small forwards.

George had 6.
Bolton 5.
Rioli 2.
Stack 0.

Watch him go back to the VFL and tackle like a madman.

You hang a guy for 1 average game?
While others get repeated chances to get into form?

Here is the story on tackle counts for the season so far...

 

[Oprah From Tigerland]

I realise everyone’s emotions are running high after the news that Daisy Thomas is retiring but you bitches need to calm the * down!

 

[CASEYS9420]

Dimma's been playing Stack in the wrong position for weeks and then drops him lol

 

[Tiges1229]

Dimma's been playing Stack in the wrong position for weeks and then drops him lol

Yep silly move

 

[Isntrue]

Who says stack was dropped based on form we don't know that

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Maybe he's doing a Caddy with him. Send him back to learn the midfield ropes and redeploy him as a clearance machine first week of finals!

 

[Shazza_]

Crack cocaine , dimma and co trying to get 5 th so we can win the flag outside of top 4 lol

best

 

[Shazza_]

Who says stack was dropped based on form we don't know that

why did he post that he is playin 2s with pickett yet he is not even named in
the 2s

 

[biaseddustyfan]

why did he post that he is playin 2s with pickett yet he is not even named in
the 2s

off field drama?

 

[Vassp]

You hang a guy for 1 average game?
While others get repeated chances to get into form?

Here is the story on tackle counts for the season so far...


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You know tackle stats don’t tell the whole story.

 

[SavDog23]

Stack will still tie in the Norm Smith with Pickett.

 

[Rubber Hips]

You know tackle stats don’t tell the whole story.

So why have them?
Why quote any stats?

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Why?
No doubt he was quiet last week, but he’s been put into a different role when he was excelling for weeks.
Being a favorite for the rising star has been well earned.... others staying in on reputation and not performance imo

Because I don’t think he’s been dropped for not being good enough. I think there is an ulterior motive behind it, the kid has shown he is best when faced with a challenge and a little kick up the arse leading into finals should propel him into some desperate, serious Sydney Stack form.

 

[db26]

Stack played his best footy in the halfback simple as that had a couple of good games forward should have slotted back to the HB and when need be swing up forward no brainer.Kids tired and maybe injuries should have not played last week, but still can't understand why coaches make moves like this and screw momentum.

On to Nank in one week out the second give him time in vfl Soldo was doing a job there was no rush for me.Both puzzling decisions for me.

 

[Vassp]

Rioletta Rioletta, please let down your wavey hair, Please find some form and l won’t despair.

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Stack dropped is ridiculous. Has been one of our best and most consistent players all year, playing in two completely different positions. He should never have been moved from the backline - you can’t tell me that Baker is doing a better job than him down there.

This is how you lose good young players. He sees players around him stinking week in week out (hello Rioli) yet stay in the team. He plays a couple average games and is straight out.

I’m mad.

There’s a few ways of looking at it and you outlined one that being if a bloke having a season like that is dropped it spells out clearly how well you have to maintain form to keep a spot.
And it will drive him to greater success.

 

[Vassp]

So why have them?
Why quote any stats?

Not having a go, just sometimes stats don’t tell the whole story.