Gibbsy !!!!!

[Murph_The_Smurf]

Ive been saying this since the collingwood game , anyone that calls gibbs soft should have a good hard look at themselves, 10 tackles yesterday great effort gibbsy!
Russel also with 8 tackles and carrots with 7 ! good to see blue boys !

 

[HBF]

It's just the ignorant half-wits that call Gibbs soft. He was sensational yesterday.

 

[Jeremias]

Gibbs definitely isn't soft, and it's only opposition trolls that claim he is based on one incident last year.

Trolls will be trolls.

 

[Feva]

Gibbs definitely isn't soft, and it's only opposition trolls that claim he is based on one incident last year.

Trolls will be trolls.

If anyone cant see the exceptional talent in Gibbs yet then they have no football clues.

Will be an absolute superstar of the game and will probably vy for captaincy with Murph after Judd gives it away.

 

[Murph_The_Smurf]

It's just the ignorant half-wits that call Gibbs soft. He was sensational yesterday.

every time i hear someone calling gibsy softy i feel like ripping shreds into them and making an example of soft out of them!.


When he jumped into a pack of 3 dockers i think, got the handball out and pfeif got the sealer !!

 

[FevolasFox]

He is as soft as a brick.

 

[parrot]

Gibbs tackles stick and hurt the opposition. He repeatedly pushed Medhurt's, Didak's and Stanley's face into the MCG turf V Pies. Gibbs is a top-shelf talent who has a natural ability to execute the games skills better than anyone else.

 

[blues4flag]

Gibbs is sensational - the rest of the footy world is beginning to see why he's so highly rated, bar a flog here and there. Some of the stuff he does just leaves me gob smacked - not the flashy stuff like a Daisy type, but awareness, ability to create space and his work in close (which is a huge asset, and one we're only beginning to see now that he's filling out) is extremely promising.

 

[HBF]

every time i hear someone calling gibsy softy i feel like ripping shreds into them and making an example of soft out of them!.


When he jumped into a pack of 3 dockers i think, got the handball out and pfeif got the sealer !!

And he set up the goal in the last quarter for Nick Stevens. A great kid, and a great talent.

 

[Murph_The_Smurf]

And to think its only hes 2nd year of footy, isn't he the youngest after kruez ? .

 

[Dustyjackman]

Week by week his class is really beginning to show.

Eventually, he will be held in the same regard as say, Micheal Voss or Scott West. Great footballers that even opposition fans have enormous respect for. Leaders and match winners.

Bryce Gibbs will provide us, the Carlton faithful, many years of excitement as he turns many an opponent inside out.

 

[phantom 309]

Week by week his class is really beginning to show.

Eventually, he will be held in the same regard as say, Micheal Voss or Scott West. Great footballers that even opposition fans have enormous respect for. Leaders and a match winners.

Bryce Gibbs will provide us, the Carlton faithful, many years of excitement as he turns many an opponent inside out.

i to think that he is in the Voss mould by the time he is 22 yoa he is going to be one tuff bastard.

 

[celtic_pride]

One thing I have noticed that he is playing a lot more confident and positive footy since Ratts too over as coach, which does proof two things - One Deni$ Pagan was a shocking coach at Carlton, and two, Ratts is totally the perfect coach for Carlton, and I hope he coaches us for 10 years plus ...

I laugh at how Bummer fans keep bagging him, I wonder how their number 2 draft pick, Scott Gumbleton is going ???
10 tackles is bloody sensational !!

 

[Captain Judd]

Gibbs IMO is a gamebreaker kind of player. His a match winner, and has all the abilities, skills and brain to become that. You guys will see, one day he will go up another level and become a superstar, and people will put there number1 tagger on Gibbs instead of Judd. I know its a big call but he has the attributes to become something amazing... And damn he reminds me of Voss... Captain material..

 

[Will.B.Worth.Da.Waite]

Gibbs tackles stick and hurt the opposition. He repeatedly pushed Medhurt's, Didak's and Stanley's face into the MCG turf V Pies. Gibbs is a top-shelf talent who has a natural ability to execute the games skills better than anyone else.

Spot on. His tackles are ruthless. He really tries to hit 'em hard

 

[Mike_blues]

Gibbs IMO is a gamebreaker kind of player. His a match winner, and has all the abilities, skills and brain to become that. You guys will see, one day he will go up another level and become a superstar, and people will put there number1 tagger on Gibbs instead of Judd. I know its a big call but he has the attributes to become something amazing... And damn he reminds me of Voss... Captain material..

agreed
the day that happens will be when we are fighting for flags
god we look so good for 3 years time.. gibbs only 22 murph 23 kruuez 22 judd only 27 and fev just 30 god i cant wait for the footy world to see our brilliant team in full flight

 

[Silvagnis]

Carlton's Bryce Gibbs runs down Fremantle veteran Dean Solomon. Photo: John Donegan. The Age.

Soft.

 

[koutamarto]

It was great to see bryce start in the centre yesterday. its the 1st time i can remember seeing him in their. Should be a great confidence boost for him and his kicking is starting to hurt the oppositin.

 

[pumped]

Thought Gibbs was great when it counted yesterday and also looked hard and committed. His hard ball get and handpass to Stevens fantastic. However I don't believe noticing softness in Bryce is coming from ignorance.

Whilst I don't think he lacks courage he does lack confidence at times. This can have him look very tentative. There have been a few occassions this year where he has lacked authority both in his disposal and attack on the ball. I believe once his confidence rises he will become very hard consistently. However he is not there as yet although yesterday seemed as close as he has been to becoming the star we expect him to be.

 

[stevedarui]

Gibbs IMO is a gamebreaker kind of player. His a match winner, and has all the abilities, skills and brain to become that. You guys will see, one day he will go up another level and become a superstar, and people will put there number1 tagger on Gibbs instead of Judd. I know its a big call but he has the attributes to become something amazing... And damn he reminds me of Voss... Captain material..

Gibbsy has been great this year but we are starting to sound like Magpie fans.

He is still very much on the improve and will be a great player for a long time but to compare him with Vossy is stupid as he is a very different type of player.

 

[KING-JAMES]

His tackles stick. Very impressive young footballer, and I think he will continue to develop as the year goes on. I'd love him at Essendon.

 

[Cruiser23]

Fantastic first half for Gibbs, 13 touches 4 marks and 6 tackles with a few clearances. He got given a free reign and a very good stint in the midfield for once. He did very much go missing in the second half. Didn't get a touch in the third quarter which was disappointing and other than a few very important touches late in the fourth, seemed to run out of steam. Still don't think he is fit enough to play a full game in the midfield just yet.

He has massive improvement in his game and his first half showed us a little of what he has got. Needs to put a few four quarter performances together before even starting to compare him to the greats such as Voss and West.

 

[BlueDW]

every time i hear someone calling gibsy softy i feel like ripping shreds into them and making an example of soft out of them!.


When he jumped into a pack of 3 dockers i think, got the handball out and pfeif got the sealer !!

Wow you are one scary ombre!!! He may not be asoft but he still takes short steps ocassionally, of that there is no doubt!

 

[pansies]

Earlier this year I posted the following on the main board in a discussion about reviewing the 2006 draft...

Gibbs though being drafted in 2006 should actually be rated along with those drafted in 2007 as they are more in line with his age. The reason why he was drafted early is because of such a high level of maturity skill and talent.

Also people should not be comparing him to judd, they are both very different type of players. Gibbs is more in the similar vein of Hird. Neither have great athletic abilities however their footy smarts and skills are never in doubt. Gibbs knows where to place his body in a contest in order to both out position his opponent and allow chance to dispose the ball to a teammates advantage. Often when in one on one contests you can see Gibbs slide or move not necessarily directly towards the ball but more around it and therefore opening space to get rid of it.

I think his spin under 2 freo players yesterday and handball to give stevens the goal to hand us the lead was as good an example as you could get. Gibbs summed up his position in an instant and knew if he gathered possession and dropped in the one move his two opponents would go right past him and open up the goal side.

Instinctive Genius!

 

[Dustyjackman]

Earlier this year I posted the following on the main board in a discussion about reviewing the 2006 draft...

Gibbs though being drafted in 2006 should actually be rated along with those drafted in 2007 as they are more in line with his age. The reason why he was drafted early is because of such a high level of maturity skill and talent.

Also people should not be comparing him to judd, they are both very different type of players. Gibbs is more in the similar vein of Hird. Neither have great athletic abilities however their footy smarts and skills are never in doubt. Gibbs knows where to place his body in a contest in order to both out position his opponent and allow chance to dispose the ball to a teammates advantage. Often when in one on one contests you can see Gibbs slide or move not necessarily directly towards the ball but more around it and therefore opening space to get rid of it.

I think his spin under 2 freo players yesterday and handball to give stevens the goal to hand us the lead was as good an example as you could get. Gibbs summed up his position in an instant and knew if he gathered possession and dropped in the one move his two opponents would go right past him and open up the goal side.

Instinctive Genius!

Spot on. Excellent assessment.

I liken Gibbs' ability to pop up with the pill after everyone else has over shot it, and completely misread it, to be in a similar vein to Scott West from the Bulldogs when he was at his best.