dean polo

stinger · Post: # 1079936Post **stinger** » Mon 23 May 2011 9:29pm

didn't see anything on him as a special thread,.....i thought he went okay for his second game...seeing how many he has missed....any thoughts????

saintspremiers · Mon 23 May 2011 9:54pm

He was OK.

Give him another game.

Has a strange shaped upper body. Loils a bit robotic in movement.

Dr Spaceman · Mon 23 May 2011 10:01pm

Hasn't set the world on fire however, having said that, probably has done better than most expected.

I think he will be given a bit of time as potentially he can bring something that we desperately need.

His draft mate Ryan Gamble however does not appear to have much upside and can easily be replaced by several promising young players on our list.

SaintPav · Post: # 1079966Post **SaintPav** » Mon 23 May 2011 10:21pm

stinger wrote:didn't see anything on him as a special thread,.....i thought he went okay for his second game...seeing how many he has missed....any thoughts????

He has 14 more weeks to prove if he deserves to be on the list next year.

meher baba · Mon 23 May 2011 10:26pm

I can't say I was massively impressed, but I suppose I'm a harsh judge.

Dr Spaceman · Mon 23 May 2011 10:31pm

meher baba wrote:I can't say I was massively impressed, but I suppose I'm a harsh judge.

He offers us a hard, mature body that none of our exciting young kids can do, and won't be able to for some time.

He could be a keeper but it's up to Dean himself to prove his worth.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Mon 23 May 2011 10:39pm

I would take 23 disposals and just one clanger in 63% of game time (with 7 score involvements (match high was 9) every week (or the equivalent stats (relatively) in more game time), thank you very much.
Even better would be fantastic.
More tackles and clearances though, please.
Polo has shown that he can play top quality footy and will hopefully play much more of it for us. The opening is there for him and hopefully he'll grab his chance and run with it.

saintbob · Post: # 1079976Post **saintbob** » Mon 23 May 2011 10:40pm

Adds to our midfield rotations, also showed that he can kick a goal which is handy.
Will only get better the more he plays IMO, as he adapts to our game plan and gains the confidence of the more senior players.

perfectionist · Mon 23 May 2011 10:43pm

Dr Spaceman wrote:..He offers us a hard, mature body...

Jesus, I could be in line for a call up! Richmond don't let duds go for no reason. Just think of the last three we have got from them.

Dr Spaceman · Mon 23 May 2011 10:49pm

perfectionist wrote:
Dr Spaceman wrote:..He offers us a hard, mature body...
Jesus, I could be in line for a call up! Richmond don't let duds go for no reason. Just think of the last three we have got from them.

Your skepticism may well be warranted perfectionist.

Then again, I'll see your Fiora and raise you a Rodan

savatage · Post: # 1079980Post **savatage** » Mon 23 May 2011 10:54pm

I was pleased when we got him & I've been very happy with his start at the Saints. Played very inside & got a lot of clean handball feeds out to runners.

Also nice that he's had a lot of shots on goal.

Teflon · Post: # 1079986Post **Teflon** » Mon 23 May 2011 11:07pm

Upgrade on Mqualter.

Liked his effort -keeps that up, keeps getting a game.

Would also like to seehimup the clearance/tackles.

jays · Post: # 1079990Post **jays** » Mon 23 May 2011 11:16pm

at least can kick straight

stinger · Post: # 1080016Post **stinger** » Mon 23 May 2011 11:57pm

guess he is a keeper then...for the time being...

True Blue Sainter · Tue 24 May 2011 2:33am

Good call stinger.

Been quite pleased with Polo with what I've seen in his first two games. Was instrumental in the first quarter against the Hawks last week, and was solid throughout the game on Saturday. Brings a tough, competitive edge - can win a clearance and score a goal as well. Handy player to have with Lenny out.

Zed · Post: # 1080062Post **Zed** » Tue 24 May 2011 9:31am

Teflon wrote:Upgrade on Mqualter.

I havent been able to make up my mind on him just yet - but have seen enough to agree he gives us more than #32

joffaboy · Post: # 1080085Post **joffaboy** » Tue 24 May 2011 11:08am

Teflon wrote:Upgrade on Mqualter.

Liked his effort -keeps that up, keeps getting a game.

Would also like to seehimup the clearance/tackles.

Like this post.

He is the "perfect" Lyon player. He loves having one or two of these in the team. Attard then McQualter. Polo fits the bill and has done the job.

If he can get a few clearances and hard ball gets, I think he will find a spot in the team.

He had an interruped pre season and is playing a different style of game to the Tigers which always takes a while. Hard to make an impact first up, so i hope to see improvement over the coming weeks.

I liked his intercept and goal that put us back infront in the third qtr. I also like the reaction of his new team mates which i thought very encouraging.

Junction Oval · Tue 24 May 2011 11:15am

Looks like we all agree, a good up-grade on McQualter. Stays in.

It will be interesting to see how well he goes this week on the big Freo ground.

saintly · Post: # 1080094Post **saintly** » Tue 24 May 2011 11:17am

what was he like at richmond? does anyone know?

borderbarry · Tue 24 May 2011 11:45am

He played alright against us a couple of times.

Junction Oval · Tue 24 May 2011 12:07pm

Our Recruiters thought he was ok - does that help.

saintly · Post: # 1080122Post **saintly** » Tue 24 May 2011 12:48pm

Junction Oval wrote:Our Recruiters thought he was ok - does that help.

nup, our recruiters also thought a whole bunch of other players would be ok

SinCitySaint · Tue 24 May 2011 1:51pm

Junction Oval wrote:Our Recruiters thought he was ok - does that help.

Our recruiters also thought Mark McGough and Cain Ackland would be OK.

Saints43 · Post: # 1080138Post **Saints43** » Tue 24 May 2011 2:00pm

joffaboy wrote:He is the "perfect" Lyon player.

Hard at it, mature body, works hard, can't kick, turns it over.

El Wood · Post: # 1080145Post **El Wood** » Tue 24 May 2011 2:29pm

Saints43 wrote:
joffaboy wrote:He is the "perfect" Lyon player.
Hard at it, mature body, works hard, can't kick, turns it over.

That describes most of our players.

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