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

[The Hobo]

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 ..

After seeing him do that to Banfield, I was surprised to see Switkowski give it a go as well.

 

[jackag24]

Watch 4:50

Is this not the most pea-hearted effort you've ever seen?

Honestly the club should pack his bags for him now, thank him for his time and point him towards the nearest KFC

 

[Powerade 08]

Watch 4:50

Is this not the most pea-hearted effort you've ever seen?

Honestly the club should pack his bags for him now, thank him for his time and point him towards the nearest KFC

Ratugolea you mean

 

[jackag24]

Ratugolea you mean

Ratugolea was never catching bobby there

Looks like he held up and moved to the left of the contest, probably anticipating Jones would come through and knock the ball towards him

The only thing Ratugolea is guilty of in that situation is assuming Jones is an AFL footballer

 

[JUSTWORK]

Ratugolea you mean

No. The guy who ran over a ground ball without managing to touch it.
If you can't pick the ball up cleanly, at least fumble it. Don't just run straight over the top of it, leaving it for Hill to pick up.

Jones skills are substandard, that makes him a liability.

 

[Powerade 08]

Ratugolea was never catching bobby there

Looks like he held up and moved to the left of the contest, probably anticipating Jones would come through and knock the ball towards him

The only thing Ratugolea is guilty of in that situation is assuming Jones is an AFL footballer

No its Ratugoleas goal. He peels off Hill for no reason

and if you go to 3:36 you see the Rat speciality, the failed pack chest mark.

Now if you really want to see some real piss watch Ryan Burton at every contest. Starting at 1:33

 

[Schulzenfest]

No its Ratugoleas goal. He peels off Hill for no reason

and if you go to 3:36 you see the Rat speciality, the failed pack chest mark.

Now if you really want to see some piss watch Ryan Burton at every contest. Starting at 1:33

You really will defend your inexplicable spud favourites against all logic and reason, won't you?

 

[Powerade 08]

You really will defend your inexplicable spud favourites against all logic and reason, won't you?

So true

 

[jackag24]

No its Ratugoleas goal. He peels off Hill for no reason

and if you go to 3:36 you see the Rat speciality, the failed pack chest mark.

Now if you really want to see some real piss watch Ryan Burton at every contest. Starting at 1:33

Ratugolea on Hill is an awful match up

He'll get turned inside out by him every time.

 

[Powerade 08]

Ratugolea on Hill is an awful match up

He'll get turned inside out by him every time.

Yea but youre looking at the wrong bit of the clip.

Ratugolea leaves Hill to chase WHE (braindead). After that Collingwood have every advantage. WHE just needs to kick it anywhere i50, Hill just needs to get any touch on the ball.

Im sure Jones gave up plenty of goals but thats not on him. Hes just scrambling to clean up another players mess

 

[jackag24]

Yea but youre looking at the wrong bit of the clip.

Ratugolea leaves Hill to chase WHE (braindead). After that Collingwood have every advantage. WHE just needs to kick it anywhere i50, Hill just needs to get any touch on the ball.

Im sure Jones gave up plenty of goals but thats not on him. Hes just scrambling to clean up another players mess

i see exactly what you're talking about

Its not ideal from Rat, but if Jones just goes when it's his turn to go, we're not talking about this goal

Also "Im sure Jones gave up plenty of goals but thats not on him" Lol

Jones must feel like Charlie Bucket down at the club. Cause he's got a goldeeeen tickeeeet

 

[afl2004]

You know someone's an average baller when there effort is lauded

 

[Peninsula Boy]

A fair whack of those goals could've been easily defended, some multiple times, with good defenders and a good defensive gameplan.

Ratugolea on Bobby Hill is just as crazy as Lachie Jones on Mason Cox

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Mason Cox

Age

33

Ht

211cm

Wt

110kg

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F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

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The Collingwood small forwards were always going to dominate us.

Bobby Hill eviscerated us and no one had any answers.

I don't know if people noticed but we also got killed by the small forwards of Melbourne as well. It is a recurring theme.

I'm not a big fan of Burton as a defender.

What can you say. The matchups were terrible.

 

[1954]

A fair whack of those goals could've been easily defended, some multiple times, with good defenders and a good defensive gameplan.

Ratugolea on Bobby Hill is just as crazy as Lachie Jones on Mason Cox.

The Collingwood small forwards were always going to dominate us.

Bobby Hill eviscerated us and no one had any answers.

I don't know if people noticed but we also got killed by the small forwards of Melbourne as well. It is a recurring theme.

I'm not a big fan of Burton as a defender.

What can you say. The matchups were terrible.

Re Ratugolea, most cut him some slack as it was his first game against another team (for us), but unless my eyes were playing tricks Aliir gave him a few sprays in the first half of that trial at Alberton which appeared to be related to his poor positioning and/or inability to pick up his man, and it happened at least a couple of times at the bowling green end.

 

[all seeing eye]

A fair whack of those goals could've been easily defended, some multiple times, with good defenders and a good defensive gameplan.

Ratugolea on Bobby Hill is just as crazy as Lachie Jones on Mason Cox.

The Collingwood small forwards were always going to dominate us.

Bobby Hill eviscerated us and no one had any answers.

I don't know if people noticed but we also got killed by the small forwards of Melbourne as well. It is a recurring theme.

I'm not a big fan of Burton as a defender.

What can you say. The matchups were terrible.

Small forwards always give us issues, Brisbane, Collingwood, Adelaide all come to mind. Burton, Jones and Farell arent disciplined enough to do he job. Unfortnately most clubs see small specialist defenders as unsexy.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Re Ratugolea, most cut him some slack as it was his first game against another team (for us), but unless my eyes were playing tricks Aliir gave him a few sprays in the first half of that trial at Alberton which appeared to be related to his poor positioning and/or inability to pick up his man, and it happened at least a couple of times at the bowling green end.

I'm more in the wait and see category as he's learning the system with the players and has done some really good things but he doesn't have the nous and needs to pick it up.

Ratugolea on Bobby Hill is one, asking for trouble, and two, don't we have a small defender who can defend him.

I would put Bobby Hill as BOG in that game.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

Watch 4:50

Is this not the most pea-hearted effort you've ever seen?

Honestly the club should pack his bags for him now, thank him for his time and point him towards the nearest KFC

What's he ment to do slide in take out his legs go low and collect hill high ?

That's the AFL's doing unfortunately they have taken players instincts out now ..

He's better off trying to do what he did

 

[SureBuddy]

What's he ment to do slide in take out his legs go low and collect hill high ?

That's the AFL's doing unfortunately they have taken players instincts out now ..

He's better off trying to do what he did

No, he should just grab the ground ball. Instead of completely overrunning it and missing it completely without touching it somehow.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

No, he should just grab the ground ball. Instead of completely overrunning it and missing it completely without touching it somehow.

Mate 6/10 times you will over run the ball in that situation it's not a round ball ..

 

[MrMeaner]

The issue I see with Jones in that clip was he didn't get his body behind the ball. That meant, when he missed it, his momentum took him out of the contest. It was about skill in executing fundamentals, not courage.

 

[SureBuddy]

Mate 6/10 times you will over run the ball in that situation it's not a round ball ..

Maybe if you are Lachie Jones, but anyone else I would expect 10/10 times to at least get a hand on it and the majority of the time to actually pick it up.

He went in soft and was worried about contact coming, so put in a half hearted attempt.

 

[elbarton]

What's he ment to do slide in take out his legs go low and collect hill high ?

That's the AFL's doing unfortunately they have taken players instincts out now ..

He's better off trying to do what he did

Two hands would be a good start

 

[Powerade 08]

Mate 6/10 times you will over run the ball in that situation it's not a round ball ..

You just gotta accept some people are addicted to being wrong all the time about everything

 

[PJ Power]

No, he should just grab the ground ball. Instead of completely overrunning it and missing it completely without touching it somehow.

Keeping the ball in front of him by getting the full width of his body, arms and legs behind it, was a must.

 

[Harlott]

Watch 4:50

Is this not the most pea-hearted effort you've ever seen?

Honestly the club should pack his bags for him now, thank him for his time and point him towards the nearest KFC

Watching the replay, the ball changes direction somewhat when it bounces in between him and Hill. It looks bad because he’s going one hand but I would suggest it’s because it didn’t go where he thought it was going.
Nothing to do with being pea hearted. Hill in that split second is the one who slows down and doesn’t continue at the ball at the same pace. Yet lucky for him it ends up in his path for a simple pick up.