Player Watch Ed Allan

[901023]

Troll alert.

Communist alert! Are you going to lock me up for not towing the party line?

 

[pablo disco bar]

Building very nicely.

Yes there is some further creases to iron out… but only 21 and 9 games into his career

Just playing him

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Was one of our best tonight

 

[Brad Goodman]

That Allan gets dropped while the 36 yo Scott Pendlebury is nursed to an AFL games record is an indictment of a bewildering club list strategy that begun with the recruitment of Schultz and continues to this day with the recruitment of Membrey. Fly's statement that he wants players, not draft picks, will hurt the club for the next five years until we start rejuvenating the list with high quality draft picks such as the ones that Richmond picked up and contributed to their win against Carlton.

Holy ****

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

Amazing fortnight. Has started to eliminate most of those awkward high panic kicks so is muich more damaging with each disposal.

 

[sr36]

I reckon he's playing really well

Clean hands.

 

[greening22]

24 disposals last week, 23 this week. He is a kid starting to show he can consistently get it at the top level. Needs to work on a lot of areas, but has the potential to be a good AFL player.

It is early days and his career could go either way, but he has taken a step forward over the past few weeks.

Totally agree. I reckon that when he has 40 to 50 games under his belt, he will be a very competent AFL player, if not better. He should be using Ned Long as an exemplar going forward. I think that he will. OK. Goodnight & good luck.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

What a terrible shame his old man only played 98 games for Hawthorn

 

[Mollythedolly]

Good to see him start to blossom as a predominantly outside player. For a while it’s looked like it’s either inside mid or nowhere as he was just getting lost playing wing at VFL level. Continues to improve game by game and will give selectors some difficult decisions if we ever get to full strength.

 

[PIEWITHSAUCE]

Good to see him improving each week. He often seems to perceive pressure that isn't quite there , which can lead to rushed decisions. As he continues to settle in at the level hopefully his decision making will begin to better match his athletic traits.

 

[Eric Shin]

He could be anything

 

[gouki88]

He’s backing his run and I love it

 

[Bianconeri]

He’s done well to keep his spot on the wing and push Lipinski forward.

This time last year he looked lost on the outside and now he’s accumulating with ease.

 

[BillyElliott]

He's been one of the Hawks best tonight. Lacks penetration by foot and is horrendously timid

What?

 

[DopeMaster]

Excellent hands and vision, covers the ground really well with a burst of pace.

Still needs to iron out some errant disposals and put on some muscle through the legs and core.

For 9 games into his career he’s tracking very nicely. Persist.

 

[robertg22]

I like him across half back - hope he can learn to use his size a bit more but he's looking good

 

[Magpie Since 1986]

He's getting to the right spots and finding the ball which is half the battle . Lacking some composure with his ball use , hopefully that'll come with a bit more experience at the level .

 

[Jelly Bean]

What a terrible shame his old man only played 98 games for Hawthorn

They had the pick before us where Ed got drafted. They obviously just didn't want him

 

[BEEG]

He was ok, still young and does some silly things.

Still not ready but gets better every week.

 

[Scodog10]

He could be anything

I agree, but probably in a different way than you meant. He continues to have serious RFI’s in his game with some of his contest and kicking a long way off it. You watch him move along with how easily he finds it and it’s a completely different story. He’s the quintessential boom or bust type to me.

I don’t think it’s his role long term, but I like how he’s been used in the past month. Off a wing he gets to use his run to full effect and so long as he holds his shape he’s going to be involved. Anyone think he’s a Rising Star nomination chance this week?

 

[Do_Beta_Rapport]

He's getting to the right spots and finding the ball which is half the battle . Lacking some composure with his ball use , hopefully that'll come with a bit more experience at the level .

Ball use could improve but definitely not lacking composure.

Felt like everytime he got it he waited for the best option, if he was going to pass it off and realised an opponent on the receivers hammer, he delayed or went to another option.

He is growing before our very eyes.

 

[mocamagic]

He could be anything

What really stood out for me last night is the extra moments he was taking to sum up the pressure around him before disposing. There was none of the panic quick disposal seen in some earlier performances. Good signs.

 

[HFF]

He’s starting to believe and belong
Continuity of games and he’s getting better every week.
His outside game asa burst player and cleanliness is now on the up.

I can see why Fly wants to keep him or pick him weekly.

Funny, old mate Cornes reckons we have no youth. Lol

 

[Daicos Torpedo]

I'm well and truly on the Ed bandwagon.
He glides across the turf.
Agreed he needs more muscle, but when he does build up, look out!

 

[sr36]

They had the pick before us where Ed got drafted. They obviously just didn't want him

They might have wanted him, but they wanted Weddle more. I doubt they regret it.