Retired #29: Patrick Ambrose - Officially retired - 11/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Retired. 11/8
Last Game Played: Elimination Final 2019 (injured)
Injury Status: Injured, stayed in Vic with a young baby - 18/7
Sore, finished the VFL game on the bench - 29/6

 

[yaco55]

Took Curnow to the cleaners today - Watch how Ambrose has the knack of stopping his opponent from getting their hands up in marking contests.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

So good to see him back.

 

[eth-dog]

Thought Tex had his measure early on, but he fought back well to halve the contest after that. It'll be interesting to see if he plays on Wright or a smaller forward this week, as 2MP is typically the type of key forward he struggles to match up well on.

Given Martin's game against the Lions I'd give Ambrose first crack at him

 

[Capt Hindsight]

Thought Tex had his measure early on, but he fought back well to halve the contest after that. It'll be interesting to see if he plays on Wright or a smaller forward this week, as 2MP is typically the type of key forward he struggles to match up well on.

Given Martin's game against the Lions I'd give Ambrose first crack at him

Jack Martin is too agile for Ambrose.
Gleeson would get that match up.

 

[eth-dog]

Jack Martin is too agile for Ambrose.
Gleeson would get that match up.

Disagree, Ambrose's agility is pretty good.

 

[RearNaked]

Jack Martin is too agile for Ambrose.
Gleeson would get that match up.

The first contest when ambrose breaks him in half will slow him down a fair bit

 

[akiva]

Heard Cooney say Ambrose runs the 2km time trial in 5:45-5:50min. That is f***ing elite!

 

[VelvetSledge]

Terrifyingly fit. Proper athlete.

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

Heard Cooney say Ambrose runs the 2km time trial in 5:45-5:50min. That is f***ing elite!

That's my 1.2k time...

 

[BrunoV]

Heard Cooney say Ambrose runs the 2km time trial in 5:45-5:50min. That is f***ing elite!

At 90-95kgs too.

 

[goal kicking wingman]

Terrifyingly fit. Proper athlete.

Buddy would still tear him a new one

 

[vaughany]

Fair effort to win the TT!
Would be an unlikely choice if you had to predict who from the 40 on the list would clock up the best time.

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[Loonerty]

Fair effort to win the TT!
Would be an unlikely choice if you had to predict who from the 40 on the list would clock up the best time.

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Only if you didn't know him...

 

[akiva]

Can't think of a player that can run a 2km TT under 6min and has the physical strength of Ambrose.

 

[Towno78]

Fair effort to win the TT!
Would be an unlikely choice if you had to predict who from the 40 on the list would clock up the best time.

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He wins it every year. I'd hardly put the reigning champion in the unlikely winner category.

 

[blitzer]

He wins it every year. I'd hardly put the reigning champion in the unlikely winner category.

Most surprising unsurprising result ever. Even when Stanton was on the list Ambrose was still winning the 2km time trials. Though from memory Stanton was able to edge him out over the 3km distance.

 

[Doss]

Yeah, if you'd asked me to predict who would win our time trial, Ambrose would have been the guy.

 

[fishardansin]

When are we going to rename it the Patrick Ambrose 2k time trial?

 

[CBombers17]

When are we going to rename it the Patrick Ambrose 2k time trial?

Not sure, but it's defo one of those nagging questions best asked in the off season.

 

[Duckworth]

Only if you didn't know him...

I think he means in a sense of only watching the games (not keeping track of the 2km trials from previous off seasons).

 

[Vindicater]

Ambrose will be good depth for the next few years. Great player to be able to bring in and plug in to fill gaps.

 

[citizen-erased]

Ambrose will be good depth for the next few years. Great player to be able to bring in and plug in to fill gaps.

If Francis is ready rd1, i can see us playing him as the third tall behind Hurley and one of Hartley or Ambrose.
I think match ups will be key.

Hartley has the height and, when he is left to go for it, spoiling game against tall, monster FF's.
He is also one of the best kicks in the side and the player i prefer taking our kick outs.

Ambrose has the engine, athleticism and power to take on the hybrid CHF types. Bont, Curnow, Lynch (Ade), etc.
It may mean we drop a midfielder from the side, Ambrose slides into the Goddard/7th defender role and we play all 4 of Hurley, Hartley, Francis and Ambrose.

 

[Vindicater]

If Francis is ready rd1, i can see us playing him as the third tall behind Hurley and one of Hartley or Ambrose.
I think match ups will be key.

Hartley has the height and, when he is left to go for it, spoiling game against tall, monster FF's.
He is also one of the best kicks in the side and the player i prefer taking our kick outs.

Ambrose has the engine, athleticism and power to take on the hybrid CHF types. Bont, Curnow, Lynch (Ade), etc.
It may mean we drop a midfielder from the side, Ambrose slides into the Goddard/7th defender role and we play all 4 of Hurley, Hartley, Francis and Ambrose.

Maybe, There is not alot of pace with that lineup though. Small sides like Richmond would cut us to pieces.

I still think Ambrose is depth on a good team however. Not a mainstay.

 

[hurlygurdy]

Maybe, There is not alot of pace with that lineup though. Small sides like Richmond would cut us to pieces.

I still think Ambrose is depth on a good team however. Not a mainstay.

You can think that, but the Harltey V Ambrose race is running about even right now. Ambrose was ahead early last season, now Hartley is ahead. Has to be noted that Hartley got ahead on the back of Ambrose being injured whereas Hartley was fully fit when Ambrose was ahead of him earlier. Thats the way i remember it at any rate... Am i wrong?

 

[CBombers17]

I've got Ambrose in front of Hartley and i'm not even sold on him yet.