Rumour The Possible Trades Thread (Merged Threads)

[Tiger_Stripes]

edwards already has a huge tank, he was 1 of the best in the draft camp when he was there i think it wa something like 15.4 or something.
just needs to put another 5kgs so he can make tackles stick & break tackles.

You're exactly right, he had the record in his year for beep test and something else, a jump of some kind can't remember.

The fact he ran out for 22 games is testament to his endurance. When I say a bigger tank, all I mean is I want to see him running slightly harder for longer which he will progressively do. Muscle or more to the point core strength is his biggest area of potential improvement. Needs to be able to break tackles round the hips as well as hit players coming out of packs. For all our improvement this year, tackling is still under par if we are to compete properly. Once players like Edwards show this pressure opposition mods will tire with exhaustion and the forward 50 will become a locked in zone for the ball.

Point 1 Stripey: Edwards' goals were not arsed. He has the ability to do the unbelievable.
Point 2: You're right about him tagging - smashed Scully second time round v Melb (until Melb got on top and Scully got a lot of last quarter ball).

Like I said, lots of potential as a running, outside tagger. They experimented with Rance the same way. Importantly, once he has extra weight he can push around, he should be now learning to help teammates break tags coming out of packs

I said arsed and freakish in the one sentence. I do believe he can do the unbelievable as you say, however I say arsed because, and I'm recalling one match this year where he got the ball in the pocket, fumbled and dodged 3 players then kicked it on the outside of his boot, he was freakishly unbelievable, but he got himself into the sticky situation from the first place haha

 

[THE_GUN]

edwards has huge potential & is still very young considering the previous coaching panel wasted his & our time with nil development.

next year will be a very intresting year for players like
edwards,connors,collins,rance,post,vickery etc

2nd year of development/game plan/ coaching

 

[Tiger_Stripes]

Edwards has huge potential & is still very young considering the previous coaching panel wasted his & our time with nil development.

next year will be a very interesting year for players like
our entire list

2nd year of development/game plan/ coaching

Edited for Accuracy.

 

[GhostofJimJess]

Earlier in the year in an interview Hardwick said that while you cant improve the skills too much once they get to this level, you can improve their decision making.

I think that he believes that by ingraining a game plan over and over until it becomes second nature it makes decision making easier ( read reduces the need to actually make a decision). Jackson also talked about this in an interview where he basically said he has no idea what to do with the pill when he gets it, but under Hardwick is finding this aspect of his game easier.

How much this can cover deficiencies in the smarts catagory im still not sure, but this year the decision making did seem to improve overall. One particular area
I noticed was knowing how to kick to a teammates advantage, even if you dont get the weight of the kick spot on, an area severely lacking at richmond bar a few top line footballers.

In regards to judging a players kicking I believe that their action plays a big part in how people judge them. Players that look good seem to be given more leeway with their disposal errors from supporters than those that look awkward

Top post, Al. Good reading.