Player Watch #44 Sydney Stack

[living_in_syd]

Don't know how long since anyone looked at this but here's Syd's 2019 highlights. If he can recreate anything like this in the future it will be worth the wait:

Amazing highlights. Better keep him iver duds aarts and castanga.

Why didnt he make the finals in 2019?

 

[Karp3_dm]

will be delisted in a few weeks

And Aarts will get 2 more years

 

[Vassp]

will be delisted in a few weeks

why do you say that ?

 

[Vassp]

Amazing highlights. Better keep him iver duds aarts and castanga.

Why didnt he make the finals in 2019?

got injured

 

[YeOldTiger]

Amazing highlights. Better keep him iver duds aarts and castanga.

Why didnt he make the finals in 2019?

Wasn't he injured and couldn't get back in ? Ankle from memory. Then played in the vfl flag and hurt it again.

 

[Moonatic77]

Have to keep him on the list for 12 months more.......then see

 

[Grrr]

You would think this would be the obvious move with Short going to midfield

About 6 weeks too late. Season '22 pretty much a waste for Syd. Will leave or stay and get really fit over summer, up to him.

 

[Groupie_]

why do you say that ?

he has not played regular footy since his debut season in 2019 due to being a fat campaigner/ discipline issues. its now 2022 so dont be surprised if hes gone as he doesnt have a contract next year

might get a one year contract but comes back unfit one more time and hes gone

 

[TigerImposter]

Even The Silky Butterfly has a highlight reel. iT'S about being able to play consistent good to vg footy over a long period of time.

 

[Tiger51]

You obviously weren't at the last couple of VFL games, he is playing hungry, which is something that our AFL team could do with more of. Bring him into the team against Fremantle, broken cheekbone and all

Have watched all VFL games this year and Stack has not been a standout in all but one perhaps two games, while this may have been better than most in the squad when you combine this with his lack of fitness at the start of the season it is difficult to reward while instilling our standards within the playing list. I agree he has performed better than George but at least George while performing below AFL standard cannot be criticised for his preparation

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Amazing highlights. Better keep him iver duds aarts and castanga.

Why didnt he make the finals in 2019?

WOW WEE so many highlights!

 

[Grrr]

Have watched all VFL games this year and Stack has not been a standout in all but one perhaps two games, while this may have been better than most in the squad when you combine this with his lack of fitness at the start of the season it is difficult to reward while instilling our standards within the playing list. I agree he has performed better than George but at least George while performing below AFL standard cannot be criticised for his preparation

Stack has been playing deep forward for much of the year, not much of a position for a half back flanker. He has been in full training since November, so how unfit can he be. His fitness is fine and has been running out matches for ages.

 

[Tiger51]

Stack has been playing deep forward for much of the year, not much of a position for a half back flanker. He has been in full training since November, so how unfit can he be. His fitness is fine and has been running out matches for ages.

Agree his fitness is now fine but his early form and poor presentation early in the season should not be rewarded unless the coaches believe he has served his penance

 

[Grrr]

Agree his fitness is now fine but his early form and poor presentation early in the season should not be rewarded unless the coaches believe he has served his penance

He played about 2 months ago but wasn't in form and has been playing pretty good footy since, so the penance must have been served earlier. Problem is they have been waiting for him to become a small forward, of which he probably isn't.

 

[tiger_tough]

Gone.

 

[Tiger51]

He played about 2 months ago but wasn't in form and has been playing pretty good footy since, so the penance must have been served earlier. Problem is they have been waiting for him to become a small forward, of which he probably isn't.

Yes agree is not a small forward and he may be better suited to back pocket as I think the HBF‘s are covered and his tank may not be suited to the wing

 

[living_in_syd]

Our depth is pretty shit atm - if we get rid of him then were pretty dumb esp if he goes on fire at another club

 

[Tiges1229]

Watch him go to EGirls and then turn his footy and life around

 

[Grrr]

Yes agree is not a small forward and he may be better suited to back pocket as I think the HBF‘s are covered and his tank may not be suited to the wing

Could be as good if not better than Baker and Rioli if he wants it and the club play him there.

 

[Hank Heavenly]

Watch him go to EGirls and then turn his footy and life around

History would suggest, if he goes back to WA, it will all go to sh!t for him, not get better

 

[RJKTiger]

Wasted career & will continue to be wasted if he remains with us. Its just not working .

Will likely get a game somewhere else and do ok, but the clubs ability to manage these types of extroverted personalities has been pretty poor really. Stack, Higgins - both guys that came out loud and proud & the club couldn't keep them on track and inspired. Stack will likely be similar to Higgo - leave and still have his faults, but provide his new team some really good football & x factor

 

[Livonski]

Wasted career & will continue to be wasted if he remains with us. Its just not working .

Will likely get a game somewhere else and do ok, but the clubs ability to manage these types of extroverted personalities has been pretty poor really. Stack, Higgins - both guys that came out loud and proud & the club couldn't keep them on track and inspired. Stack will likely be similar to Higgo - leave and still have his faults, but provide his new team some really good football & x factor

Hahahaha.
Alex Rance says Hi. as does his mate Jack Riewoldt with a bit of Shai Bolton added in.

The Tiges are a broad church RJK, we have all types. In a team environment there are also rules, expectations and quite a few non negotiables.

You love pouring shit on Richmond at any opportunity. How do you live with that mentality?
Lift mate. Open your eyes to the positives.
If you can't, at least think about what you're posting...because above is just crap.

 

[RJKTiger]

Hahahaha.
Alex Rance says Hi. as does his mate Jack Riewoldt with a bit of Shai Bolton added in.

The Tiges are a broad church RJK, we have all types. In a team environment there are also rules, expectations and quite a few non negotiables.

You love pouring s**t on Richmond at any opportunity. How do you live with that mentality?
Lift mate. Open your eyes to the positives.
If you can't, at least think about what you're posting...because above is just crap.

Jack Higgins & Syd have absolutely zero in common personality wise to Riewoldt, Shai or Rance. Rance is a ****ing Jehovah ffs.

Bolton is not even extroverted in his personality. He is not outspoken & plays with flair. If you can't see the difference in those personalities then i can't help you. Clearly 2 of these guys played with a youthful enthusiasm that the club was happy to draw on early in their careers, but it appears that after 1 year of it the older players and the coaches got bored with it.

The comparisons with Jack & Syd are actually feasible. Both came on like lightning in a bottle & played with a youthful swagger that the club was more than happy to go feast on. The players treated them both like a brand new puppy that they were going to love forever & ever & ever. But, once the puppy pissed and shat on the floor for the 100th time, the endless love disappeared quick. From all reports, both boys personality was wearing thin around the club, especially Syd in the hub. Jacks childish nature also wore thin. Our ability to allow these types to thrive in our system without having to conform to the standard of others was not great. We got high output from them for a very quick time only. Higgo in reality got back to being that player pretty quickly once he left, even after serious brain surgery

 

[tunksy]

They played him forward for 15 weeks. It took him about 13 of those before he had a very good game, which came after they put him back to half back for the last half of a game. All of a sudden he looked like a new player. Next week back to forward half again. Mansell was asked to play forward for 2 weeks before they put him back to half back. Stack who is a natural half back and potentially a great one, was not afforded the luxury.

Agree with your comment about coming a bit unfit, I guess that is a bit of a stuff up, but he couldn't have been that underdone by January because the week before the season was to start, Stack and Pickett played on the wings in a practice match and were considered our best two players. Playing small forward at Richmond is a hiding to nothing. None of them have been any good, going way back to 2017. Look at the way Rioli is playing after many on here were wanting him banished forever.

Cumberland should also have been played earlier, but for reasons of learning more 'defensive stuff'. The George and Aarts vs Cumberland debate is pretty much sealed. He had the tools to make the position a different style, and thank god for that.

Why were they so bloody minded with Stack playing forward, a similar mindset from the coaches for me. Sure experiment for a bit, but after 6-8 weeks they could have given him a few games at least to try and run into form but for some reason they didn't.

They played him forward so determinedly because that’s where there’s major holes in our list and a best 22 spot clearly available.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Get the feeling we can't win with Stack. We extend him we are rewarding his continued poor efforts in the off-season and he learns nothing. We delist him, there's every chance another club licks their lips and grabs him, it turns out to be the reality check he needed and he kills it for another club.