AFL Player 5: Elijah Tsatas

[Nuggs Bunny]

 

[Keystone agony]

Actually that is not how it always works. Often you have a defensive winger and an attacking winger. One works back. The other pushes forward.

If were allowing one winger to push forward whilst the ball is transitioning into our back 50 then were in trouble

 

[ant555]

If were allowing one winger to push forward whilst the ball is transitioning into our back 50 then were in trouble

Think outside the box a bit. Or even better get to a few live non Essendon AFL games and watch the running patterns of the wingers.
The wingers still defend. One runs half back to forward pocket. The other runs back pocket to half forward.

 

[SydneyBomber]

Getting those Bent Stanton vibes?

Gee I really hope not - am a bit higher please, there's a few other #5's far more worthy...

 

[citizen-erased]

Gee I really hope not - am a bit higher please, there's a few other #5's far more worthy...

Stants would be a gun in this day and age. non-stop wing running for 4 quarters.
never got the angst directed at him

 

[DERO]

Stants would be a gun in this day and age. non-stop wing running for 4 quarters.
never got the angst directed at him

Only 255 more AFL games than the experts on here.

 

[fishardansin]

Think outside the box a bit. Or even better get to a few live non Essendon AFL games and watch the running patterns of the wingers.
The wingers still defend. One runs half back to forward pocket. The other runs back pocket to half forward.

So they don't keep their width? If they both kept their width and one ran more defensive than the other wouldn't that leave one side of the defensive 50 less covered?

 

[ant555]

So they don't keep their width? If they both kept their width and one ran more defensive than the other wouldn't that leave one side of the defensive 50 less covered?

They keep their width for sure. You just do not run both defensively all the time. There are always holes in system. That is why having a good team zone defense is important. It is the same as you have a gap somewhere when you play 7 behind the footy or an extra at the contest or a high half forward.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Where will Parish, Zerrett, Langford be?

Geelong, forward pocket, cleaning Nat Fyfe’s pool

 

[ant555]

The 187cm Tsatas is also aware of the room for improvement in his game as he prepares to join the team for their pre-Christmas training block.

“I think (I can improve) in the contest, the defensive side of my game,” Tsatas said.

“If I can nail that with my tackling and my defensive pressure, I’ll be a much more rounded player. That’ll benefit my game as a whole.”

At least the lad knows where he needs to put in the work.

 

[mike ross]

The 187cm Tsatas is also aware of the room for improvement in his game as he prepares to join the team for their pre-Christmas training block.

“I think (I can improve) in the contest, the defensive side of my game,” Tsatas said.

“If I can nail that with my tackling and my defensive pressure, I’ll be a much more rounded player. That’ll benefit my game as a whole.”

At least the lad knows where he needs to put in the work.

Exactly. It seems people forget that things can be taught. If they want to learn that is and Tsatas wants to learn.

Add tackling/pressure on to his existing game and we have ourselves a player.

 

[andleanback]

Think outside the box a bit. Or even better get to a few live non Essendon AFL games and watch the running patterns of the wingers.
The wingers still defend. One runs half back to forward pocket. The other runs back pocket to half forward.

It’s pretty basic footy structure I thought.

 

[Darealrath]

It’s pretty basic footy structure I thought.

Common tactic in soccer too. Often teams play with one full back who has a license to bomb forward while one tends to be more conservative.

 

[Razzle Dazzlers]

Scotty talking about his explosiveness was interesting. Knows the game is opening up and must feel we are missing some talent like this

 

[Zach Package]

Can also get a bit of a helping hand from a half forward who works up and shoulders some of the defensive load to allow the attacking wingers to be a bit more exploratory.

Suspect for us that would mean Guelfi doing the donkey work and Tsatas having a bit of a license over on one side while Durham folds back to help the defence and someone like Martin or Langford pushes up on the other.

Takes a fair bit of practise with handover of roles because Tsatas is almost certainly not going to exclusively be a winger though, will have his turn around the ball.

 

[mike ross]

Those steps and technique, sexy

 

[DERO]

I was actually down there today watching. Watched him get dumped in a tackle right at the end he and was pretty slow to get up!

 

[DERO]

Welcome to the big time.

 

[Beerfish]

I was actually down there today watching. Watched him get dumped in a tackle right at the end he and was pretty slow to get up!

Delist

#inb4yodel

 

[ant555]

 

[DERO]

The rationale of why we selected Tsatas was explained today by Daniel McPherson.

The theory is that players who can regularly get big numbers/ find the footy, generally continue to do so once they get onto an AFL list.

With Tsatas, they see a powerful mid who can move away from stoppages. Recent rule changes have led to a more open game that suits this type of player.

Also, the word on Philipou is that he told the clubs he interviewed at that he “would make them pay if the did not select him”. He was seen as more of a marking forward type player who can push into the midfield.

 

[TheGrizz]

Also, the word on Philipou is that he told the clubs he interviewed at that he “would make them pay if the did not select him”. He was seen as more of a marking forward type player who can push into the midfield.

Funnily enough, exactly what eDPS has been saying all year.

 

[DERO]

Funnily enough, exactly what eDPS has been saying all year.

You know he is really Callum Twomey don’t you?

 

[TheGrizz]

You know he is really Callum Twomey don’t you?

I had my suspicions. Yet to see them in the same room myself.

 

[Brady005]

Gee I really hope not - am a bit higher please, there's a few other #5's far more worthy...

Absolutely!!!

 

[Blind Turn]

Common tactic in soccer too. Often teams play with one full back who has a license to bomb forward while one tends to be more conservative.

Unless you play under Klopp.