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Or it could be that because we had already written off the season by the time he was playing good footy and the decision was made to fast track the really new kids for the long term good of the club while guaranteeing ledge a couple of late games.BigMart wrote:Who says Watter is good at player development?
How is that measured, WRT Watters being responsible for improvement or otherwise....
If Ledge has improved, it could be natural development, fitness, Simon McPhee, Dean Laidly, the 'academy' strength, practise
Who knows...
The senior coach is the one who provides opportunities.... He's had very few.
What supposed weaknesses??
You'll note I said "If Watters is good at player development". No-one knows if that's true but it's a plausible explanation. The other plausible explanation is that Watters is illogical in how he thinks about his players, and poor at development. I hope for the sake of the club that the first is correct.BigMart wrote:Who says Watter is good at player development?
No-one knows except the coaching staff and Ledger himself. But every footy player has weaknesses. Riewoldt is a poor kick at goal, Lenny has never kicked as many goals as a top-grade mid should, Joey is bad above his head, Dal can't shake a tag, etc, etc, etc.BigMart wrote:What supposed weaknesses??
maverick wrote:his kick to FF late in the last is his problem.
Earnt the ball, followed up on the end of a handball, got pressured in on the boundary, didn't look and booted it long and turned it over.
Watched him closely, would like to see another week, but certainly didn't do any defensive running.
Would have liked to see a bit more of him though to truly assess.
He is a cocky little bugger and quite out spoken about things - perhaps that has what has held him back ?Bluthy wrote:Got points from me for backing back into the GC player (and I think it was Gilbert) near the wing. Kept his eyes on the footy and took the hit hard. Didn't look back. He looks a cocky little bugger (was not hesitant about taking that shot on goal). That can be good or bad depending on how its harnessed. Maybe Watters has recognised this and wants to let Ledger know whos boss. He did look pretty small - we seem to have quite a lot of these sized players.
That's OK I don't take it personally.skeptic wrote:maverick wrote:his kick to FF late in the last is his problem.
Earnt the ball, followed up on the end of a handball, got pressured in on the boundary, didn't look and booted it long and turned it over.
Watched him closely, would like to see another week, but certainly didn't do any defensive running.
Would have liked to see a bit more of him though to truly assess.
don't like this post... (respectfully maverick)
since when does a developing player have his every move scrutinesed to this extent.
further to that he certainly wouldn't be the only player this team has that's guilty of thumping the ball forward w/o looking. I appreciate that it's wrong by why is this frequently brought up WRT TL as opposed to the other 1/3 of the team that does it
It feels a bit to me like so many ppl are looking for reasons for Ledger to fail (not implying that you are Maverick)
He's a jnr player that perforimng at a reasonable standard with areas of his game to work on.
Why do so many ppl have their minds made up?
ive seen it first hand from being subiaco colts coach to taking charge of the senior teamBigMart wrote:Who says Watter is good at player development?
How is that measured, WRT Watters being responsible for improvement or otherwise....
If Ledge has improved, it could be natural development, fitness, Simon McPhee, Dean Laidly, the 'academy' strength, practise
Who knows...
The senior coach is the one who provides opportunities.... He's had very few.
What supposed weaknesses??
Given that he played about 1/3 of game time and his stats I'd say he was as good as anyone whilst on the grounddragit wrote:I'm not buying that he is a spud…
Looked very good in the 40 odd minutes today… prob in our best 10 in that time.
I think it would silly to de-list him when we are so short on mids.
WinnersOnly wrote:He is a cocky little bugger and quite out spoken about things - perhaps that has what has held him back ?Bluthy wrote:Got points from me for backing back into the GC player (and I think it was Gilbert) near the wing. Kept his eyes on the footy and took the hit hard. Didn't look back. He looks a cocky little bugger (was not hesitant about taking that shot on goal). That can be good or bad depending on how its harnessed. Maybe Watters has recognised this and wants to let Ledger know whos boss. He did look pretty small - we seem to have quite a lot of these sized players.
sure, but those other mids are more damaging with the ball in hand. 2 examples dal santo and steven. but you cannot have a team full of them otherwise you end up like west coast this year, where they have lost winnable games due to too much running fwd of the ballBigMart wrote:Does everyone watch our mids defensive run? Gee ledge was monitored closely, looking for reasons... I'd say he shut a few people who think they know his game up...
I know 2 mids who never defend, their direct opponents in any case....
And if we're isolating one or two kicks turned over as a case, seriously.... Half the team turn over 40% of their kicks.... One is a love child
Remember how he got into the team this week. It is most unlikely that he will be picked against Freo.mr six o'clock wrote:...Next week will be the real test against freo...
Thanks, Mr Positivity.perfectionist wrote:Remember how he got into the team this week. It is most unlikely that he will be picked against Freo.mr six o'clock wrote:...Next week will be the real test against freo...
Agree. Those two are spuds.Little Dozer wrote:Really liked his game. Makes much more appeal than players like Dennis-Lane and Milera.