Nathan Van Clanger-O

[Damp Squarie]

How many dumb decisions can one bloke make in a game?
I lost count after quarter time.
Its time this brainless rocket scientist who keeps getting PBs in pre season for runningwent back to the SANFL to hone his skills.He is getting worse as each week goes by. Wake me up when he’s dropped.

 

[pjcrows]

His disposal under any sort of pressure is actually embarrassing.

 

[Adelaide Cows]

Cannot stick a tackle either. Agree time to go back and learn the basics in the sanfl.

 

[Gets!]

needs a run in the SANFL.

Would also like to see him learn how to 'baulk' a player. However the hell you spell it.

 

[WALL-e]

Usually a good tackler, but couldn't stick to anything tonight.

 

[Southerntakeover]

**** this board is bipolar.

Its either extreme love, or death threats.

 

[NTRabbit]

I don't know where he's at.

Confidence shot, intensity is gone, he's dropping basic marks, his disposals are terrible, his decision making is only 50/50, his tackling is off and his positioning in contests and around the ground is all wrong.

He's gone an almighty step backwards from last year.

 

[toldyaso]

vb is certainly not a leader , that much sticks out like dog's balls ..
but hey, he is one of Craigy's favourites how else could anyone sustain such blunders and still get selected week after week ..

i think it was Charlie Walsh who told him he should be riding bicycles instead kicking footballs

dunno bout him building rockets either, they would probably back-fire and blow the whole show

 

[jamesclean]

he was pretty badd today.

 

[Riggy1]

**** this board is bipolar.

Its either extreme love, or death threats.

You should be right at home. That is the stereotype of any fan of the Philadelpia Eagles isn't it?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Has clearly gone backwards, great finish to last year but completely lost this year.

 

[cmndstab]

He didn't exactly have a great night but there were a number of players out there a hell of a lot worse than him tonight. He's not the one I'd be pointing the fingers at.

That said, his first quarter, other than the first couple of minutes, was abysmal.

 

[Jars458]

His execution has been poor for several weeks. He tries his guts out but has lost all confidence, much as the whole team has.

I think what we are seeing is that he is not captaincy matrerial yet because your captain performs even when the whole team is cracking. At the moment we are a team of front runnners and when it goes bad there are few who can step up.

Really horrible night tonight all over the field and in the coahces box.

Craigs under a lot of pressure this week. Lets see if there is anything more than platitudes.

On the positive side Mckay was excellent, his best game by a mile and he was afour quarter player for mine. Danger Otten and Douglas were also serviceable.

Moran is useless. Tyson Edwards was terrible. Stevens Horrible. Stiffy had one of his few poor games and Goody was good when we were good and nowhere when we ere being belted,.

Rutten beat brown,

Petrenko needs a SANFL rest but I really like his attitude and he will be a very good player.

Maric must come back, Craig stop being so ****ing stubborn. MAric Griffin and Tippett all must play, MUST play,

 

[CaptainDangerfield]

He has some mates in the clanger department. He's not the only one. Calls to drop him are crazy. Looks like we are only going to field a team of 15 players next week. Its not as though we have players demanding to be picked in the SANFL.

 

[Crow-mo]

He didn't exactly have a great night but there were a number of players out there a hell of a lot worse than him tonight.

maybe that's the problem, based on tonights performance he *should* have been our worst

 

[Jars458]

maybe that's the problem, based on tonights performance he *should* have been our worst

Gold. Black humour is all we have tonight!

 

[cmndstab]

maybe that's the problem, based on tonights performance he *should* have been our worst

A lot of people digging into Stevens' game tonight. I know it's easy to do when he's had five kicked on him but other than the third quarter I thought he was quite good.

 

[Drummond]

People are going overboard. He’s struggling but he’s not as bad as people are suggesting. I think he should be given a tagging role to help him find some form again.

Nowhere near close to being dropped, not even close.

Positive is that early on in his career he couldn't find the ball, even when he played well he would get 14-15 touches. Now even when he struggles he picks up 20 odd touches, just needs to become more damaging when it's in his hands. I'd still back him in to become our next skipper, you don't lose your leadership qualities because you're in going through a rough patch...

 

[macca23]

His execution has been poor for several weeks. He tries his guts out but has lost all confidence, much as the whole team has.

I think what we are seeing is that he is not captaincy matrerial yet because your captain performs even when the whole team is cracking. At the moment we are a team of front runnners and when it goes bad there are few who can step up.

Really horrible night tonight all over the field and in the coahces box.

Craigs under a lot of pressure this week. Lets see if there is anything more than platitudes.

On the positive side Mckay was excellent, his best game by a mile and he was afour quarter player for mine. Danger Otten and Douglas were also serviceable.

Moran is useless. Tyson Edwards was terrible. Stevens Horrible. Stiffy had one of his few poor games and Goody was good when we were good and nowhere when we ere being belted,.

Rutten beat brown,

Petrenko needs a SANFL rest but I really like his attitude and he will be a very good player.

Maric must come back, Craig stop being so ****ing stubborn. MAric Griffin and Tippett all must play, MUST play,

Geez, a post that long, and I can't disgree with a word of it!!

Actually well said Jars - echoes my sentiments exactly.

 

[Jars458]

A lot of people digging into Stevens' game tonight. I know it's easy to do when he's had five kicked on him but other than the third quarter I thought he was quite good.

You realise that was the quarter where we coughed up the game on a plate?

he was soft in third quarter and I am a huge Stevens fan normally.

Drum, good point about VB but I remain of the view Captains perform no matter how the team is performing

McDermot McGuiness Bickely and Roo all did that

Goodwin doesn't and VB may strugle to but I think he is a good sort and could become a bickley if he has some help.

 

[Jars458]

Geez, a post that long, and I can't disgree with a word of it!!

Actually well said Jars - echoes my sentiments exactly.

Macca we agree far too much. Next Kane McG will be agreeing as well.

 

[StuPendus]

Geez, a post that long, and I can't disgree with a word of it!!

Actually well said Jars - echoes my sentiments exactly.

So you actually think Edwards had a shocker?

 

[StuPendus]

van Berlo is playing out of position IMO. Defence is not his style.

He is an attacking player and because of structure he is paying the penalty.

However having said that, no matter where he plays he has to make tackles stick, look for better options, and his brain isn't in
co--ordination with his brain.

 

[macca23]

So you actually think Edwards had a shocker?

Not in terms of effort but if Knights used the ball like Edwards did tonight the whole board would be jumping all over him.

If you can, have another look at it, you'll be surprised how much he turned it over.

 

[StuPendus]

Not in terms of effort but if Knights used the ball like Edwards did tonight the whole board would be jumping all over him.

If you can, have another look at it, you'll be surprised how much he turned it over.

Must have been watching a different game.