Are the majority of taggers failed midfielders?

[threesixpio]

Aren't you putting down all opposition teams there as he would be learning midfield craft from the player he is following around.

Think he tagged Selwood last week

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

I suspect they are all just elite runners who are failed footballers in general.

 

[hawkman]

Also does that mean Bartel was a failed midfielder in 2009?

 

[threesixpio]

My point above was that the premise of this thread assumes a linear progression to rather than from a tagger

 

[schmuttt]

Bernie Vince is well past his best but was a B+ mid who had the random A grade game at his peak. Some very short memories on BF.

 

[Righteo]

If you watched Barlow at the Suns this year you wouldn't call him a failed midfielder. I'm still salty he's not at Freo.

I do think there is some merit to the OP though. It reminds me of a similar assertion I've seen on here - all key defenders are failed key forwards, which is also an interesting concept.

 

[ashep]

What if midfielders failed taggers?

 

[Beer n Skittles]

Are taggers failed artists?

 

[RedVest4]

Aren't you putting down all opposition teams there as he would be learning midfield craft from the player he is following around.

I thought he meant learning off his teammmates

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I thought he meant learning off his teammmates

In which case he would still learn off Hodge, Burgoyne and Mitchell.

 

[RedVest4]

In which case he would still learn off Hodge, Burgoyne and Mitchell.

Finished, finished and crab

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Finished, finished and crab

Just giving you enough rope to show you are trolling. Mission complete.

 

[RedVest4]

Just giving you enough rope to show you are trolling. Mission complete.

Mission Accomplished*

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Mission Accomplished*

There wasnt a high degree of skill in it and I really don't care that much so complete will suffice.

 

[HumanMeatball]

I've seen a lot of evidence of this in recent times.

By the looks, coaches are turning underperforming midfielders into taggers.

It started with Cameron Ling who couldn't cut it as a pure mid - he was a Geelong whipping boy at times and turned it around by tagging.

I'm seeing this with with players like Dion Prestia (probably the best current example) and Bernie Vince.

Another example was Michael Barlow when he was severely out of form with Freo at the end and we all know about Ryan Crowley.

Prestia nullifying zorko for one week while getting 20 possessions himself doesn't make him a tagger

 

[RedVest4]

Prestia nullifying zorko for one week while getting 20 possessions himself doesn't make him a tagger

Yes it does, it's obvious this is the only thing Hardwick can do with him.

 

[HumanMeatball]

Yes it does, it's obvious this is the only thing Hardwick can do with him.

I suppose Scott selwood is also a tagger

 

[RedVest4]

I suppose Scott selwood is also a tagger

Correct, he also falls in the same category, thankfully, we didn't give up pick 6 for him.

 

[HumanMeatball]

Correct, he also falls in the same category, thankfully, we didn't give up pick 6 for him.

Only just saw it was you redvest. Troll is obvious. Play on

 

[RedVest4]

Only just saw it was you redvest. Troll is obvious. Play on

Think I'm raising some very valid points TBH. Why would I troll two Cats?

 

[djrossie16]

Picken came on alright lol

 

[Syd]

Sydney approach has been to blood* the young ones as taggers\run with players and they in turn learn how to read where to go from following the best players and eventually become midfielders

Worked with a fair few now.

 

[demondavey]

I'm sorry, is a tagger not just a defensively minded midfielder?

No

 

[MightyTiger]

Prestia has one game where he was checking someone and now all of a sudden he's a tagger, god bless the insightful knowledge of BigFooty.

 

[Packedlunch]

Pity Howe doesn't currently have anyone to learn from

I think we just got to the intent of this thread.