Player Watch #30: Reece Conca

[KiwiTiger]

Caught up with him yesterday at training.

Said his parents weren't over from Perth this weekend and always plays well when that happens.

Haere Ra

 

[TigerImposter]

Tell them to buy a Pizzeria in Melbourne.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Have been savage on him and after his first few disposals felt vindicated but he turned it around and was a valuable contributor. Gets another game on that effort.

 

[KiwiTiger]

Tell them to buy a Pizzeria in Melbourne.

Lou's play in Perth is a great place to visit.

Will be there in a few weeks.

Haere Ra

 

[TigerImposter]

Lou's play in Perth is a great place to visit.

Will be there in a few weeks.

Haere Ra

..... but Reece hardly plays in Perth.

 

[KiwiTiger]

..... but Reece hardly plays in Perth.

Sorry. Lou's place.

Recommend the prosciutto, mozzarella and fig.

Haere Ra

 

[juss]

Good today but still not good enough.
Gets a game next week, but watch him get caught out and people turn on him again when he shows his true colours

Hes not good enough, was lucky to get a game today but credit to him today, he played well.

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

he was comfortably in our worst 3 players in the first half how people can then have him in votes is bewildering.

 

[DoItForCaptBlood]

Have been savage on him and after his first few disposals felt vindicated but he turned it around and was a valuable contributor. Gets another game on that effort.

Exactly how I would frame his game.

 

[TigerTime88]

Have been savage on him and after his first few disposals felt vindicated but he turned it around and was a valuable contributor. Gets another game on that effort.

Went into the middle and looked way more at home in my opinion.


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[tropicaltiger]

Please retire this Bloke to vfl- honest toiler but hasn’t got it butchered it again today don’t buy the fact he was better after half time

in an error ridden game the only thing reece butchered today was the reputation of a half a dozen.of his keyboard critics who were proven wrong once again.

 

[Madness101]

One of the worst games humanly possible to play last week by Conca.

This week he was a lot more cleaner with the ball and even hit a few targets with foot and hand. Good game, Conca.

 

[living_in_syd]

in an error ridden game the only thing reece butchered today was the reputation of a half a dozen.of his keyboard critics who were proven wrong once again.

Lets see next week. Hope im wrong but he is like ticking time bomb of liability.

Hes a bit like costangna used to be, you cant have him in the back half where turnovers result directly into goals.

He works better up the ground in the middle when he blasts the ball long into thw forward its okay. But dont rely on him giving silver service type passes.

 

[Dystraction]

Please retire this Bloke to vfl- honest toiler but hasn’t got it butchered it again today don’t buy the fact he was better after half time

Were you at the G today? I only ask this because the camera missed a lot of Conca's best work. Conca (and I am not a big fan but credit where due) was quite influencial in the centre after half time. He also put his body in great positions a couple of times and took the hit. Only experienced players tend to know how and when to do this. Might have got his shit together but I say that without a lot of confidence.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

in an error ridden game the only thing reece butchered today was the reputation of a half a dozen.of his keyboard critics who were proven wrong once again.

 

[Rance2Mewtwo]

If Reece Conca is your worst player you’d have to be a premiership team or something I reckon.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

One thing for certain he does NOT belong in the back half. He’s a depth player not in best 22 but if he does play it has to be in an inside mid role. Houli and Short have the small defenders positions covered while Grimes and Broad can play tall/small absolutely no reason for Conca to be back there.

 

[cairo tiger]

in an error ridden game the only thing reece butchered today was the reputation of a half a dozen.of his keyboard critics who were proven wrong once again.

You obviously did not see the game

 

[cairo tiger]

Were you at the G today? I only ask this because the camera missed a lot of Conca's best work. Conca (and I am not a big fan but credit where due) was quite influencial in the centre after half time. He also put his body in great positions a couple of times and took the hit. Only experienced players tend to know how and when to do this. Might have got his shit together but I say that without a lot of confidence.

Yes in the wing where I usually am- first half deplorable 2nd half better but you cannot his his errors anymore

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

One thing for certain he does NOT belong in the back half. He’s a depth player not in best 22 but if he does play it has to be in an inside mid role. Houli and Short have the small defenders positions covered while Grimes and Broad can play tall/small absolutely no reason for Conca to be back there.

Yes...never understood it myself why reecey was back down there...
Assumed it was about team structures...

 

[Sir_Rancelot]

Reece was awesome yesterday, he has to be given the benefit of the doubt and played in the midfield.
He looks more natural in that position and suits his skill attributes. He did a lot of things off the ball that wasn't captured on the TV.

 

[Grrr]

Conca is a bit like Shane Edwards. Go back a couple of years and the amount of shanks he did was excruciating. Conca has a similar style kick. Except when he goes for the dinky chip, he tends to kick it low and hard. The kick to the centre of the ground was very risky, but came off. A player like Grigg would never had made that kick, hang time.
Confidence is a massive thing in a player. Look at Edwards now, easily our most creative kick (the one to Higgins was amazing).
Conca had 25 possessions, 12 handball receives, so he is running linking up, so important in a side who's normal running link players like Grigg and Lambert haven't been doing it, although Lambert was better this week. Also missing Prestia. Plus he hits hard and tackles hard. But he has been out of form and ran into it a bit yesterday. The amount of fumbling forward of centre yesterday was ridiculous. We should have won by 40pts plus.

 

[Spagman]

He's improving each week. Didn't do anything to deserve getting dropped unless Prestia is hot to trot.

 

[Morro]

Reece is a mid, plain and simple. It was killing the team and him playing back.

He may not be best 22, but atleast playing in the guts, we get the best version of him.

He was very good yesterday and whilst his disposal was shaky at times, he still went at 79% for 24 touches. Thats as good as any of our mids most weeks.

The jury is well and truly out, but I am sure if he can finally play out a season, he will make it.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Yes...never understood it myself why reecey was back down there...
Assumed it was about team structures...

Strange decision to have tried turning him into a back I never understood it either,
If you have suspect kicking skills backline is the worst possible place to play if you turn it over more often than not the opposition scores.
As another poster mentioned if you kick a floating helicopter as a midfielder into our forwardline while not ideal it still gives our small forwards an opportunity[/QUOTE]