Player Watch Brayden Maynard

[Baltimore Jack]

Another one of those players who has not improved under Bucks...no wait, hang on

 

[Apex36]

Yep, I'd rather a player make a smother than lay an ineffectual tackle or bump as/after the opponent kicks it. Smothers should be encouraged far more

The tackle statistic is only for effective tackles, i.e. a tackle that causes a turnover or creates a stoppage. Maynard having 0 to his name doesn't mean he laid a tackle all day, it just means he didn't lay an effective tackle. Smothers are great, but no better than an effective tackle, and not as good if said tackle results in a holding the ball call unless the smother leads to a turnover.

 

[Soups]

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Another one of those players who has not improved under Bucks...no wait, hang on

But Cloke couldn't. But of course did under Bevo.... errr wait......

 

[peter moore]

Time for this boy to be given some freedom and played in the midfield, you can see his frustration chasing tails all day in defence.

 

[Leviathan Pie]

Time for this boy to be given some freedom and played in the midfield, you can see his frustration chasing tails all day in defence.

Be good if he minimised the turnovers that directly result in opposition goals.

 

[peter moore]

Be good if he minimised the turnovers that directly result in opposition goals.

Sure, but he is not the only one!
But I believe that he can be something else and better than just a small defender.
What I love about him is he plays with passion and looks like he really cares, unlike some. (Sidebottom, etc)

 

[Leviathan Pie]

Sure, but he is not the only one!
But I believe that he can be something else and better than just a small defender.
What I love about him is he plays with passion and looks like he really cares, unlike some. (Sidebottom, etc)

Hey, his season overall has been quite good. Certainly not our biggest problem.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Can't kick.

 

[Seedsfan]

Can't kick.

Yeah rightio

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Yeah rightio

Damn straight.

 

[Seedsfan]

Damn straight.

How do you work that out?

 

[Frank Gallagher]

How do you work that out?

That he can't kick?

I use my eyes.

 

[Seedsfan]

That he can't kick?

I use my eyes.

Yeah they were bad turn overs but if you used your eyes you would notice that most of his kicks hit targets and that two of the ones he missed was under pressure on his right foot. The problem isn't his kicking it's more the decision making when he is on his opposite he needs to take the easier option instead of backing himself and taking the game on

 

[Axl the great]

Another guy on the list with strength, speed, a long raking kick, but a bit lost positioning wise, Maynards best spot is a running half back or a winger, not an Alan Toovey style shut down defender.

 

[soreplums]

Another guy on the list with strength, speed, a long raking kick, but a bit lost positioning wise, Maynards best spot is a running half back or a winger, not an Alan Toovey style shut down defender.

Put him on the wing. He'll move the ball into the forward 50m quickly with his penetration

 

[Soups]

Put him on the wing. He'll move the ball into the forward 50m quickly with his penetration

In that good period where we won 3 in a row he was playing some very good footy when he was further up the field. He hitting players up in the forward 50 a couple times a game. This needs to start happening again.

 

[ash84]

Put him on the wing. He'll move the ball into the forward 50m quickly with his penetration

Would rather him on a wing than Aish.

 

[Collingwoodity]

One of the few positives from a horrible year. Keep going mate.

 

[sloth6]

The further away from the last line of defence the better for Maynard. Still a long way to go and perhaps he can learn that when you've had five kicked on you, you don't carry on like your he-man

 

[Seedsfan]

The further away from the last line of defence the better for Maynard. Still a long way to go and perhaps he can learn that when you've had five kicked on you, you don't carry on like your he-man

Lol you never take a backwards step. It's great how he never lets anyone get in his face

 

[DT_fanatic]

Back to having more brain fades. Hopefully just a one off.


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[Soups]

If we win mark it down to Degoey.

 

[chop_me]

Move him out of the back line. Too many direct turnovers leading to opposition goals.


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[Leviathan Pie]

His last 2-3 weeks have been back to his early season form.

Deplorable tonight.