Toast Max Holmes

[catempire]

He gets better each week.

 

[FredLeDeux]

He gets better each week.

Did well to come back after an ordinary 1st half, even when we were sinking in Q3.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Anonymous first half. Never stopped working hard.
Hopefully doesn't meet the 'Toast' curse catempire

 

[catempire]

Anonymous first half. Never stopped working hard.
Hopefully doesn't meet the 'Toast' curse catempire

The jinx was on my mind but I’m backing him in to break it.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

I'm extremely bullish about Holmes, have been for a long time (relative to his career length thus far), but I won't carry on too much here, don't want to jinx it!
Apt number though I feel, reminds me of Kelly.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

The jinx was on my mind but I’m backing him in to break it.

After the clark and constable toast threads im not going too early but i love this kids workrate. He makes blues but he just never stops working..and that i really rate.

 

[catempire]

Did well to come back after an ordinary 1st half, even when we were sinking in Q3.

I would like to see a cut of his Q4 involvements. The best by a 19 year old in the hoops in a very long time.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

I would like to see a cut of his Q4 involvements. The best by a 19 year old in the hoops in a very long time.

AFL app stats page would have it, all of his stat involvements in a nice edited cut.

 

[jimmy.h]

Leading disposal and contested possession winner in the 4th quarter.

 

[dazbroncos]

Leading disposal and contested possession winner in the 4th quarter.

was just gonna post this...

Thats impressive when the whips were cracking - to lead the stats like that. Shows the rumours of him being a gun in the making are gaining strength.

GO Catters

 

[strauchnyy]

I think his strength is how clean he is with his ground ball gets

 

[catempire]

Also, can someone else start the Brad Close toast thread. We really can’t afford for me to jinx him. Ripper.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Beat me to the 4th quarter stats. Big part of willing us back into this one. King s***

 

[cats_09]

Also, can someone else start the Brad Close toast thread. We really can’t afford for me to jinx him. Ripper.

How about a universal love thread?

Universal Love - Brad Close

I can't find another thread on this guy, so I'm starting one. Just saying I love what he brings to the table. Fantastic vision. Lost count of the times his quick 'gives' have opened up the play and resulted in goals. Should nick name him 'the can opener' Pressure and closing speed are also top...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[year of the cat]

Superb in the last 1/4. The kid has the talent. Will be a ripper in another season or two.

 

[Romeoh1]

His hands in that last quarter- so quick, so clean. Was impressive. Will to win stuff too.

 

[Bring back Moloney]

His 4th quarter was immense. Surely will have won even his harshest critics over. Really hope he can develop into an elite footballer.

 

[Warhorse]

Was well beaten for 3 quarters. I was impressed with his work in a few 1v1s and his contested work in the last. A long way to go but looks a good prospect

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Was well beaten for 3 quarters. I was impressed with his work in a few 1v1s and his contested work in the last. A long way to go but looks a good prospect

I wouldn't say it was all one way in the first 3 quarters for him. There was a passage of pressure work where it was contested in the back pocket and he just made repeated efforts to force it out way and broke out the pack to find I think Selwood by foot. Created a goal early that kept us in it.

But yeah I know what you mean. He was inconsistent. I think he'll find that consistency once he hits 50 games

 

[Drunkcat]

Was well beaten for 3 quarters. I was impressed with his work in a few 1v1s and his contested work in the last. A long way to go but looks a good prospect

Hard for you to give him credit you think he is a spud

 

[Warhorse]

Hard for you to give him credit you think he is a spud

I don't think he will be a spud. I just dont think he will be 'the next Dangerfield but with better kicking'.

 

[fpm84]

 

[MisterMarcus]

^ Haven't had my morning coffee yet, what does this chart show?

 

[fpm84]

^ Haven't had my morning coffee yet, what does this chart show?

Holmes was second BOG according to the official player ratings which factors in ‘intercepts, spoils, kicking to a contest, smothers, chasing, corralling and many other 'one-percenters'’ as well as possessions, goals etc.

Clearly the system is not perfect - nobody thinks Pendlebury was BOG or that Cameron wasn’t in the 10 best players on the ground!!! - but shows Holmes did a lot right in a big game.

 

[joe444]

Showing good signs, but we are years away from knowing for certain; he still looks completely lost when starting in the middle.

But that last quarter was excellent.