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You keep saying you want a matchwinner.Seen a few comments about moving Ridley away from the role he is playing.
Can we not be happy with what he does so exceptionally well ? If he continues on the trajectory he has been on the last 24 months, he could very well end up a multiple All Australian such is the quality I see in him.
Absolutely, backline exposed as b grade since he has been out.How good is Rids. Our team has fallen into the abyss since he went down.
Absolutely, backline exposed as b grade since he has been out.
We need to utilise his kicking more, he is arguably the best field kick in our team.
To be fair, Ridley is so good by foot you could mount the argument he is the best kick.
it’s a null comparison imo, they play different positions, use the ball differently & get the ball differently. i think defensively speaking ridley is our best ball user (he goes at like 90% disposal efficiency or something) off the back of intercept marks and what not off of opposition entries, and while i think he does take dangerous or difficult options when kicking & generally hits targets, he does them exiting d50 whereas merret makes them entering into f50To be fair, Ridley is so good by foot you could mount the argument he is the best kick.
I still think Zach shades him a little, but one thing is for sure, Zach can get ball to boot so fast and hit targets. Ridley needs more time.
I am certainly much happier when the ball is in the hands of Merrett/Ridley/Redman/Langford/Martin.
Agreed it’s difficult to compare, I’m simply saying I think it was fair to say Ridley is arguably our best kick.it’s a null comparison imo, they play different positions, use the ball differently & get the ball differently. i think defensively speaking ridley is our best ball user (he goes at like 90% disposal efficiency or something) off the back of intercept marks and what not off of opposition entries, and while i think he does take dangerous or difficult options when kicking & generally hits targets, he does them exiting d50 whereas merret makes them entering into f50
To be fair, Ridley is so good by foot you could mount the argument he is the best kick.
I still think Zach shades him a little, but one thing is for sure, Zach can get ball to boot so fast and hit targets. Ridley needs more time.
I am certainly much happier when the ball is in the hands of Merrett/Ridley/Redman/Langford/Martin.
Poor Zach. Probably the best field kick in the AFL and even his own supporters forget about him.
2022: We signed Kelly so Ridley can play his natural position and Stewart, Reid got injured
2023: We signed McKay so Ridley can play his natural position and delisted Stewart, Reid still injured, trading out Zerk-Thatcher
2024: We signed ..... so Ridley can play his natural position etc
Everybody has an occasional shocker.Ridley still has the occasional shocker though. Mostly by overkicking somebody.
weideman again2022: We signed Kelly so Ridley can play his natural position
2023: We signed McKay so Ridley can play his natural position
2024: We signed ..... so Ridley can play his natural position