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Stupid tackle by Nick
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I’d rather see it at full speed before making judgment calls. Match sim is match sim….and things always look worse in slow motion.
Nick clearly intent in proving the doubters wrong as regards his alleged softness and inability to stick tackles. Glad Murphy is ok but we will get many of these scares in coming years.
So how is he supposed to be ready for round 1?Well Murphy should not be doing Match Simulation then
So how is he supposed to be ready for round 1?
What do you think will happen to him in a match?
Pre-season training: January 26th. 9:30am.
In a cool, overcast morning, fans started to crowd the oval. The boys started to come out around 9:30am. Most of the squad was there except for (apart from the obvious, Mcstay) Johnson. I wonder if he might have pulled up sore after a bit of a leg/foot issue on wednesday.
Crisp, Elliott, Mihocek and Kreuger were all back.
Rehab:
Ryan & Josh Daicos ran laps for a awhile, which was nice to see their rehab progressing for both of them
And while the boys did match sim late in the session, Maynard and Checkers did some running as they start to get involved more and more coming off individual injuries.
Before match sim begins, they did a range of drills that more focused on moving the ball in transition, whether thats done in line groups, or as a whole. Quick ball movement, and using it by hand was a big aspect.
Match sim went as followed:
It went for 20 mins at the end of training.
White defence:
Murphy.
Eyre
Moore
Noble
IQ
TJ
Black forward:
Cameron
Beau
Teakle
Richards
Carmy
Nick
White forward:
Kreuger
Mitchell
Reef
Hill
Harrison
Shultz
Black defence:
Pendles
Markov
Elliott
Frampton
Howe
Sofronidis
Midfield:
Wing:
WHE v Bytel
Crisp v Sidey
De Goey v Harry
Sullivan v Lippa
Allan v Fin
Steene v Begg
Nick moved in the middle in the next centre bounce.
Lippa moved around from centre to forward.
Jamie was played off 100% half back.
Mitchell went into the middle after starting forward.
cameron and Cox played majority forward. Cox came on from the bench as he didn't initially start on the ground, DC was up forward with the two kids playing first rucks.
pendles played 100% half back
Harry played mostly midfield and he did pretty well
Sullivan got the first clearance from the middle.
Fin gets the 3 votes, his running capacity was insane, and was involved in a lot of chains through the middle and moving the ball up forward.
frampton was pretty pumped when he slotted a goal after the umpires paid a 50 metre penalty, someone ran through the mark.
Noble was really good, with his run off half back, and his work on the in and under to get the ball out of congestion and dish it out to the recievers.
+ Bytel played on the wing and a bit on the inside and I thought he used the ball really well, and got involved in a lot of chains around the ground. Probably the most prominent I've seen in a couple weeks. But he was good.
+ Sofronidis I thought had a couple good moments. One that started when he kept the ball in and managed to take the game on and move the ball forward.
+ Sullivan, I liked his work on the inside. He was used a little on the wing, but I thought he is a mitchell type. An extractor in the guts.
+ Eyre had some good moments too, one where he cleanly handled a ball coming into a pack contest, and moved it swiftly out of D50, kicking it to Cox up on the wing.
Didn't think Teakle did too much, at least from what was noticable. Hustwaite was quiet too. Think he played a bit of HB and inside the square. He applied some good pressure and got the ball out around stoppage.
Cameron again had strong hands up forward and used his bigger body to outbody his opponent. But sticky hands.
For a brief time, Moore went forward at the end, and Fin to HB.
In the final seconds before the game finished, you can tell they were slowing the ball down. Uncontested park after uncontested mark, then Nick points he is kicking it forward, but then he kicks it backward. The siren goes.
Stupid tackle by Nick
The Daicos boys tackle well, great techniques. He’ll get bumped off like most people in certain situations.I’d rather see it at full speed before making judgment calls. Match sim is match sim….and things always look worse in slow motion.
Nick clearly intent in proving the doubters wrong as regards his alleged softness and inability to stick tackles. Glad Murphy is ok but we will get many of these scares in coming years.
If those two become mainstays then we hit 3/3 in the first round of that draft, which is pretty astonishing under any circumstance, let alone given how late our picks were and the fact that the year was completely screwed by covid. (Yes I class Ollie as a hit, he’s AFL standard, even if he’s not with us anymore.)Having Fin and Reef taking the next is so vital to our future. We can keep topping up with players from other clubs and SSP and not have to worry about our drafts as much when tassie come in. Along with Allan, TJ and Harry the future looks pretty bright.
Don’t be ridiculous.Well Murphy should not be doing Match Simulation then
Yep, it was devastating to see Willo traded. But let's remember it is what brought us Clement (and Holland)Were you in charge when we traded Paul Williams to Sydney, Jen?
Another preseason for Nick now will have him more physically developed as well and added strength will help him stick more tackles more effectively . We tend to forget he’s only approaching his third seasonThe Daicos boys tackle well, great techniques. He’ll get bumped off like most people in certain situations.
