Tom Ledger

saintbrat · Post: # 1084372Post **saintbrat** » Fri 03 Jun 2011 4:44pm

[quote]â€œGuys like BJ and Rooey donâ€™t just rock up and play well, itâ€™s not luck, itâ€™s everything theyâ€™ve done from Monday to Friday. Theyâ€™re fantastic role models.â€

dragit · Post: # 1084375Post **dragit** » Fri 03 Jun 2011 4:51pm

[quote]â€œGilboâ€™s [Sam Gilbert] been good too, he bridges that gap between older players and younger players. Weâ€™ve done a few community visits together and bonded really well,â€

SaintSimmo · Fri 03 Jun 2011 5:04pm

[quote="dragit"][quote]â€œGilboâ€™s [Sam Gilbert] been good too, he bridges that gap between older players and younger players. Weâ€™ve done a few community visits together and bonded really well,â€

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Fri 03 Jun 2011 8:17pm

matrix wrote:was ledger that young tallish kid that did a couple of tight runs and get the give and receive a few times in one game?, played either one or two in the nab?
just remember seeing a kid and thought yeah he looks alright
bit of dash...has a go.

Pretty sure that was Will Johnson, Matrix. Did a couple of really good runs into the forward line, including one where he may have done the give and go and dashed clear then kicked it out on the full.

Dr Spaceman · Fri 03 Jun 2011 8:22pm

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:
matrix wrote:was ledger that young tallish kid that did a couple of tight runs and get the give and receive a few times in one game?, played either one or two in the nab?
just remember seeing a kid and thought yeah he looks alright
bit of dash...has a go.

Pretty sure that was Will Johnson, Matrix. Did a couple of really good runs into the forward line, including one where he may have done the give and go and dashed clear then kicked it out on the full.

Sounds right APS. Will was certainly eye catching during the NAB Cup.

And you can call Ledg a lot of things, but I don't think tallish is one of them

bigred · Post: # 1084469Post **bigred** » Fri 03 Jun 2011 11:05pm

Ledger is gonna be a gun I tells ya.

Dr Spaceman · Fri 03 Jun 2011 11:12pm

bigred wrote:Ledger is gonna be a gun I tells ya.

A Tommy Gun at that

Quixote · Post: # 1084516Post **Quixote** » Sat 04 Jun 2011 12:52am

I just heard Dennis Commetti describe Ledger as the smartest player in the AFL.

What's all that about?

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Sat 04 Jun 2011 1:47am

Saw him play in the NAB Cup, but that's a while ago, so I just had a look at his YouTube highlights for the first time and really liked what I saw. A lot of Aussie Jones and Joey Montagna about him:

Great speed and I love the way he really takes them on and the way he seems to get the pill and take off, using his speed to advantage.
Very nice looking left foot, too!
Maybe another bargain buy for us, like Siposs.

St Loxton · Post: # 1084543Post **St Loxton** » Sat 04 Jun 2011 9:09am

AnythingsPossibleSaints wrote:
Great speed and I love the way he really takes them on and the way he seems to get the pill and take off, using his speed to advantage.
Very nice looking left foot, too!
Maybe another bargain buy for us, like Siposs.

Yeah very nice left foot running at full pace. Seems to have a really long striding running action, fast over the first 10-15 meters. I like what i see.

saintbrat · Sat 04 Jun 2011 10:11am

Quixote wrote:I just heard Dennis Commetti describe Ledger as the smartest player in the AFL.

What's all that about?

Possibly a Play on his name-
Ledger

A ledger[1] is the principal book or computer file for recording and totaling monetary transactions by account, with debits and credits in separate columns and a beginning balance and ending balance for each account. The ledger is a permanent summary of all amounts entered in supporting journals which list individual transactions by date. Every transaction flows from a journal to one or more ledgers. A company's financial statements are generated from summary totals in the ledgers

as I doubt Dennis would have seen him play.

Leo.J · Post: # 1084564Post **Leo.J** » Sat 04 Jun 2011 10:34am

saintbrat wrote:
Quixote wrote:I just heard Dennis Commetti describe Ledger as the smartest player in the AFL.

What's all that about?
Possibly a Play on his name-
Ledger
A ledger[1] is the principal book or computer file for recording and totaling monetary transactions by account, with debits and credits in separate columns and a beginning balance and ending balance for each account. The ledger is a permanent summary of all amounts entered in supporting journals which list individual transactions by date. Every transaction flows from a journal to one or more ledgers. A company's financial statements are generated from summary totals in the ledgers
as I doubt Dennis would have seen him play.

Dennis might have played with his old man...

I remember during the nab cup Dennis was talking up the Ledger pedigree.

perfectionist · Sat 04 Jun 2011 12:59pm

Gee, a young bloke who can run, kick both feet and mark overhead. How did he get past the recruiters? Judging by our last three "Rising Stars", the ability to kick the ball either to a teammate or more than 40 metres was not one of the recruitment criteria. Blokes who can't kick are waste of time, especially if they get the ball a lot. They will only undo the work of teammates and gift goals to the opposition. The sooner they are weeded out and sent on their way, the closer we will be to our next flag. It may not be sufficient but it is necessary.

Quixote · Post: # 1084722Post **Quixote** » Sat 04 Jun 2011 5:33pm

I actually got the impression Dennis was referring to IQ, and Ledger's apparent abundance of it. Seemed to be referring to some sort of result. Maybe he got a high TER - or do draftees sit tests these days?

From my limited exposure (blogs on Saints site, occasional interview), young 'Heath' has come across as very cluey about it all.

Scottish Saint · Sun 05 Jun 2011 12:55am

Not long back from the game - can't believe nobody is singing the praises of this kid. I was very excited by what I saw.

noreason41 · Sun 05 Jun 2011 1:01am

Scottish Saint wrote:Not long back from the game - can't believe nobody is singing the praises of this kid. I was very excited by what I saw.

Got subbed on at 3q time???

Had 10 disposals and a few decent kicks, certainly worth a decent crack.

Dr Spaceman · Sun 05 Jun 2011 1:01am

Scottish Saint wrote:Not long back from the game - can't believe nobody is singing the praises of this kid. I was very excited by what I saw.

Always a tough gig when you get subbed on late in a game against a top opponent which is dominating play.

But there is a lot to like about Tom. I hope he gets a full game next week and believe he will.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Sun 05 Jun 2011 1:02am

I also liked what I saw. Will hopefully have a great career at the club.

Scottish Saint · Sun 05 Jun 2011 1:43am

7 contested possessions. Superb delivery to Gilbert for his goal.

Sun 05 Jun 2011 2:04am

i was on ledge watch! Damn that kid had a go. Ran hard. head over the ball. Full steam ahead. Won it inside under pressure heaps and may have turned it over a bit but was under the pump with little assistance ... best midfield debut in ages ... well ahead of players like Monatgna and even Hayes on debut ...

2011 not a loss if we add Steven, Armitage and Ledger to our midfield for 2012 and beyond.

Ledge based on just 40 minutes of footy V a rampaging Collingwood ... may be the best of the youngsters.