AFL Player 5: Elijah Tsatas

[Nuggs Bunny]

 

[thebigboy]

So to sum up:

Elijah Tsatas is a talented young midfielder who can find the ball but is currently struggling to convert that into AFL standard impact due to:

1. below average kicking,
2. lack of defensive work rate,
3. and limited endurance.

Whilst there’s potential, especially in clearance work, serious doubts remain about his physicality, versatility, and whether his style suits the modern game or Essendon’s current midfield need.

Fair?

So basically, a bust

 

[Nifft]

I won't lie I did use it to sum up the page

Good thing you didn't use Grok...

 

[Old Campaigner]

Good thing you didn't use Grok...

Don’t you want to see it’s final solution to our shitty list?

 

[Nifft]

Don’t you want to see it’s final solution to our shitty list?

 

[FootyGuru]

So to sum up:

Elijah Tsatas is a talented young midfielder who can find the ball but is currently struggling to convert that into AFL standard impact due to:

1. below average kicking,
2. lack of defensive work rate,
3. and limited endurance.

Whilst there’s potential, especially in clearance work, serious doubts remain about his physicality, versatility, and whether his style suits the modern game or Essendon’s current midfield need.

Fair?

If he works on his endurance, should help his defensive work rate.
2 birds with one stone.

 

[Nifft]

If he works on his endurance, should help his defensive work rate.
2 birds with one stone.

He needs to take a leaf out of Nic Martin's book and get a personal trainer over the summer break.

 

[FootyGuru]

He needs to take a leaf out of Nic Martin's book and get a personal trainer over the summer break.

He’s got one. Works pretty hard in the off season.

 

[NAB777]

He needs to take a leaf out of Nic Martin's book and get a personal trainer over the summer break.

Nic Martin is a natural endurance athlete.

 

[jdstorm]

He’s got one. Works pretty hard in the off season.

Maybe a better one then

 

[crackers65]

He’s got one. Works pretty hard in the off season.

Doesn’t show in his game at all. Must jog around with no intensity, reinforcing muscle memory.

 

[Runk]

Good thing you didn't use Grok...

Daaaaaamn

 

[DERO]

Is he back this week?

 

[Foxx]

Nic Martin is a natural endurance athlete.

Yep, perfectly suited to the modern outside dominated game.

 

[Keystone agony]

Staying which is the right call acc Twomey

 

[ant555]

Staying which is the right call acc Twomey

No one was kicking the tyres. The only option was to stay. He was 100% "getable" if someone was interested.

 

[MiguelM]

Backup for Parish, that is all IMO.

 

[Keystone agony]

No one was kicking the tyres. The only option was to stay. He was 100% "getable" if someone was interested.

We dont know that

 

[jannissary]

Backup for Parish, that is all IMO.

is he backup if he gets on the field as much as he does?

 

[ghostdog]

We dont know that

Dude

 

[ant555]

We dont know that

Well that depends on what contacts we have. you can please yourself

 

[MiguelM]

is he backup if he gets on the field as much as he does?

Still behind an in form Parish by a long way but who knows if Parish can ever put a decent string of games together.

 

[Atavistic]

Him being injured meant no one was whining about him not being picked for four whole weeks - which I think might be a record for this thread.

 

[eth-dog]

Him being injured meant no one was whining about him not being picked for four whole weeks - which I think might be a record for this thread.

Meant nobody was whinging about how bad he is when he's not in the AFL*

 

[dondolla]

I hope it motivates him to have a big preseason. With McGrath, Kako, Roberts etc. getting some opportunities in centre bounce, there’s even more competition because they can play in other areas too. You’d think at least one of the early picks will be a mid as well.

He wouldn’t be on a big contract so he can keep having 40 in the vfl if he doesn’t work on his game. I know he was a pick five but Dodoro isn’t here anymore so I don’t think the club cares about cutting their losses. He actually needs to play well too because clearly clubs aren’t too keen now.

 

[eth-dog]

I hope it motivates him to have a big preseason. With McGrath, Kako, Roberts etc. getting some opportunities in centre bounce, there’s even more competition because they can play in other areas too. You’d think at least one of the early picks will be a mid as well.

He wouldn’t be on a big contract so he can keep having 40 in the vfl if he doesn’t work on his game. I know he was a pick five but Dodoro isn’t here anymore so I don’t think the club cares about cutting their losses. He actually needs to play well too because clearly clubs aren’t too keen now.

Of all the things to criticise him for, you criticise his work ethic? The guy who stays back after training to work on his kicking every week?