The Non-Essendon Thread V

[Kong]

I like Port, so I'm glad Ratten is out of the picture.

Vice versa for me.

 

[Slattery_20]

Thomas and Broadbent are very good players who bring a lot of good attributes, both would be close to B graders based off this season.

Wha......

Thomas is a fair bit worse than Sammy Lonergan.

 

[Kong]

On another topic, what Robbo is doing with this McCarthy story is absolutely disgusting, and I'm surprised Whateley isn't calling him out on turning what is something very tragic and sad into a football narrative.

What'd he do?

 

[Lord Nicholson]

What'd he do?

He's just framing it as this great football story and how amazed he is by everything at Collingwood and how they should win the flag because of this.

Extensive coverage of the funeral, and just overall how he wants to immerse himself in it to see who can grieve hardest... it's ridiculous.

 

[Drummer_19]

Should be zero coverage of the funeral stuff, last thing the people that knew him have to see everytime they turn on something is pictures or it constantly being spoken about. But I guess that's likely never to happen since the media vultures love to circle.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Thomas is a fair bit worse than Sammy Lonergan.

Similar style, the difference being Sammy goes in and nullifies most contests he's in, Thomas wins them, doesn't rake it up though, fantastic leadership. He would be a great pocket/rotation player in any team, goes harder than practically any player in the competition. Cassissi and Cornes don't go half as hard.

 

[Kong]

Yeah, I'd take Thomas, if he came cheap.

 

[Slattery_20]

Similar style, the difference being Sammy goes in and nullifies most contests he's in, Thomas wins them, doesn't rake it up though, fantastic leadership. He would be a great pocket/rotation player in any team, goes harder than practically any player in the competition. Cassissi and Cornes don't go half as hard.

And yet one gets over twice as many clearances as the other.
Thomas is bog-average. There's a reason 13th-placed Port just couldn't care less about him, he's not very good at even one area of the game.
Grass is always greener.

 

[Slattery_20]

Yeah, I'd take Thomas, if he came cheap.

Who does he push out? Where's the upside?

 

[Kong]

Who does he push out? Where's the upside?

He's essentially replacing the lost depth of McVeigh, Slattery and probably one or both of Dyson/Baguley.
I know you're not a fan of having any kind of depth (relax, it was a joke.. kind of), but as I said, if he came cheap, say for a pick we're not gonna use, or the rookie draft, I'd take him.

He offers another ready to go, 23-26 year old that plug holes.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Who does he push out? Where's the upside?

Jetta/Melksham/Monfries. Wheres the upside of Toovey, Puoplou, Bird, Mattner, Sinclair, Blair, McKay, Wright, Henderson, Callinan, Stratton? Teams need role players, no matter where they are on the ladder.

 

[Slattery_20]

Jetta/Melksham/Monfries.
Wheres the upside of Toovey,

Good kick, good size, flexible... probably in our best side at both ends

Puoplou,

Quick, good kick, rebounds, kicks goals. Again probably in our best side at either end.

Bird,

Still dunno where he fits in. Wouldn't chase

Mattner,

Good defender, good rebounder

Sinclair,

Quick, tackles well - wouldn't pay a heap though

Blair,

Hard, flexible, finds the ball, kicks goals

McKay,

Unsure

Wright,

Quick, creative

Henderson,

Quick, good height, flexible

Callinan,

Kicks goals.

Stratton?

Can go either tall or small, pretty good overhead, reasonable kick

Teams need role players, no matter where they are on the ladder.

Agreed. We could do with a quick half-forward, a half-back who can kick, a genuine big-bodied quick tagger, another good back pocket, etc etc etc

What the heck is Thomas' role, that we lack? Sort of slow, hard, half-forward sort of tagger who doesn't kick goals? We've got one of those. Except I think he can, still, kick goals.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

What the heck is Thomas' role, that we lack? Sort of slow, hard, half-forward sort of tagger who doesn't kick goals? We've got one of those. Except I think he can, still, kick goals.

For starters Monfries is about as hard as Paris Hilton. I haven't even said previously we should even go after him, but he is a good player, who can set the tone/spark his teammates. Two of our best prospects over the last two years have been very similar players to him, Howlett and Hibberd. We're lacking serious hardness forward of centre and I think he could replicate what those boys have brought to the midfield and back line respectively.

 

[cash]

man i wish we had that jetta

 

[Jab]

man i wish we had that jetta

He's had a great year and was close to all Australian. He was beaten out of a crumbing forward by a better goal sneak in Dean Cox

 

[FedEXFalls]

Please be okay Teddy

 

[cash]

teddy is up and about

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Bury them (by under 39.5 points).

 

[FedEXFalls]

Collingwood owned by review.... hahahaha

 

[ZAAHAARAKIS!!!!!]

I WANT A LEWIS JETTA AND I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mercurial89]

For starters Monfries is about as hard as Paris Hilton. I haven't even said previously we should even go after him, but he is a good player, who can set the tone/spark his teammates. Two of our best prospects over the last two years have been very similar players to him, Howlett and Hibberd. We're lacking serious hardness forward of centre and I think he could replicate what those boys have brought to the midfield and back line respectively.

Monfries isn't that soft. He puts his head over the ball a lot. I wouldn't call him soft.

Jeez swans look good.

 

[Kong]

Another sterling finals performance Fasolo, you unwarrantedly arrogant campaigner

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Bury them (by under 39.5 points).

Yeah boy

 

[Jab]

Swans making the general AFL public very happy tonight.

I loved the shots to the Pies fans in the crowd in the last 5 mins. None of them smiled when the camera was on them, but I didn't know if they were disappointed or it was just their natural reaction to getting their mugshot taken.

 

[yaco55]

Wha......

Thomas is a fair bit worse than Sammy Lonergan.

S20 is right - Thomas is very average - He comes from brain fade city.