Player Watch #30: Reece Conca

[Dr Tigris]

I'm just not sure what you're basing any of that on. Goal kicking? Please explain.

He can find it a bit. Can tackle somewhat. But that's about it. He has never put it on the park for long enough for anyone to say he is or can be a consistent player at this level. And it isn't just his injuries. The one good year he had that everyone goes on about he didn't even crack the top 10 of the b&f.

I think you're drawing a long bow to say if not for his hamstrings he would be an important part to the team. Hope I'm wrong but I doubt it.

Live and let live. Only way we fid out is the next 10 months

 

[Sir_Loin]

Live and let live. Only way we fid out is the next 10 months

Yeah well that's right he's on the list entitled to get a game if he's good enough. Hope he has a great year and I'll bake the humble pie myself if he does.

 

[Snooza 100]

Yeah, it all happened pretty quickly though, and, given the bad free kick, he could be forgiven for not giving the ball back immediately. It's not like he was asked 3 times over the space of 30 seconds, he was asked 3 times in rapid succession.

Overall, bias aside, in such a fast paced encounter it was just horrible BS to be on the end of and really mirrored our season too.

unless we get alot of injuries i dont think conca will get a game, caddy, prestia, markov prob graham and bolton are ahead of him..

 

[THE THIN MAN]

unless we get alot of injuries i dont think conca will get a game, caddy, prestia, markov prob graham and bolton are ahead of him..

If Graham and Bolton are ahead of him then it is a sad indictment on Conca

 

[THE_GUN]

When i hear the name Reece Conca , Hamstring comes to mind and expect 10 weeks or season ending

 

[Snooza 100]

When i hear the name Reece Conca , Hamstring comes to mind and expect 10 weeks or season ending

When i hear the name Reece Conca i think of the big king hit on Devon Smith on the boundary line..

 

[tunksy]

That defies logic as why would we keep him if 17 other clubs turn their nose up to him? With a fragile body and bugger all games in three seasons rookie Short went passed him and pick 51 Markov blew him off the radar. Not hard to replace solid citizens who are fragile at best. Ding Dong couldn't get a game for the Dogs and he
Is a gun compared to Conca.

They most likeky turned their noses up because of the injuries. We kept him because if hes injury free hes worth more to us than a late pick and new draftee. Pretty easy to understand the decision here.

 

[tunksy]

Not having a go at you, but read this every year in regards to a half dozen players at our club every year.
Hey, we're all still waiting for Griffiths (going into year eight), Edwards (going into year 10) and Elton (going into year six) to have that 'break out year'.
It was coming for an eternity with Vickery and now Conca, Lennon, BEllis, CEllis and Drummond are candidates.

Edwards has been off that list for a few years now haha.

We can be hopefu land theres no need to put the negative onto every post imo.

I can understand the hope with griff as hes never shown what he did this year with actually taking control of a game.

 

[tunksy]

When i hear the name Reece Conca i think of the big king hit on Devon Smith on the boundary line..

King hit is a bit over the top

 

[tunksy]

Conca at best was 2013 and it was nothing great. He is nothing special and the two other blokes are just kids young in the system .Markov is already passed Conca in all facets of the game , so I call you bs on that. Even Short has shown in two seasons that he is capable. If Conca wasn't a pick six he would be playing in country WA by now if he was lucky. It's a bit like Wallet gifting Rambling so many games in hope that one day he would evolve into MRioli.
It's the old chestnut current value v potential value.
Conca cv is 1/10 and pv is 3/10
Markov cv is 5/10 and Pv is 8/10
Short cv is 4/10 and PV 6-7/10

Your ratings are a wee bit biased to your pov...

 

[TigerImposter]

They most likeky turned their noses up because of the injuries. We kept him because if hes injury free hes worth more to us than a late pick and new draftee. Pretty easy to understand the decision here.

IMO no bc he's just average and never reached great heights.
Go and study his stats posted earlier as even in 2013 he was just average. I'm looking at improving the list by adding quality players over quantity list cloggers.
Very simple to see IMO if nobody wants him why would we want to maintain a injury prone average player??

 

[TigerImposter]

Your ratings are a wee bit biased to your pov...

Not on risk and peak stats.

 

[tunksy]

IMO no bc he's just average and never reached great heights.
Go and study his stats posted earlier as even in 2013 he was just average. I'm looking at improving the list by adding quality players over quantity list cloggers.
Very simple to see IMO if nobody wants him why would we want to maintain a injury prone average player??

Umm hes better than a raw draftee at pick 50 plus. He was good in 2013 which is better than just average. Again its easy to see why we are giving him an opportunity...

 

[tunksy]

Not on risk and peak stats.

Umm yea..

Hes still played more better games than markov and short combined. Despite markov looking promising lol..

So yes your ratings are bias to your opinion.

 

[TigerImposter]

Umm hes better than a raw draftee at pick 50 plus. He was good in 2013 which is better than just average. Again its easy to see why we are giving him an opportunity...

Is he ? Markov went at 51 and showed more mongrel grunt and class at 20 years of age. You're stuck in fanboi love and failing to look at improvement. Have a look at what the Dogs played in the afl gf with their late picks and rookies as it's not hard to replace injury maligned plodders like Conca.

 

[TigerImposter]

Umm yea..

Hes still played more better games than markov and short combined. Despite markov looking promising lol..

So yes your ratings are bias to your opinion.

I think yours are biased IMO and not well researched.
Conca has played a handful of average to good games in his career whereas the othe two blokes are in their infancy . Yet hold more promise just on health alone let alone ticker grunt and skill.

 

[tunksy]

I think yours are biased IMO and not well researched.
Conca has played a handful of average to good games in his career whereas the othe two blokes are in their infancy . Yet hold more promise just on health alone let alone ticker grunt and skill.

Lol ok.. in your opinion. Done more than enough research. Conca has played how many games? Markov and short have played how many? Its easy to see conca has had more quality games than both combined currently.

 

[TigerImposter]

Lol ok.. in your opinion. Done more than enough research. Conca has played how many games? Markov and short have played how many? Its easy to see conca has had more quality games than both combined currently.

If it's so easy then Name them?

 

[Goldust]

Edwards has been off that list for a few years now haha.

We can be hopefu land theres no need to put the negative onto every post imo.

I can understand the hope with griff as hes never shown what he did this year with actually taking control of a game.

I won't tire of saying this ....... Edwards is massively overrated.

 

[tunksy]

I won't tire of saying this ....... Edwards is massively overrated.

Hes become a better player. Overrated after his strongest year where he was compared to cyril yes. But he has improved enough i no longer feel hes on the list.

 

[Madison]

How is this thread going. The guy is forever injured and will now never reach his potential (which was looking like a solid B grader).

There was no need to give him two years. Give him one and if he stays injury free then give him an extension, if he doesn't then cut him loose. Simple. List management 101.

 

[tunksy]

If it's so easy then Name them?

When i figure out how to link footy wire from my phone to here sure lol

Until then its pretty easy to compile a list a good games from there with a few clicks.

 

[THE THIN MAN]

When i figure out how to link footy wire from my phone to here sure lol

Until then its pretty easy to compile a list a good games from there with a few clicks.

 

[tunksy]

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He played quite a number of good to very good games in 2012 to 2014. Including lots of tackles.

 

[Dr Tigris]

If he is fit and has a good preseason he will be where he hasn't been for years. Almost like a new player. Whether he is actually a talented all round mid, or a dodgy half job mid will be revealed.

If he is fit.