Alan Didak

[shawthing09]

Actually, Pendles is quite fast when he wants to be, it's just that he rarely puts his foot down, and I'm not sure why that is. In any case, Pendlebury is far better at moving through traffic than Didak, and in my view he is already harder at the ball than him as well. Perhaps my summation of what makes a good midfielder was a little bit simplistic, but I still don't think Didak has the necessary attributes to really excel there.

It's Pendles ability to find the ball in traffic and congestion that puts him aside as a player. In doing this he often A) gets first use of the ball for the team and B) puts another player in a better position. If he didn't have that he would be like I described Didak a running link player.

I'd agree with your simple summary of what is required of midfielders. Of course there are exception but in general that theory works. As for Didak people often reference his most kicks in the league stat for this year. They omit the fact that he had close to (if not) the most handball recieves and a ridiculously high kick to handball ratio.

 

[Brad Goodman]

As a midfielder this year he got much more of the ball but was far less damaging. I'd take Didak kicking and setting up goals with his class and smarts over Didak getting a lot of soft linking touches.

Concur.

I have found Dids much more damaging at half-forward (apart from the SF v West Coast, an amazing performance which I don't think he has come close to replicating in the midfield yet).

 

[Pie eyed]

Without naming "positions", as traditional positions are largely irrelevant these days, Didak should be in and around the 50 as much as possible.
Ideally running into the fifty either with the ball or when the ball comes in. This is when he is his most dangerous and productive.

 

[Kirby]

Without naming "positions", as traditional positions are largely irrelevant these days, Didak should be in and around the 50 as much as possible.
Ideally running into the fifty either with the ball or when the ball comes in. This is when he is his most dangerous and productive.

and it's also when the opposition shit their pants!

 

[spartan-magpie]

and it's also when the opposition shit their pants!

and its when many a collingwood supporter creams thiers....

 

[Pie eyed]

and its when many a collingwood supporter creams thiers....

I do jump up and down a bit. I have been known to shoot a bit of the old Scotch and Coke out my nose occasionally!

 

[Skade]

That would be a good look Pie eyed