Player Watch #1: Nick Vlastuin

[Gosha]

Have a feeling he's going to really step up in finals.

 

[Tiger_4_Life]

What's flossys contract situation? He is a friggin rock in defence

 

[juss]

He has been brilliant the last 3 weeks. So reliable.

 

[energyquant]

Great shot this.

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I enjoyed the one where he gave that grub Ballantyne a fend off to the face. Gave away the free kick, but worth it

 

[Sir_Loin]

I enjoyed the one where he gave that grub Ballantyne a fend off to the face. Gave away the free kick, but worth it

Barely touched him, but he had to go off afterwards was a decent face plant lol

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Gun

Next captain.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

What's flossys contract situation? He is a friggin rock in defence

Next on lolnorfs list once Dusty rejects.

 

[Bobby Sands]

I still don't understand why people wanted him in the midfield.


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Playing him in the midfield has clearly improved him.

 

[prodigy]

Playing him in the midfield has clearly improved him.

That's drawing a long bow.


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[Goldust]

That's drawing a long bow.


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The midfield move was unnecessary and ultimately failed. You simply don't try and reinvent someone, who is one of the top two or three in the league at his position, as something he's not.

 

[juss]

Next captain.

I wasn't convinced of that in previous seasons, but seeing him take the next step this year and how much of a rock he is, I am coming around to this idea. The question is when Cotchin hands it over, he seems to have a lock on the position.

 

[Bobby Sands]

That's drawing a long bow.


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It literally isn't.

He is so much fitter now, and works so much better in traffic.

Is in career best form, after doing a midfielders pre-season.

Correlation or causation?

 

[SumTingWong]

He is in amazing form. Even his kicking is great.

 

[Goldust]

It literally isn't.

He is so much fitter now, and works so much better in traffic.

Is in career best form, after doing a midfielders pre-season.

Correlation or causation?

Then how come he has been brilliant since returning after injury and slotting back into defence and was relatively poor as a midfielder?

 

[HumanMeatball]

Then how come he has been brilliant since returning after injury and slotting back into defence and was relatively poor as a midfielder?

Because he was playing as a midfielder before injury lol? Doesn't mean the extra fitness gained hasn't had a impact on his fitness leading to career best forn

 

[Tomnat Tigers]

I still don't understand why people wanted him in the midfield.


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Did you see the state of our midfield at the end of last season.

 

[Goldust]

Did you see the state of our midfield at the end of last season.

Yet 12 months on we have added just Caddy and Prestia (who were there at the start of the year, while Valstuin was getting time), to Martin, Cotchin, Lambert, Grigg, Edwards, Miles (when he has played) and BEllis.

 

[Tigerturbulance]

That's drawing a long bow.


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Man don't put a downer on the high

 

[prodigy]

It literally isn't.

He is so much fitter now, and works so much better in traffic.

Is in career best form, after doing a midfielders pre-season.

Correlation or causation?

I don't think fitness has anything to do with his form. His output in the backline was always trending upwards, always quite impressive.
His exposure to the midfield for what two games in the regular season? Where he was poor, would not have affected his form currently.
No way to measure his fitness levels compared to a defenders pre-season to a midfielders pre-season, you are just assuming that it would improve his fitness base, which I can understand, but in terms of it being the cause for his good form... it's a stretch.

Did you see the state of our midfield at the end of last season.

Yeah and it's not overly different this season, add Prestia, remove Miles. Add Lambert.



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[RememberRoyce]

It's all because of the beard!

 

[Bobby Sands]

I don't think fitness has anything to do with his form. His output in the backline was always trending upwards, always quite impressive.
His exposure to the midfield for what two games in the regular season? Where he was poor, would not have affected his form currently.
No way to measure his fitness levels compared to a defenders pre-season to a midfielders pre-season, you are just assuming that it would improve his fitness base, which I can understand, but in terms of it being the cause for his good form... it's a stretch.
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Happy coincidence, natural progression or otherwise I wouldn't care at this point. Hope he maintains the linear improvement.

 

[Calcium Man]

It's all because of the beard!

Corey should learn and not have shaved his.

 

[Bojangles17]

Have a feeling he's going to really step up in finals.

Have a feeling he's going to really step up in finals.

From memory was good in his first final 2013

 

[Sir_Loin]

From memory was good in his first final 2013

Had a great game. Thought he was a bit patchy in that period when we lost a few in a row but since he's been back has been immense. Dare I say Corey Enright like

 

[Bojangles17]

Then how come he has been brilliant since returning after injury and slotting back into defence and was relatively poor as a midfielder?

Was Average in midfield , looks to have grown in confidence , carrying the ball more than he has previously , always courageous in the contest he has added a trick or two which has made him a more damaging player , well done vlassy our defence is a delight to watch