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Any one ever have the feeling of , here we go again.
This morning's press brings us a new article on our boy Brad. How he has had tormentious 12 months , injury after injury , the public defence by Bomber , his form good and bad .... and of course comment follows comment, this morning's SEN showed had the Ottens theme warming the phonelines with some amazingly negative comments comming from either Anti Ottens or Pro Richmond. Traitor one said, dud said another. Such illumination, such insight. Hark , can I hear the keyboard keys all-ready a tapping on the Richmond board, who knows it would not suprise.
The point they all seem to miss is that we dont expect a gun 100 goal effort from him, probaly not even 50. If we could get 20 games with 40/45 goals, Id be super happy with his total scoring output, although id love for him to get a couple bags somewhere. While he continues to contribute these direct goals he will also have a big say in how well others in the forwardline get treated. Nathan will be so much better with Ottens to take the biggest guy. KK will better for both of them in the side. He can also do damage and increase our ability in the middle, he should enable us to protect King while not diminshing our neutral ball output. In fact he showed he is capable of being our best tap ruckmen if and this the question, if he stays fit!
In a way , I have to wonder if big Brad calls some of it on himself ,he certainly is a package that looks like he is so talanted and looks like he is so very lackadaisical. Probably a bit unfair really,its just his style. like many players in the past when going well they look like its easy, when going bad the look careless.
At 26 , he is probably as good as he is going to get , he is at right club for chances of the highest calibre, he has the talent to make name for himself on the biggest stage,he has the support on and off the field, its all there all he has to do get the hammer out and nail it. No more blah bad luck stories , no more sacherine bylines, no achey-breaky whatevers he must simply do it or he will be remembered as so many remember players like Rene Kink,Sam Kekervich, Phil Carmen and other players of this ilk ,as wasters of talent.
Its time to make other teams worry about his talent. Its time to step up and consistantly effect the result of games, and he knows it. The trick is being able to do it
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,17964163%5E19742,00.html
This morning's press brings us a new article on our boy Brad. How he has had tormentious 12 months , injury after injury , the public defence by Bomber , his form good and bad .... and of course comment follows comment, this morning's SEN showed had the Ottens theme warming the phonelines with some amazingly negative comments comming from either Anti Ottens or Pro Richmond. Traitor one said, dud said another. Such illumination, such insight. Hark , can I hear the keyboard keys all-ready a tapping on the Richmond board, who knows it would not suprise.
The point they all seem to miss is that we dont expect a gun 100 goal effort from him, probaly not even 50. If we could get 20 games with 40/45 goals, Id be super happy with his total scoring output, although id love for him to get a couple bags somewhere. While he continues to contribute these direct goals he will also have a big say in how well others in the forwardline get treated. Nathan will be so much better with Ottens to take the biggest guy. KK will better for both of them in the side. He can also do damage and increase our ability in the middle, he should enable us to protect King while not diminshing our neutral ball output. In fact he showed he is capable of being our best tap ruckmen if and this the question, if he stays fit!
In a way , I have to wonder if big Brad calls some of it on himself ,he certainly is a package that looks like he is so talanted and looks like he is so very lackadaisical. Probably a bit unfair really,its just his style. like many players in the past when going well they look like its easy, when going bad the look careless.
At 26 , he is probably as good as he is going to get , he is at right club for chances of the highest calibre, he has the talent to make name for himself on the biggest stage,he has the support on and off the field, its all there all he has to do get the hammer out and nail it. No more blah bad luck stories , no more sacherine bylines, no achey-breaky whatevers he must simply do it or he will be remembered as so many remember players like Rene Kink,Sam Kekervich, Phil Carmen and other players of this ilk ,as wasters of talent.
Its time to make other teams worry about his talent. Its time to step up and consistantly effect the result of games, and he knows it. The trick is being able to do it
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,17964163%5E19742,00.html

