Player Watch #5: Caleb Daniel

[roos_fanatic08]

But how about his Pressure Acts RF08?

I can’t even wrap my head around how those stats work. How can you have pressure acts when you aren’t within 20m of any opposition player?

 

[Heaps of fun]

Where are the blokes laughing about others being concerned with his trade value now?

 

[Zondor]

Where are the blokes laughing about others being concerned with his trade value now?

Exactly. I must’ve missed the “I’m Done!” Threads. :stern look

 

[Augustine]

We didn’t get him for his defensive capabilities, we got him for a technically secure kick and quality decision maker out of the back line.

What is really concerning me is that he’s making kicking skill errors and bad / slow decision making very consistently. The very thing we recruited him to do, he is not providing. It’s a serious concern.

They won’t drop him but on actual output, I think they probably should.

 

[muttley45]

The last time i can remember being stress free at our kick in's was when Harry had the job many moons ago, this bloke is not the answer, every oppo coach knows what he's gunna do every time, so easy to negate.

 

[DocSholl]

Where are the blokes laughing about others being concerned with his trade value now?

Sillygit pops into the Phillips thread every now and then. The others haven't posted in a while

 

[koshari]

Gee those are weird stats vs what we see in the game.

Pressure acts are a weird one. Does he get one for looking like he’s putting pressure on while his opponent doesn’t appear to notice?

A gubber along the ground to perceived advantage is considered an effective disposal.

 

[TruRoo]

A gubber along the ground to perceived advantage is considered an effective disposal.

Even a kick to a contest is

 

[DunderHead]

1. He is horribly out of form. Making so many mistakes.
2. He has been playing in a backline that can’t account for his weaknesses.

If we’d been better defensively since the start of the year, he probably wouldn’t be playing so poorly now.

He needs to be dropped or moved. Playing him back is not benefitting him or the team.

He’s a an easy target at the moment. He still can be valuable in multiple positions we struggle with. He might be small but he can run all day and can accumulate. I’d like to see him playing FP. Eventually if we sure up defence our defence and her can t his mojo back then he can be trialled back there again.

 

[zoomba23]

Even a kick to a contest is

There's some leeway there though. If it's visibly to the advantage of a defender, the kick will be classed as ineffective, even if the mark technically counts as contested

 

[Epictetus]

Playing him at half back is like gifting the opposition an extra man in their forward line.

To balance up our defence I’d prefer if he played on a wing and just pushed back hard to set up plays. At least that way our defence wouldn’t be out gunned every week and we could have an actual defender down there

Our wings are dire, but this wouldn't improve it. Any chance we can get a winger who can slide and give some aerial help? You know, modern winger stuff?

Fair dinkum mind blowing we have no backline, no small forwards, no 2nd tall forward and no wingers.

 

[koshari]

Our wings are dire, but this wouldn't improve it. Any chance we can get a winger who can slide and give some aerial help? You know, modern winger stuff?

Fair dinkum mind blowing we have no backline, no small forwards, no 2nd tall forward and no wingers.

We focused on a dominant midfield that gets smashed week in week out. Powell and Phillips will never be part of a premiership modfield.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Butting in for a second is not to disagree with your assessments of his form so far but to say that a lot of Daniel's best games with us have been in late-season games, often night games or wet games where the quality of the game becomes a bit of a shitfest. He has worked his way into the season and stood out when players from both teams are playing poorly. It'll get better from here. His ability to read the play and his ability to be a clean one-touch player with the ball on the deck.

When the weather gets colder, scores become lower, matches are less clean, players are tired travelling to Tasmania/Perth/Canberra I think you'll see why you went out and recruited him.

 

[zoomba23]

Butting in for a second is not to disagree with your assessments of his form so far but to say that a lot of Daniel's best games with us have been in late-season games, often night games or wet games where the quality of the game becomes a bit of a shitfest. He has worked his way into the season and stood out when players from both teams are playing poorly. It'll get better from here. His ability to read the play and his ability to be a clean one-touch player with the ball on the deck.

When the weather gets colder, scores become lower, matches are less clean, players are tired travelling to Tasmania/Perth/Canberra I think you'll see why you went out and recruited him.

Yes. He's so good your mob dropped him permanently for a Hawthorn reject.

Let's be honest, he's well past his best, and he isn't helped by our lack of system. You might be right but I don't think we'll be counting on it

 

[Horizons_00]

Does he need to play in the backline?

Can’t he play forward?

 

[Samsquanch]

I can’t even wrap my head around how those stats work. How can you have pressure acts when you aren’t within 20m of any opposition player?

Put himself under pressure almost every time he got the ball. I'd say that's the best explanation.

 

[Blightys Barrel]

Butting in for a second is not to disagree with your assessments of his form so far but to say that a lot of Daniel's best games with us have been in late-season games, often night games or wet games where the quality of the game becomes a bit of a shitfest. He has worked his way into the season and stood out when players from both teams are playing poorly. It'll get better from here. His ability to read the play and his ability to be a clean one-touch player with the ball on the deck.

When the weather gets colder, scores become lower, matches are less clean, players are tired travelling to Tasmania/Perth/Canberra I think you'll see why you went out and recruited him.

It was in the recruiting notes - Late season cold weather specialist Happy for Daniel to drop a dozen eggs on my face if this eventuates sometime this year.

 

[King Corey]

Rawlings bent over to Clarkson’s demands.

He’s a soft****.

This is a key point though.

As much as it's fun to pot Rawlings (with some justification) this is probably a governance issue.

The root issue is giving the coach final say on recruitment decisions. I'm guessing Thursfield was shouting 'walk away based on what we heard.

The question is what we do from here? Does the senior coach retain final approval/veto hoping his gut feel pays off on one - or do you bump up the list manager etc as equal ranking voters?

 

[perplexed]

Does he need to play in the backline?

Can’t he play forward?

He started as a high half forward and the dogs tried him in this role again last year. I think it's probably the best option for him, he would be asset kicking inside fifty. The obvious issues with that are his lack of pace and defensive pressure, these are going to be a problem wherever he is on the ground. Timid, slow, short players really aren't very useful.

 

[HugeJohnson1]

You couldn’t honestly tell me this bloke is doing a better job than Will Phillips is capable of doing in the same role?

 

[Frank Thring]

You couldn’t honestly tell me this bloke is doing a better job than Will Phillips is capable of doing in the same role?

Phillips at half back? Oh gees.

 

[Psicosis]

This is a key point though.

As much as it's fun to pot Rawlings (with some justification) this is probably a governance issue.

The root issue is giving the coach final say on recruitment decisions. I'm guessing Thursfield was shouting 'walk away based on what we heard.

The question is what we do from here? Does the senior coach retain final approval/veto hoping his gut feel pays off on one - or do you bump up the list manager etc as equal ranking voters?

There is enough sample size now to reveal that Clarkson's recruiting hasn't been great for a decade.

Watt, Viney & the board need to take the recruiting keys away from him.

 

[HugeJohnson1]

Phillips at half back? Oh gees.

Clean disposal and can lay a tackle.

 

[Frank Thring]

Clean disposal and can lay a tackle.

Too slow for half back

 

[giantroo]