Player Watch Josh Rachele

[DJ75]

You need new mates, no one with a clue could claim Rach has been poor

Apparently he has been poor 'defensively'.
WTF??

 

[DJ75]

Your mate is a secret pear supporter

I suspect so.

 

[1970crow]

NR not only doubled, but tripled down tonight on The Agenda Setters, saying that yes he knows now he has broken ribs.

Maybe the next time that bleached blonde airhead approaches an Adelaide player, they should hit him HARD on the wrist the exact same spot where Mal Michael tested his arm out and made him cry on the field after it was broken. Dickhead.

It’s not something to take personally because it was one of our players. The discussion is on in what circumstances should a game be stopped. Do they still stop it for the blood rule, I reckon that’s garbage.

 

[Cromulant]

It’s not something to take personally because it was one of our players. The discussion is on in what circumstances should a game be stopped. Do they still stop it for the blood rule, I reckon that’s garbage.

They do yes for a brief period.

Player can come onto the ground early to get the game moving again. With Rash they didnt do so until he was more than halfway off the ground moving very slowly.

 

[Velvet George]

Apparently he has been poor 'defensively'.
WTF??

Is he a port supporter?

 

[SugarShane]

It’s not something to take personally because it was one of our players. The discussion is on in what circumstances should a game be stopped. Do they still stop it for the blood rule, I reckon that’s garbage.

I understand why they wouldn't want to stop play, because as soon as they do teams will use it strategically. That said, it's only a matter of time until an injured/concussed player gets even more injured because the umps didn't stop play, and then it pinballs back to the injured player who gets more stomped on/bumped or something.

 

[arrowman]

It’s not something to take personally because it was one of our players. The discussion is on in what circumstances should a game be stopped. Do they still stop it for the blood rule, I reckon that’s garbage.

If he had been on a stretcher they would have stopped play. Two trainers helping an obviously seriously injured player, walking slowly, is close to that. I don't know if there has been another incident like that in recent times?

 

[1970crow]

If he had been on a stretcher they would have stopped play. Two trainers helping an obviously seriously injured player, walking slowly, is close to that. I don't know if there has been another incident like that in recent times?

Normally a player in the hands of a trainer is ignored until play gets a certain distance away or likelihood of impacting. You don’t stop play just because a player is in the hands of a trainer, or even unconscious on the ground. The trigger is the calling of a stretcher or the play becoming dangerous in terms of proximity.

 

[Cromulant]

Normally a player in the hands of a trainer is ignored until play gets a certain distance away or likelihood of impacting. You don’t stop play just because a player is in the hands of a trainer, or even unconscious on the ground. The trigger is the calling of a stretcher or the play becoming dangerous in terms of proximity.

Actually I think thats changed this year.

The umpire can make the call if a player is down anywhere on the field.

 

[1970crow]

Actually I think thats changed this year.

The umpire can make the call if a player is down anywhere on the field.

‘can’ is meaningless, it asserts no requirement. Inside that, they are obviously still using judgement based on certain factors. Whatever may have changed, it didn’t change anything Sunday arvo.

 

[Cromulant]

‘can’ is meaningless, it asserts no requirement. Inside that, they are obviously still using judgement based on certain factors. Whatever may have changed, it didn’t change anything Sunday arvo.

They arent required to, but it does look like a strong directive by the league to exercise far more caution.

Too much IMO

 

[PeterSalt]

If he had been on a stretcher they would have stopped play. Two trainers helping an obviously seriously injured player, walking slowly, is close to that. I don't know if there has been another incident like that in recent times?

It's become a bit of talking point after they did it in Collingwood's first game when Daicos had cramp

 

[Iridescence]

It was his nickname at school

That's a revolting nickname. If he was my son and his mates were calling him that, I'd bang their heads together, including Luke's, for going along with it.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

It was his nickname at school

I won't be using given the cogitations.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Apparently he has been poor 'defensively'.
WTF??

Rachele had a shocker last week... well down on 1st 2 weeks.

Get well soon Rocky!

 

[FR0GGY]

If he had been on a stretcher they would have stopped play. Two trainers helping an obviously seriously injured player, walking slowly, is close to that. I don't know if there has been another incident like that in recent times?

I wonder why they can’t take a seriously but not stretchered player off over the boundary but in the knowledge a player will be off for 10 minutes minimum.

 

[cmndstab]

I'm having an argument with a mate of mine who thinks Rach has been poor this year.
Anyone know where to find the best stats for his season?
Especially stats for goal assists, score involvements and where he ranks in the team etc...

This just sounds like someone who put him in their dream team, saw the low score this week and assumed he was shit.

 

[Peter Doherty]

 

[TBM]

What a year this guy's putting together. 20 goals from 9 games (really 8, given he was subbed off early against NM)

Besides key forwards, only Jamie Elliot (33 goals from 12 games), Jack Higgins (29 from 12), Ben Long

22

Ben Long

Age

28

Ht

186cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.9

3star

K

6.2

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

12.8

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.4

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.6

3star

(23 from 10) and Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age

32

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

(22 from 12) have kicked more

On top of that, he's getting midfield time, contributing plenty of goal assists / footy smarts around the ground, and genuinely loves the club and his teammates.

Could not have dreamt of a better 9-month turnaround since the Showdown saga + ensuing dropping, and still plenty of improvement to come. Hats off to him for putting that behind him and getting to work.

 

[Scorpus]

I like how the media are constantly suggesting Rachele's form this year is due to him being dropped for one game at the end of 2024, and not natural progression as a player.

I for one agree with this take. Had superstar coach Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks

Age

50

Ht

187cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.4

3star

not dropped Rachele, and if experienced club legend Rory Laird

29

Rory Laird

Age

32

Ht

178cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.4

5star

K

12.9

5star

HB

12.5

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.3

4star

MG

367.5

5star

D

19.6

5star

K

10.9

4star

HB

8.7

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.4

3star

MG

255.3

4star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.0

5star

hadn't publicly criticized Josh, he'd be on the chopping block right now I reckon.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

That outside of the foot soccer pass to a running Keays…

 

[MrBarry]

A grader, simple as that and it was clear from game 1.

 

[WeeBlake]

His consistency this year is a big part of our improvement

 

[Grenville]

What a year this guy's putting together. 20 goals from 9 games (really 8, given he was subbed off early against NM)

Besides key forwards, only Jamie Elliot (33 goals from 12 games), Jack Higgins (29 from 12), Ben Long (23 from 10) and Toby Greene (22 from 12) have kicked more

On top of that, he's getting midfield time, contributing plenty of goal assists / footy smarts around the ground, and genuinely loves the club and his teammates.

Could not have dreamt of a better 9-month turnaround since the Showdown saga + ensuing dropping, and still plenty of improvement to come. Hats off to him for putting that behind him and getting to work.

Yep, this has been the big one for me. His creativity makes such a difference - no coincidence that we looked a much worse side rd 5-6-7 when he was missing.

 

[cmndstab]

Yep, this has been the big one for me. His creativity makes such a difference - no coincidence that we looked a much worse side rd 5-6-7 when he was missing.

His pass into Fogarty was immaculate. Popped it over two defenders, and Fogarty not only didn't have to break stride, he was able to jog onto it. It looked so simple, but that option is on a dozen times a game and almost none of our players hit it.