AFL Player # 5: Elijah Tsatas - Signs a two-year extension! - 22/2

[TheGrizz]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2026
2024 My Boy Draft: Pick 14, Lore

 

[jmoo wan]

The problem with his game, when you watch it, is the appalling disposal.

But, also, the kid is playing in close so it neutralizes his biggest strength which is supposed to be 'the spread'.

He should stay in the VFL until either he develops his inside game to hurt opponents or cleans up his kicking so that he is a viable outside player who can play AFL.

Today was not a break out. He was not BOG. That was Roberts who was clearly the most influential player for Essendon. Hatley was the best mid. Yes Tsatas had the ball 13 more times than Hatley did but if his turned it over by foot 15 times what's the net impact of his game? What's the 'meters retained'? Because who cares about the 200m gained in 20 min in the 3/4 that was literally all turnovers and missed targets.

39-15= 24?
that’s pretty good, right? especially for VFL

 

[dank420_]

Can’t trust that 15 number tbh

 

[Call Me Cake]

Was exceptionally good with his hands and exceptionally poor with his feet. Decent game, best thing for him is to keep at VFL level working on his deficiencies.

Exceptionally? Big stretch. He was in everything and had a nice kick to Guelfi later in the game which created a goal. Carn.

Deserves a game more than Shiel at this point. Great stuff from a 7 gamer.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Exceptionally? Big stretch. He was in everything and had a nice kick to Guelfi later in the game which created a goal. Carn.

Deserves a game more than Shiel at this point. Great stuff from a 7 gamer.

Not a big stretch at all, he don't think he hit a target by foot for the second and third quarters. Would have had minimum 5 turnovers in that period. A lot of them uncontested. That is exceptionally bad.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Not a big stretch at all, he don't think he hit a target by foot for the second and third quarters. Would have had minimum 5 turnovers in that period. A lot of them uncontested. That is exceptionally bad.

Must have been watching a different game. The fact that you didn't mention the pass to the Guelf goal proves that. 3rd most clearances and near 40 disposals linking up play all over the ground is great service from a 7 gamer. Again, proved he was more ready for a game than Shiel. Agree to disagree.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Disagree, must have been watching a different game. The fact that you didn't mention the pass to Guelf proves that. 3rd most clearances and near 40 disposals linking up play all over the ground is great service from a 7 gamer. Think you're spitting a bit of hyperbole but agree to disagree.

Hyperbole... I was being generous to him saying his game was decent and avoiding negativity. * that I guess. I don't care about possession numbers. Roberts had half the touches and 10 times the influence. His kick to Guelfi was a standard kick to the half forward line that 95% of all afl players would hit, it wasn't a withering pass through defense or perfectly weighted over the tips. He hit an open man on the lead with lots of space to work with. The only reason it would be considered notable is in comparison to his normal standard.

 

[TheGrizz]

Good to see him finding the pill, but would like to see him have a month stretch of this sort of form and bring him in with some confidence.

Just quietly, would likento see Hobbs be given a run around VFL level as a pure mid with him. See how Hobbs, Tsatas and Hately work as a combo.

Then promote Guelfi to take Hobbs' spot as a half forward.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Hyperbole... I was being generous to him saying his game was decent and avoiding negativity. * that I guess. I don't care about possession numbers. Roberts had half the touches and 10 times the influence. His kick to Guelfi was a standard kick to the half forward line that 95% of all afl players would hit, it wasn't a withering pass through defense or perfectly weighted over the tips. He hit an open man on the lead with lots of space to work with. The only reason it would be considered notable is in comparison to his normal standard.

Speaking of hyperbole, we didn't recruit Roberts to be a forward. If it wasn't for Roberts' goals playing as a spare crumb up the ground his stats wouldn't look so padded. As a HB Roberts was average and his man ran away from him multiple times, didn't lay some tackles he should've, gave away elementary frees, etc. Only reason he's being flushed so much is because he's a late pick with less expectation on him. When it comes to mature play, effort and silk in the position recruited for, Tsatas was ahead of many in that match. Again, agree to disagree.

 

[DERO]

He did get his hands on the footy 39 times! That is pretty good!

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Speaking of hyperbole, we didn't recruit Roberts to be a forward. If it wasn't for Roberts' goals playing as a spare crumb up the ground his stats wouldn't look so padded. As a HB Roberts was average and man ran away from him multiple times, didn't lay some tackles he should've, gave away elementary frees, etc. Only reason he's being flushed so much is because he's a mature age recruit with less expectation on him. When it comes to mature play, effort and silk in the position recruited for, Tsatas was ahead of many in that match. Again, agree to disagree.

Roberts laid the most tackles on the ground with 8, including the match saving tackle. He had a few tackles broken, because he was constantly pressuring. He played on the wing for most of the game. Tsatas laid 3 tackles despite being on ball all game and is currently one of the weakest body on body players his size to have ever played the game.

 

[bennyg12]

Great workrate today

 

[ant555]

He did get his hands on the footy 39 times! That is pretty good!

Between you and me the truth would land in the middle. He did some really good stuff but the was 5 or 6 pretty ordinary turnovers.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

We used to have a player O’Brien who used to get it a lot of possessions in VFL but never made it as he was a terrible kick and slow. Tsatas isn’t slow and can improve his kicking as Jobe did ..you’d hope. But gees he makes far too many errors at the moment. If people are pulling their hair out over Parish’s kicking then won’t be happy if this guy.

 

[Nicholas61]

Tsatas laid 3 tackles despite being on ball all game and is currently one of the weakest body on body players his size to have ever played the game.

I remember early on Prosecutor made the comment in a ressies match against Carlton that Tsatas was way too easy to move and got howled down for the comment. Later in that game Ned Cahill looked like Lockett the way he outmuscled him.