Toast Ted Richards Appreciation Thread.

[Swans_01]

He's been great all year but close to unstoppable the past month.

That goal he spoiled while wrestling with Podsiadly and falling backwards just summed up his form at the moment.

I've had a man crush on Ted ever since the '06 grand final. He single almost single handedly clawed the lead back for us in that game.

And while he's had his ups and downs since then he's always had my respect for being a player who always gives 100% for the jumper regardless of the teams overall form.

I think a large part of his turnaround in form this year is down to the fact that he is now playing as a true defender. Alot of people thought that he wasn't big enough a couple of years ago to take the monster power forwards, and so he was always playing as a spare man in defence. When Craig Bolton went down, we were forced to try him as a true one-on-one defender. I think this allows his attributes to show. When he was playing as a spare man, he was kicking the ball alot more and had a lot more possessions which I don't think is Ted's true game.

 

[CaptainChardonnay]

Always been a bagger of Ted. Or as I used to call him, "Turnover Ted" (Still do sometimes just for giggles ). But this year he has been outstanding and I agree, amongst the top 4 or 5 defenders in the comp. The combination of him, Johnson and LRT has been exceptional at times and as good as any defence out there.