Toast Welcome Blake "Sherrif" Acres

[FreoRicci]

His work rate is phenomenal. He gathers the ball from half back, handballs/kicks his way through and he’s on the wing 70m going for a pass inside 50. Refreshing to see that Jlo wants him to play that game style. Instinctive and attacking. His tackling has also gone up after that Geelong game.
Seems like, just like Aish, he needed the leash of new life to play his natural game on the wing/attacking. Not all this shifting and changing roles he had at St Kilda

 

[Paracleet]

I’m buying stock in Him with a new nickname.

“Blake the Steak” (knives) Acres

Surely it's Blaknives?

 

[Tbonefreo]

What I'm holding onto is that he finally has a defined role. I'm hoping a large part of his consistency issues were due to being played all over the place for the last two years. I'll also add that JL appears to be 10x the coach old mate Richo is, so that helps

His last 3 weeks have been very good (I'll hold off on exceptional until he gives a game without a terrible turnover) and he's clearly our best wing on current form

Only 10x? Giving old mate richo a bit too much credit there hahaha

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Only 10x? Giving old mate richo a bit too much credit there hahaha

On reflection, when your coaching ability is nil, it makes it a bit hard to apply a multiple...

 

[estibador]

Surely it's Blaknives?

Very clever, I like it!

 

[Yeti]

 

[Purple_Turtle]

In fairness far from our worst player on Sunday. Running through the mids:

 

[Yeti]

In fairness far from our worst player on Sunday. Running through the mids:

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As President of the Blake Acres is a Spud fan club I respectfully disagree with your assessment.

(This may be false but at this stage I have to lean into it)

 

[Purple_Turtle]

As President of the Blake Acres is a Spud fan club I respectfully disagree with your assessment.

(This may be false but at this stage I have to lean into it)

I am open to the argument that Blake Acres being the third best Freo midfielder on the weekend is an indictment on the others.

 

[ROGS]

I am open to the argument that Blake Acres being the third best Freo midfielder on the weekend is an indictment on the others.

The only possessions he gets is when he is by himself calling for the ball , then when he gets it his decision making is pathetic, just a list clogger at best

 

[Big Flappy]

Him getting it 25 times might be the problem...

 

[Quazar]

Tucker with only 16 disposals is quite disheartening...for someone 7 seasons into an AFL career feels like he's backpeddling at an alarming rate

 

[Quazar]

Acres only 64% disposal efficiency from those 25 too. Banfield had 80% from his whopping 5...

 

[FreoRicci]

Tucker with only 16 disposals is quite disheartening...for someone 7 seasons into an AFL career feels like he's backpeddling at an alarming rate

Compared to Acres, Tucker is a sloth.
Acres isn’t the first guy I think when it comes to this squad of spuds.
Tucker is next. Can’t get his hand on it enough, and when he does the decision making is poor.

 

[kp junior]

Tucker completely shits his dacks if he isn’t running onto his left. Cannot go right at all.
Bit of a problem in a 360 degree sport.



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[arsesmart]

Compared to Acres, Tucker is a sloth.
Acres isn’t the first guy I think when it comes to this squad of spuds.
Tucker is next. Can’t get his hand on it enough, and when he does the decision making is poor.

Part of the issue is Acres getting his hands on it so much. More chances to make another poor decision.

 

[Taylor]

Just wait for the contract extension

 

[Purple Jesus]

Should never put the purple on again.

 

[Dockeroo]

Just wait for the contract extension

The question you need to be asking is:
If he was delisted, would any other AFL club pick him up?

I think we all know the answer to that one

 

[Superkoops]

The question you need to be asking is:
If he was delisted, would any other AFL club pick him up?

I think we all know the answer to that one

WAFL COVID top up?? Or Eagles SSP selection??

 

[Freomaniac]

WAFL COVID top up?? Or Eagles SSP selection??

Would west coast be that desperate to get him as a top up?

They have recruited 3 ex dockers listed players. Luke Strnadica, Stefan Giro and Tobe Watson.

 

[Freeeoo]

Been plenty a lot worse than Acres the last 2 weeks. I thought he was pretty solid in game 1 and he was one of our better performers in the last quarter against the Saints.

 

[CapitalA]

Been plenty a lot worse than Acres the last 2 weeks. I thought he was pretty solid in game 1 and he was one of our better performers in the last quarter against the Saints.

He gets the pill but burns it, about half his disposals are ok and half are turnovers.

 

[malpaso]

I'd rather we have a winger that gets his hands on it than one that doesn't and that's what we have after Acres on the list..

 

[Freeeoo]

He gets the pill but burns it, about half his disposals are ok and half are turnovers.

He wasn't Robinson Crusoe there.