Player Watch #31: Josh Goater - re-signed until the end of 2026

[shinboner magic]

Who got the nom this week

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Who got the nom this week

Jasper Fletcher.

 

[shinboner magic]

Jasper Fletcher.

Thanks mate

That’s fair

 

[Ashley B]

Just received a Goat in the mail to add to the collection. The Goat is Good

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Cunners’ nickname for Josh is Billy.

 

[Merlin007]

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sick puppy

 

[Masked Avenger]

If there's a player that sums up our confusion around player development it's Josh.

Had some tough moments yesterday and you could see the confidence drain from him.

He played his first game on a wing, had it more than 20 times and was a highlight reel.

So what do we do?

We play him back and suppress all those athletic gifts.

I couldn't believe Ratts - saying he might make it into the midfield at 24 or 25!

Seriously.

 

[JGreezy]

If there's a player that sums up our confusion around player development it's Josh.

Had some tough moments yesterday and you could see the confidence drain from him.

He played his first game on a wing, had it more than 20 times and was a highlight reel.

So what do we do?

We play him back and suppress all those athletic gifts.

I couldn't believe Ratts - saying he might make it into the midfield at 24 or 25!

Seriously.

Yeah, hopefully we can get Jiath and Fisher so that Goater and Sheezel are played in their correct positions.

 

[tazaa]

Not his best day but he’ll learn from it

This is where a lack on onfield standards starts to stifle development

 

[koshari]

Yeah, hopefully we can get Jiath and Fisher so that Goater and Sheezel are played in their correct positions.

i dont subscribe to this best positions theory so much, sure there are more suitable but the skillset to go from wing to say flank are not without a heap of crossover, goater made some very poor skill errors under relatively little pressure yesterday that iam not sure he wouldnt have made elsewhere, dont get me wrong iam not sating he is a bust but sheesh i would be frustrated if he was on the list still in 5 seasons making the same errors like JZ does.

 

[JGreezy]

i dont subscribe to this best positions theory so much, sure there are more suitable but the skillset to go from wing to say flank are not without a heap of crossover, goater made some very poor skill errors under relatively little pressure yesterday that iam not sure he wouldnt have made elsewhere, dont get me wrong iam not sating he is a bust but sheesh i would be frustrated if he was on the list still in 5 seasons making the same errors like JZ does.

Of course he needs to tidy up his skills, either way.

 

[Roosurgence]

Had a shocker, but he has shown he has the ability.

I think we will see his best when the team improves and learns to use his weapons correctly.

I would play him for the rest of the year regardless of yesterday.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Physically, wow. Not a footballer yet. Which is fine. Must persist with.


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[TennisPlayerAndy]

Those back to back kicks were vomit inducing.

Athletically he’s supreme.

Decision making is sub par.

 

[king of the road]

Those back to back kicks were vomit inducing.

Athletically he’s supreme.

Decision making is sub par.

What did he do to get those kicks?

A great tackle and and an intercept mark.

Coaches probably focus in the later while working on the former.

 

[Roosurgence]

Those back to back kicks were vomit inducing.

Athletically he’s supreme.

Decision making is sub par.

I agree. But he has elite traits to make it at the level.

If he doesn’t fix up parts of his game he will wash out.

I have a feeling when the team improves and we use the ball better as a team Goater improves as well.

The current team is infected with panic culture.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

What did he do to get those kicks?

A great tackle and and an intercept mark.

Coaches probably focus in the later while working on the former.

Yep, couple of great defensive efforts mixed in with Luke McDonald level decision making.

They’re the simple things that the best teams get right all the time.

We don’t. Across the board.

 

[sruss]

Yep, couple of great defensive efforts mixed in with Luke McDonald level decision making.

They’re the simple things that the best teams get right all the time.

We don’t. Across the board.

It’s unforgivable in McDonald, Goater has played 8 games.

 

[Sphynx]

Those back to back kicks were vomit inducing.

Athletically he’s supreme.

Decision making is sub par.

The kicks weren’t the problem.

That’s what annoyed me about the commentary.

It was the decision making in the moment.

Technically he was hitting the North player on the chest, it’s just he made the wrong decision and Merritt in that instance read the play.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

The actual kicks were perfect….if there was no opponent around.

I’m very bullish on his prospects, but decision making must improve.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Those back to back kicks were vomit inducing.

Athletically he’s supreme.

Decision making is sub par.

The unfortunate thing is that both kicks were preceded by outstanding work from the Goat. First, a brilliant, strong tackle, and then an intercept mark. The first kick was a skill error. The second was not an error so much as it still would have hit his target. He just took too long to make the decision and let the Essendon player make it a contest. It's perhaps arguable that he could have gone more to the outside with his kick and that would have been safer.

There is an important distinction between the two instances. In the first, Josh was being really aggressive in taking the corridor. In the second, he was playing it safe and going wide (which obviously turned out to be not so safe). I expect that the first instance will not be raised in review, or if it is, he will be told to keep doing that, just maybe try to clean up his kicking next time. In the second instance, his line coach may well review the footage to see if he burned off a more aggressive option before taking too long to decide what to do. That's the difference between our football department and the nuffies on Big Footy. The football department encourages daring and forgives correctable mistakes. Here on Big Footy, we rush to blame the player or the development coach for ruining the player.

 

[Epictetus]

I think he'll be ok. At least he has some physical traits that stand out. More than a few of the boys, anyway.

 

[Themanbun]

Those back to back kicks were vomit inducing.

Athletically he’s supreme.

Decision making is sub par.

I love the but he's not a good kick, people need to just adjust their expectations. There are reasons a bloke with his athletic profile slipped so far in the draft. If he can work to becoming a neat kick then he'll be a good player.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

The unfortunate thing is that both kicks were preceded by outstanding work from the Goat. First, a brilliant, strong tackle, and then an intercept mark. The first kick was a skill error. The second was not an error so much as it still would have hit his target. He just took too long to make the decision and let the Essendon player make it a contest. It's perhaps arguable that he could have gone more to the outside with his kick and that would have been safer.

There is an important distinction between the two instances. In the first, Josh was being really aggressive in taking the corridor. In the second, he was playing it safe and going wide (which obviously turned out to be not so safe). I expect that the first instance will not be raised in review, or if it is, he will be told to keep doing that, just maybe try to clean up his kicking next time. In the second instance, his line coach may well review the footage to see if he burned off a more aggressive option before taking too long to decide what to do. That's the difference between our football department and the nuffies on Big Footy. The football department encourages daring and forgives correctable mistakes. Here on Big Footy, we rush to blame the player or the development coach for ruining the player.

Poor skill execution/decision making under no pressure isn’t acceptable. It’s not just a Goater problem, it’s a list wide problem.

As I said, he’s a great prospect, but these type of mistakes are what separates good teams with shit ones.

And we’re painfully shit.

 

[shintemaster]

I'm pretty bullish on this kid still, I think his future is wing pushing genuinely into the centre midfield though. His size, pace and phsyicality will be his weapons.