- Apr 22, 2013
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Mate I actually like your posts and respect you astute footy views but if I am reading between the lines here you are making a case for Kurt and good on you but to be honest I am over talking about him. Imo he is over payed, underperformed and has been deplorable in 2 GF'S and lacks the intensity & urgency to ever have an impact to contribute to the club once again saluting. Ball was not over payed, was serviceable and did have an impact in winning the premiership in 2005. People can defend him all they like but if they think he has delivered on what he is capable of and what his salary says he is capable of they are sadly mistaken.
I don't disagree. on Ball I remember him being pretty regularly criticised as a forward but he ultimately played well as a ruck. (I remember after the 2005 gf garry lyon saying to someone from the swans that every goal the swans kicked was when cox was on the bench and seaby was on - which was why i never understood why we went for seaby and has always been one of the key things i've remembered - rucks dont always win games but if they cant nullify the opposition ruckman you are in big trouble).
On Tippett I agree with your basic point - which is he is overpaid and has never quite delivered. But i do say that i think as a club we never quite understood what he was when we bought him. The 2012 qf should have been a bit of a guide for us as richards and lrt nullified him and his great game was against the hawks - who promptly went out and bought a kpd so that it wouldnt happen again.
i remember watching the 2013 melbourne game at the mcg when they were a rabble and frawley beat tippett over and over and i concluded after that game that tippett wasnt going to ever be a genuine full forward.
So (in words I haven't heard since going to derby day in 2003 when two 20 something girls wandered past expressing the same comment) I've officially lowered my expectations. I want him to simply compete in the air and in the ruck, not get outmarked, play 20+ games, lay a few tackles and kick 40 goals. if he manages that he will still be overpaid but he will play a pretty valuable role.