Fyfe, only runs one way - Paul Roos says teams are exploiting the match up

[Priddis Is Done]

Interesting discussion last night regarding On The Coach.

Roos has come up that Fyfe only runs one way, every coach is definetely aware it and plan for it in their tactics.

Thoughts and what does it mean for him regarding his reputation and output / responsibility as a Captain?

 

[Whiskers]

Cool now I and everyone else can use this as an argument for why a player on my team is better than Fyfe.

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

If Freo give up on him, I think we could find a spot.

 

[ShadeyP]

Interesting discussion last night regarding On The Coach.

Roos has come up that Fyfe only runs one way, every coach is definetely aware it and plan for it in their tactics.

Thoughts and what does it mean for him regarding his reputation and output / responsibility as a Captain?

He doesn't get dirty the other way - unless he wants to - post tussle

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

How does he get back to the centre after a goal?

 

[Sausages]

Well - I don't think there's anybody on this board who'd be capable of going head-to-head with Roos when it came to tactics and player observations. With that being said, it's a damning claim he's made. But, there's other examples in almost every club of midfielders who are more offensive rather than defensive - I guess, in Fyfe's case, since he has won a Brownlow and is the #1 midfielder at Freo, there's probably a lot more work done in studying his game, so any deficiencies present would be more highlighted and therefore more useful for media comment than a player less well known.

 

[Righteo]

You just knew it would be a West Coast fan.

And Roos didn't "come up" with it, Mick Malthouse has been beating this drum for a couple of weeks now and it was just as silly when he said it.

 

[ManOfClay]

Dusty is the same. I’m sure Ablett and Dangerfield aren’t very two way either.

Yet they are good at what they do

 

[wagstaff]

iirc Malthouse was even stronger on this issue with Fyfe in his newspaper column a few weeks back.

Don't know whether it's justified criticism or not, but sort of feels like something the Vic dominant footy media are more comfortable saying about a non-Vic player.

 

[kaiserchief13]

You just knew it would be a West Coast fan.

And Roos didn't "come up" with it, Mick Malthouse has been beating this drum for a couple of weeks now and it was just as silly when he said it.

Ironic that Priddis is done posted it as his inability to defend held wc back for years

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Ironic that Priddis is done posted it as his inability to defend held wc back for years

Wow didn’t think a Bigfooty user could have that kind of impact on a club.

 

[Substance]

How does he get back to the centre after a goal?

Hill gives him a piggyback.

 

[juss]

Dusty is the same. I’m sure Ablett and Dangerfield aren’t very two way either.

Yet they are good at what they do

This.

Theres probably a bunch of top line mids who run a hell of a lot harder offensively than defensively. This isnt new, and people are naive if they are only picking up on it now.

 

[Greggy]

Because he usually has the ball.

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

How does he get back to the centre after a goal?

Apparently waits until the end of the quarter. Seems to make sense as he's never kicked more than 4 goals in a game.......

 

[The_Eagles]

Roos and Ross Lyon are almost best mates
I bet Ross told Roosy to say this so Nathan gets super fired up

 

[Channels]

A few years back, Freo played Adelaide in Adelaide. It was a brilliant game because Fyfe matched up on Danger and both had massive games, both nearly entirely offensively, and it was great to watch.

Yes, he doesn't defend as much as others but i guess the theory or plan os to maximise his offensive output.

 

[WestCoast05]

Don't know whether it's justified criticism or not, but sort of feels like something the Vic dominant footy media are more comfortable saying about a non-Vic player.

Whether it is solely limited to non-vics or not there is definitely a certain level of cowardice involved in who the 'boys club' national afl media dare to criticise with massive statements like that.

 

[Truckosaurus]

Probably true but there are a hell of a lot of other Dockers you could criticise before Fyfe. At least he actually gets the ball.

 

[Coach_Required]

Fyfe always wanted to be a tiger maybe we can get him to run one way and then get Dusty to run the other way?

They would clean up

 

[Numero Uno]

You just knew it would be a West Coast fan.

And Roos didn't "come up" with it, Mick Malthouse has been beating this drum for a couple of weeks now and it was just as silly when he said it.

actually it was the Vic media and several times

 

[WCE_phil]

TBH from 2004-2007 west coast clearance setup was almost entirely designed around Judd being used purely in an offensive fashion with Rowan Jones and others to a lesser extent sacrificing their games so that Judd could impact and get away from the clearance causing maximum damage. Also why you very rarely saw Judd, Cousins and Kerr in the centre bounces together. If Judd and Cousins were in there, there would be a defensive focussed mid to cover the other way and lay blocks and shepherds.

 

[Numero Uno]

TBH from 2004-2007 west coast clearance setup was almost entirely designed around Judd being used purely in an offensive fashion with Rowan Jones and others to a lesser extent sacrificing their games so that Judd could impact and get away from the clearance causing maximum damage. Also why you very rarely saw Judd, Cousins and Kerr in the centre bounces together. If Judd and Cousins were in there, there would be a defensive focussed mid to cover the other way and lay blocks and shepherds.

not really relevant as this is not what Fyfe is being accused of

 

[caspian]

Yeah, Fyfe hey. Useless! Fremantle should trade him to us for a 4th round draft pick.

Edit: happy to compromise on a 2nd or 3rd round pick too.

 

[Kwality]

Interesting discussion last night regarding On The Coach.

Roos has come up that Fyfe only runs one way, every coach is definetely aware it and plan for it in their tactics.

Thoughts and what does it mean for him regarding his reputation and output / responsibility as a Captain?

In Melbourne its been widely suggested Roos was doing a favour for his good mate Rossy.