Player Watch Ed Allan

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Dud

 

[gouki88]

Can’t remember a more disappointing drop to kick off a season after a pretty promising preseason. Just offering nothing at all

 

[TradeDraft]

Watching him run around doing **** all is actually amazing live.

He has no feel of the game at all

 

[manicpie]

He has no feel of the game at all

I don't think he has much interest either

 

[Soups]

He has no feel of the game at all

For someone who’s meant to be quick he jogs around in 1st gear all day.

 

[Dtennent94]

Can’t remember a more disappointing drop to kick off a season after a pretty promising preseason. Just offering nothing at all

Happens every year

 

[TradeDraft]

I don't think he has much interest either

Like Geoff Hayward from the Club looks like he might be on something as looking around with no idea

 

[stormskye]

I hate to say I told people so… but…

 

[sr36]

I hate to say I told people so… but…

Physical traits are great if you know what you're doing out there, but if you don't ...

 

[Ctracks]

byebye

 

[Brent24]

Insane. You see him arch his back and you see why he was recruited. Unfortunately he's soft, unskilful and zero game sense.

All the physical traits, nothing else.

 

[CaptainHowdy87]

Never again. Trade to Freo or West Coast for a 4th round pick.

 

[SchuPie]

Could he play KPD?

 

[thebigsaveloy]

Insane. You see him arch his back and you see why he was recruited. Unfortunately he's soft, unskilful and zero game sense.

All the physical traits, nothing else.

Even when he did that he still looked weirdly uncomfortable with the footy in his hands, like an athlete who's taken up playing footy from another sport.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Could he play KPD?

With that slow reaction time?

I'm not sure he has any position.

 

[Ctracks]

Could he play KPD?

Please don’t consider that being a possibility.

 

[SchuPie]

With that slow reaction time?

I'm not sure he has any position.

I’m just trying to find a solution, OA

Could he ruck?

 

[Brent24]

Even when he did that he still looked weirdly uncomfortable with the footy in his hands, like an athlete who's taken up playing footy from another sport.

That's the best summary I've ever read. He plays like a convert from track and field.

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

He wasn't the reason we lost tonight. We were smashed in the midfield.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

I’m just trying to find a solution, OA

Could he ruck?

Possibly, we need to try something with the investment we've put into him.

Anything, I don't ****ing care.

 

[larrikan]

So for the couple of posters who said give him a chance. Fly has done that now. Guess who’s wing the crows played the loose man through in the first quarter. So what does our Ed do? Go and stand in a spot 50 metres from the play and not move, not call for the ball - just stand there. Bizarre. I hope he makes it but he needs more VFL games. HDM isn’t any worse and that’s saying a lot.

 

[magpies2013]

Had high hopes on Ed and was really hoping he would make it but going into his 4th season I hate to admit it but I just don’t think he’s going to make it afl level. Unfortunately another waisted 1sr rd pick

 

[satty]

Just when I thought we got rid of the midfield lost cloggers last year, turns out we have two more on our list.

 

[robertg22]

He had a couple of nice moments, but in year 3 we're wanting so much more.
Hard to justify his spot ahead of Prindable or Swadling for the next game though

 

[lenny20]

It's the hands. Double grabs and fumbles everything. He's not blessed with finding time and space, so every time he needs two bites at the cherry, which is most times he gets it, he's cooked.

Unfortunately ball handling might be the single most difficult thing to train. You've either got it by now, or you ain't.