Congratulations to Captain King

[Bazzar]

jake king was moved out of defense because he was a liability there.
he was then moved out of the midfield yep you guessed because he failed there.
he was given a final chance in the forward line as a defensive player SHEESH hes a defensive sml forward and he played some decent games there in the second half of the season.
all this having regularly shown poor decision making, poor footskills, brain fades, and mediocrity.

So are you saying in the second half of the season he still displayed poor decision making, poor footskills, brain fades, and mediocrity?

yep you can praise em up all you like on the back of 10 or so games but at 27 yrs of age it doesnt make him a good afl player.

One of the latest trends sneaking into the game is drafting mature age people specific to your needs from a pool of players who were for various reasons overlooked the first time around. That’s what we did with a Coburg B&F winner but, rookied him.

Trouble was, pre-Dimma days, the aggression, the push up king, the angry macho little man syndrome, brain fades etc, ruled his footy and showed he was a clear cut individual. It now appears he has the ultimate vote of confidence as a “team” player by his peers.

Last year after consecutive suspensions, (im jus assuming this) but I would bet it was layed on the line that any more and his career is over.

So with a new coach, new game direction, new responsibilities, new position he didn’t put a foot wrong. Curbed his undisciplined aggression towards the man and focused more on the game. Constantly hit targets with precision, something he couldn’t do in his erratic days in the back half. Constantly shut down the better attacking half backs, and in later games developed into a great goal sneak. All this whilst managing to get a top 10 in the B&F with 15 games. And 2 of those were shit. So I affect a top 10 from 13 games.

clearly half a season is enough for you to proclaim a player.

Half a season not only from me, but clearly the entire Richmond coaching staff, football department and obviously players as they were the ones who voted him twice to Captain the side.

You say what else has he done, a great 2008 for starters, especially the first game against the Blues where he was almost BOG, but even in that game I still remember Walls saying “King is trying to kill anyone in a Carlton jumper“ That game showed what he was capable of, and he kept it up for the year with 2 more Brownlow votes (to add to the 2 from the Carlton game) but unfortunately 2009 suspension and injury has stuffed him. In lots of ways he was very lucky to have survived the chop, but has made the most of the reprieve. Good on him.

 

[CallMeAl]

King actually has reasonable skills - watch him in the warm up partucularly kicking for goal.

His problems have been decision making and uncontrolled aggression.


When he played down back under wallace he would often take risky choices and cause turn overs (not Robinson Caruso there). So was he following coaches instructions or ignoring them? Something tells me that he is not the sort of bloke to constantly ignore the coaches instructions, which, if was happening makes wallet even worse of a coach.

He has obviously worked hard hard on controlling his agression, which has paid dividends.

Shit, twelve months ago i would not have even had him near the club let alone a starter in the best 22 but on recent form he has earned his spot, for now.

Watch the freo game. Him and nahas played pivotal roles in this game.

Nahas started the rot that saw port annihilate us for a quarter or so and kingy provided the spark that got us going again.

He was instrumental (and inspirational) in that comeback, things that are invaluable to a team.

After the way he he finished last season if you haven't changed your views of him to at least wait and see then that probably indicates a narrow minded view that will never change.

 

[Bazzar]

Watch the freo game. Him and nahas played pivotal roles in this game.

Nahas started the rot that saw port annihilate us for a quarter or so and kingy provided the spark that got us going again.

He was instrumental (and inspirational) in that comeback, things that are invaluable to a team.

And single handidly got us back in the Saints game. We lost, but if it wasn’t for him we would have been blown away.

 

[tigerwill]

Ahhh a congratulation thread and the critics still want to whinge. Something different.

 

[Cathal Brugha]

This is a deliberate projection of the ethos that Dimma and the leadership group hopes will permeate the club and symbolise to our competitors. If nothing else Kingy is a leader on the field, loyal, fierce at the contest and understands game-changing timing. He is a fine Talisman.

 

[Cathal Brugha]

It's good to be the king!

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[IDGAF]

Surely it's quicker to type an 'a' and a 't' than to hold down the shift and hit the @?

And why isn't this thread called "King For A Day"? Where's the literary efforts people? The imagination? The romance, dreams, ideals? Where's the friggin' glory of life!?!

Well done Kingy.

 

[smasha]

Don't look at me
You ugly Carlton bastards.

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[JAKLAUGHING]

either that or you wouldnt know a footballer if you fell over one.
jake king was moved out of defense because he was a liability there.
he was then moved out of the midfield yep you guessed because he failed there.
he was given a final chance in the forward line as a defensive player SHEESH hes a defensive sml forward and he played some decent games there in the second half of the season.
all this having regularly shown poor decision making, poor footskills, brain fades, and mediocrity. yep you can praise em up all you like on the back of 10 or so games but at 27 yrs of age it doesnt make him a good afl player.
i wonder whos been in siberia.your typical nuff nuff doesnt like to hear a criticism of a richmond player dont have the balls to put up some facts to prove your argument because there are none so you have a go at the man.

cmon tell us all apart from jakes second half last yr what the hell has he done at the level.
clearly half a season is enough for you to proclaim a player.

...kingy bleeds for richmond...thats good enough for me......

...and being made captain for tonight....HOW GOOD IS THAT!!!.......