Past #33: Ed Vickers-Willis - delisted at end of 2020 season - won't be offered a new contract - 21 NM games - thanks EVW

[roos_fanatic08]

Not flashy, but reliable and dependent. Not Super coach material.

Hence not rated.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Watched the JLT2 again, and I don't understand why anyone has any doubts.

Just a no fuss type of footballer. Won't get a heap of brownlow votes, but the coaches will love him for doing his role week in, week out.

 

[King Corey]

Just a no fuss type of footballer. Won't get a heap of brownlow votes, but the coaches will love him for doing his role week in, week out.

Like a tackling Jamie MacMillan.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Like a tackling Jamie MacMillan.

And a version that has showed that he can actually defend one-on-one and do the one-percenters.

 

[Snake_Baker]

I'm also a believer but playing devil's advocate - his disposal is passable but not necessarily damaging and his size and attributes may seem him in no fixed position.

Don't expect these to be overly limiting factors but worth considering when predicting his long term odds.

He's no Darren Jarman, but I have no doubts at all that he has the smarts to compensate for any shortcomings, once he gets the experience.

He reeks of dependability.

 

[King Corey]

And a version that has showed that he can actually defend one-on-one and do the one-percenters.

Long way to go with the pointing and shouting though.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Might have to amend this thread title...

Smarter than The Filth Wizard? Maybe, I'll leave it up to the other mods.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Long way to go with the pointing and shouting though.

He's smarter than Hawking, he can organise and point all he wants in defence now.

J Mac should be nowhere near the backline, should be a winger/half-forward.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

He's smarter than Hawking, he can organise and point all he wants in defence now.

J Mac should be nowhere near the backline, should be a winger/half-forward.

Agree on JMac, wing/half forward is where he provides most value.

We continually fail to play to our strengths. Dogs won a flag when Beveridge came in and worked out the strengths of his playing list and designed the gameplan around them. We seem to be always trying to add strengths to players in their areas of weakness - years of Atley and Macmillan and now Clarke in the backline, Ziebell exclusively midfield, etc. This robs the team of their potentially positive contributions and opens up weaknesses to be exposed. And they are exposed regularly.

 

[King Corey]

Might have to amend this thread title...

Smarter than The Filth Wizard? Maybe, I'll leave it up to the other mods.

Don't mind it. Gives him the chance to under promise and over deliver.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Don't mind it. Gives him the chance to under promise and over deliver.

We need to keep expectations realistic and attainable.

 

[jarjarpowers]

Will finish the year stronger than Hawking.

 

[the big lebowski]

Watched the JLT2 again, and I don't understand why anyone has any doubts.

Tend to agree. He started the game particularly well.

 

[King Corey]

We continually fail to play to our strengths. Dogs won a flag and Richmond won a flag when Beveridge and Caracella came in and worked out the strengths of his playing list and designed the gameplan around them.

Efa.

 

[rickety]

Played well

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Yep, one of the shining lights from a performance that had very few.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Decent back there. Bit calmer under pressure and cleaner with the footy compared to McMillan and Mcdonald

 

[shinboner spiggs]

Reminds me a bit of jack hombsch from port when they were all the buzz a few years ago. Good decision maker, does most things well, has all the hallmarks of a solid 250 game career (injury permitting).

 

[Benno_900]

He's already a far superior player to JMac.

 

[ansonholt]

Decent back there. Bit calmer under pressure and cleaner with the footy compared to McMillan and Mcdonald

McDonald is not, never has been, and never should be a backman. Just debut Murphy so that Luke can play up field where he belongs.

But yeah, EVW: very good game.

 

[shinboner magic]

Reminds me a bit of jack hombsch from port when they were all the buzz a few years ago. Good decision maker, does most things well, has all the hallmarks of a solid 250 game career (injury permitting).

More like john blakey

 

[roos_fanatic08]

McDonald is not, never has been, and never should be a backman. Just debut Murphy so that Luke can play up field where he belongs.

But yeah, EVW: very good game.

100% agree. Don’t know why Scott doesn’t see that however.

Probably due to his endurance not being up to standard

 

[LuvtheKangas]

A real plus. Perhaps his best game for us.

 

[Snake_Baker]

14 x one percenters and 5 x tackles.

Was good in the air and on the ground.

 

[Psychic Roo]

A real plus. Perhaps his best game for us.

Was solid. Can build on that. Already superior to j mac. Maybe its the rocket jm needs....