Universal Love Sam Switkowski - MF gonna turn up the pressure.

[Dockernut]

Just love this little fella. So much pace and poise and pressure! That run down tackle on Bonts last night was sensational. You get the impression he was being hidden at Box Hill as a future Poppy replacement, such a fierce tackler and smooth mover.

Massive fanboi right here.

 

[theGav56]

Just love this little fella. So much pace and poise and pressure! That run down tackle on Bonts last night was sensational. You get the impression he was being hidden at Box Hill as a future Poppy replacement, such a fierce tackler and smooth mover.

Massive fanboi right here.

Speed seems to be a growing theme in our developing list, and Slam Switkowski has it.

 

[Wally Walpamur]

Not a bad first 5 games of AFL footy. Bloody love his pressure and effort each week and seems to genuinely love being on an AFL list and in particular, at Freo.

 

[footyfix]

He reminds me of Josh Carr and that is not a bad memory

 

[Eski3]

It is no surprise that our intensity around the ground has dramatically lifted since he came into the team. Very important role player for the club

 

[nurries]

Speed seems to be a growing theme in our developing list, and Slam Switkowski has it.

Adding in Colyer to already Hill,Wilson and Langdon and we got some players with wheels

 

[DMan 11]

I like his lateral movement - super fast shimmy.

he did let me down on the weekend though - had a $100 on him to kick a goal at juicy $2 odds..

 

[Dockernut]

I like his lateral movement - super fast shimmy.

he did let me down on the weekend though - had a $100 on him to kick a goal at juicy $2 odds..

Pffft drop in the ocean for you insurance types innit?

 

[Moo]

To me he is the pick of the pressure forwards and Balla on his return becomes cover for him.

At 22 and with a 2 year contract in place, he just needs to stay fit and he can make the defensive forward position his.

As much as it is important to set up the key cogs, this rebuild needs to also produce your Switters and Dumans

 

[tek87]

Switkowski has impressed me. Pressure is gold in the forward line. Nice mix with the class of Walters and the opportunist in Matera. Its a tough position to play but if he maintains this sort of pressure he will be picked ahead of Matera . Injuries will give Ballantyne a shot to get back in and Schultz will have time to develop

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Hes growing on me

 

[Dump Truck]

Hes growing on me

There's certain passages of play he's done that's definitely made parts of me grow...

 

[Jezzitizle]

Two things I’ve been impressed by are his clean hands picking up or receiving the footy under pressure, and he also has a wicked side step that takes him around defenders - love it, I hope he keeps taking them on.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Luke Darcy, Tim Watson et al were very full of praise for Switta’s chase down and tackle in the Bulldogs’ fwd50 that turned an almost certain goal into a behind. All good except it was Travis Colyer.
Switta’s epic tackle was the HTB on Bontempelli - a guy twice his size.
But srsly - is it a surprise they didn’t get it right??

 

[theGav56]

Luke Darcy, Tim Watson et al were very full of praise for Switta’s chase down and tackle in the Bulldogs’ fwd50 that turned an almost certain goal into a behind. All good except it was Travis Colyer.
Switta’s epic tackle was the HTB on Bontempelli - a guy twice his size.
But srsly - is it a surprise they didn’t get it right??

Both really important pieces of play, and a skill we have been missing.

 

[masai]

Luke Darcy, Tim Watson et al were very full of praise for Switta’s chase down and tackle in the Bulldogs’ fwd50 that turned an almost certain goal into a behind. All good except it was Travis Colyer.
Switta’s epic tackle was the HTB on Bontempelli - a guy twice his size.
But srsly - is it a surprise they didn’t get it right??

Luke Darcy, "ah, all these white fellas look the same".

Switta & Colyer, the Mundy & Mayne of 2019.

 

[Dockernut]

Bump! Appreciate he didn’t hit the scoreboard again, but geez I loved his intensity and tackling yesterday. Absolutely ******* drilled Beams yesterday. Loved it.

 

[LeftFootBanana]

Hard as a cat's head and loves the contest. He ain't silk but he is cast iron.

 

[kingswood71]

Yep agree with the above ....Been huge at applying pressure in the front half and has helped us with repeat entries.
Love his work rate.

 

[mr.11]

His pressure and tackle is amazing! Witnessed it at the MCG first hand ....WOW - Not long before he starts getting on the scoreboard more!
LOVE HIM!!!

 

[WeaselWJ]

Great addition to the team, love his speed.

 

[benfica]

love his endevor but he is one bad game from being replaced by hayden ballentyne....lets hope hayden is strictly depth till the end of the year and we continue with switta

 

[freoextra]

love his endevor but he is one bad game from being replaced by hayden ballentyne....lets hope hayden is strictly depth till the end of the year and we continue with switta

Agreed, he is doing the forward pressure well but is not getting the ball enough or looking likely to score. Happy for Ballas to have a farewell game but equally happy if he plays because he is in better form than someone else.

 

[Scham]

I don’t share the love. Does sfa as far as I can see. Not sure on his final stats but up until 3 quarter time he had zero kicks and zero tackles inside 50, and not a lot else.

This thread resembles the Apeness “he’s great cause he crashes the packs” thread from a couple of years ago. Urban myth. Bigfooty myth.

 

[GoFreo4eva]

I like his pressure but like Ballantine before him he needs to get more possessions and hit the scoreboard a lot more. Imagine if Ballas stats over a 3 or 4 week period did not include hitting the scoreboard? Would he be lauded in the same way I wonder?