Player Watch #47: Ivan Soldo

[Dr Tigris]

Very important player to our midfield working well again. reckon the Soldo Nank combo is elite - absolute synergy 1 + 1 = 12

 

[Magic17]

This is a 3 year FU to CCJ!

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

This is a 3 year FU to CCJ!

 

[Astutepickens]

We really missed this bloke

 

[juss]

Good to have him sign on but 3 years seems a little excessive.

Shown enough to be a proven AFL ruck, given we are now light on happy to lock him in to his prime years for 3 years.

 

[Vauclose]

An absolute beast. Wants to physically intimidate and hurt the opposition. A massive unit. Can cluck marks down the line, taps to advantage and gets the footy when it hits the deck. He’s an upgrade on CCJ. Let’s hope his injuries are behind him.

 

[Infamy]

Must have really impressed with his rehab efforts, which is great news all round
Bring on 2022

 

[Charlie Pannam]

3 years off an ACL

 

[blaisee]

Great timing
Saldo is a Richmond man

 

[Sir_Loin]

Very important player to our midfield working well again. reckon the Soldo Nank combo is elite - absolute synergy 1 + 1 = 12

great combo. They both provide something different in the ruck which is good for keeping the oppo on their toes

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

This is a 3 year FU to CCJ!

I was just about to post the same thing

RFC clearly rates Soldo miles ahead of CJ when a 4 year 22 year old pick #20 doesnt get the contract of a cat b Rookie player thats done a knee and still in rehab

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Soldo too CJ

 

[Grrr]

Soldo too CJ
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So have we backed the wrong bloke.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

So have we backed the wrong bloke.

Nah it was Rigged.
Rocky was the producer.

 

[year of the tiger]

The vote givers gave his grand final effort 4 out of 5 in the best and fairest voting

 

[jreesosb]

I bet all the boys absolutely LOVE playing alongside big Ivan. You can just tell by the way he carries himself, with that sense of quiet authority. but dare tangle with him? Well you'd have to be fa**in nuts!
I bloody love him in case you can't tell.

 

[Vikingnz]

I was just about to post the same thing

RFC clearly rates Soldo miles ahead of CJ when a 4 year 22 year old pick #20 doesnt get the contract of a cat b Rookie player thats done a knee and still in rehab

Could be more about AAV than length - CJ could've (probably would've) wanted more $ than Soldo.

 

[GoTigers2015]

 

[tropicaltiger]

Can’t see how he fits in the team if we have CCJ/Chol.

eazy peazy now not so squeezy...... just signed for 3 more years and saved the club over a million bucks in the process.

 

[Football Tragic]

His inclusion into the side last year, was a huge turning point to our season. He gave us superiority at center bounces and forward. Nank is a beast around the ground and uses his strength to full effect at ball ins and stoppages. He also is amazing at dropping back and marking balls that could easily turn into opposition goals. Playing Soldo and Nank in tandem gave us the best of both worlds.

I would much prefer having both of them playing, one in the ruck, the other moving forward or back depending on the situation in the game. This is something neither Chol or CJ could offer us - flexibility to be able to successfully dominate a position on the ground and confidently support another area of the ground when needed.

Where Chol could have moments of brillance, he was always a reluctant forward. He was unwilling to throw his body around, smash packs and seemed lost without the ball. CJ could take a grab against a defender but was too slight to compete against more experienced defenders. Both were good at goal kicking but neither competed consistently, at an AFL standard, as rucks or forwards.

Soldo and Nank have the mongrel that neither of the other two do. They break the packs, tackle to hurt, shepherd and outbody. They are both strong ruckmen with different strengths that compliment each other. They can move forward and, at the very least, upset opposition defensive structures and, at best, create goals. They can also move up the wings, turn the ball over or take an intercept mark. Lastly, they can fall back into our backline, support the defenders and help flood the area to drop off and take a mark.

This is why Soldo is so valuable to us and Chol and Cj are not.

 

[Jozzy]

A good move for both the club and Soldo, looking forward to having him back out there next season!

 

[biaseddustyfan]

just thinking about nank and soldo both giving oppos brain damage in tandem in 2022

 

[Growapair]

This is why Soldo is so valuable to us and Chol and Cj are not.

Oh yeah, what a coup! Signing the bloke whose best season yielded 7.7 disposals a game and a single goal over 14 games to a three year deal when we only offered the other guy who kicked 4 goals in his second game and whose ruck work is miles ahead at the same age a two year contract.

Where is Soldo going to go? There must be so many other teams lining up for a 25 year old ruckman that never played football as a junior (and hasn't it shown) and whose knee injury was so bad he has needed two surgeries on his knee and still isnt back on the field. He must have had to beat all the teams chasing him off with a stick there would have been so many lol

What a joke he wouldn't have made a list if it wasnt for his cousin and that he played in 2018 ahead of CCJ looked like Nepotism to me at the time and still does

 

[wegetpumped]

Oh yeah, what a coup! Signing the bloke whose best season yielded 7.7 disposals a game and a single goal over 14 games to a three year deal when we only offered the other guy who kicked 4 goals in his second game and whose ruck work is miles ahead at the same age a two year contract.

Where is Soldo going to go? There must be so many other teams lining up for a 25 year old ruckman that never played football as a junior (and hasn't it shown) and whose knee injury was so bad he has needed two surgeries on his knee and still isnt back on the field. He must have had to beat all the teams chasing him off with a stick there would have been so many lol

What a joke he wouldn't have made a list if it wasnt for his cousin and that he played in 2018 ahead of CCJ looked like Nepotism to me at the time and still does

But he premiership player!

 

[Bird Man]

Ivan last year was very much a role player

Oh yeah, what a coup! Signing the bloke whose best season yielded 7.7 disposals a game and a single goal over 14 games to a three year deal when we only offered the other guy who kicked 4 goals in his second game and whose ruck work is miles ahead at the same age a two year contract.

Where is Soldo going to go? There must be so many other teams lining up for a 25 year old ruckman that never played football as a junior (and hasn't it shown) and whose knee injury was so bad he has needed two surgeries on his knee and still isnt back on the field. He must have had to beat all the teams chasing him off with a stick there would have been so many lol

What a joke he wouldn't have made a list if it wasnt for his cousin and that he played in 2018 ahead of CCJ looked like Nepotism to me at the time and still does

3 years for a player that had a very bad injury to his knee and is a big man is high risk.

Also our game plan of never win clearances that was found out this year allowed for not the best players to play well in their "role".

Ivan is as likley to be like George and Pickett ... down hill skiers