The Daniel Kerr Theory

[joeyavalanche]

I think our team is developing very well,
and very fast!

We have a great core of young players and the room for improvement is huge. Do you think if we can get Shuey on the park and playing with as much promise as Masten, Swift, Scooter etc. We may be able to use Kerr elsewhere?

Lets face it.
He was most amazing when he was able to be creative with Judd and Cousins around doing the other things. Since then, regardless of his injuries and temper, he hasnt been the same.

Im not saying remove him from the midfield, but just like we do with Le Cras now, can we not play Kerr in the forward pocket or flank more?

It gives him space to be creative up forward and can kick goals.
Its not so tough on his body.
Would bring an opposition tagger out of their midfield.

I dont think we are as free flowing as we are currently with Kerr in the guts. I found he was getting fustrated earlier in the year when he was trying to play the same style game with selwood and masten as he was with judd and cousins.

Who knows, maybe things will change when he is back next year with the experience of the Mastens, Swifts etc working better with him.

Thoughts?

 

[Brazen]

I love new theories... oh wait - it wasnt even new the last time it was raised at 10.15am today...

I know i'm not the first to suggest it, but how about Kerr to the forward pocket. He can crumb and has good defensive pressure when he wants to.

That would mean taking him off the ball, but with Le Cras in the midfield and swift, ebert, masten, priddis, selwood x 2 and hopefully shuey lining up for inside mid roles maybe that would work for us.

might take a bit of pressure off the groin too.

Please read these forums for some sense of discussion already happenning...

 

[Byron_Clanger]

eh, im mixed on the kerr situation

 

[joeyavalanche]

I love new theories... oh wait - it wasnt even new the last time it was raised at 10.15am today...



Please read these forums for some sense of discussion already happenning...

I know it was raised.
I read the comment.

I didnt see a thread about it so i created one,
and started off with a post of my point of view.

If you cant see that,
the 'go back a page' button is located on the top left of your browser.

 

[Brazen]

I know it was raised.
I read the comment.

I didnt see a thread about it so i created one,
and started off with a post of my point of view.

If you cant see that,
the 'go back a page' button is located on the top left of your browser.

The point was - you've passed it off as 'your point of view' - something original... but its just all the other discussion on it, put in one post, with no original offerings and no credit to any of the previous originators... at least Wirra for PM had the courtesy to reference that it wasnt an original thought by him and just added it to a relevant thread... you now admit you did at least read his comment, making it even worse - before it was like an innocent, but lazy mistake, now its just blatant plagiarism

But anyway - I prob took too many angry pills - Im sure lots of people will like to discuss it all over again here...

 

[bunsen burner]

Play him in the middle until he slows down. Then give him stints in the forward line. He'll be a star in the forward line but he still has plenty to offer in the middle.

Cox and Kerr out has helped the development of our young midfield. When Kerr comes back he will be better support to break tags. If not he takes the tag and Masten/Ebert/Swift/Shuey damage the opposition. He does however need to harden up re the tags.

We will pick up and crumber in this draft with our second or third pick.

 

[bodazoka]

Na keep him in the middle and stick him there untill he figures it out. Our blocking for each other v Bulldogs (in space mind you) was very good. Im not a fan of moving a player around to break a tag compared to making him work to break the tag, it went the opposite way with Deledio...

Besides coaches wont be able to get away with the "Just tag Kerr" strategy they have been using because our kids + Embley have become pretty damaging. I hope that in round 1 whoever we face decides to double tagg Kerr and leaves the rest of them alone... delicious.

 

[joeyavalanche]

The point was - you've passed it off as 'your point of view' - something original... but its just all the other discussion on it, put in one post, with no original offerings and no credit to any of the previous originators... at least Wirra for PM had the courtesy to reference that it wasnt an original thought by him and just added it to a relevant thread... you now admit you did at least read his comment, making it even worse - before it was like an innocent, but lazy mistake, now its just blatant plagiarism

But anyway - I prob took too many angry pills - Im sure lots of people will like to discuss it all over again here...

i didnt 'pass it off' as anything,
i think you are getting confused with how you want it to read!

i dont know how you got 'point of view' and 'original groundbreaking story' mixed up. a point of view is just what i think about it, and if your reading skills are up to it, im pretty sure i also elaborated on Wirra for PM's post on a few different Daniel Kerr points.

that kerr theory has been thrown around many, many times, in many diff threads, but not once have i seen a dedicated thread to it,

so how bout taking the big boy boots off?

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Kerr will always cop a heavy tag because opposition coaches know that it can get under his skin. No point hiding him in a forward pocket.

Having Kerr in the middle creates more headaches for the opposition as there's only that many players they can tag. What Kerr & Woosha need to start doing is exploiting the tag to their advantage. As an idea, have Kerr playing defensive side of the play, making it almost pointless to tag a defensive player. Or have him drift to a BP, where his ball winning ability will be worth gold while also flooding the oppositions F50.
etc
etc

 

[Wirra for PM]

Play him in the middle until he slows down. Then give him stints in the forward line. He'll be a star in the forward line but he still has plenty to offer in the middle.

Cox and Kerr out has helped the development of our young midfield. When Kerr comes back he will be better support to break tags. If not he takes the tag and Masten/Ebert/Swift/Shuey damage the opposition. He does however need to harden up re the tags.

We will pick up and crumber in this draft with our second or third pick.

Would depend a bit on who we've got coming through as well. Will we draft a ready made crumber? Will Shuey join Ebert, Masten, Priddis and Swift as an inside mid who demands selection?

If we didn't have a crumber and all those blokes were playing well, then IMO it would make sense to take advantage of Kerr's great flexibility by playing him forward more often.

Want to get as many form youngsters into the team as possible, hate to have to leave any of the above out if they were in form. Or maybe they could all fit?

 

[Prem87]

Kerr is the most damaging in the middle. While he learns to break a tag and our young midfield learn to block for him, flashes of his gunness is all our team needs ie. 3qtr v. Brisbane for now.

Cant wait till he breaks free and lets loose. At his peak he is more damaging than Ablett IMO. People forget too quickly how good he was. People even forget how good Judd & Cousins were as well. I dont know how people rate Ablett over Juddy, but thats another thread.

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

so how bout taking the big boy boots off?

What do you think he meant by this?

But anyway - I prob took too many angry pills - Im sure lots of people will like to discuss it all over again here...

 

[bodazoka]

Playing Kerr forward is a bad idea... as Prem said it only takes 10 minutes of Kerr on song to completely turn a game and either get us back in it or put it beyond doubt. He cant do that in the forward line and switching him between being a FP and a Mid constantly will lessen his impact.

 

[Wirra for PM]

So do you think we could field a side with all of the following selected to play in the midfield: Kerr, Priddis, Masten, Ebert, Swift, Shuey, Rosa, plus Selwoods x2 running around somewhere?

I guess it would be: Kerr Priddis (RR), Rosa (W), Masten (C), Swift (W) then Ebert and Shuey on the bench and Selwoods playing forward/back.

Then there's Mcginnity, Houlihan etc.

 

[GO EAGLES]

FOR f--- SAKE.

KERR IS THE BEST MIDFIELDER IN THE COMPETITION.

How many times have I tried to point out that Kerr could not be read by his own teammates.

It was tooooo UP THERE.

Against Hawthorn in the 3rd and 4th quater when Masten, Natanui, and others started to Weave and dodge,
Kerr if you bluddy well noticed!! was playing like a gem again.

Pity he got injured . He now has players who can read his freakish handballs, tough amazing ball winning abilities which then needed someone with a bit of weave and dodge to capatilise on it, like Cousins and Judd used to.

For the past 1 and a half years if Kerr did something miraculous it would end up with the next person not be able ot weave, handpass correctly, kick correctly but just handball it back to someone stationary.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

Enter KERR FRUSTRATION

Then supporters who cant understand this or understand our SEMINAR season then rip into him and even entertain the thought of trading him.

its called slack thinking.

 

[bali-dog]

i'm in trouble , i agree with about 3 opposing notices on here..go eags,bun.burn, bodzok, etc..
he was used as a tagger recently wasnt he,in an effort to ease the pressure on him,after a couple of games where he was getting gangraped..but it didnt work - he was an inneffective ballgetter,and the other guy racked up the stats..
he's most damaging weaving around centrefield+forward..
but another preseason together-for some players the first-with this years experience and momentum behind them..should see a huge improvement, from the first game i reckon..a difference in the forward plays,a difference in skill levels,in goalkicking, in midfield ruckreading and conveyance of the ball,and hopefully a more settled and in tune Kerr+co..

and maybe the coaches will have all settled into a happy cohesive groove together?

 

[Bestbird]

Kerr has been a very damaging midfielder since pretty much his debut season. Unfortunately his injuries over the last 2 years has seen him become a fallen star and thus we have threads like these.

What he has to do though is overcome these injuries first and then put in a really solid pre season to build up a fitness base so he can effectively break tags.

We should then hopefully see him return to his very best in a midfield that will have some highly talented youngsters in the mix in the next few years.

 

[faisan]

Kerr is going to get a lot more help next season from young guys who are improving dramatically.

Masten has improved heaps and will have another full pre-season. Same with Ebert and Swift. If Shuey is as good as we hope, Kerr have a lot more support than he as the last 2 seasons.

 

[jod23]

Kerr is a freak in the middle. Once fit, just play him in midfield. As guys like Masten, S.Selwood, Ebert, Swift etc improve then the pressure will be off Kerr a bit more and he wont recieve all the attention. He will be back to his best next season, of that im sure.

 

[Obeanie1]

I'd start him on the ball and if the tag for the week is getting the better of him then move him to either a wing or HFF and instruct him to play more as an outside mid instead of an inside mid.

At centre bounces get him to stand next to one of the field umpires so any holding will be seen and he can actually run harder towards the play as opposed to standing waiting for the bounce with the tagger knowing where he is going and already blocking his run.

Basically if a tag is getting the better of him give Kerr more space and he just gotta run, run and run some more. Run to space, run past the contest for hands and then run in front of Kennedy and Lynch so they can pick the little tick off his back.