Past 19. Eddie Betts

[Smiley43]

Last night Eddie applied great pressure to the man with the ball, but struggled to dispose of the ball as well as he is able to (with the limited chances he had). His kicking was off, as was most of the boys last night. He still looks as though he is in pretty good nick, but maybe he just needs two-three more weeks of on field play to get himself back up to scratch. Next weekends game will be the perfect opportunity to do so, as there is nothing at stake other than the boys development.

EddieBettsIsAChamp, my hat goes off to you mate. Loyal to somebody you believe in no matter what the performance/ result. Everybody is on the main Carlton board paying him out, but you just focus on the positives that came from the game.

Keep it up.

 

[Beloved]

EddieBettsIsAChamp, my hat goes off to you mate. Loyal to somebody you believe in no matter what the performance/ result. Everybody is on the main Carlton board paying him out, but you just focus on the positives that came from the game.

Keep it up.

Cheers mate, I don't see much of a point in focussing on the negatives so early in the year, a time where the boys need support more than ever.

Thanks.

 

[Beloved]

NAB Challenge Round 4

Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Eddie Betts again was far off his potential best, paying on and and from the bench all day. The little bugger has absolutely no problem getting his hands on the ball, it's more or less his disposal that's letting him down at the moment, much like a few of our boys. He did receive the ball close to goals, something he really should have kicked and trickled it across face. Chatting with him after the game, he realises that he really should have kicked it, exclaiming "I put my foot on it and the bugger just kept rolling."

 

[marcmurphy3]

Hasn't looked great in the PS games so far after good reports on his training. Hopefully he can really imrpove and step up because he is our only real crumbing foward.

Still I have faith he can do well

 

[Beloved]

Hasn't looked great in the PS games so far after good reports on his training. Hopefully he can really imrpove and step up because he is our only real crumbing foward.

Still I have faith he can do well

It's situations like this where he becomes of an obligation to play in the forward pocket, rather than by choice.

 

[marcmurphy3]

It's situations like this where he becomes of an obligation to play in the forward pocket, rather than by choice.

Yeah. I'd really like to see us draft some more medium/small forwards. Cyril Rioli/Maric from last years draft would have been nice.

 

[Beloved]

AFL Premiership Season Round One

Carlton vs. Richmond @ MCG (20/3/08)

Kicks: 7
Handballs: 2
Possessions: 9
Marks: 3
Tackles: 1
Frees For: 0
Frees Against: 1
Goals: 2
Behinds: 1

Eddie Betts showed what he hadn't throughout the pre-season last night, his ability to get the ball in space and kick the goal. He ran hard all day and was rewarded with two goals on the board, one coming after he was penalised with a 50m penalty for smothering the ball (what the hell!). Last night was exactly what I want from Eddie Betts week in, week out. 10 touches, a few marks and one or two goals. Top job Eddie, very impressed.

 

[BlueBelle]

Hrrrm, sorry EBIAC but I disagree.

He needs to be at Fev's feet, so when the ball goes to ground, he is there ready to crumb.

Betts is too slow IMO and if we had zero injuries then he wouldn't be in my best 22.

 

[Beloved]

Hrrrm, sorry EBIAC but I disagree.

He needs to be at Fev's feet, so when the ball goes to ground, he is there ready to crumb.

Betts is too slow IMO and if we had zero injuries then he wouldn't be in my best 22.

Everyone entitled to their own opinion, but when he played say on the Half forward line, he came out with a couple of goals, one to put us up by 25 so i'm pretty happy with that as a result.

 

[BlueBelle]

Everyone entitled to their own opinion, but when he played say on the Half forward line, he came out with a couple of goals, one to put us up by 25 so i'm pretty happy with that as a result.

Yes and one of his goals was part of great link up work with Murph, Simmo and Juddy. Great to see him finish it off

If he had more speed then my opinion will probably change but I think Betts is a very good VFL player but a very average AFL player unfortuantely.

 

[Beloved]

Yes and one of his goals was part of great link up work with Murph, Simmo and Juddy. Great to see him finish it off

If he had more speed then my opinion will probably change but I think Betts is a very good VFL player but a very average AFL player unfortuantely.

He dominates VFL... he's too slow for the midfield, forward pocket just seems right. Hopefully he keeps up some form.

 

[Beloved]

AFL Premiership Season: Round One

St.Kilda vs. Carlton @ Telstra Dome (29/3/08)

Kicks: 10
Handballs: 6
Possessions: 16
Marks: 6
Tackles: 2
Frees For: 0
Frees Against: 0
Goals: 1
Behinds: 1

Eddie get his hands on the ball last night, pushing up the ground like last week, but having no significant influence on the game at any stage. If he had kicked the miracle goal in the fourth(if I do say so myself) while the game was in contention during the second, it could have made all the difference to the boys morale on the field. If he can get into the game earlier than the second half, it could do the boys all the better. While he improved on his stats from last week (something I really wanted to see), he didn't enforce himself into the game until it was well and done, unlike against Richmond.

While i'm on the subject, so much for Eddie Betts having no hands! 6 marks to the little guy.

Goal of the year, Eddie Betts!

 

[The Coach]

Very honest appraisal Eddie on Eddie, we need him to be more Milne like and hurt the opposition with goals but he is surely trying.

 

[Beloved]

Very honest appraisal Eddie on Eddie, we need him to be more Milne like and hurt the opposition with goals but he is surely trying.

He gets a very bad wrap from those on this forum. The young guy tries his heart out. It's all 'Eddie's done', yet Bannister is still up and flying.

 

[Bluebear]

Love Eddies energy, but his turnovers hurt us last night. Twice running into open goal with no pressure on him he sprayed it, and once he shoulod have got it at least close to Fisher who would have goaled. Needs to steady on the run, or practice at training at full tilt.

Great goal in the last, but I'd trade those miraculous things for steadier disposal.

 

[BlueBelle]

He gets a very bad wrap from those on this forum. The young guy tries his heart out. It's all 'Eddie's done', yet Bannister is still up and flying.

I don't think anybody disputes.

 

[Beloved]

Love Eddies energy, but his turnovers hurt us last night. Twice running into open goal with no pressure on him he sprayed it, and once he shoulod have got it at least close to Fisher who would have goaled. Needs to steady on the run, or practice at training at full tilt.

Great goal in the last, but I'd trade those miraculous things for steadier disposal.

You're far from wrong. Ed a lot of the time gets carried away in the moment and doesn't do the team thing. I'm sure he'll get himself into line sooner rather than later.

 

[Bluebear]

You're far from wrong. Ed a lot of the time gets carried away in the moment and doesn't do the team thing. I'm sure he'll get himself into line sooner rather than later.

It wasn't so much the "team thing".

His decisions were fine. Each shot on goal there wasn't really any other option and he was open. Unlike last week vs Tiges where he steadied and made sure of the kick he seemed to rush and kick at full tilt, even though the pressure was similar.

The kick to Fisher was a shank off his left foot.

Decisions good, execution lacking.

 

[Beloved]

It wasn't so much the "team thing".

His decisions were fine. Each shot on goal there wasn't really any other option and he was open. Unlike last week vs Tiges where he steadied and made sure of the kick he seemed to rush and kick at full tilt, even though the pressure was similar.

The kick to Fisher was a shank off his left foot.

Decisions good, execution lacking.

I guess a few of our boys could be under a bit of scrutany for their kicking last night, it seems that kicking to targets and leads should be the main priority at training this week.

 

[Bluebear]

I guess a few of our boys could be under a bit of scrutany for their kicking last night, it seems that kicking to targets and leads should be the main priority at training this week.

Apparently it was last week.

I wouldn't do a single drill on it.........maybe it was over-emphasiszed and players were thinking too much about it.

Guys that normally are reliable like Stevo and Scotty had bad ones as well.

 

[The Coach]

Did a little research and found that the more experienced permanent small forwards are not statistically as far in front of Eddie as I thought.

Milne av 1.9
Didak 1.4
Davis,N 1.4
Davey 1.4
Davis,L 1.2
Eddie 1.1

 

[Beloved]

Did a little research and found that the more experienced permanent small forwards are not statistically as far in front of Eddie as I thought.

Milne av 1.9
Didak 1.4
Davis,N 1.4
Davey 1.4
Davis,L 1.2
Eddie 1.1

The only names in that list that I can pull out as 'good forward pocket' (disregarding Eddie) Leon Davis and possibly Alan Didak. The other listed players play out of position/up the field.

 

[The Coach]

Noticed Rod Ashman's name mentioned in the paper as having a role down at BlueLand - think it was to do with player welfare, wouldn't it be great if this Great was also mentoring Eddie

 

[Beloved]

Noticed Rod Ashman's name mentioned in the paper as having a role down at BlueLand - think it was to do with player welfare, wouldn't it be great if this Great was also mentoring Eddie

All the help Eddie can get, anything to mould him into the ultimate FP (not that I don't love him now).

 

[Beloved]

AFL Premiership Season: Round Three

Essendon vs. Carlton @ MCG (5/4/08)

Kicks: 15
Handballs: 12
Possessions: 27
Marks: 11
Tackles: 4
Frees For: 1
Frees Against: 1
Goals: 1
Behinds: 1

Last night, Eddie Betts did what I have been waiting and waiting to see him do. He led up the ground, provided a great, fast option and got the ball in open spaces, topped off by excellent disposals. For those who say that he's a slow, small guy, you'd better have a look at the tape again. Bettsy got away from his man with absolute ease and kept it up all night.He managed a goal (by sheer luck, nice bounce!) as well as 12 disposals by quarter time.

If you think that he managed his touches from kicks to the lead all day, you'd be dead wrong. Eddie was in the packs, crumbing the ball (resulting in two shots on goal, one being a goal), handpassing the ball off (Chris Judd's second goal), he did it all!

Under pressure, Eddie Betts reacted the best I have ever seen him do. Surrounded by players, he shrugged them off with ease, regurly followed by great disposal. Oh, and that reminds me... How in the world did Eddie Betts get his disposals so damn accurate? Kicking, A+, handballing under pressure, A+.

I'm very pleased with what I saw from Bettsy, A+ job. For those who think that he should be confinded to the forward pocket after last night, you're insane.

Oh, and before I forget, for those who say Eddie Betts can't mark, pull your head in.