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- Nov 27, 2018
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We'll need to nurse him through the season and rest him at times like we did this year with Stephenson.
Toughest preseason ever.Yes they will be.
And training the house down.
To be AFL standard you have to have a point of difference and so far Appleby doesn’t have one at AFL level.So in other words he was solid without doing anything to really stand out?
I’m not sure why that means he’s not up to AFL standard 10 games in to his career...?
To be AFL standard you have to have a point of difference and so far Appleby doesn’t have one at AFL level.
How many players have some significant point of difference in their first 10 games, aside from maybe the top 10-20 picks each year?To be AFL standard you have to have a point of difference and so far Appleby doesn’t have one at AFL level.
To be AFL standard you have to have a point of difference and so far Appleby doesn’t have one at AFL level.
Generally most have a few attributes that stick out.How many players have some significant point of difference in their first 10 games, aside from maybe the top 10-20 picks each year?
The problem is Appleby hasn’t shut down anyone of note yet, so I wouldn’t consider it a point of difference until he does.I'd argue being our only actual lock down defender qualifies as a point of difference.
Because outside Maynard who only VERY late started to beat opponents in one on one contests with any kind of regularity, Appleby is our only defender with an actual legitimate ability to...you know, defend.
Goldsack does the job when not put outside his weight division.
The problem is Appleby hasn’t shut down anyone of note yet, so I wouldn’t consider it a point of difference until he does.
I'd argue being our only actual lock down defender qualifies as a point of difference.
Because outside Maynard who only VERY late started to beat opponents in one on one contests with any kind of regularity, Appleby is our only defender with an actual legitimate ability to...you know, defend.
Goldsack does the job when not put outside his weight division.
You can only play on the opponent you’re given. Pretty unfair to say something like that tbh.The problem is Appleby hasn’t shut down anyone of note yet, so I wouldn’t consider it a point of difference until he does.
You are correct they both very good 1 on 1 players with good disposal generally but they are both over a hundred games in not less than ten with should be a big consideration.Crisp plays very attackingly, but he's magnificent in a one on one contest. I'd back Howe in a one on one against most blokes in the league.
The problem is Appleby hasn’t shut down anyone of note yet, so I wouldn’t consider it a point of difference until he does.
Can you?So every team fields developing players then.
Can you let us know his opponent breakdown across those 9 games and what they were able to do while he was opposed to them?
And maybe the opponents he was given is reflective of his current ability?You can only play on the opponent you’re given. Pretty unfair to say something like that tbh.
Can you?
So you think my claim is outlandish?I'm not the one making outlandish claims like he's beaten nobody of note.
And maybe the opponents he was given is reflective of his current ability?
So you think my claim is outlandish?
Can you let us know his opponent breakdown across those 9 games and what they were able to do while he was opposed to them?
If you provide some evidence he shut down some one good, I’ll concede. Otherwise I’m going to continue believe he’s shut down ability isn’t anything special atm.So to summarise, you've got no idea who his opponents were, yet they weren't noteworthy, but he's still managed to keep them quiet irrespective of their noteworthiness. Got ya.
If you provide some evidence he shut down some one good, I’ll concede. Otherwise I’m going to continue believe he’s shut down ability isn’t anything special atm.
If they were any good the I’d remember because everyone with a hard on for him would constantly bring them up. So until proven otherwise I’ll back myself in.Because you don't rate the players he's shut down despite not knowing who they are.... Right.