Past #7: Jack Ziebell [Part II] - retires post-RFC game/280gm&183gl/6yr captain - Shinboner - assaulted post-RFC game& in hospital - get well soon JZ

[Twinkletoes]

Haven’t checked every thread yet but did see Jack interviewed outside Hardon St on one of tonight’s footy shows and found it very interesting when he answered a question about him playing forward and/or midfield. Paraphrasing but it was something like “the coach knows best and I play where he sees fit!”

 

[Uber Roo]

Haven’t checked every thread yet but did see Jack interviewed outside Hardon St on one of tonight’s footy shows and found it very interesting when he answered a question about him playing forward and/or midfield. Paraphrasing but it was something like “the coach knows best and I play where he sees fit!”

Just saw it
“ I’m dictated to by our coach, wherever he sees fit....”


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[Devington]

Haven’t checked every thread yet but did see Jack interviewed outside Hardon St on one of tonight’s footy shows and found it very interesting when he answered a question about him playing forward and/or midfield. Paraphrasing but it was something like “the coach knows best and I play where he sees fit!”

What a good little Bradbot.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Just saw it
“ I’m dictated to by our coach, wherever he sees fit....”


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That was it. Considering the agitation swirling about here and now in the papers I found it interesting to hear Jack say it’s all on the coach.

 

[Twinkletoes]

What a good little Bradbot.

It sounded like he was saying "Brad's the boss and we do as we're told", to my eyes and ears anyway.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

It sounded like he was saying "Brad's the boss and we do as we're told", to my eyes and ears anyway.

I didn't hear it, but any chance that it was a subtle message that the players are finding the coach inflexible?

 

[Uber Roo]

It sounded like he was saying "Brad's the boss and we do as we're told", to my eyes and ears anyway.

That’s how I interpreted it too TT
The way he spoke tonight, wasn’t the normal Jack confidence, definitely looked a bit rattled


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[Twinkletoes]

I didn't hear it, but any chance that it was a subtle message that the players are finding the coach inflexible?

Perhaps, which is what I found intriguing considering the current landscape and the fact I've never heard anything similar before. If he was being 100% honest though he could have added "and we can't even get that right as our skills have been pants!"

 

[giantroo]

 

[R00StaR]

Haven’t checked every thread yet but did see Jack interviewed outside Hardon St on one of tonight’s footy shows and found it very interesting when he answered a question about him playing forward and/or midfield. Paraphrasing but it was something like “the coach knows best and I play where he sees fit!”

Seems a reasonable answer to me. We're talking about a player than can play as a mid/ forward or combination of and is ready to do so when required. But while he can play as a mid he never really locked it down. We all know we often look too sluggish when Jack and Cunners are in the middle together.

Surely anyone in his boat would be happy for the professional coach with a birdseye over proceedings to decide when its best for you to play as a mid.

 

[Psychic Roo]

Was actually trying hard i thought. Needs to work on hitting up and playing his role. As we became a rabble was taking his man into packs with bbb - we looked like under 15s with slow ball in , we are dead playing like that.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

How long is this guy contracted for?

We face a very ugly proposition: the long-term contracted captain has no real role in the side and no apparent upside.

Good luck to whoever lands the role to fix this s**t SANDWICH.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Tackles were a positives.

The old hack kick forward while not under pressure was a big negative.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Much better from Jack tonight.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Much better from Jack tonight.

It was, but after a decade it's so frustrating that he kicks blindly into the forward line. The couple of times he lowered the eyes, he hit targets. But there were about 5 blind kicks in a row in the first half.

 

[shintemaster]

How long is this guy contracted for?

We face a very ugly proposition: the long-term contracted captain has no real role in the side and no apparent upside.

Good luck to whoever lands the role to fix this s**t SANDWICH.

God you're full of it. He's not flying but there are 10 players I'd happily drop before him.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

God you're full of it. He's not flying but there are 10 players I'd happily drop before him.

Name them.

 

[shintemaster]

Name them.

Pick 'em from a hat - it won't make any difference to my opinion.

 

[Twinkletoes]

It was, but after a decade it's so frustrating that he kicks blindly into the forward line. The couple of times he lowered the eyes, he hit targets. But there were about 5 blind kicks in a row in the first half.

True, but at least he was in the thick of it rather than an on ground spectator like last week.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Pick 'em from a hat - it won't make any difference to my opinion.

You can pick any name from a hat and they will have hacked less kicks to the opposition tonight than Ziebell did.

Even Macmillan. And he was diabolical (again).

 

[Billy Not Really]

Eh, better game I suppose but I still don't see where he fits into the big picture. In fact it gets harder the more fresh faces we bring in.

He doesn't impact games as much as other captains do. Look no further than Travis Boak.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Better effort tonight.

 

[EDFL follower]

Name them.

Hall
Wright
Mcmillan
Hrovat
Turner
Mcdonald
There is 6 without thinking

 

[EDFL follower]

He has had 1 very poor game against the drug cheats. The rest of the season he has been fine

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Hall
Wright
Mcmillan
Hrovat
Turner
Mcdonald
There is 6 without thinking

Disagree.