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Ok. I think my post has been misunderstood. I never said that I was disappointed that Stanley wasn't dominating the game. I was talking about effort, reading the play and helping your team mates out.
His effort and reading of the play in the second didn't look good.
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Bull dust. He's EFFORT in the first on two occasions were ordinary and cost us goals.
In one nstant he misjudged the flight of the ball which is fairly common occurence at the open MCG
As a tall defender he should have been behind the goal line when a known goal kicker is lining up.
How many games do you need to have played to realise that?
I think you will find he started behind the line and the misjudged the flight of the ball - what would have happened if he stayed on the line and the ball dropped short and Richmond player nipped in fron of him and took a mark.
He misjudged the flight of the ball whilst olaying on open MCG - a very coomon mistake that many players have made - you are armchair nitpicking - give the dude a break
Lets just get Rhys to 50 games and then worry about where he should play.
Im leaning toward Ruck/Fwd but he can be swing back as well.
33 games for a tall guy is stuff all.
Still a developing player.
Devilhead wrote:
I think you will find he started behind the line and the misjudged the flight of the ball - what would have happened if he stayed on the line and the ball dropped short and Richmond player nipped in fron of him and took a mark.
He misjudged the flight of the ball whilst olaying on open MCG - a very coomon mistake that many players have made - you are armchair nitpicking - give the dude a break
Yeah dude, Stanley was great and I'm nit picking.
Have you watched the replay several times to know that? What's an "open MCG" mean. Without a roof?
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Unfortunately, the kid is a dud. Apart from win a GF sprint, he's done nothing. The coach doesnt help him either. He is scared and cant handle the hustle and bustle of elite footy. Dont know which spot they can hide him in next.
Please Pav, no defender could have dealt with the hail of 50 entries coming in. what do you really expect from this team? Blame the mids that couldn't get their hands on the ball or their s*** disposal that lead to tigers just passing it around till they felt like whipping it into the 50... yeh blame Rhys..
we where steam rolled tonight by a much better team that's all it was to it.
On the Ball wrote:Unfortunately, the kid is a dud. Apart from win a GF sprint, he's done nothing. The coach doesnt help him either. He is scared and cant handle the hustle and bustle of elite footy. Dont know which spot they can hide him in next.
you're a fraaking wanker go support Melb you defeatist
The future of footy is versatility. Stanley has great potential as an all-rounder swingman. Was starting to get the hang of being an AFL forward and then needed as a backman. Was totally s*** when first started but you could see the improvement in positioning, one-on-one, rebounding out of defense etc (he's quite a good kick). Needs to keep working his butt off but by the time he gets to 75 games he could almost play anywhere. That is a great asset for a coach to have.
Bluthy wrote:The future of footy is versatility. Stanley has great potential as an all-rounder swingman. Was starting to get the hang of being an AFL forward and then needed as a backman. Was totally s*** when first started but you could see the improvement in positioning, one-on-one, rebounding out of defense etc (he's quite a good kick). Needs to keep working his butt off but by the time he gets to 75 games he could almost play anywhere. That is a great asset for a coach to have.
Exactly.
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The problem I see with Stanley is he can't take an overhead mark anymore. This was what made him a huge threat up forward and in the ruck. Playing down back hasn't helped him but he seems to have lost all confidence.
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I watched Adelaide playing Tippett and Tex Walker and thought those two were giant spuds. Both looked lost at times and didn't seem to know where to position themselves. They would swing them around trying to get them some confidence and just nothing would happen. LBut then last year they were about the best forward combo going around. Stanley is heaps like Tippett you just have to be patient he will be a good player. Tyrone Vickery has been a massive dud until this year but he is finally getting some consistency. It takes time.
Rhys def plays his best footy as a ruck forward and when we get a FB he will have learnt heaps from his time down back. He is our best ruckman by a fair margin- if Mac and Hickey could ruck as well as Rhys we would be a better team.
