magpie_marty
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- Apr 30, 2017
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Too many weaknesses of Reid now days outweigh the benefit of his kicking. Would think also the new rule of the goal square kicking helps our poor pin point passing in defensive 50With the bad kicking team we are, I still would like to have Reid playing.
Really? He ran at 83% DE in 2017 and 79% in 2018, and he usually took the attacking option. I regard him as an elite long field kick.
Huh? Dunn was one of the most effective KPD’s in the competition before he got injured. Yeah, he gives away some stupid frees, but he is an excellent defender in general. He was rated the second best 1v1 defender in the comp in 2017:Dunn is a good kick but a terrible defender and has a habit too of giving away stupid free kicks.
Tad harsh I would say. 2016 and 2017 he made clear contributions to our best 22. They were not his best years but he was good. 2016 in particular was clearly his best ever seasons in relation to disposal and marks. Also polled 5 of his career 9 Brownlow votes in these two seasons. 2018 was a wreck but to say he has done nothing for years is wrong.if you were posting this in 2015 , this post would be relevant.
its now 2019 and he has done nothing for years , the times he gets on the park he isnt a quarter of his form in 2010,2011
Not sure that is a great stat in terms of your point.In 2018 opposition teams in the first 15 rounds with Dunn in the team, averaged higher scores against CFC per game than in the final 8 home and away games or final 12 rounds of the season without Dunn in the team.
Not sure that is a great stat in terms of your point.
Dunn is currently our best key defender.
Unless you provide the scores of Dunn’s direct opponent for context, that statement is meaningless.In 2018 opposition teams in the first 15 rounds with Dunn in the team, averaged higher scores against CFC per game than in the final 8 home and away games or final 12 rounds of the season without Dunn in the team.
Tad harsh I would say. 2016 and 2017 he made clear contributions to our best 22. They were not his best years but he was good. 2016 in particular was clearly his best ever seasons in relation to disposal and marks. Also polled 5 of his career 9 Brownlow votes in these two seasons. 2018 was a wreck but to say he has done nothing for years is wrong.
If he was like he was pre knee injury I think we might have been about 6 points better off...I don't care what the stats say, I would have loved to have had Dunn play in the GF.
Need to look further into that and the coin he was possibly on in those good & down years , lot of wasted cap space to have an output of 45 games in the last 4 odd years for a player probably in our top 10 highest salary
Need to look further into that and the coin he was possibly on in those good & down years , lot of wasted cap space to have an output of 45 games in the last 4 odd years for a player probably in our top 10 highest salary
If he was loafing along in the VFL you might be able to apply that but what he was getting paid is irrelevant when he was missing through injury.
In 2018 opposition teams in the first 15 rounds with Dunn in the team, averaged higher scores against CFC per game than in the final 8 home and away games or final 12 rounds of the season without Dunn in the team.
In 2018 opposition teams in the first 15 rounds with Dunn in the team, averaged higher scores against CFC per game than in the final 8 home and away games or final 12 rounds of the season without Dunn in the team.
Wouldn't the pedestrians be too busy looking around their feet for the broken glass to even notice Ben's presence let alone offer encouragement?He has put in so much effort, dedication, pain, all to get back.
It seems the road remains filled with broken glass.
And ofcourse he will always have the undoubted encouragement from the pedestrians to keep going son, keep going.
Just means as a team we improved during the year which is obvious.
Would you have liked a fit Dunn playing in the 2018 GF. I know I would.
We had a fit Reid and a probably fit enough Moore. Could have rolled the dice on one of them. We didn’t. It may or may not have made a difference but we will never know now.
Played an undersized and undermanned backline all year and they were sensational. But at the end when it counted they were outbodied.
Not sure if Reid’s cooked although it’s looking that way. Getting Moore back fully fit along with Roughead and/or Dunn when he returns will make a massive difference to an already formidable team. For one thing Howe will be able to play a more natural game.