Player Watch #5: Caleb Daniel

[speedy]

I think we have serious list issues if this guy plays every week.

Took every kick out in match sim apparently and we are already low on small defender options. A half back distributor was probably a bigger need than small forward in hindsight.

 

[chubbspeterson]

I think we have serious list issues if this guy plays every week.

I would agree in terms of playing down back. I'd like to see him up the ground kicking it inside 50 or the bench.

 

[Dinkers]

I think we have serious list issues if this guy plays every week.

Really, I'm not a huge fan but reckon I could name at least ten more shit footballers over the last few years

 

[koshari]

I think we have serious list issues if this guy plays every week.

Pretty obvious the list is shakey retaining ccj. 2 more years minimum off having a list that can contend. And thats assuming a heap of our unproven don't turn out to be busts.

 

[perplexed]

Really, I'm not a huge fan but reckon I could name at least ten more shit footballers over the last few years

Fair, but that's not really a high bar if that list includes my personal favorites; Biggie, Laz, Willip, Teakle and the Muffin man. Even then, Little Caleb would struggle to get over it.

 

[Dinkers]

Fair, but that's not really a high bar if that list includes my personal favorites; Biggie, Laz, Willip, Teakle and the Muffin man. Even then, Little Caleb would struggle to get over it.

Yes but is not the essence of improvement. We will never again have those you mentioned stinking it up . Daniel isn't a top 4 footballer these days, just as he isn't a bottom 4 footballer. I welcome the change.

I mentioned it recently we have let go 14 from a side that got flogged by Poort mid season in 2023. Wasnt a Hardeman to be seen between them all.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Took every kick out in match sim apparently and we are already low on small defender options. A half back distributor was probably a bigger need than small forward in hindsight.

He isn’t a small defender.

Hes just small.

 

[DuckYeah]

Really, I'm not a huge fan but reckon I could name at least ten more shit footballers over the last few years

maybe. He cant play as a modern day half back. His kicking is far too shallow. If we cant fill his spot with someone better, its not great is it?

 

[TruRoo]

I would agree in terms of playing down back. I'd like to see him up the ground kicking it inside 50 or the bench.

Unfortunately playing him further up the ground these days would just give the opposition an extra player around the contest and in transition. That would completely negate any of his dinky kicks inside 50.

 

[shinboner magic]

He isn’t a small defender.

Hes just small.

Small And slow in football these days is unheard of.

 

[King Corey]

He shows up our complete lack of creative playmakers behind the ball.

The nearest option is Hardeman who isn't established and is more a dash and kick long type.

 

[Blightys Barrel]

The strategy of Clarko and Co (Rawlings, Viney etc,) picking Daniel is akin to a stock broking mate telling you about some WA mining firm who is about to go public with an IPO.

“Yeah mate I’ve seen the exploration results and they reckon there is tonnes of Osmium on the site lease. Get in now and throw some cash at it. You can tha k me later.”

2 years later its still trading at $0.03 and you bought in at $1.45

 

[Chip Scab1]

The strategy of Clarko and Co (Rawlings, Viney etc,) picking Daniel is akin to a stock broking mate telling you about some WA mining firm who is about to go public with an IPO.

“Yeah mate I’ve seen the exploration results and they reckon there is tonnes of Osmium on the site lease. Get in now and throw some cash at it. You can tha k me later.”

2 years later its still trading at $0.03 and you bought in at $1.45

Worth a nibble at $.03 though?

 

[Makeshift Park]

The strategy of Clarko and Co (Rawlings, Viney etc,) picking Daniel is akin to a stock broking mate telling you about some WA mining firm who is about to go public with an IPO.

“Yeah mate I’ve seen the exploration results and they reckon there is tonnes of Osmium on the site lease. Get in now and throw some cash at it. You can tha k me later.”

2 years later its still trading at $0.03 and you bought in at $1.45

I like to think Caleb is like Linux while your stock standard big defender is like Windows 95.

Microsoft made something simple, familiar, and you didn’t have to redesign your whole setup around it.

Linux was fiddly - very intelligent and effective in the right environment - but you needed to know what you were doing to make it work.

Then the internet came around and the whole game changed. Networking and server complexity evolved exponentially. Nerds turned to linux because it was built to handle lots of traffic, lots of decisions happening at once. It routed things efficiently, and makes the whole system run cleaner under pressure.

Daniel’s the same with ball movement. When it’s congested and options are messy, he can still route the ball to the right place. He sees the angle early, weights it properly, and hits the tricky connection that breaks the press.

If the backline structure around him holds up, his strengths come to the fore.

 

[King Corey]

Worth a nibble at $.03 though?

Translated into football terms, that's Melbourne trading pick 111 for Daniel and pick 25 with us soaking up the whole wage.

 

[King Corey]

I like to think Caleb is like Linux while your stock standard big defender is like Windows 95.

Microsoft made something simple, familiar, and you didn’t have to redesign your whole setup around it.

Linux was fiddly - very intelligent and effective in the right environment - but you needed to know what you were doing to make it work.

Then the internet came around and the whole game changed. Networking and server complexity evolved exponentially. Nerds turned to linux because it was built to handle lots of traffic, lots of decisions happening at once. It routed things efficiently, and makes the whole system run cleaner under pressure.

Daniel’s the same with ball movement. When it’s congested and options are messy, he can still route the ball to the right place. He sees the angle early, weights it properly, and hits the tricky connection that breaks the press.

If the backline structure around him holds up, his strengths come to the fore.

Pretty harsh on Linux tbh.