Review Positives & Negatives R20 V Freo

[Matera92]

Were you still wetting yourself when Tunbridge turned over the massive handball from Darling in the goal square?

I wasn't talking about Tunbridge.

 

[SloppyJoe]

How bout that 40m handball by Darling

 

[Beutbrute]

Wrong. It's spelled grp

Ffs

 

[JADED]

Just watching the game again. Tunbridge missing the awesome handball from darling in the last quarter was pretty bad.
When he gets delisted at the end of the season they won't even have to say anything ,just walk him into the office,show him that and point to the door

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Earlier in the day (gameday) someone posted that Tunbridge isn't a 1 touch player so this stood out so much. Automatically thought Two Touch Tunbridge just stuffed up one of the all time great goal assists. Would've been great in the highlights package.

SEROIUS KUDOS if someone could GIF darlings handball to Tunbridge BUT join it to the snap around the body GOAL that Tunbridge kicked. Right the wrong.

 

[EagleEgo]

Lucky the game has gone past the 'wrestling style contest' very few of them per game now, more often than not a second defender is there to help out.

Unfortunately, opposition coaches would like to use this tactics to expose our weakness. It has happened a few times in the last 12 months.

 

[EagleEgo]

Barrass is still 20. He still has a bit of physical development left in him (especially in the lower body). He will be our full back soon.

We need more than one good players to form a good team!

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

One poster has said Nelson is frail & not AFL standard..

I believe it's the AFL that is frail and not Nelson standard.

 

[Eaglespur]

How bout that 40m handball by Darling

It gave me a sloppyjoe

 

[Pat_Footy]

I wasn't talking about Tunbridge.

I never said or implied you were.

 

[Matera92]

I never said or implied you were.

So why bring him up? My positive was the enjoyment that seeing a rarely used skill executed well brought.

 

[Godfather32]

I actually wet myself a little over those Darling handballs.

If you've played the game you'd know just how hard they are to execute. The one when he was on his knees was one of the best I've seen, the guy is a freak to be able to hit them so sweetly.

Did anyone else find it weird that he rarely does these and then brings out 3 or 4 of them in the same game? They're a serious weapon.

 

[Matera92]

Did anyone else find it weird that he rarely does these and then brings out 3 or 4 of them in the same game? They're a serious weapon.

He's been warned by the AFL that if he's to much of a sic campaigner he'll be banned from playing.

 

[Godfather32]

Earlier in the day (gameday) someone posted that Tunbridge isn't a 1 touch player so this stood out so much. Automatically thought Two Touch Tunbridge just stuffed up one of the all time great goal assists. Would've been great in the highlights package.

SEROIUS KUDOS if someone could GIF darlings handball to Tunbridge BUT join it to the snap around the body GOAL that Tunbridge kicked. Right the wrong.

I reckon two touch might be a bit generous

 

[Godfather32]

He's been warned by the AFL that if he's to much of a sic campaigner he'll be banned from playing.

That would explain why he rarely does the ninja flip this year

 

[Pat_Footy]

So why bring him up? My positive was the enjoyment that seeing a rarely used skill executed well brought.

You clearly misunderstood the entire post. Rather than explain it you, I suggest we both move on.

 

[Bender_]

You're a twit.

 

[Wooju82]

Long time reader first time poster....but dare say the over/under reaction on here is ridico.
Two have to cents on Tunners, certainly the bias on here before the game was for him to fail. Sure he made a couple of glaring errors - but the three or four really great things he did are simply discounted.
- kicked a great goal
- made a very clever pass to Priddis and not bombed long that ultimately set up a goal
- great handball to a streaming Hill after a one touch pick in start of Q2 - which Hill mucked up the entry to 50.

Seen a lot of this guy after covering the WAFL from seasons 12-14, and if he gets a run at it injury free is most definitely an AFL player. Clearly rated by Simpson too.
In my opinion a player that can have a great impact on a game without needing 20+ touches. As example he was best on for Perth the week before he debuted for WCE in last round of 2013. Had 12 touches. Won the game for them in 3 passages of play within 5 mins that resulted in one possesion (and goal) for Tunners.

At the end of the day not sure what people expect. I mean had a great 2013 in the WAFL and debuted at 19/20 yo. On the fringes in 2014 at WC (mostly one quarter sub appearances) after a few injuires saw him miss patches during the year. Serious season ending injury in R2 2015 after working his way into best 22. Came from a long long way back this year steadily improving his form since first playing WAFL reserves in about R8.

Still clearly getting used to the speed, which is to be expected, and isnt the only WC player to not be clean or make a bonehead errors this year. Seems like people expect these great games first up, and especially for a guy in his 9th afl game (and his approx 10th game at any level in 2yrs) - they need continuity and time. If he stays in for the rest of the year, i reckon that improvement will become apparant.

 

[Matera92]

You clearly misunderstood the entire post. Rather than explain it you, I suggest we both move on.

I got it, I just didn't think it was necessary.

How about we try and enjoy some of the good things once in a while?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Long time reader first time poster....but dare say the over/under reaction on here is ridico.
Two have to cents on Tunners, certainly the bias on here before the game was for him to fail. Sure he made a couple of glaring errors - but the three or four really great things he did are simply discounted.
- kicked a great goal
- made a very clever pass to Priddis and not bombed long that ultimately set up a goal
- great handball to a streaming Hill after a one touch pick in start of Q2 - which Hill mucked up the entry to 50.

Seen a lot of this guy after covering the WAFL from seasons 12-14, and if he gets a run at it injury free is most definitely an AFL player. Clearly rated by Simpson too.
In my opinion a player that can have a great impact on a game without needing 20+ touches. As example he was best on for Perth the week before he debuted for WCE in last round of 2013. Had 12 touches. Won the game for them in 3 passages of play within 5 mins that resulted in one possesion (and goal) for Tunners.

At the end of the day not sure what people expect. I mean had a great 2013 in the WAFL and debuted at 19/20 yo. On the fringes in 2014 at WC (mostly one quarter sub appearances) after a few injuires saw him miss patches during the year. Serious season ending injury in R2 2015 after working his way into best 22. Came from a long long way back this year steadily improving his form since first playing WAFL reserves in about R8.

Still clearly getting used to the speed, which is to be expected, and isnt the only WC player to not be clean or make a bonehead errors this year. Seems like people expect these great games first up, and especially for a guy in his 9th afl game (and his approx 10th game at any level in 2yrs) - they need continuity and time. If he stays in for the rest of the year, i reckon that improvement will become apparant.

Good first post mate, welcome!

The bolded part is the bit I agree with the most. It'll be interesting to see what happens to Tunners at the end of the season and it'll be indicative of how much pull Simpson has over the makeup of the list. Simpson does seem to be a Tunners fan, would imagine there would be other heads on the chopping block first if it was up to Simmo.

 

[kranky al]

How many games or years on a list should a player get before unforced errors are unacceptable? Has Tunbridge breached that line or is he still given slack?

Really?

Theres an entire thread devoted to this - at the eagles there is no statute of limitation

 

[WesCoSeagulls]

Jack Darling.
Stiff arm marks
Side steps
Ninja flips
40 metre handballs
through for a minor score.
Entertaining and frustrating at the same time

 

[Seadog]

is one of them pretending the footy is a hot potato?

Is one of yours pretending you are a comedian?

 

[avishka5]

but i am tho.

 

[Keys]

Long time reader first time poster....but dare say the over/under reaction on here is ridico.
Two have to cents on Tunners, certainly the bias on here before the game was for him to fail. Sure he made a couple of glaring errors - but the three or four really great things he did are simply discounted.
- kicked a great goal
- made a very clever pass to Priddis and not bombed long that ultimately set up a goal
- great handball to a streaming Hill after a one touch pick in start of Q2 - which Hill mucked up the entry to 50.

Seen a lot of this guy after covering the WAFL from seasons 12-14, and if he gets a run at it injury free is most definitely an AFL player. Clearly rated by Simpson too.
In my opinion a player that can have a great impact on a game without needing 20+ touches. As example he was best on for Perth the week before he debuted for WCE in last round of 2013. Had 12 touches. Won the game for them in 3 passages of play within 5 mins that resulted in one possesion (and goal) for Tunners.

At the end of the day not sure what people expect. I mean had a great 2013 in the WAFL and debuted at 19/20 yo. On the fringes in 2014 at WC (mostly one quarter sub appearances) after a few injuires saw him miss patches during the year. Serious season ending injury in R2 2015 after working his way into best 22. Came from a long long way back this year steadily improving his form since first playing WAFL reserves in about R8.

Still clearly getting used to the speed, which is to be expected, and isnt the only WC player to not be clean or make a bonehead errors this year. Seems like people expect these great games first up, and especially for a guy in his 9th afl game (and his approx 10th game at any level in 2yrs) - they need continuity and time. If he stays in for the rest of the year, i reckon that improvement will become apparant.

Thank you mr Tunbridge

I'm not as convinced about your son as you are but I hope I'm wrong and you're right



Edit : and welcome to the board

 

[kranky al]

I believe it's the AFL that is frail and not Nelson standard.

Errr the afl IS frail and not even masten standard