Traded #32: Travis Colyer - traded to Freo for future 4th rounder

[mayhem20202]

Pretty sure he debuted in the same game as melksham, they played their 50 (colyer) and 100 (milkshake) games in the same game as well


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[kelvin_sheedy]

Possibly the best game I've seen Trav play. Was quick, clean and bobbing up everywhere.

Perfect 6,7,8 midfielder who has pace and weapons.

 

[JayJ20]

Good to see him return to pre-injury/suspension form. This is definitely up there with his best game

 

[Drummer_19]

Has been the most consistently good of the returning players.

 

[yaco55]

His ball handling is so much improved from three years ago.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Possibly the best game I've seen Trav play. Was quick, clean and bobbing up everywhere.

Perfect 6,7,8 midfielder who has pace and weapons.

Put him in the guts.

 

[blitzer]

I've probably been one to criticise Colyer at times that others were praising him but I really liked his game on Saturday. The goals he kicked were very nice and its clear its bloody hard to match up on him when he's on given he's got good endurance and great pace and agility. He's really cleaned up his disposal which used to be a major issue for him and he actually stayed involved through most of the game and found a decent amount of the ball. I think 20+ touches is a good aim for him if he gets decent midfield time. Too often in previous years he was playing on the wing and still getting sub 15 touches which negated some of his good work. It feels like now he's a consistent threat wherever he plays and I don't think his marking has ever been better.

I'm a bit surprised that he's been doing the closest to his best out of the returning players. I figured he'd be the best off fitness wise - because he is one of our best runners but I thought that Heppell, Hurley, Hooker, and maybe Watson would be able to recapture their best a lot quicker because I perceived them as more talented footballers. So far: Heppell has been really good (until Adelaide game where he was probably carrying an injury considering no centre bounce attendances), Hurley is way down on form and confidence, Hooker so-so learning a new role and Watson a bit up and down but mostly decent.

 

[Doss]

Put him in the guts.

Why? His strength is his speed and now, his disposal is pretty decent too.

Seems like a perfect player to be fed the ball, not one to be feeding it.

 

[mike14]

Why? His strength is his speed and now, his disposal is pretty decent too.

Seems like a perfect player to be fed the ball, not one to be feeding it.

It's the 2017 equivalent of Walls' "put him in the ruck"

 

[Kakkle]

Yikes. Still to big of a gap between his best and worst for a 8th year player.

 

[eDPS]

Yikes. Still to big of a gap between his best and worst for a 8th year player.

Geez didn't think he was that bad, still provided a lot of spark

 

[Kakkle]

Geez didn't think he was that bad, still provided a lot of spark

Was poor with his disposal and decision making. (Probably our worst)

 

[Doss]

Definitely not our worst.

 

[eth-dog]

Was poor with his disposal and decision making. (Probably our worst)

Baguley

 

[DERO]

Stanton struggled a bit too.

 

[Kakkle]

Baguley

Baguley played well in the last quarter after having his colors lowered earlier.

 

[eth-dog]

Baguley played well in the last quarter after having his colors lowered earlier.

I don't know how we can justify him being in the team still honestly.

 

[Phone]

I laughed at how the return of one his classic shocking kicks managed to set up a goal anyway

 

[Seb78]

I thought Trav was actually quite good. Created space, used his pace in particular when going forward and looked dangerous. Yeh disposal wasn't great but with conditions like today disposal was ordinary across the whole game from most players.

 

[blitzer]

Poor game but he's been good this year and was one of our best against Adelaide. Still always running to create. His kicking just let him down today. Also that time when he was one on one with Sidebottom I thought he would do a lot better with the amount of space he had against a player as slow as Sidebottom.

 

[yaco55]

A nearly game today but ultimately a disappointing game.

 

[Its Manbearpig]

I didnt think he was that bad at all..

 

[Vindicater]

His pace means that even when poor, other teams need to know where he is because two to three damaging runs is all he needs to rip a team to pieces.

 

[Killer_Mike]

His pace means that even when poor, other teams need to know where he is because two to three damaging runs is all he needs to rip a team to pieces.

Spot on.

His work rate is actually very good and once we get back to the pristine surface of Etihad he will shine!

Today will tell us a lot about this mosquito fleet we have because so far we have played in less than ideal conditions and in my opinion other than the Carlton game have asserted themselves well.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Suffered through watching the replay this arvo and thought Travs game was pretty good. Seemed to be working real hard on the outside and providing good options. Did not seem to be butchering the ball like others.