Player Watch #9: Charlie Spargo

[Demon 16]

I would love to eat my own words if he keeps it up.

I would have delisted him first chance, but he’s started very well this year.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Our second best (behind ANB) for pressure acts against the Saints - feels like we're finally getting a few scores from that style of play which is great.

Laurie and Bowey are both meant to be high IQ and good disposal players. These three with Pickett around Weid, Brown, Jackson sounds decent if it all comes together

Being able to rotate Petracca, Kossie, Spargo, Sparrow and Jordon (and hopefully Bowey and Laurie) through high half forward and the midfield and get a decent standard of both pressure and forward impact possessions from all is key to our scoring potential. Arguably more important than the talk forwards.

 

[schmuttt]

Bagged him a lot for being limited but getting everything out of himself now and his ball use is very intelligent. Both him and ANB doing their best to escape whipping boy status.

 

[Bluelegs]

Left field thought. Is it possible Spargo's kick from the boundary that hit the post was actually a goal?

As the ball passed the furthest goal post it just nicks the back of the post leading to the goal being overturned.

However, the rule is that the entire ball must pass over the entire line to score, so if that occured before the ball hit the post then it would have been a goal. Charlie snapped it so the ball was spinning backwards over end on a 45 degree angle. The ball hits the post at the point so it is plausible that the ball may have crossed the entire line before it hit the post.


The goal umpire's call was a goal. The evidence is inconclusive as to whether the ball hit the post before or after the entire ball had cleared the line. As the AFL defers to the umpire's original call on inconclusive vision the laws of the AFL state that it should have been a goal.

That is to say, CHARLIE WAZ ROBBED!!1!11!

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Left field thought. Is it possible Spargo's kick from the boundary that hit the post was actually a goal?

As the ball passed the furthest goal post it just nicks the back of the post leading to the goal being overturned.
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However, the rule is that the entire ball must pass over the entire line to score, so if that occured before the ball hit the post then it would have been a goal. Charlie snapped it so the ball was spinning backwards over end on a 45 degree angle. The ball hits the post at the point so it is plausible that the ball may have crossed the entire line before it hit the post.
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The goal umpire's call was a goal. The evidence is inconclusive as to whether the ball hit the post before or after the entire ball had cleared the line. As the AFL defers to the umpire's original call on inconclusive vision the laws of the AFL state that it should have been a goal.

That is to say, CHARLIE WAZ ROBBED!!1!11!

I thought it was going to be a goal bc I was under the impression that if it hits the back of the post it’s clear.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Some good thinking there by Bluelegs. Very solid points.

 

[MartinPrince]

never screamed Ballll as loud as i have i reckon when Sparggie boy nailed Houli right in the middle of the G

 

[Crusty Demon]

Lot of man love for this guy. Considering he looks like a child, that's probably not appropriate but f*** he's come on exactly the way i hoped. I've backed him day one and I'm so happy he's now best 22 and proving his worth. He just looks like a winner to me. Team first mentality. The great Lions team and even the recent Tigers side has a few like him. If our bottom 6 is playing like Charlie, then we're in for a good ride next few years tbh..

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Favourite player.

 

[pjfairbairn]

Mighty mouse.

 

[Headless]

Playing really well. Impact very, very much goes beyond the stat sheet.

 

[Jamurp]

He kept his feet twice in contests in the forward 50 which resulted in goals both times, also that chase down tackle on Houli, he's playing a really important role this season so far.

 

[CTHORANGE]

Love the Sparg

 

[Dancing Potato]

Anyone who doesn't love Spargo can GAGF.

One of the first to get into every single brawl/melee too, despite being a total midget.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Anyone who doesn't love Spargo can GAGF.

One of the first to get into every single brawl/melee too, despite being a total midget.

Angry little man isn't exactly an uncommon thing.

 

[ImissFrosty]

He's still an annoying little midget, but he's becoming our annoying little midget

 

[Meds]

Impressive interview. Next captain?

 

[Imet Hassa]

Impressive interview. Next captain?

I don’t know about Captain but I thought the same, good interview and very articulate is our Charlie. I reckon Dees would go very nicely if AFL was more of a debating type sport. TMac and ANB also able to string together a nicely constructed sentence.


Why am I now having Pythonesque images in my head of red robed Plato type Dees strolling aimlessly, philosophy battling ... with Jobe commentating in Latin?

 

[netslave]

Just shows you don't need to rack up disposals to be useful to the team.
Chipped in with a good goal and I thought his pressure acts were fantastic tonight and is playing his role perfectly.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Incredible number of *******s sledging him in the Olympic stand tonight.

 

[Tulip]

What a player. Got us over the line today.

 

[LeverPuller]

Incredible number of *******s sledging him in the Olympic stand tonight.

Not as bad as the ******* in one of the corporate boxes sledging Buddy with some incredibly colourful language

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Not as bad as the ******* in one of the corporate boxes sledging Buddy with some incredibly colourful language

Yeah but corporate boxes literally exist for that purpose, I expect more from Dees fans in the pleb seats than i do from corporates

 

[The Dr]

Love this kid. Genuine ‘angry little man’ attitude, and super high footy IQ.


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[Crusty Demon]

Love him. Been on him from Day 1. Just looks a winner to me. Gives it everything and has the skills when needed. I'd love to be a FF leading out when i see Charlie with the ball. Tough bugger too. His tackling technique is fantastic. He's a midget, but he's our midget..