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Ian Perrie, support needed

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Re: from The Australian 7/4/07

Jerome said:
"But you have to understand where he fits in our system, his ability to draw big defenders out of a space, and if he isn't our best he's in our top two (forwards) in terms of defensive pressure."
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From what I have seen since Perrie returned last season this is the area he has struggled in most. With his knee injuries he has lost running power and agility. As a result he is having no impact once the ball has hit the ground. I don't know if Noble is just trying to pump up his tyres but if he's not then he's certainly not seeing what I'm seeing.
 
Agreed Carl, to be honest, I find Perrie second efforts a lot of the time to be very ordinary - quite often when he drops a mark it's because he's already allowed the defender to put him off balance or move him off-line, and he rarely recovers quick enough to challenge the ball moving out.

We should have recruited Jason Cloke for almost nothing. Would've been as much value as Nick Gill, is a massive unit, and is young with the possibility of substantial improvement.
 
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I almost started a similar thread to this one, almost.
 

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Stiffy_18 said:
Oh my! You are more deluded than I thought :(

How about facing some facts. We DO NOT have Judd, Kerr, Brown type talent on our list and before you spout off crap like "how do you know if you don't play them", lets look at some facts for a change.

These player came into their respective clubs and made immidiate impact. Not because they were given the opportunity but because they DEMANDED an opportunity. Judd came in straight away and played like a veterean. Kerr came in and pisses in the rising star award averaging 18 odd touched in his rookie season. Brown came in and made an immidiate impact as a key forward.

That talent doesn't grow on trees and that talent is not unidentifiable if you don't see them play. That talent sticks out like a sore thumb. That talent has put their hand up over pre-season and DEMANDED that they get picked in the best 18-22 week in week out. Not having good enough form to be picked but DEMAND to be picked. Just like players like Goodwin, McLeod et al demand to be picked, that what these youngsters did in their first year.

If we had that talent, believe me they would be playing week in week out. I think our recruting, scouting and coaching staff are smart enough to see that sort of talent and if they did see it they would recognise it straight away, rather than giving them a game to see what they can do.

Oh and there are MANY MANY ways to develop youngsters. Giving them freebie games is just one, not so good way. Just because a player is not playing AFL football it doesn't mean they are not developing behind the scenes.

We do know that Porplyzia, Vince, Douglas, Knights or who ever of the world have some talent to be good AFL players. But we also know that these players do not have the natural ability nor football brains of a Kerr or a Judd. I have hope than in time they will all develop into good AFL players but if you think any of them will reach the level that Judd is currently at by the end of their careers, you are absolutely kidding yourself. Firstly, they don't have the attributes that Judd has. You won't Porplyzia use his equisite pace to break away from the pack. And you won't see Vince being belted around the ears in the pack only to break out of it without flinching and using his great pace to break away from the pack to kick a goal.

Those players have the potential to be good AFL player but for starters they don't have the attributes that are requirted to reach the level that Judd is at. Never have and never will.

We have a good bunch of kids but FFS stop making them out to be future champions.
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Finally someone who is articulate and explain it so the illiterate can understand it. Look at where the Judd and elite company were drafted and look at where we picked up Knights etc. We have done well with our kids but super elite they are not and never will be. Good honest footballers is what they will be remembered for.
 
Ozzie said:
Finally someone who is articulate and explain it so the illiterate can understand it. Look at where the Judd and elite company were drafted and look at where we picked up Knights etc. We have done well with our kids but super elite they are not and never will be. Good honest footballers is what they will be remembered for.
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It doesn't matter whether our youngsters are in the Judd class or not. The question is how do we make sure that they reach their full potential?
 

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I'm happy for Pez - he had a good game - well fought back Young Man........:thumbsu: ...........the difference from last week was that he actually caught and kicked proper..........as an AFL footballer should......so let's just hold off on hoisting that Bronze Statue on the Boulavard for another few weeks shall we ?
 
Ozzie said:
Finally someone who is articulate and explain it so the illiterate can understand it. Look at where the Judd and elite company were drafted and look at where we picked up Knights etc. We have done well with our kids but super elite they are not and never will be. Good honest footballers is what they will be remembered for.
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Sydney one a premiership with a team of mostly good, honest footballers.
 
Let's not get too carried away with the "I told you so's". Perrie, Bock and Stevens had little or not opposition against a depleted, undersized Bulldog backline. This week will be the true test.
 
Good luck and well done to Ian for yesterday. That doesn't mean he didn't deserve the bagging he got for last week's stinker, from the coach as well as the fans I might add. It might have even spurred him on for this week.

If he keeps playing like that he'll get justified praise, if he stinks it up again he'll get criticised. Its called life.
 

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