Training 2022 Training Reports

[Jezzitizle]

Quick!

Somebody start the season before we rip apart every player on the list!

 

[Docker82]

That one month of footy was so bad that he disgraced his uniform. No amount of dash and good disposal is going to absolve a defender from being abject at their primary role - you know; to defend. He was embarrassing and was rightly given just a one year contract very late in the piece as a result.

I remember seeing similar stuff written about Michael Johnson in 2011.

Reality is we don’t know why he played poorly the last month of last season. It’s a new season - he’ll play in the pre season and his performance there will depict whether he starts the season in the side.

Fully fit I still think he has a lot to offer.

 

[Docker82]

Quick!

Somebody start the season before we rip apart every player on the list!

Cricket and tennis good as over for the summer - Agree the season can’t come quickly enough.

 

[CapitalA]

I remember seeing similar stuff written about Michael Johnson in 2011.

Reality is we don’t know why he played poorly the last month of last season. It’s a new season - he’ll play in the pre season and his performance there will depict whether he starts the season in the side.

Fully fit I still think he has a lot to offer.

I think Clark will take Willo's position out right from round 1. Carbon copy player but way better in the contest.

 

[wakojako]

I haven't heard anything about Johnsom during the preason, any updates?

 

[anchor man]

I haven't heard anything about Johnsom during the preason, any updates?

Still recovering from his foot injury the last I heard.Not running yet.

 

[mr robot]

Hitting 9 out of 10 would make Ryan the best kick in the league by some distance. He’d barely be above Wilson when it comes to hitting targets.

Well he was the best kick in the league at one point but only just!

 

[WilloTree]

Hitting 9 out of 10 would make Ryan the best kick in the league by some distance. He’d barely be above Wilson when it comes to hitting targets.

Ryan is ranked 19th in the AFL for DE at 85.5%. He had 332 kicks and 82 handballs.

Statistically, Ryan is one of the best kicks in the league.

Interestingly, Brennan Cox is the No 3 in the AFL and averages over 90% DE. He actually does hit targets 9 out of 10 times!

Wilson comes in at a not-to-shabby 79.8% (124th) just behind Griff Logue (121st) and Hayden Young (95th)

Most interestingly, our best midfielder for retaining possession is Connor Blakely who hits a target 81.9% of the time.

 

[theGav56]

The more relevant comparison would be the kicking of Wilson and Clark.

 

[Purple Jesus]

Most interestingly, our best midfielder for retaining possession is Connor Blakely who hits a target 81.9% of the time.

Way to discredit your entire post lol.

Great now I can't trust my own eyes.

 

[Taylor]

Effective kick is defined as any kick that goes over forty metres and isn't directly intercepted by the opposition or a kick that goes to a team mate.

The best measure for disposal in my view is the metres gained by the next possession in the chain

 

[blue shark]

I think Clark will take Willo's position out right from round 1. Carbon copy player but way better in the contest.

It’s difficult to judge Wilson, with our best defenders playing he provides the run and dash, kick to advantage.
But we just don’t ever see a rock solid combination.
Fingers crossed that the talls stay injury free, and the quarterback role is applied.
I look at WC in 2018 with Jetta, playing his role without worrying about actually defending.
Guy had serious wheels and could hit a target, and IMO they have seriously set themselves back with Simpson moving him on and no replacement.
It’s yet to be proven who will play this role, maybe several for us?
But with good ball users in Young and Chapman, the pace could come from?
We could actually be on the cusp of having an elite backline.
But and it’s a big one, Pearce and Hamling have to be available.
It’s why I would like to see Benning played all down the spine.

 

[Diverbelow]

Well he was the best kick in the league at one point but only just!

That is why Ryan should take all the kick outs from the square and put them to Young, Wilson or Chapman. The ball would be on our wings within a matter of seconds.

 

[blue shark]

That is why Ryan should take all the kick outs from the square and put them to Young, Wilson or Chapman. The ball would be on our wings within a matter of seconds.

Walker, Clark, are in that mix too. If we don’t smoke the oppositions on the larger grounds I’ll be astounded.
But you need good defenders, interceptors to make this happen.
Lucky we have both

 

[88mph]

Do you wear a suit to work?

The only people who wear suits in 2022 are funeral directors.

 

[mattis117]

The only people who wear suits in 2022 are funeral directors.

And lawyers...

 

[SupermanCapes]

And lawyers...

Not even most lawyers these days - only those in court in my experience

 

[malpaso]

Effective kick is defined as any kick that goes over forty metres and isn't directly intercepted by the opposition or a kick that goes to a team mate.

The best measure for disposal in my view is the metres gained by the next possession in the chain

The stat is the actual kick itself/result, it either hits the target (mark), the ground, out of bounds (on the full) or is intercepted. The key is whether the kick gave up possession to the other team. In this case, the out of bounds and intercepted are negative.

The 40 metres is a rubbish indicator as a 30 metre kick into the 50 for a mark and a set shot should be an effective kick.

 

[arsesmart]

Ryan is ranked 19th in the AFL for DE at 85.5%. He had 332 kicks and 82 handballs.

Statistically, Ryan is one of the best kicks in the league.

Interestingly, Brennan Cox is the No 3 in the AFL and averages over 90% DE. He actually does hit targets 9 out of 10 times!

Wilson comes in at a not-to-shabby 79.8% (124th) just behind Griff Logue (121st) and Hayden Young (95th)

Most interestingly, our best midfielder for retaining possession is Connor Blakely who hits a target 81.9% of the time.

I'd bet Blakely would be one of the highest handball (5.08) to kick (3.85) ratio players in the team, if not the highest. Obviously t's always easier to hit a target handballing than kicking.

 

[DeanS]

Not even most lawyers these days - only those in court in my experience

Sounds like you've spent quite a bit of time in the company of lawyers.

 

[Mesc]

Sounds like you've spent quite a bit of time in the company of lawyers.

Careful there ! you could get whacked by a Gavel.

 

[Shaymuhz]

The stat is the actual kick itself/result, it either hits the target (mark), the ground, out of bounds (on the full) or is intercepted. The key is whether the kick gave up possession to the other team. In this case, the out of bounds and intercepted are negative.

The 40 metres is a rubbish indicator as a 30 metre kick into the 50 for a mark and a set shot should be an effective kick.

It is...

 

[Big Animal]

I haven't heard anything about Johnsom during the preason, any updates?

4 more weeks out

 

[Mesc]

4 more weeks out

Was it an actual break ?

 

[Taylor]

The stat is the actual kick itself/result, it either hits the target (mark), the ground, out of bounds (on the full) or is intercepted. The key is whether the kick gave up possession to the other team. In this case, the out of bounds and intercepted are negative.

The 40 metres is a rubbish indicator as a 30 metre kick into the 50 for a mark and a set shot should be an effective kick.

That kick inside fifty is considered effective.

A 40m kick to grass that is picked up by the opposition who runs the length of the ground to goal is considered effective.
The 39m kick that is dropped/spoiled and crumbed for a goal for us is ineffective.