Player Watch #43: Derek Eggmolesse-Smith

[_DBF_]

Elite kick. Soft and no awareness. Plenty to like, but back to the twos.


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[ManOfClay]

Plenty of time for him to pick it up. But you’d definitely want him doing that away from the top level. Has tools

 

[Crumpet_avenger]

2 squib efforts
Shocking.
No courage

* off

 

[DustinsGuns]

Try Oleg in his spot until Houli is ready. Has been poor in all high pressure games.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

He wasn't great

But you can't just write off kids over a poor game or two. Houli was never known for courage either.

 

[Dunger]

Not up to it. Too slow and bad decisions with and without the ball

 

[wagstaff]

He played like Richmond as a team did against Port in that 2014 final.

Has big upside but no way you could trust him in a finals match this year.

 

[SweetD]

I like Eggy but I don't want him in the side for the rest of the season barring injuries.

 

[sante]

He’s too soft for AFL, especially this time of year which I said like 3 weeks ago.

 

[TJTIGER]

I'll back the coaches & Derek to get the best out of him. Very early days for him at this stage.....

 

[Dragonss]

He wasn't great

But you can't just write off kids over a poor game or two. Houli was never known for courage either.

Grand Final 2017. Nuff said.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Grand Final 2017. Nuff said.

I meant more early days,

he used to also be a whipping boy when we were s**t in 16.

 

[Dragonss]

I meant more early days,

he used to also be a whipping boy when we were sh*t in 16.

I get nervous when he has the ball even though they say he has elite kicking skills. Trying to take the man on and break a tackle like Dusty several times.

 

[living_in_syd]

Needs to learn how to spoil

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

s**t himself under pressure , i dont want him anywhere near finals,

 

[Damo80]

I meant more early days,

he used to also be a whipping boy when we were sh*t in 16.

Exactly. Only in the last handful of years, in his mid to late 20's has Houli really been elite. I remember him being a little soft, and lamenting his inability to defend 1-on-1.

Egg reminds me of a younger Houli so much it isn't funny. Great with a little time and space, but a little laconic and shaky at times with his defensive efforts. I like him as Houli's understudy. This run of games will hold him in good stead for life after Bachar.

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[peternorth]

Exactly. Only in the last handful of years, in his mid to late 20's has Houli really been elite. I remember him being a little soft, and lamenting his inability to defend 1-on-1.

Egg reminds me of a younger Houli so much it isn't funny. Great with a little time and space, but a little laconic and shaky at times with his defensive efforts. I like him as Houli's understudy. This run of games will hold him in good stead for life after Bachar.

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laconic?

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

He wasn't great

But you can't just write off kids over a poor game or two. Houli was never known for courage either.

He has pulled out of contests 3 weeks straight.

Sack him.

 

[tigs2010]

Would be a shocking job on underwear duty for Egg this week

 

[Sir_Rancelot]

I would rather play Garthwaite at least he knows how to spoil the ball. Egg just shits himself every time he goes near the ball.
He also has zero awareness.

 

[juss]

Kid doesn't handle the pressure yet, and yeh he squibbed a bit, similar issues as that was a step up to anything he's played before. Probably not the answer in 2020 as we get closer to finals, but enough to work with in the off-season to suggest he could be a flanker or winger depth player. Takes more than 22 to win a flag in a season. He might be that 23rd-30th player on the list that inevitably are called upon through the year. Remember it was only a month or so ago this thread was singing his praises. Houli back in as a big upgrade though as soon as available.

 

[Hamsatma]

No need to hate on the bloke - this is is his first year of decent game time. Find me a first year player who's performance wouldn't go downhill when playing against arguably the best team in it with massive pressure. The reality is we were without our first choice hb - a club champion of 10 years renowned for performing on the biggest stage, with a youngster with no experience, of course he won't be as good or consistent! Just have to look forward to getting houli back and recognise the massive win that was getting some experience into this kid who played some games a far sight better than what I reckon we will see from some of our youth that gets higher wraps on this board (CCJ, RCD etc.)

 

[Bobby Sands]

Was a bizarre performance, I was get texts all day say “who is that guy?”

 

[Goshaa]

A lot to work with. A lot to work on. Not ready for the big stuff yet but he has been serviceable while Houli has been out.

 

[Tigers_fan24]

Out for the rest of the season. He’s been awful since the north game and should have gone out instead of markov.