Our first two summaries of week one were B.Stanton and B.Burton.
I will be summarising another two this week and every other week to follow.
Jolldo87 requested this one and i think he is a good player to discuss.
TRAVIS JOHNSTONE
At 27 years of age, he is not as old as most people make him out to be.
With that being said, he is past his prime.
Like many other Number "1" draft picks, he is/was very highly respected as a player.
I know a handful of Melbourne supporters that thought otherwise though during his last years at Melbourne but most of the rest of the football community rate Johnstone, including myself.
He has silky skills (even though he can turn the ball over on a regular basis) and his true ability to turn a game around in the matter of minutes makes him very important to any team.
Basically, he is a "confidence" player, which was highlighted once again on the weekend.
His quarter by quarter possessions on the weekend were as follows:
Q1: 4
Q2: 2
Q3: 8
Q4: 10
6 possessions in the first half.
18 possessions in the second half (three times more than his first half).
Now, obviously statistics can be deceiving but i watched the whole game and i actually did not notice TJ in the first half, at all.
I am not joking, i saw him on screen maybe only two or three times in the first half but could not miss him in the second half.
It is amazing how UP and DOWN he is.
Once he gets his hands on the ball, it seems like his passion and endeavour to play football increase by ten notches.
The positive to TJ this year is that he is nearly guaranteed "not" to get a tag from the first bounce playing alongside S.Black, L.Power and even N.Lappin.
However, he was tagged late in the game last week against Port Adelaide as he was having by far, more influence on the game than any other player.
Like i said though, he should not start a game with a tag which is a great positive to have in a Dream Team midfielder.
The negative to TJ is that his best average was 91.3 (2006), which was his best year in his career, playing 22 games for Melbourne and polling more Brownlow votes than anyone else in his team.
Besides this standout year, his next best average is 81.7 (2005)
These stats are not impressive at all and tell me that he is not only past his prime, but also that he is not a Dream Team type of player.
In the eye of a Dream Team coach, i do not think he is a good pick.
I believe that he had some value to his name pre-season but he will not be a "premium", which is averaging 90 or more for the season but he will also not be a weak link in your team.
He will be one of those "iffy" players who you debate whether to upgrade or not.
In my eyes, a B.Houli or R.Dyson are much better selections as they are much cheaper and will probably hit the same value as T.Johnstone in due time.
Every single one of your midfielders at the end of the year should have an average of 90 or more to their name with at least 1-2 of them averaging over 100, being ideal captain selections.
Finally, i would just like to add that i would appreciate it if everyone could keep re-visting the other player summaries (B.Stanton, B.Burton and any others which will be added).
We should continually have some input on every player summary as the season progresses and once injuries, form and scores start to change.
I will be summarising another two this week and every other week to follow.
Jolldo87 requested this one and i think he is a good player to discuss.
TRAVIS JOHNSTONE
At 27 years of age, he is not as old as most people make him out to be.
With that being said, he is past his prime.
Like many other Number "1" draft picks, he is/was very highly respected as a player.
I know a handful of Melbourne supporters that thought otherwise though during his last years at Melbourne but most of the rest of the football community rate Johnstone, including myself.
He has silky skills (even though he can turn the ball over on a regular basis) and his true ability to turn a game around in the matter of minutes makes him very important to any team.
Basically, he is a "confidence" player, which was highlighted once again on the weekend.
His quarter by quarter possessions on the weekend were as follows:
Q1: 4
Q2: 2
Q3: 8
Q4: 10
6 possessions in the first half.
18 possessions in the second half (three times more than his first half).
Now, obviously statistics can be deceiving but i watched the whole game and i actually did not notice TJ in the first half, at all.
I am not joking, i saw him on screen maybe only two or three times in the first half but could not miss him in the second half.
It is amazing how UP and DOWN he is.
Once he gets his hands on the ball, it seems like his passion and endeavour to play football increase by ten notches.
The positive to TJ this year is that he is nearly guaranteed "not" to get a tag from the first bounce playing alongside S.Black, L.Power and even N.Lappin.
However, he was tagged late in the game last week against Port Adelaide as he was having by far, more influence on the game than any other player.
Like i said though, he should not start a game with a tag which is a great positive to have in a Dream Team midfielder.
The negative to TJ is that his best average was 91.3 (2006), which was his best year in his career, playing 22 games for Melbourne and polling more Brownlow votes than anyone else in his team.
Besides this standout year, his next best average is 81.7 (2005)
These stats are not impressive at all and tell me that he is not only past his prime, but also that he is not a Dream Team type of player.
In the eye of a Dream Team coach, i do not think he is a good pick.
I believe that he had some value to his name pre-season but he will not be a "premium", which is averaging 90 or more for the season but he will also not be a weak link in your team.
He will be one of those "iffy" players who you debate whether to upgrade or not.
In my eyes, a B.Houli or R.Dyson are much better selections as they are much cheaper and will probably hit the same value as T.Johnstone in due time.
Every single one of your midfielders at the end of the year should have an average of 90 or more to their name with at least 1-2 of them averaging over 100, being ideal captain selections.
Finally, i would just like to add that i would appreciate it if everyone could keep re-visting the other player summaries (B.Stanton, B.Burton and any others which will be added).
We should continually have some input on every player summary as the season progresses and once injuries, form and scores start to change.
