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Happens with young players - still disappointing though.Really disappointing after a breakout game last week, literally the quietest player on the ground by quite a margin, his best and worst have to be closer than that.
You dont rate him?
Imo he has been very good the last 3 weeks.
Really disappointing after a breakout game last week, literally the quietest player on the ground by quite a margin, his best and worst have to be closer than that.
With all due respect, he racked up 23 points today and was safely our worst. Worse than Langdon who didn’t play the second half.
Think he’ll develop into a handy player, but he’s far too hit and miss at them moment.
With all due respect, he racked up 23 points today and was safely our worst. Worse than Langdon who didn’t play the second half.
Think he’ll develop into a handy player, but he’s far too hit and miss at them moment.
I dont base my opinion on "points ". There is more to a game than "points".
That’s fine in general. Except in this case, it’s an accurate measure. Are you seriously arguing he was good?
I'm saying he played his role well. no one gets a help of ball playing permanent half forward so no point using possessions as a factor deciding his performance. he pressured, tackled and his hands were better.
Usual service resumed, unfortunately.
He's been very poor all year, until he was very good last week. I think posters put too much stock into one out of the box game.
He's just not very good.
I don't even think last week's game was his best this year. It's very clear that you've chosen him as your whipping boy and are not willing to let yourself be swayed otherwise. Quiet game yesterday but absolutely showing this year that he has class, poise and the grunt required to make it.
Using Sam Mitchell is not a good comparison as if you check his first year are very similar to Brown's.Disagree. He has been awful all year and isn't AFL standard in my opinion.
He has good first instincts in heavy traffic when he doesn't have too much time to think - this, his tackling and his ability to get free kicks for too high are his only positives. This helped him excel last week when it was a frantic ball in our forward half but isn't a long term solution unless he can translate it into becoming an inside mid. Unfortunately, at his size and strength you need exceptional creative talent (ala Sam Mitchell), which he doesn't have, to make that work other than in a pinch hitting capacity.
When out in space or when he has time, Brown is like a deer in the headlights. He has no awareness at all.
He has a low centre of gravity and good balance when over the ball, but he doesn't have anything even approaching class or poise as you suggest. He also struggles to kick 40 metres which doesn't help, because most short players who make it have excellent footskills. His are ok, but not great, and he lacks penetration.
I can't see him making it.
Using Sam Mitchell is not a good comparison as if you check his first year are very similar to Brown's.
I am prepared to stick my neck out and say he will be very good for us nearing 50 games.
He has footy smarts which is something you can't teach and that will make up for any current deficiencies you may perceive.
Using Sam Mitchell is not a good comparison as if you check his first year are very similar to Brown's.
I am prepared to stick my neck out and say he will be very good for us nearing 50 games.
He has footy smarts which is something you can't teach and that will make up for any current deficiencies you may perceive and that can be taught.
Using Sam Mitchell is not a good comparison as if you check his first year are very similar to Brown's.
I am prepared to stick my neck out and say he will be very good for us nearing 50 games.
He has footy smarts which is something you can't teach and that will make up for any current deficiencies you may perceive and that can be taught.
It wasn't one of his better games but I certainly hope that the match committee give him a little bit more leeway than you. I actually though he had a bad half but did some good things in the second half. He might lose his spot if we have a full list to choose from but for now I will keep playing him.He was the worst player on the ground for us on the weekend. And will probably find himself in the seconds if/with another poor performance this Friday night.
He was probably the worst player on the ground, and I said if he performs poorly again - he'll be in trouble at the selection table, which is true.It wasn't one of his better games but I certainly hope that the match committee give him a little bit more leeway than you. I actually though he had a bad half but did some good things in the second half. He might lose his spot if we have a full list to choose from but for now I will keep playing him.
What part of his game cost us a goal or quite possibly could have cost us the game?
Should we drop senior players based on one or two 'bad games'?
Quieter game today from Callum but uses his body and positions himself very smartly in contests and is continuing to develop.
Except he wasn't. Langdon, before the injury, was woeful.He was the worst player on the ground for us on the weekend. And will probably find himself in the seconds if/with another poor performance this Friday night.