Pettifer

[J.Mizza]

Ok ive seen alot of posts about how he should be dropped and hes a dud and no good this and that, But in my opinion Kayne Pettifer try his guts out for us every week, everytime he misses a shot at goal you can see him swearing and cursing himself, IMO he is a very talented player that trys week in and week out for the Richmond FC. hes just along with alot of our other players down on confidence b/c we havent won a game, I dont think he should be dropped or traded b/c as he has shown last year and the year before can be a very good player and one worth keeping

Just my say on this guy
Opinions please??

 

[tigerT]

I think he was good to very good in wallaces first season, took his game to another level last season and has plateaued this year. Our form also has something to do with it. Tacking grabs and kicking long goals he looks the goods, no denying that, but still dissapointed to see that defensive pressure is still not second nature to him. Every now and then he gets desperate and chases hard, tackles, but thats the problem, doesnt do it every week, his natural reaction is to stop and show frustration if he misses a mark/goal by which stage the ball has been whisked away.

Drum it into him to be more accountable and hed be the perfect package for a medium forward.

 

[lookkg386]

Is still in our best 22. He can run all day and does provide a target from half forward to the wing, he may be down this year but I wouldn't be saying he's finished, needs to find form and will be a good asset.

 

[lids2004roar]

He will be in our best 22 for the next 5 years of his career save for a trade, most would rate him second to Richo when it comes to passion.

Let's see what you all think of him when we are winning, it is easy to shoot down underperforming players when we're on a 9 game losing streak.

 

[itsintheblood]

everytime he misses a shot at goal you can see him swearing and cursing himself,

It doesn't change the fact he should be kicking those goals. Swearing and cursing isnt gonna change the kick. He needs to improve his kicking action and nail the important goals.

 

[metallichris]

Passenger at the moment.

 

[jeff99_Au]

i like his game he has been playing a little up feild as well doing a ok job. he gives every thing every game. he isn't costing us games the fact we arn't getting first hands on the ball. thats costing us games.

 

[Roachy8]

A bit down at the moment but with a few exceptions... who isn't? I want him in our team beacause he does add a bit of agro. He needs to step up in the next couple of weeks as a player in the system for a few years and show the way for our younger cubs.

 

[Spagman]

He's not at his best at the moment, few tigers players are...

Ditch Kane Johnson i say and either give the captaincy to Richo or Pettifer next year.

 

[Deledio_Judd]

I think Richo deserves the Captaincy and will be a great leader!.

 

[Tigerland]

Goes to ground too often and his opponent always hurts us on the rebound.

People defend him when he say,kicks 2 goals in a game. What they should look at is the forward pressure provided by him - which is very ordinary. He's lazy.

Passion means nothing if you can't perform. He gets angry with himself. He should try and get angry with his opponent and chase and tackle.

On current form his will be a bench player at best in coming years. I hope I'm wrong and he fires consistantly.

I wouldn't be shocked if he's not there next year, but I doubt his trade value is high enough to bother.

 

[santa claws]

Dud.

 

[polakthetiger]

I wouldn't be shocked if he's not there next year, but I doubt his trade value is high enough to bother.

Good points...he's gotta be worth more than Schulz though...so if you were trying to decide between the two, which to dangle, Petts is the man IMO...I think he has shown enough for someone to be 'mildly' confident they could get more out of him. But then again, with our rather experience lacking list, he might need to be around so we don't have a whole team of sub 50 gamers running around...unless there is a ruckman (eg Wood) we can steal (as long as no picks go with any trade though, so Wood maybe a little optomistic?)

 

[Deledio_Judd]

Gun..

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Hes OK. Neither a dud or gun.

Passenger at the moment like metallichris said.

 

[Ando_4]

Hes OK. Neither a dud or gun.

Passenger at the moment like metallichris said.

That says it all for me.

Not having anywhere near the impact he had in 06.

 

[junction oval]

That says it all for me.

Not having anywhere near the impact he had in 06.

A mate of mine refers to him as "Kane Petrified" - not the most courageous footballer going around.....

 

[Goldust]

I think Richo deserves the Captaincy and will be a great leader!.

Pettifer.....captain???????

Give me a break.

What sort of example would he set by continually not chasing, not attacking the pill 100% and giving away stupid free kicks?

The guy is going through the motions at the moment.

Our club has fallen on hard times. It's pretty easy to get stuck in a rut when things are going no good. What is needed is for someone to put the hand up and take the ball by the horns and try and lift us.

I saw Richo do that on Saturday. A fine example of a leader.

Pettifer........no, I didn't see that same sense of urgency at all.

No denying he has some talent, but he needs his a*** dropped to Coburg to learn a valuable lesson and then hopefully he comes back a better player...one who is prepared to work his a*** off!

At the moment he is coasting!

 

[lookkg386]

Hes OK. Neither a dud or gun.

I may be wrong but I got a feeling your sitting on the fence....

 

[jeff99_Au]

i like him he finds the ball this year i think he is playing alot better been sending time in the midfeild a good kick doesn't always make the right decision turning into a team player slowly lol.