Player Watch Joe Richards

[jonbe54]

This was his draft profile and it's very good: 2014 Draft Profile: Caleb Daniel.

People get fixated on his height without realising the skills he has.

Some people simply refuse to acknowledge the achievements of smaller players.

Height Nazis

 

[magpies42]

Are Richards kicking skills near Daniels level?

Not sure I’ve never seen him play, his kicking is a key skill according to some on here…so potentially.

 

[magpies42]

Valid thought, but he attacks the ball OK and has performed well in 1 on 1's from what I have witnessed.
He worried one of the much bigger forwards out of a marking contest in a recent training drill and then, when the ball hit ground level, he ran it out of defence well.

Sounds like a round 1 lock!

 

[KinderSmock]

Thats Daniels profile. What are Richards kicking skills like? Daniels was a prolific ball winner with amazing kicking skills in juniors who has to play half back at AFL. Not knocking Richards height, though at that height you usually need to be elite in a few other areas. Richards has speed but I'm wondering what else he brings that is elite?

Reading the play? Humbleness? Life skills?

 

[Professor Knowall]

Some people simply refuse to acknowledge the achievements of smaller players.

Height Nazis

Well, you know what they say about short people -

 

[jonbe54]

Well, you know what they say about short people -

Well PK I'm on the short side myself - getting shorter every year as my spine compresses with age too - and I've always had to overachieve just to be considered on a par with the jocks.

So I've zero sympathy for the height nazis.

 

[Pistol Night]

Well PK I'm on the short side myself - getting shorter every year as my spine compresses with age too - and I've always had to overachieve just to be considered on a par with the jocks.

So I've zero sympathy for the height nazis.

Buy smaller jocks mate.

 

[jonbe54]

Buy smaller jocks mate.

You are presupposing that's possible

 

[Pistol Night]

Well, you know what they say about short people -

In our group of mates we have 2 that are about 5’6. We get them to have a “midget off” every now and then to see if one has gotten taller. They both think they’re the taller one. It’s been 15 years and neither has given an inch. Literally

 

[Pistol Night]

You are presupposing that's possible

It’s not. My missus buys mine or I’d stuff it up and end up with a g banger or something

 

[jonbe54]

In our group of mates we have 2 that are about 5’6. We get them to have a “midget off” every now and then to see if one has gotten taller. They both think they’re the taller one. It’s been 15 years and neither has given an inch. Literally

Boring heard the same joke in 1970 . . . and 71 . . .72 . . . 73 - you get my drift PT????

 

[Pistol Night]

Boring heard the same joke in 1970 . . . and 71 . . .72 . . . 73 - you get my drift PT????

Not really. These 2 campaigners exist.

 

[jonbe54]

Not really. These 2 campaigners exist.

Not the point PT - my point is the jokes are very old but new again to every height nazi every single year now that says something about the originality and inventiveness of height nazis doesn't it?

 

[Pistol Night]

Not the point PT - my point is the jokes are very old but new again to every height nazi every single year now that says something about the originality and inventiveness of height nazis doesn't it?

These 2 knobs embrace their shortness.

 

[jonbe54]

These 2 knobs embrace their shortness.

Well that makes them pretty sorry specimens in that particular respect

 

[Jen2310]

I'm 5'6, but never saw myself as short, but rather the average height lol

 

[Obese Arachnid]

This thread has taken a strange Goodies twist, Apart Height.

 

[jonbe54]

This thread has taken a strange Goodies twist, Apart Height.

Sadly those with height abundance regard anything less than 2 meters in altitude as being worthy of endless and witless derision.

 

[OniAu]

With our run and gun style of play. Feel like will be a good fit if he is quick with a great kick.

 

[leon123]

Some people simply refuse to acknowledge the achievements of smaller players.

Height Nazis

Don’t think that’s entirely true... tony Shaw,' Jarryd Blair did alright.

See being tall has its hassles, back issues, hard to get clothing that doesn’t need altering.

Being shorter in stature, you always get to be in the front of photos

 

[Kirby]

Sadly those with height abundance regard anything less than 2 meters in altitude as being worthy of endless and witless derision.

At least you don’t sound sore about it

 

[Jasper84]

At least you don’t sound sore about it

Wouldn't be a typical day on Big Footy without a big ole bowl of Jonbe's Persecution Complex.

 

[Mollythedolly]

If he gets in any trouble off field he will be a “ colourful Collingwood teaching identity”

Fixed that for you.

 

[Mollythedolly]

This thread has taken a strange Goodies twist, Apart Height.

Insufficient ecky thump.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Sadly those with height abundance regard anything less than 2 meters in altitude as being worthy of endless and witless derision.

Yep. That's me. No more m*dgets!