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I am trying to watch the contribution Enright makes. Can someone point out the virtues of this player. If, as some have suggested that he be moreso a part of the backline, I am wondering whether Josh Hunt has more impact than Enright. Your thoughts?

Yes Rooke in / Tenace out - I agree.
The other young players varcoe, selwood have alot of upside improvement to keep them in the team.

I wonder if Enright should be dropped ahead of these two young players? for J Hunt? Yet Enright may be making good contributions that I haven't seen???
 
Enright has been solid all year and would get a game at every other club atm. He is a great link man in defense and probably on par with Hunt. Enright's advantage is his ability to play midfield when required (not often lately), something Hunt's engine can not handle.

Enrights disposal is 50/50 unlike Hunt though, who is much more consistent.

I'd say their potential contribution this week (as we are going week by week) would be about even, although Enright is more prepared to go in and under, which is why i'd choose him this week, against the swans 'contested ball' game style.
 
Enright is creative and gets himself into good link up positions. Has looked a little bored with his role this year, similiar to Joel Corey last year. I am not sure how we rotate him through the guts but it is an option to revitalise him.

Definatley a better player at this stage than Hunt. Enright is a natural ball player, one touch etc etc. I think Hunt still trys to go through holes which arn't there, and can take his eye off it occasionally, coughing the ball up. Rex's disposal is excellent and he would probably, like Enright be getting a game at at least 6 other clubs.
 
the poor guy is averaging 22 disposals a game this year, not bad for a back pocket player eh? The only drawback with him he is one of the worst offenders at kicking it straight to the opposition players which frustrates the hell out of many people.
 

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CatmanForever said:
the poor guy is averaging 22 disposals a game this year, not bad for a back pocket player eh? The only drawback with him he is one of the worst offenders at kicking it straight to the opposition players which frustrates the hell out of many people.
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For starters he never plays back pocket and he never gets a quality opposition player.

I don't think he is a good contested footy player. This shows why last week in the slop he barely got a touch and a guy like Selwood (who loves the contest) got plenty.

Enright is great when he can run past for a cheap handball but then he turns it over too much anyway.

I have no issue with him being dropped for Prismall, Tenace for Rooke is the other obvious change.
 
Yes he has been a relatively valuable player for us, however he will find it very difficult keeping his spot in the next few seasons with the talent coming through.

Perhaps his value comes as a guy who is ready to receive, (i.e. in a good position) hard/contested ball and 'sometimes' dipose efficiently.
 
Is there such a thing as clanger/turnover/ineffective use stats?

Ling felt the blowtorch last year, and this year has come back and done great in a revised role.

Yet has Enright improved? Is he the same player as last year, being carried by an improved side? I see so many turnovers, so I wonder if he deserves some scrutiny.

I would be sorry to see selwood or varcoe dropped, just out of politics, restricting their development.
 
People should watch a replay of the last televised game of the VFL,you would see Hunt's first 4 disposals go straight to the opposition.His kicking prowess is a fallacy.
 
Enright deserves his spot in the team, he offers another great option when bringing the ball out of the backline (along with Wojo & Mackie). I can see why people may think he is a receiver, but to a certain extent, that is his role. I have no doubt whatsoever when it is his time to go in, he will. One only needs to see some of the injuries he has copped over the years as proof of this.

I also think that our turnovers are just a by-product of our 'move it on at all costs' game style this year. I tend to think that if you look at the percentage of time the ball is turned over/ kicked to opposition and weigh it up against the amount of time it actually pays off, it is quite an acceptable risk. Thats why I think we don't see players dragged this year for some terrible tunovers (points to West Coast game for some shining examples), players are taking risks and are openly encouraged to do so, so it would be harsh to criticise them when some things don't come off.
 

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CatmanForever said:
our whole squad is. According to Pro stats we are:

Ranked 5th in Team to Opponent kicks
Ranked 2nd in Team to Opponent handballs
Ranked 1st in Team to Opponent goals
Ranked 2nd in Team to Opponent behinds
Ranked 3rd in Team to Opponent hitouts

http://www.pro-stats.com.au/psw/web/team_home?tid=107
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How the hell are we winning then? :p
I think some ppl make all the clanger's/turnovers more important than they are. Ideally we'd love it if nobody made em, but everyone, even ppl like Judd, GAblett & the Natural, cough it up. It's what makes footy great, the unpredictability of it all...
Enright's got the 2nd most kicks at the club this year and whether they're largely ineffective or not doesn't make any difference to the fact that he's getting the ball a lot and seeing as we're on top I would say that that is in some way (which I have yet to determine :p) a healthy contribution. With Hunt & DJ not in the side his ability to play on smaller forwards (Milne, Harvey off the top of my head...) has been more than handy, allowing Rooke to push upfield more...
 
Inside Footy did an article on it's State of Origin teams at the mid season break and Borris was named on a wing for the SA side (with Otto on the bench and Mackie mentioned as being stiff to miss).

It's quite funny that someone would slot him into a state side yet a few on this board want to seem him in the two's.

Take from that what you will but I'd suggest he's had a fairly solid year.
 
Rosso said:
Inside Footy did an article on it's State of Origin teams at the mid season break and Borris was named on a wing for the SA side (with Otto on the bench and Mackie mentioned as being stiff to miss).

It's quite funny that someone would slot him into a state side yet a few on this board want to seem him in the two's.

Take from that what you will but I'd suggest he's had a fairly solid year.
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Agree. Reads the play better then most, is a very effective link man, can do a defensive role alah harvey and puts his head and body over the ball when it is his turn to go. I think he is a lot like Milburn in that he is underated if anything.
 
CatmanForever said:
our whole squad is. According to Pro stats we are:

Ranked 5th in Team to Opponent kicks
Ranked 2nd in Team to Opponent handballs
Ranked 1st in Team to Opponent goals
Ranked 2nd in Team to Opponent behinds
Ranked 3rd in Team to Opponent hitouts

http://www.pro-stats.com.au/psw/web/team_home?tid=107
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Hood007 said:
How the hell are we winning then? :p
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Good question and one that many on this board don't bother to ask themselves when they are quick to crucify Corey, Tenace, Enright and others for their poor kicking.

We are winning because we're playing a brand of football that is hard to counter and doesn't rely on the finer skills of the game so is therefore harder to break down. Our game is to move the ball quickly into our forward line to put as much pressure on the opposition and to create a lot of 50/50 or better opportunities for our forwards.

Let’s face it. If we were relying on our skills to get us places we would be close to the back of the pack (as Catmanforever’s stats clearly show).
 

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catempire said:
Good question and one that many on this board don't bother to ask themselves when they are quick to crucify Corey, Tenace, Enright and others for their poor kicking.

We are winning because we're playing a brand of football that is hard to counter and doesn't rely on the finer skills of the game so is therefore harder to break down. Our game is to move the ball quickly into our forward line to put as much pressure on the opposition and to create a lot of 50/50 or better opportunities for our forwards.

Let’s face it. If we were relying on our skills to get us places we would be close to the back of the pack (as Catmanforever’s stats clearly show).
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THAT'S why the load, i mean lid, getting prematurely blown, is unsettling. the cats could still crumble if we to had to somehow rely on hitting targets more accurately than the opposition.


There is a crack in everything,

That's how the light gets in.
 
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the cats could still crumble if we to had to somehow rely on hitting targets more accurately than the opposition.
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Totally agree. (there's a first)

We usually break down when we are forced to play stop-start football. In that situation we either have to hit a target with a short pass (which we are not good at) or have to kick long to a contest where the opposition has numbers back.

That is exactly what has happened in previous years when we've gone badly.
 
Good points raised about our weaknesses, and playing to our strengths (ie quick playing on, Ling back to tagging).

Does this not raise another issue, better coaching (ie Adelaide coach) that exploits our weeknesses. If Bomber has a weakness (and that's OK , apart from preferential player politics) could Bomber have some assistance with real-time game plan strategy?????????

I think Adelaide will be a flag contender this year.
 
blah blah blah....BLAH

Who would you put in for him. So many times on this board you get the "he is crap" bandwagon. Lets look at some of the names bandied around.
Kelly
SJ
Enright
Joel Corey
Blake
Ling

All of them, in our best 22. I repeat, who do you replace him with?

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It is so easy to say "whats the use of him", "this is crap", "he sucks" come up with an alternative mate.
 
Alternatives to Enright, who I feel would do a better job.

D.Johnson - Courageous, won't shirk a contest like Boris has done on numerous occasions, can perform a defensive task, something Enright can't, and whose disposal is probably on a par with Enright. No point being a link man when you can't hit a target to save yourself.

Callan - Similar to DJ except he probably lacks a little more pace. But then again, Enright isn't that quick either. Although he's not that slow. Defensively he's excellent and courage can't be questioned.

J.Hunt - Much discussed on here and is probably similar to Enright regarding physicality, although when Josh decides to go, he goes bloody hard (ask Daniel Motlop). Even though his kicking has deteriorated over the past few seasons, it's still far more deadly than Boris' lazy bombs out of the backline. Defensively, he isn't that great, like Boris, and you don't want him doing a defensive role on the last line, although he does have better awareness of where his opponent is. Enright loses touch with an opponent too easily.

Just my two cents.
 
Catman said:
Alternatives to Enright, who I feel would do a better job.

D.Johnson - Courageous, won't shirk a contest like Boris has done on numerous occasions, can perform a defensive task, something Enright can't, and whose disposal is probably on a par with Enright. No point being a link man when you can't hit a target to save yourself.

Callan - Similar to DJ except he probably lacks a little more pace. But then again, Enright isn't that quick either. Although he's not that slow. Defensively he's excellent and courage can't be questioned.

J.Hunt - Much discussed on here and is probably similar to Enright regarding physicality, although when Josh decides to go, he goes bloody hard (ask Daniel Motlop). Even though his kicking has deteriorated over the past few seasons, it's still far more deadly than Boris' lazy bombs out of the backline. Defensively, he isn't that great, like Boris, and you don't want him doing a defensive role on the last line, although he does have better awareness of where his opponent is. Enright loses touch with an opponent too easily.

Just my two cents.
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I think Enright's defensive skills are underrated. Beat Harvey comprehensively after he tore DJ a new one, beat Milne quite easily, those being the two contests I can recall.
 

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