Player Watch Ed Allan

[TradeDraft]

I did suggest to lock this thread before the game…

and Keep it Closed forever?

 

[TradeDraft]

I dont know how he was in juniors . but nepotism catches up for some.

Football IQ is so underrated. Some players just dont have it

and Allan looks like he does not have much Footy IQ

 

[Axl the great]

He's a tall Tom Phillips if Tom Phillips couldn't find the pill.

So, not very good at all

I find him more of a Julian Rowe type myself.

 

[OniAu]

He's a tall Tom Phillips if Tom Phillips couldn't find the pill.

So, not very good at all

Phillips was pretty well regarded with his running capacity defensive and offensive , not a fair comparison to Tom

 

[CollingwoodBoots]

I am no doubt in the minority but I thought Ed put his body on the line a lot more last night.
Not as if he was getting much help from anyone.
I think bringing Nick along was a bad mistake, pulling him at the last minute unsettled the team badly.
If they'd ruled him out before leaving Melbourne the team would have had time to come to terms with it.

I actually thought similar. Obviously my biggest concern with Ed has been want/intensity/one armed tackles but thought he looked to get more involved on Thursday.

I’m still holding out some hope there’s a player there

 

[sr36]

I actually thought similar. Obviously my biggest concern with Ed has been want/intensity/one armed tackles but thought he looked to get more involved on Thursday.

I’m still holding out some hope there’s a player there

Needs to do heaps and heaps of ground balls. There was a few times when he had access to ground balls and could have been damaging - needed to turn on the jets, but didn't. I suspect it's ball handling confidence, so doesn't hit it at high speed. They weren't contact related squibs.

 

[Eric Shin]

I don't like to bag players but there's a reason why he's not trusted with a role onball.

 

[sr36]

I don't like to bag players but there's a reason why he's not trusted with a role onball.

It does my head in that posters want us to pit Allan against the likes of Ashcroft, Neale, Serong, Brayshaw etc ... How the hell is that going to work ...

 

[gouki88]

It does my head in that posters want us to pit Allan against the likes of Ashcroft, Neale, Serong, Brayshaw etc ... How the hell is that going to work ...

Genuine nightmare fuel

 

[Dtennent94]

It does my head in that posters want us to pit Allan against the likes of Ashcroft, Neale, Serong, Brayshaw etc ... How the hell is that going to work ...

If it can’t work after four years, will it ever?

 

[Rorzza]

Fly has a dude out there that's been in the system 6 years and still doesn't work.

 

[Rorzza]

Mr Anderson has been in the system 6 years too and we're trialing him to see if it works.

 

[sr36]

If it can’t work after four years, will it ever?

He's not going to be a quality mid. If you can run like him, yet struggle on the wing after 4 years in the system - the likelihood of becoming a quality mid is really really slim. Still a chance to become a decent role player on the wing, but anything above that is very unrealistic.

 

[stormskye]

He's not going to be a quality mid. If you can run like him, yet struggle on the wing after 4 years in the system - the likelihood of becoming a quality mid is really really slim. Still a chance to become a decent role player on the wing, but anything above that is very unrealistic.

I don’t think he damaging enough to be a good winger. His skills by foot and hand/decision making concerns me. As bad as Lippa has been atleast he had that.

 

[sr36]

I don’t think he damaging enough to be a good winger. His skills by foot and hand/decision making concerns me. As bad as Lippa has been atleast he had that.

Needs to become a Crisp style line breaker and get it done that way rather than with immaculate disposal. I view him as unlikely.

 

[stormskye]

Needs to become a Crisp style line breaker and get it don't that way rather than with immaculate disposal. I view him as unlikely.

Currently being out of contract I reckon the club does as well.

 

[UltraEgo]

Joel Freijah is the player I was hoping Ed would be

 

[Eric Shin]

It does my head in that posters want us to pit Allan against the likes of Ashcroft, Neale, Serong, Brayshaw etc ... How the hell is that going to work ...

I watched the 4 centre bounces he attended. You may as well be playing a man down.

 

[gouki88]

Mr Anderson has been in the system 6 years too and we're trialing him to see if it works.

What are you on about?

 

[IlovethePies]

wrong thread

 

[domus]

It does my head in that posters want us to pit Allan against the likes of Ashcroft, Neale, Serong, Brayshaw etc ... How the hell is that going to work ...

I don't think he could be any worse than any of the combinations we have had in the centre square for ball ups. Most teams just walk out of the middle unimpeded time and again.

 

[gouki88]

I don't think he could be any worse than any of the combinations we have had in the centre square for ball ups. Most teams just walk out of the middle unimpeded time and again.

He definitely could and would be

 

[JLC]

He definitely could and would be

He couldn't be worse than Lipinski. Would be about the same. One token effort and that's about it.

If I was Perryman and Sullivan I would be insulted that Lipinski got a CBA ahead of them.

 

[Eyesonthepies]

To me Ed is to football what Cameron Green is to cricket. Looks like he has all the tools but never quite delivers. I think both these lads have a lack of self-belief that they belong. There are some traits that you either have, or you don't. I love players that are considered real competitors, blokes that hate losing and will leave no stone unturned in their desire to make it. I don't buy that Ed is not talented enough but I do think he is not competitive enough, not hard enough and does not believe he is good enough. I hope he proves me wrong.

 

[Sea fog]

I think a lot of it is lack of footy IQ.