When the lions mids are up and about there probably isnt a midfield in the competition that can go with them.
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Was Fabio Smith a good pickup for the cats??
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Yes he was.
But the grand final exposed his biggest flaw. He’s an outside accumulator with questionable kicking skills. Long kicks to gain territory are great when guys like Jeremy Cameron, Paddy Dangerfield and Shannon Neale are up and about. If they aren’t then Bailey starts to look very ineffective.
For a guy who gets as much uncontested ball as he does you would hope he was better at creating.
But the grand final exposed his biggest flaw. He’s an outside accumulator with questionable kicking skills. Long kicks to gain territory are great when guys like Jeremy Cameron, Paddy Dangerfield and Shannon Neale are up and about. If they aren’t then Bailey starts to look very ineffective.
For a guy who gets as much uncontested ball as he does you would hope he was better at creating.
Is a good pick up as long as he behaves himself which many Bulldogs supporters don't think he will.
Never watched much of him but seems to lack that X factor, explosiveness, marking, speed, skill, etc.
Is more a running machine workhorse from what I saw this season.
Never watched much of him but seems to lack that X factor, explosiveness, marking, speed, skill, etc.
Is more a running machine workhorse from what I saw this season.
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Difference being, one is damaging the other hacks it and hopes.
Smith did very little damage when he had the ball.
Pick 17 was a steal.
Only going to get better now he's about to hit his prime.
In fact, Holmes + Smith are arguably the best running combo in the game. What they need to complement that running power is a gun insider like Butters.
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agree with everyone, great outside player, but a continuous management issue that would make them sleep less easy
no coincidence Chris Scott lost it a couple of weeks ago, imo, BS brings just that little bit of extra stress to add to the normal pile, and it wears you down over a long season.
all forgiven and worth it of course, if they jag a flag with him.
no coincidence Chris Scott lost it a couple of weeks ago, imo, BS brings just that little bit of extra stress to add to the normal pile, and it wears you down over a long season.
all forgiven and worth it of course, if they jag a flag with him.
Isn't that his second shit grand final?
Yeah i mean that's not exactly his forte.
He hurts the opposition through gut running and link up play.
He still scored a player rating of 15 which is still quite good.
His disposal efficiency was 62.1%, Ashcrofts was 62.5%, McCluggage was 57.7%.
But getting back to the question was he worth the trade? of course.. he was traded for like pick 16. It's a steal.
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Player rating is generally a terrible measure. And if you bomb the ball 50m to a contest and its a turnover it still counts as effective.
The metrics used by the AFL are just terrible.
So, you don't think he was a good pickup.
Well sure but he was hardly Robinson Crusoe there yesterday.
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Ok so far. But if the off field stuff keeps happening it can go sour very quickly.
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If he takes drugs at all which you seem to have an unhealthy determination to convince people he is doing, we can have that conversation. It seems you didn’t enjoy his Instagram joke, or you don’t have the capacity to understand it.
Until then, just focus on him being a dickhead.
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Why did the AFL CEO drive to Geelong and go to his house? At a time when there were a lot of reports on his off field behaviour.
Does he do this with everyone? Or even literally anyone else ?
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Probably to say ‘as one of our highest profile players, saying as a joke ‘I’ll get on the nose beers after we win the flag’ isn’t a good look for our brand’ would be my suspicion. That’s a guess.
But hey, feel free to see his post as an open confession that he was planning to get on the gear, like he was actually saying ‘hey society. I, Bailey Smith, announce to my friends, family and employer that as a former drug user who attracted considerable controversy and was banned for two games previously, I will be taking drugs when or if we win the title this year. This is a legally binding announcement.’
Of course.
Good player, shit bloke.
Good player, shit bloke.
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We all know Bailey Smith is a terrible user (in more ways than one) and turns it over often. He cost the cats big time on Saturday because it was his terrible kick to Jeremy Cameron that caused the Danger Cameron collision. This incident more than anything snuffed out Geelong’s chances of winning the flag.
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With what they paid and his ability on field, its not even a question.
They just need him to grow up and fast.
They just need him to grow up and fast.
Blaming the person who kicked the ball for the collision of two other players is a bit of a stretch.
He's done it before in the 2021 GF also. Very similar circumstances, Demons were coming hard with momentum and he had a chance to put his body on the line to win a 50-50. Shirked the contest, Demons kicked the goal.
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If it was a good kick, then no collision, then Jeremy, who looked on, could’ve done what the other Cameron did? Either way he’s a terrible kick.
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