Free Agent # 6: Joe Daniher (part 1)

[Doss]

He is our most important player, and in our top five and maybe three best now.

Star.

 

[Stopher]

Thank **** this guy didn't choose to go to Sydney as a F/S.

Imagine a prime-aged Joe taking over from Buddy once he retires.

He's actually becoming a bit scary the shit he can do, for a guy his size. Incredible.

 

[vast]

If he isnt already he is on his way to becoming a star of the comp.

Is taller and more mobile than most defenders, very very hard to match up.

 

[Kong]

When you realise he has kicked the same amount of goals as the leading goal-kickers from Collingwood and Carlton combined.

What about when you realise that?

 

[Pweter]

That goal where he plucked it one handed from the ruck, back tracked then snapped... wow. The degree of difficulty was right up there, it was an amazing piece of play that hasn't received the kudos it deserves.

 

[Pweter]

What about when you realise that?

He said ""

 

[calyam]

Is now on track for a 64 goal season.

 

[Fear Boner]

He makes footy so damn entertaining to watch again , my love of afl has been tested with the whole asada saga.

Joey makes it fun to watch again , god bless you Joe you big doofus

 

[Drummer_19]

Incredibly durable considering the way he goes for hangers and finds himself taking some hard falls, played in 74 of our last 75 games after his slow 1st season.

 

[hotkorma]

Favourite was seeing him go back and slot that first sausage

 

[VelvetSledge]

Just my favourite player to watch. He just loves the game. Looks like he's having a ball every time he plays

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Incredible ground-level work for his goals today. He can do it all now, goals on the run, pack marks, marks on the lead and now crumbing the ball off the deck. Pretty incredible when you consider his stature, he had no right to do some of things we've seen him do this year.

 

[akiva]

He's up to 26 goals this season. Compare that to this time last year, he was only on 11 goals. Joe's growth and development of the last 12 months has been amazing to see.

 

[Sanj48]

He's up to 26 goals this season. Compare that to this time last year, he was only on 11 goals. Joe's growth and development of the last 12 months has been amazing to see.

I've been reading the main board too much because I was half way through reading this and expected it to say his growth and development is...'unprecedented'.

 

[JDavey]

Dont look now but Joey D has a better Goal to behind ratio than Buddy.

 

[Coldacre]

the best part is, half of the opposition supporters still haven't clued on. they still see him as erratic and inaccurate.

he's stepped up massively this season. THIS is his breakout year.

 

[JayJ20]

No medals awarded this week. Guess he really wants that brownlow doesn't he

 

[Killer_Mike]

Is now on track for a 64 goal season.

Is that including finals?

 

[Summer Nights]

No medals awarded this week. Guess he really wants that brownlow doesn't he

Inb4delist

 

[Pweter]

Just had a look at his stats - he's only had 8 tackles this year. This surprised me given he puts on his fair share of defensive pressure, but he obviously doesn't get in a position to tackle. It's even more surprising given he has time in the ruck every week where the contest is at his feet.

Don't get me wrong, I'm ecstatic with his performance this season but this stat took me completely by surprise.

 

[Stopher]

Pfff why bother with tackles when you've got Tippa, Green and Raz buzzing around at your feet?

 

[Killer_Mike]

I know he's a silly old fool but I think he's on the money!

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/liv...s/news-story/158252d4ffd720bc419b4725f1f63124

“In two years Daniher will be the best player in the game,”

proclaimed AFL legend Kevin Bartlett on SEN radio during Essendon’s win over West Coast.


And this from Jono Brown.

“Paul Salmon was a great full-forward who played in the ruck as well and I would have thought Joey was more mobile than the Big Fish,”


And from Joe himself after the game.


”It’s a work in progress,” he said. “I know my kicking specifically is not where it needs to be and my game in general is not where I want it to be.

“So I’ve just got to keep working and keep working with the group of guys that we’ve got, and hopefully some good stuff is around the corner.”

 

[Killer_Mike]

Joey is the AFL version of a "Unicorn"!

 

[Fear Boner]

Joey is the AFL version of a "Unicorn"!

That would make us the Knicks

 

[Donakebab]

Classic Joe. How can you not like this guy?