Autopsy 3 things you learnt v essendon

[disgruntled goat]

Hey this is fun

Ranking as players on pure ability and being a footy player - JPK, Jack, Hanners, McVeigh

Importance to the team - JPK, McVeigh, Jack, Hanners

Parker is the wildcard. All of the above are on exposed form and reasonable length of play. Parker is potentially 2nd on the top list and 2nd or third on the bottom.

JPK is our only elite mid. Jack Hanners, McVeigh, Parker are all very good to superb on the day. None will be elite.

Elite gets tossed around way too much. JPK does things no other person does ,like Ablett. For that I rate him far ahead of even Pendles. Pendles is better than all those others named but JPK simply does stuff others can't do, have not done and will forever struggle to do...like Ablett.

"None will be elite"? I believe Parker certainly can be, and Hannebery surely can't be ruled out. Both still have a lot of their careers ahead of them.

 

[The King!]

1. Malceski is flying under the radar at the moment due to the great form of other players but he is quietly tearing teams apart with his delivery. Also I think it was S120 that pointed out the hardness he now has at the contest and I have to agree. On Friday night I saw him smash into contested situations that he probably would have held back from a couple of seasons ago. Very impressed with his season.

2. Despite Tippett again averaging more goals per game than just about any other forward in the comp his importance extends well beyond the score board. Having someone capable of contesting the ball so well in the air and then making desperate 2nd efforts completely changes our forward line. Defenders are so conscious of him that it allows brilliant finishers like McVeigh and Parker to clean up his handy work with ease. Franklin is also benefiting.

3. Having a consistent, injury free run is finally allowing Bird to take his game to the level we've all been waiting for.

Three aweome points

The flow on effect from tippett in is awesome, reid can run around buddys improved form and role is directly an offshoot

I also credit him with a lot of midfielders goals, he is so good at bringing it to ground if he cant mark it

Swans haters bag his salary, but i think he gets a raw deal in terms of rating he is a talented player

 

[bungee]

1. Malceski i..... On Friday night I saw him smash into contested situations that he probably would have held back from a couple of seasons ago..

Like into an umpire ?

Seriously I agree, he's got much more physical.

As for Bird, he's doing the number 14 proud. Not at his peak yet and improving very year after a bumpy, injury soured start.

 

[baja]

1. Malceski is flying under the radar at the moment due to the great form of other players but he is quietly tearing teams apart with his delivery. Also I think it was S120 that pointed out the hardness he now has at the contest and I have to agree. On Friday night I saw him smash into contested situations that he probably would have held back from a couple of seasons ago. Very impressed with his season..

You sound like a Malceski Fan.

 

[bungee]

Moving beyond just mids, where does franklin rate?

Freakish talent. Only Goodes is in that league (and remember Goodes always takes quite a few games to reach his best so be patient). The better Buddy plays the less the media want to talk about him. It must be some agreement with Hawks.

 

[The King!]

Freakish talent. Only Goodes is in that league (and remember Goodes always takes quite a few games to reach his best so be patient). The better Buddy plays the less the media want to talk about him. It must be some agreement with Hawks.

Noticed that

Buggered if i know what to do today without hearing about buddy at a beach or in a car or who he annoyed at the club, got the shakes

 

[bungee]

Noticed that

Buggered if i know what to do today without hearing about buddy at a beach or in a car or who he annoyed at the club, got the shakes

A bit of time off should generate some stories. I hear Buddy's driving a few of the boys up the coast for a few days .......

 

[RW]

RW will move these posts i bet 10 bigfooty dollars

You bet wrong. However, considering renaming this thread to SR talks crap during the bye

 

[The King!]

You bet wrong. However, considering renaming this thread to SR talks crap during the bye

Id subscribe

I was going to rank our best posters but i put me one and couldnt think beyond it

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I also thought Head-Jobe Watson did SFA on Friday - but Bruce basically gave him another brownlow.

EFA

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

In Goodes and McVeigh, Sydney have 2 of the absolutely elite finger pointers in the league

Could make a good goal umpire from the pair.

For a large part of the Hawks game we would have only needed one of them though.

 

[bungee]

Id subscribe

I was going to rank our best posters but i put me one and couldnt think beyond it

2 comes next, then 3. You can look up the rest.

 

[The King!]

2 comes next, then 3. You can look up the rest.

Spoiler alert geez

 

[bedford]

How did you get time to watch OTC and you'd have RSI after all the posts today 99

 

[The King!]

How did you get time to watch OTC and you'd have RSI after all the posts today 99

Ran 10k this arvo too, cooked tea
Talented multi tasker


Super strong wrists plenty of training

 

[MarkP]

Super strong wrists plenty of training

This one I believe.

 

[Leg End]

Freakish talent. Only Goodes is in that league (and remember Goodes always takes quite a few games to reach his best so be patient). The better Buddy plays the less the media want to talk about him. It must be some agreement with Hawks.

Suddenly occurred to me that we haven't had big contribution from Goodesy. Yet.
Mitchell and Rohan (if leg right) means we can afford to rest players thru the season without losing much.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Like into an umpire ?

Yeah, the great thing about Esky is he trains so hard at every opportunity.

 

[Keyter]

all class Essendon supporters - booed the umpire as he was stretched off. Whinged non stop about how they where hard done by and now this.....wish the bombers all the best as a club but they have some serious #&^%heads following them.

Adam Goodes abuse not isolated, Swans supporter says

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...porter-says-20140520-zrirg.html#ixzz32EXJAnza

 

[bungee]

all class Essendon supporters - booed the umpire as he was stretched off. Whinged non stop about how they where hard done by and now this.....wish the bombers all the best as a club but they have some serious #&^%heads following them.

Adam Goodes abuse not isolated, Swans supporter says

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...porter-says-20140520-zrirg.html#ixzz32EXJAnza

I sat next to some old bastard one night. Dressed up in Swans kit yet abusing all of our players. Prickle dick ! I managed to spill quite a bit of beer on him as I passed (without making it look too obvious).