Opinion Scooter Selwood: Our new barometer?

[Gysenn]

Scooter has amassed an unprecedented 34 tackles in just two weeks since returning to the side, after racking up 17 against both the Bulldogs and the Power.

The all time record for the most tackles in a game is 19!

With Scott in the team, we're averaging an incredible 112 tackles per game this season, compared to just 63 without him.

It's so refreshing having our midfield bat that little bit deeper... The whole side is lifting to match this pressure!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Duncan is still our barometer imo.

Regardless, Jake Barrett -> Scott Selwood on Sunday night. In my team.

 

[Matthew Jelley]

He seems to be dusting off the rust with every quarter and I hope he keeps it up. Having Scooter Duncan and Menegola all in great form is HUGE

 

[cats_09]

Not sure if barometer is the right word, but the pressure and intensity he goes at the game seems to have spread across the team. When the guys have a look at their review of tonights game and see that Scooter had another 17 tackles this week it starts to put pressure on those guys who are going at just 1 or 2 a week to put in that little bit more - even if that is increasing to 1 tackle a quarter.

 

[lionbear]

He brings to us so much physical pressure, so important to being competitive, while he is tackling so much more than everyone else I agree he is our new barometer.

 

[RegHickeyStand]

The stuff Joel was doing tonite ...wow. He must have a huge impact on the boys when he is up and about.

 

[scottydeewah]

I thought he was our missing piece last year TBH. The bloke is a gun. People forget he was a club captain (or co) and best and fairest at WC. It's fairly rare to have both those honours and be s**t!

He can seriously play and he is probably a borderline number 2 mid who is batting 3-4 in our midfield. Adds some further depth and hardness around the contest and he has kicked a couple of clutch goals the last two weeks. Loving it.

I feel a lot better with him in the team.

(also picked him up in a rather deep and rather competative SC draft league. Had turned that team around too!)

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[catstorm]

well at least he spells the death of the GHS experiment, barring injury of course.

 

[Mr Meow]

Those couple of clutch set shots have been the icing on the cake. Keep playing like this and he'll become a favourite down at the Cattery. Fingers crossed he's over his injury issues and gets a good run at it.

 

[Old_Man_James]

17 is not the record game tackles however 34 over 2 games surely is... and off a 6 day break.

Remember where you were when Scott Selwood made 34 tackles in a week

 

[David the Cat]

He was immense tonight.

What an addition......really sticking it up those who said he was shot.

 

[Stocks_go_Up]

Good to have a player who can kick it through the big sticks when those around him are crumbling.

 

[catman2006]

No he has come in with Murdoch and Lang all 3 players are tackling machines with intent and pressure has seen us win....

 

[BotsMaster]

well at least he spells the death of the GHS experiment, barring injury of course.

So Hyphen will struggle to get a spot in the team now?

 

[Cataholic]

So Hyphen will struggle to get a spot in the team now?

Reckon so.

SS is an upgrade on what GHS offers

 

[Gysenn]

So Hyphen will struggle to get a spot in the team now?

Reckon so.

SS is an upgrade on what GHS offers

Yeah I agree here.

I think the addition of Selwood has created a really balanced dynamic in our midfield.

Scott Selwood - The slow, hard working mid. Tags when required, tackles like mad.
Joel Selwood - Free to leave the contest with ball in hand as often as he's found at the bottom of the pack.
Dangerfield - Playing with a newfound freedom. Finding balls that aren't there to be found. Kicking goals on the run.
Duncan - Applying immense tackling pressure, really hurting sides with his outside work.
Menegola - Popping up in the right spots to take strong marks. Floating forward.
Blicavs - As above.

Then you've got the pinch hitters...

Guthrie - Spends time down back, can shut down a small/medium forward.
Lang - Applies tackling pressure up forward, provides a nice burst of pace for a running goal
Murdoch - Adds speed on the outside
Motlop - As above

The only player from that group I can really see Horlin-Smith replacing without significantly harming the 'balance' we've found is Menegola - and Sam is killing it right now.

 

[Landgraft]

So Hyphen will struggle to get a spot in the team now?

Seems that way. The good thing is that George got an extended run at it and showed some good form, but he doesn't seem to be in our first choice midfield.

 

[Vdubs]

17 is not the record game tackles however 34 over 2 games surely is... and off a 6 day break.

Remember where you were when Scott Selwood made 34 tackles in a week

Great post

 

[Willo_]

Yeah I agree here.

I think the addition of Selwood has created a really balanced dynamic in our midfield.

Scott Selwood - The slow, hard working mid. Tags when required, tackles like mad.
Joel Selwood - Free to leave the contest with ball in hand as often as he's found at the bottom of the pack.
Dangerfield - Playing with a newfound freedom. Finding balls that aren't there to be found. Kicking goals on the run.
Duncan - Applying immense tackling pressure, really hurting sides with his outside work.
Menegola - Popping up in the right spots to take strong marks. Floating forward.
Blicavs - As above.

Then you've got the pinch hitters...

Guthrie - Spends time down back, can shut down a small/medium forward.
Lang - Applies tackling pressure up forward, provides a nice burst of pace for a running goal
Murdoch - Adds speed on the outside
Motlop - As above

The only player from that group I can really see Horlin-Smith replacing without significantly harming the 'balance' we've found is Menegola - and Sam is killing it right now.

Scoot ain't slow, he is at times sloppy disposal wise, but is an absolute terrier, chases and and chases, harrasses and harrasses... adds a completely different dynamic to our midfield for sure.

 

[catempire]

He's no Hmac.

 

[Gysenn]

Scoot ain't slow, he is at times sloppy disposal wise, but is an absolute terrier, chases and and chases, harrasses and harrasses... adds a completely different dynamic to our midfield for sure.

Slow-er, I suppose.

More so implying that Scott Selwood is filling the only spot where we can afford to play a really 'slow' mid like GHS.

 

[tenderwarrior]

Scott Selwood = The Difference*




*until proven otherwise

 

[Daniel McL]

Welcome to my SuperCoach team next week Scooter

 

[Seeds]

Seems that way. The good thing is that George got an extended run at it and showed some good form, but he doesn't seem to be in our first choice midfield.

All GHS showed was he is serviceable at Etihad but a liability and not AFL standard at any bigger ground.

 

[TheYid]

Nope. Duncan is still the barometer.