Player Watch #50 Marlion Pickett

[Barnzy]

Selecting umpteen rookies effectively concedes your chances of winning , you’d only be in that mode if staring at back to back wooden spoons , we re trying to contend for finals so we re not about to adopt that damned fool approach

You can see his point though. Yes Pickett is 28 years old but he's playing like a rookie. Swapping him for another young player does not hurt the team.

He's doing a couple nice things each game but fading significantly in and out despite a lot of game time through the middle. He will often go long stretches of quarters without even being involved in the play.

10 disposals on the weekend, 7 disposals against the Magpies, 10 against Hawthorn etc. It's not good enough.

 

[Barnzy]

I thought he played his role well and deserves to stay in the team. He’s never been an accumulator of the footy.

I feel his strengths are his toughness, defensive attributes and X-Factor. Throughout his time in the WAFL and playing in the VFL last year he wasn’t ever an overly high possession getter.

He has had some good defensive moments in other games but Pickett had 1 tackle and only 5 pressure acts against GWS. That's very poor.

That was really the only thing he could hang his hat on for a game and can't imagine that effort would please Dimma. Again, I'm wondering why the bar is set so low for many for his performances.

 

[Bojangles17]

You can see his point though. Yes Pickett is 28 years old but he's playing like a rookie. Swapping him for another young player does not hurt the team.

He's doing a couple nice things each game but fading significantly in and out despite a lot of game time through the middle. He will often go long stretches of quarters without even being involved in the play.

10 disposals on the weekend, 7 disposals against the Magpies, 10 against Hawthorn etc. It's not good enough.

That’s rubbish He’s not playing like a rookie , refer to naishs performance with lots of turnovers and nothing constructive. That’s what you gotta be prepared for playing rookies and that’s why you put 3+ together you’ll concede chances of winning . While his numbers haven’t been high he’s been constructive with his play and doesn’t * up rookie style ,, that’s why he won’t be dropped

 

[DeLaCon]

Im happy to go out on a limb and say I dont reckon Pickett will make it. Id doubt he'll get to 50 games.

 

[Madtiger2006]

Im happy to go out on a limb and say I dont reckon Pickett will make it. Id doubt he'll get to 50 games.

Gee he’s played 8 games? Should be getting 20 touches and running out games with ease by now

 

[Charlie Pannam]

He’s looked to me like a player still trying to figure out our game style and his role in the team. A couple of times I reckon he was caught between wanting to take it on and doing the team thing.
Definitely think he’s got the tools just needs a confidence builder and we’ll see him back in that GF form where he was playing on instinct

 

[Ceehook]

He has had some good defensive moments in other games but Pickett had 1 tackle and only 5 pressure acts against GWS. That's very poor.

That was really the only thing he could hang his hat on for a game and can't imagine that effort would please Dimma. Again, I'm wondering why the bar is set so low for many for his performances.

the game did seem to catch out most of our inexperienced players

people might trash talk GWS but they sit high on the ladder most years , play in plenty of finals are loaded with plenty of high end draft picks
I think the game will prove to be a good form line

but can see the game will have presented the match selection committee with a few headaches

 

[SweetD]

Dimma said it's my turn to say I told you so about Pickett this week.

 

[Barnzy]

Great game. Well done Pickett! Now let's not revert back next week. Let's get some consistency going.

 

[French Tiger]

Looked like he is starting to feel like he belongs at the level !
Obviously great in the gf but has looked lost at times this season , much better running to correct positions tonight


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[Goshaa]

Building nicely after that absolute f*** up of a kick in the first

 

[Snatch]

Is Marlion’s family up there as well?

 

[SweetD]

still love him, attacks the ball hard, gets into the right spaces, takes the game on.

Few *ups but 100% worth persisting with. Just needs to learn to take a breath.

 

[HumanMeatball]

yeah I well and truly have him in our best team. Goes good and can pop up with something special

 

[tiger_tough]

still love him, attacks the ball hard, gets into the right spaces, takes the game on.

Few fu**ups but 100% worth persisting with. Just needs to learn to take a breath.

Yeah getting better and better. Just needs to take a moment and assess rather than rush it every time

 

[Sir_Rancelot]

Lovin the way Marlion is playing.
He is only getting better with every game he plays.

 

[Goshaa]

Needs to learn to dispose the ball quicker. Other than that I like him on the wing. Only needs 15 touches to impact.

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Just needs to take a moment and assess rather than rush it every time

Needs to learn to dispose the ball quicker

Well, I'm confused

 

[Goshaa]

Well, I'm confused

He looks too relaxed when he has the ball sometimes. He got caught on the wing by Berry when he took too long to get rid of it. He often got caught holding the ball in the earlier rounds and opponents close in on him pretty quickly because he takes his time to get rid of it.

Watch how fast someone like Cotchin or Lambert disposes the ball. Marlion is a turtle in comparison.

It’s just an awareness thing. He’s still getting used to the speed of AFL and it has improved as the season has gone on but there were still glimpses tonight.

 

[ohhhBigMalcho]

think he has found his spot on the wing, which is a position that is absolutely up for grabs. like others i agree his Hand to foot speed lets him down but he has a lot of other fantastic attributes that makes him best 22 for mine

 

[HeadandShin]

did I see a blind turn in our defensive 50??
I think he's been really good the past couple and he's starting to believe. It's been mentioned a few times how hard it would be for all players this year, let alone those that have a reason to doubt.

 

[tiger_tough]

Well, I'm confused

When he takes a mark particularly forward he tends to play on without knowing what hes going to do and gets caught in 2 minds. Did it with his set shot last week and going inside 50 last night.

 

[tora tora tora]

I liked the mid kick to Dusty, that went through for a goal.

 

[k31th]

did I see a blind turn in our defensive 50??

oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[HeadandShin]

oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

could watch it all day.