Would love to see a Walsh highlight reel for comparison can guarantee it's chock full of workmanlike clearance work and banal disposals. Stack is pretty amazing when you watch that. His courage and contested marking is incredible.
that reminds me of me in the backyard as a 8 year old..... Stack is 2nd in line behind Rance to come back into the team. Plays at both ends of the ground which is crucial in matches. Baker has developed his game this year. So he can play fwd and back. As did Sheds this year. Caddy can now play multiple positions. I'd like to see Short playing the wing on occasions. He has the attributes. George stepped up to be our best small fwd.
In Ice Cream Terms it's...Vanilla Versus Rocky Road...no contest!!!
After watching crap Richmond for 37 years I have pity on good players in struggling teams. Now what observe with our list is 1, we are attractive to the Tom Lynches. 2 we can risk drafting players like Sydney and Marlon. I hope we can keep the list competitive for another 3 years. Do a Geelong and never be out of the 8
I mean, it's not but I like the enthusiasm
Reckon there is a fair gap in talent between Stack and Rioli, but I get what you are saying. Rioli was disappointing this year, so did he just have an off year or has he reached his peak. I doubt he rested on his laurel, who knows. Stack's first 6 weeks was better than any player I can remember, so even if he doesn't keep going at the projected rate, he will still be very good.... tempering my enthusiasm.I mean, it's not but I like the enthusiasm
Worst case scenario is he rests on his laurels and becomes another Daniel Rioli. A very handy player but with the potential to be so much more.
Yes that is so, just think he has another level that he hasn't or should reach yet.The harder our small forwards play ie DRioli et al in tackling/harassing and slowing down the exit of the oppo defenders the easier it makes the job for our defensive half and running strategies to set up...it's so obvious!
Ditto. His defensive acts alone will keep him in the team.
I reckon you'll find no lack of love for Dan - just a desire to see him set free of that purely defensive role. We're using a Lamborghini for the weekly shopping trip at the moment. Want to see him take that next step and start impacting in the middle ala Edwards.
His uncle's defensive attributes were through the roof as well, but he was just as effective offensively. Daniel hasn't got that balance yet, and he may never reach Cycil's heights, but he has the ability to hurt more often offensively. Thought it was going to click last year, maybe this instead.
Right now I reckon he plays that role better than the rivals for that spot , if they keep on improving he will need to be playing well to keep them out
Dan is 22 years old with another 10/11 years ahead of him and is surprisingly still very young, Edwards was an enigmatic player until 2016 until he was 28
Yeah stack to me shows he is a mid and he plays like that where he is on the field. Its just the balance he shows that makes him a player.
