Wacky Tiger
Parmy
Well that's been an enjoyable read for a good hour or so.
With the debate clearly now over there's a couple of points I'd like to make.
And I'll start off by saying Dangerfield is a fantastic player, been a top 5 in the league guy for a good 7-8 years but as has been discussed it's his finals record that's left him wanting.
Major part of that is the arrogance of his coach. What I found mind boggling to listen to in the coaches pressers post GF was Scott's and Dangers decision to play Paddy deep forward to start the 3rd (Premiership Qtr) and then to double down and say they discussed how it was going mid qtr and decided it was the best plan of attack to win the game. Now let's couple this with Scott's decision to play his best key defender on a wing in the 2019 Prelim when our best key forward was on his way to kicking 5 huge goals to wrestle back momentum and win the game.
Where is the plan B? Simply put there is none.
Then you look at the way both coaches play their trump cards. Danger wanders down deep to the goal square like a peacock with his look at me strut the whole way and anchors himself there which may work against lesser defenses but when your playing against the best organized defenses it's simply dosent work. If your midfield aren't getting on top or getting the ball deep your rendered useless.
Dusty on the other hands whilst he does sometimes play deep quite often plays that half forward role which brings him into play and therefore far more dangerous to either a) kick the goal himself or b) use his elite foot skills to set up others.
Then you have the whole mental side of things which the Tigers club as a whole have totally nailed.
Dustin is a far more selfless player which makes him more unpredictable to the opposition. Too many times Danger tries to do it all himself which whilst admirable is also one of his biggest flaws especially in finals.
After 34 years of s**t with the odd moment from the likes of Richo I'm just so glad to be able to watch games with confidence that if we play to our best we're going to be bloody tough to beat. Still feels weird
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With the debate clearly now over there's a couple of points I'd like to make.
And I'll start off by saying Dangerfield is a fantastic player, been a top 5 in the league guy for a good 7-8 years but as has been discussed it's his finals record that's left him wanting.
Major part of that is the arrogance of his coach. What I found mind boggling to listen to in the coaches pressers post GF was Scott's and Dangers decision to play Paddy deep forward to start the 3rd (Premiership Qtr) and then to double down and say they discussed how it was going mid qtr and decided it was the best plan of attack to win the game. Now let's couple this with Scott's decision to play his best key defender on a wing in the 2019 Prelim when our best key forward was on his way to kicking 5 huge goals to wrestle back momentum and win the game.
Where is the plan B? Simply put there is none.
Then you look at the way both coaches play their trump cards. Danger wanders down deep to the goal square like a peacock with his look at me strut the whole way and anchors himself there which may work against lesser defenses but when your playing against the best organized defenses it's simply dosent work. If your midfield aren't getting on top or getting the ball deep your rendered useless.
Dusty on the other hands whilst he does sometimes play deep quite often plays that half forward role which brings him into play and therefore far more dangerous to either a) kick the goal himself or b) use his elite foot skills to set up others.
Then you have the whole mental side of things which the Tigers club as a whole have totally nailed.
Dustin is a far more selfless player which makes him more unpredictable to the opposition. Too many times Danger tries to do it all himself which whilst admirable is also one of his biggest flaws especially in finals.
After 34 years of s**t with the odd moment from the likes of Richo I'm just so glad to be able to watch games with confidence that if we play to our best we're going to be bloody tough to beat. Still feels weird
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