Player Watch Max Michalanney

[Brenton Davy]

Just when we think some credit is due to the coaches - nope!

Maybe credit the coaches for not dismissing it out of hand???

No???

Ok, play on!

 

[MRB37]

Maybe credit the coaches for not dismissing it out of hand???

No???

Ok, play on!

Will be interesting to see if we try it again on a team like Hawthorn over the next month. Impey smashed us from that position a few weeks ago.

 

[adelaidecrows]

You can see why - coaching for his career. Needs to play in, and ideally win finals this year. So Smith over Edwards in that you get a more known quantity.

Problem with that is it feels like we've been in this mode for 5 years now.

he did the same thing in 2023 until the side lost so much form he had to bring in new players.

 

[John Who]

The thing I like most with this lad is his maturity and composure. He’s just clinical with whatever he does - chasing a bloke, running away from a bloke, kicking out of defensive 50, kicking into defensive 50, kicking from a set shot - he’s got the same poker face and calmness about him and rarely does he lairise.

In short, he makes you feel safe when the ball is in his hands.

 

[cmndstab]

You REALLY think a player asking for a game was the reason he got one ??

To be fair, there is a bit of a pattern here. Dawson also requested to play midfield... we know that Rachele and Rankine have both requested it too, to various levels of response.

I'm sure what's happening in reality is that Nicks has discussions with the players in which they feel included, rather than dictated to.

 

[John Who]

Yes but his observation was based on that goal and one he missed narrowly

Yeah, that one goal from 50m out on a ridiculously swirly breeze, where others around him couldn’t kick for jack shit.

 

[FR0GGY]

To be fair, there is a bit of a pattern here. Dawson also requested to play midfield... we know that Rachele and Rankine have both requested it too, to various levels of response.

I'm sure what's happening in reality is that Nicks has discussions with the players in which they feel included, rather than dictated to.

The big difference is Rachele never said please.

 

[cmndstab]

The big difference is Rachele never said please.

I'm guessing that the big difference is that the others had "paid their dues" by playing their given role at AFL level for a while before requesting a new one.

 

[John Who]

To be fair, there is a bit of a pattern here. Dawson also requested to play midfield... we know that Rachele and Rankine have both requested it too, to various levels of response.

I'm sure what's happening in reality is that Nicks has discussions with the players in which they feel included, rather than dictated to.

I think the overall pattern is we’re encouraging a team of versatile players. The modern game is dictating this trend, but we have a current crop who is adaptable, which helps!

 

[FR0GGY]

I'm guessing that the big difference is that the others had "paid their dues" by playing their given role at AFL level for a while before requesting a new one.

I reckon Racheles record up forward for us was probably better than rankines without looking.

 

[cmndstab]

I reckon Racheles record up forward for us was probably better than rankines without looking.

Yeah, agreed that he's a weapon up forward and worth more to us there. But that was far from established at the start of last year.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

he kicked one career goal before yesterday

Had kicked 1 goal & 3 points up until yesterday...

About as accurate as doc's posting.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Yeah, this is the bit I didn't like. It seems like we're inventing reasons to keep both Laird and Smith in the team.

Yes, exactly.

We could have still played Max forward & brought in Edwards or moved Cumming back rather than prioritising Smith.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

In a interview after the match Max said it was his idea to play forward (confirmed by Nicks in his presser) and he also said he’d played forward a lot as a junior, so not exactly new to him

Bit like Dawson suggesting to mix he move from defence into the midfield.

Perhaps needs more suggestions from the players...

 

[Brenton Davy]

Will be interesting to see if we try it again on a team like Hawthorn over the next month. Impey smashed us from that position a few weeks ago.

I was surprised at how tall he is was standing next to DC who, at 197cm, looked barely taller than Max

 

[cmndstab]

I was surprised at how tall he is was standing next to DC who, at 197cm, looked barely taller than Max

Only a couple of inches difference between them in height. That can often be nullified just by how straight-up the shorter one stands, too.

 

[cleanhands]

Honestly, I am not against our club putting eligible players into stud, maybe not Edwards, we don't need the headache but we really should demand that our players are all in polygamous relationships.

Probably look at owning the Thunderbirds to maximise F/S opportunities

I would have been more than happy to oblige

 

[spenze]

I would have been more than happy to oblige

You'd need a stepladder to consumate with a Thunderbird, Big Jim, he'd be alright

 

[Pugsley]

Nothing shows John making up shit more than this.

 

[cleanhands]

You'd need a stepladder to consumate with a Thunderbird, Big Jim, he'd be alright

I fall into the tall category

 

[Sizzlepack]

Good coaches take opportunities to put games into young players. Its a fair conclusion Nicks is incredibly poor at doing this. Curtin is smashing it, yet Nicks wanted him to play full back in the Sanfl...this is not a coach who is making sound decisions.

This is one of the more obnoxious myths on this board. Curtin played one game as a genuine KPD at SANFL level, because of a lack of alternative personnel. His other games at that level were all spent in different positions, including on the wing and in the midfield. God forbid he may have learnt some things from those experiences. He played a blinder yesterday, why not just appreciate that?

 

[NTRabbit]

This is one of the more obnoxious myths on this board. Curtin played one game as a genuine KPD at SANFL level, because of a lack of alternative personnel. His other games at that level were all spent in different positions, including on the wing and in the midfield. God forbid he may have learnt some things from those experiences. He played a blinder yesterday, why not just appreciate that?

He also played KPD in his first trial game for the club at Alberton in Feb '24 to be fair, I know this as he lined up right in front of me

 

[Sizzlepack]

He also played KPD in his first trial game for the club at Alberton in Feb '24 to be fair, I know this as he lined up right in front of me

Okay, fair enough. So a trial game and one SANFL game out of necessity. I still don't think it constitutes evidence that Nicks was determined to cruel his career by turning him into Daniel Hartigan, or whatever the original claim was.

 

[spenze]

Okay, fair enough. So a trial game and one SANFL game out of necessity. I still don't think it constitutes evidence that Nicks was determined to cruel his career by turning him into Daniel Hartigan, or whatever the original claim was.

And the game against Centrals

Mythbuster busted

 

[Sizzlepack]

And the game against Centrals

Mythbuster busted

Hardly (tall guy plays in defence a bit when required isn't a slam dunk, you'll have to refer to another anti-Nicks talking point), but this isn't the Curtin thread.