Travis Boak - Over rated by our supporters?

[edgie]

Tredrea kicked 80 - 40 odd in 2004.

Yes, he was unreliable many times and seasons, but when he really knuckled down he was an elite when it mattered most for us.

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[edgie]

AFL imo

Legends - Tredrea
Champions - Gray, Wanganeen
Greats - Cornes x 2, Burgoyne x 2, Boak, Primus, Lade

Near misses: quite a few including Schulz, Wilson, Pickett, Hoff, etc.

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[FishingRick04]

This is a horrible subject and you should be ashamed of yourselves. There’s 100 places to look - don’t look here. This man has been a wonderful servant of your club - an absolutely outstanding footballer - and has been a solid South Australian too. Now go away and look at players like Rozee who won’t put their head over the ball.

he lacks composure in the big games. His poor choice into 50 was evident and even the coaches knew it, but they accept it as it’s not going to change now

 

[FishingRick04]

We must not have may club greats from our AFL era in our eyes hey ?

how could we in two decades of mediocrity

 

[JimmyBC]

There was probably a time when a prerequisite to being an out & out great was having a very high skill level.

 

[ploppy]

I think he has been a great club man and gives his all..in terms of skills and influence he is alongside k Cornes and Cassisi. To win flags you need blue chip midfielders at the moment we don’t have any well gray used to be one and sometimes rolls the clock back.

 

[JimmyBC]

I think he has been a great club man and gives his all..in terms of skills and influence he is alongside k Cornes and Cassisi. To win flags you need blue chip midfielders at the moment we don’t have any well gray used to be one and sometimes rolls the clock back.

I rate him higher than Kornes & Cassisi but on the skill level point he's not in the highest echelon of midfielders & never has been.

 

[ROBBBO]

 

[TeeKray]

Travis Boak

10

Travis Boak

Age

35

Ht

183cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

12.0

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

11.0

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.4

4star

has given more of himself to this club than any player, coach or administrator in our AFL history. He is the club's games record holder, a triple All Australian midfielder, has won multiple B&Fs, captained the club and finished 2nd in the Brownlow. This thread is a joke.

 

[Schulzenfest]

I rate him higher than Kornes & Cassisi but on the skill level point he's not in the highest echelon of midfielders & never has been.

He's a three time All Australian and he finished second in the Brownlow last year. What's your definition of 'highest echelon'?

 

[Stryke]

What a horrible thread. Put yourself in timeout for a few days.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

AFL imo

Legends - Tredrea, Butters
Champions - Gray, Wanganeen
Greats - Cornes x 2, Burgoyne x 2, Boak, Primus, Lade

Near misses: quite a few including Schulz, Wilson, Pickett, Hoff, etc.

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FTFY

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Whole swathe of Port players rigging the game in the last qrt let by non other than Boak n Pal pepper at one stage the crowd booed Pal Pepper, I can show u every dodgy hand pass n even Boak playing for the line, Kicks against the players moving direction. They were told of the Betting spreads at the 3qrt time huddle and played for that margin based probably u would say on some in game signals. Robbie curve kicked his goal in the last qrt so it hit the post he’s been Robbie ******* Gray for years now stealing punters money n damn him for doing it in the Prelim and the rest of em for sinking a proud club selfish bastards. The 2007 grand final u cud put on Geelong n home ground advantage tho this game was ridiculous!!!! Didn’t even try to play out the game with Pride wat a bunch of sell out crak smokers!!!!!!

Hmmmmmmm



Yep

 

[Smartys Power]

Whole swathe of Port players rigging the game in the last qrt let by non other than Boak n Pal pepper at one stage the crowd booed Pal Pepper, I can show u every dodgy hand pass n even Boak playing for the line, Kicks against the players moving direction. They were told of the Betting spreads at the 3qrt time huddle and played for that margin based probably u would say on some in game signals. Robbie curve kicked his goal in the last qrt so it hit the post he’s been Robbie ******* Gray for years now stealing punters money n damn him for doing it in the Prelim and the rest of em for sinking a proud club selfish bastards. The 2007 grand final u cud put on Geelong n home ground advantage tho this game was ridiculous!!!! Didn’t even try to play out the game with Pride wat a bunch of sell out crak smokers!!!!!!

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Boat is a fantastic player and the least of your problems. Game plan and mindset are in my opinion your problem, and that stems from Hinkley

Goes great in the wet too, the wetter the better really for Boat. I'm sure he went out there to rock it on Saturday but unfortunately ended up capsizing.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Knowing that he reads BF, there's every chance he is reading this thread.

Sorry but can't stop laughing at this in the context of what came after.

Just imagining Boaky sitting there trying to decipher that Saints junkie's posts...

 

[Smartys Power]

More often then not, in the games where we absolutely get obligated like Saturday night, Boak is usually the only one putting in the effort. Saturday night, he struggled, it happens.

He’s a legend of the club and just because he’s more of a work horse rather than flashy, or a bull, or an elite field kick or just any characteristic that not too many players share in the comp, doesn’t not make him a great of this club.

 

[JimmyBC]

He's a three time All Australian and he finished second in the Brownlow last year. What's your definition of 'highest echelon'?

GAJ, Dusty, Bont I'm sorry I rate skill level.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

I don't get the notion that Boak isn't skilled as well.

The man is extremely skilled lmao. Yes he burns kicks and is fumbly sometimes but the man has elite skillsets that goes beyond gut running.

 

[jonasshirtfront]

Absolute club great, always in our top couple of players every week even though he's the world's oldest man, and he dragged us over the line against the Bullies just a couple of weeks ago. This is a stupid ******* thread.

 

[PAFC66]

The amount of trash that comes out when we lose is astounding.

This guy is just straight trash take his sweeping statements with a grain of salt. Absolutely embarrassing and should logoff

 

[elbarton]

 

[PAFC66]

Gray had a poor night too, but he has the the points on the board. He's dragged us across the line many times, in big matches, in finals.

I can't think of a single time Boak has done that. Not one

Round 23. Specifically 3 weeks ago. 31 possessions and 2 goals. One that sealed it and confirmed a top 2 position. He's 33 years old. You're a *******.

 

[Papa G]

Round 23. Specifically 3 weeks ago. 31 possessions and 2 goals. One that sealed it. You're a *******.

I was surprised as anyone he kicked that goal around the corner late in the game.

I thought maybe things were different this time. I thought a steel had gone through the group. Hinkley, Boak, Jonas. I was as positive as anybody over the last 6-8 weeks. I thought this year was different. Unfortunately they all reverted to type.

Once again, I have not said that Boak is s**t. He just lacks something that puts him in that upper echelon of players. He hasn't ever got the job done.

 

[Schulzenfest]

GAJ, Dusty, Bont I'm sorry I rate skill level.

So three players over the last 15 years? That echelon is pretty small.