Player Watch Pick #16 (2020, match NGA bid) - Lachie Jones

[VineValerian]

The Mullet speaks.
You must all listen - or face the consequences

 

[RossFC]

Is that Sinn with "the rehab group" at the end of that clip?

Yep

 

[RangaInTeal]

Is that Sinn with "the rehab group" at the end of that clip?

Went there through muscle memory, default.

 

[Grave Danger]

Went there through muscle memory, default.

Mentoring role.

 

[drcollossimo]

Is that Sinn with "the rehab group" at the end of that clip?

The rehab group is Sinns best spot it’s where he is most consistent

 

[Scodges]

Is that Sinn with "the rehab group" at the end of that clip?

Sinntasia


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[StuMan]

 

[Ford Fairlane]

That's just amazing, I mean who does that? Textbook definition of ragdolling an opponent.

 

[Cam1870]

That was beautiful. Right. Infront. Of me too.
His 2nd tackle was just as good - games gone soft, why was that one a free etc ..

 

[Brian McGee]

That was beautiful. Right. Infront. Of me too.
His 2nd tackle was just as good - games gone soft, why was that one a free etc ..

That second tackle should not have been a free. Looked worse than it was, he slung him around but clearly didn’t forcefully sling him into the ground. I wonder if the fact that it was his second tackle by the jumper for the game played in to the umpires thinking.

 

[Chewy316]

Best game of the season for him last night. Imposed his physicality into the contest which is exactly what he should be doing every game.

 

[Black 18]

Best game of the season for him last night. Imposed his physicality into the contest which is exactly what he should be doing every game.

He was very very good.

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

Fyfe has two tackles which were far more dangerous than the 'dangerous' tackle Jones was called for.

The bloke landed on his arse.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

One of the reasons Port love having Lachie across half back is if the opposition rebounds from our forward press, he has the pace and power to disrupt the rebound chain.

He did it to Freo a few times last night, and his ball handling was sound too. His kick is long and penetrating which clears the area.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

One of the reasons Port love having Lachie across half back is if the opposition rebounds from our forward press, he has the pace and power to disrupt the rebound chain.

He did it to Freo a few times last night, and his ball handling was sound too. His kick is long and penetrating which clears the area.

Yeah people underestimate the importance of pace for this.

It's a bit the same with DBJ.

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[Marmozet]

 

[Long live PAFC]

Great game. Good athleticism, took his marks, generally chose the right option by foot or hand and laid some great tackles. Thought his work rate up and back was excellent.

 

[MrMeaner]

Great tackle. It is a shame the repeat was unfairly penalised.

 

[Powerade 08]

I cant even tell if its a good or bad tackle anymore. Didn't Jonas get suspended last year for a similar jumper tackle against Melbourne? lol

 

[Schulzenfest]

I cant even tell if its a good or bad tackle anymore. Didn't Jonas get suspended last year for a similar jumper tackle against Melbourne? lol

Yes, and he also got a holding the ball free kick for the same tackle. It's a shitshow.

 

[El_Scorcho]

One of the reasons Port love having Lachie across half back is if the opposition rebounds from our forward press, he has the pace and power to disrupt the rebound chain.

He did it to Freo a few times last night, and his ball handling was sound too. His kick is long and penetrating which clears the area.

Yep, he still makes people short step into the contest just by being around. He's a beast. The jumper tackles just add to his aura and the perceived pressure he puts on opponents.

I hope yesterday's vastly improved performance was proof that he's not completely incapable of marking a ball, he's just another in the long line of players who can't execute basic skills at times under Ken Hinkley because our consistency of mental application is laughably bad for a professional sports team. I'd still probably have Williams in the side ahead of him, but I like that they backed him in through a few skill errors. That's how you coach someone through the yips in the early part of a season.

 

[VineValerian]

That second tackle should not have been a free. Looked worse than it was, he slung him around but clearly didn’t forcefully sling him into the ground. I wonder if the fact that it was his second tackle by the jumper for the game played in to the umpires thinking.

And no head contact with the ground, so how is it dangerous?

 

[Tibbs]

Was he actually pinged for a dangerous tackle? At the time I thought that as he started to tackle the Freo player, the guy handballed the ball forward, and Lachie then slung him around, and so he was pinged for the lingering tackle.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Was he actually pinged for a dangerous tackle? At the time I thought that as he started to tackle the Freo player, the guy handballed the ball forward, and Lachie then slung him around, and so he was pinged for the lingering tackle.

I thought Lachie was pinged for continuing the tackle after the ball had been released. Trouble was he couldn't see that. Seems players need X-ray vision as well as telepathy these days.

Whereas the lauded tackle, the player continued to hang onto the ball throughout.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Great to see Lachie Jones show some potential. Very nice game.