Michael Walters

[Funbeanman]

There's a big question needs to be asked

Is Michael Walters

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Michael Walters

Age

33

Ht

176cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.2

4star

K

11.0

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.9

4star

G

1.7

5star

D

20.9

5star

K

11.8

5star

HB

9.1

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.3

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

days are numbered???

I'm very worried about Walters decline over the last few years under J-Lo and I'm not sure if he'll ever recapture his best form, he was arguably our best and most important player a few years ago

 

[WCE_phil]

Floppy Mcflopperson. More interested in attracting a free than attacking the ball.

 

[Progressive Aggresion]

Yeah I am convinced that his best football was lost as soon as Ross Lyon got sacked. Since then injuries have troubled him, but even more so he just lacks consistent impact no matter where on the field you try to play him. Longmuir knows that he cannot keep up playing midfield minutes and has been wise not to waste an important midfield position on him, which says quite a bit considering the loss of Cerra.

Honestly, if it wasn't for his clean standard skillset I'm not even sure he'd be getting games.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Is Michael Walters days are numbered???

 

[clivenator26]

Probably needs to be asked on the freo board. But yeh he is clearly struggling, did have a good pre-season but was awful today. At some stage this season the axe will come.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Playing on reputation

 

[Always Ballin]

Spellcheck, dog.

 

[Vintage]

There's a big question needs to be asked

Is Michael Walters days are numbered???

I'm very worried about Walters decline over the last few years under J-Lo and I'm not sure if he'll ever recapture his best form, he was arguably our best and most important player a few years ago

That’s a question that is very hard to understand, let alone answer.

Walter’s is done though.

 

[DanWA]

He was done the day Ross was shown the door

 

[HTPunter]

Really not that big a question, and a pretty clear answer.

Clearly he's done.

Just need the next tier to actually step up. It's been a long time of playing for frees only now. He's had some excellent years (2013, 15, 16) and even a borderline star one (2019) but he's well and truly past it.

 

[CakeEater]

Floppy Mcflopperson. More interested in attracting a free than attacking the ball.

And unfortunately today he had zero chance of getting a free from these umpires

 

[estibador]

He's a shadow of his former self unfortunately. I find him pretty infuriating to watch these days - at best he goes to ground at every contest, at worst, well you've all seen the ducking for frees.

Schultz and Switta are no superstars but they're both miles ahead of him at this stage. He's been a great servant of the club, but it's hard to see him adding much value going forward.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

He was almost as good as our goal kicking accuracy today

 

[refresh]

He was done the day Ross was shown the door

Why?

 

[DanWA]

Why?

He just completely changed after that

 

[Ando727]

I'm very worried about Walters decline over the last few years under J-Lo

There is a line there, but I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to say it...

 

[Adil Hoxha]

Another one trick pony that will soon fade from our collective memories.

 

[VolgaBoatman]

He is much better when he plays mid-forward than as a pure forward. Partly because as a forward he always has some who stays on him all day - they never zone off on Walters. As a mid-forward he gets a lot less close checking. He needs to find a way to get involved more for sure, because he is one of the best players to kick into the forward line at Freo.

 

[The 747]

Has dropped off a lot. Not sure how much longer he has.

 

[Sherrinator]

No way, still their best best player. Should go to the Gold Coast to play for a good coach.

 

[Mesc]

Spellcheck, dog.

Pretty sure O.P said Michael Walters not Andrew Gaff

 

[kane249]

Pretty sure O.P said Michael Walters not Andrew Brayshaw

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[Belnakor]

Yeah I am convinced that his best football was lost as soon as Ross Lyon got sacked.

He is much better when he plays mid-forward than as a pure forward. Partly because as a forward he always has some who stays on him all day - they never zone off on Walters. As a mid-forward he gets a lot less close checking. He needs to find a way to get involved more for sure, because he is one of the best players to kick into the forward line at Freo.

Walters played well when he was playing the '17 era Dusty role where he just roamed around the forward / CHF area, never picked up his man and had his teams cover for him. this game for example Walters had 32 and kicked 5. AFL Tables - Fremantle v St Kilda - Sun, 2-Jul-2017 2:40 PM (4:40 PM) - Match Stats

the problem is that role doesn't really exist any more (even dusty is picking up his man) and Walters isn't the best to play it even if it did still exist.

I"m convinced if Ross had got the carlton job Walters would be playing for them tbh.

 

[mike91]

Would dominate at any other team. He set up multiple scores for freo with his inside 50 entries. He's not cooked at all, he's poorly coached, that's just commonsense.

Longmuir wants him to be a full time small forward, when in reality he's a forward/mid. Longmuir is prioritising Brayshaw and Serong (Cerra last year) in the middle, which makes sense, but he's absolutely wasting Walters now

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[Mesc]

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