Walla had a poor JLT1, but in JLT2 kicked a goal and had numerous goal assists. That is exactly what we want him in for.
He had four touches.
Walla had a poor JLT1, but in JLT2 kicked a goal and had numerous goal assists. That is exactly what we want him in for.He had four touches.
Those two statements are actually compatibleā¦
You want the ball in this guyās hands as much as you canā¦and for me that is running off the half back line, taking risks to open up the ground and setting up the forward 50 entry.
Yes his pressure was good, but if he only gets the ball 5-10 times a game (which I fear will be a common occurence as a small forward), it is a waste of his sublime kicking skills, run and carry and vision.
I think our backline looks a lot more balanced with his pace. Kelly, Goddard and Stanton all likely to spend time there. As good as they all are, as a collective they donāt provide any dash, which we sorely need in the back half.
Walla had a poor JLT1, but in JLT2 kicked a goal and had numerous goal assists. That is exactly what we want him in for.He had four touches.
Those two statements are actually compatibleā¦
Not if ānumerousā means what I think it means. Numerous is not a synonym of multiple.
i donāt care where he plays heās a fkn asset whatever position.
And if anyone thinks there 18 players let alone 22 better than tippa on our list theyāre fkn kidding, infact it infuriates me more than a pat smith article at the height of the saga
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It appeared TIPPA legit played full-forward for significant portions of the game. If weāre in that situation in the real games weāre stuffed, and not because heās not on a back flank.
(Green FP, TIPPA and Raz HFFs, and Colyer wing, thanks. Though at any one time you may have one of them on the bench.)
Walla had a poor JLT1, but in JLT2 kicked a goal and had numerous goal assists. That is exactly what we want him in for.He had four touches.
Yep and kicked a goal against the Pies too
I feel like Iām shooting Bambi, but at this stage I see Tippa as possibly missing out on round 1 based on current form as a forward. Raz, Green and Colyer all produced more per game than weāve seen from Tippa. With a whole pre-season not playing defence, itās unlikely heād be shifted back at this late stage. If the decision is to drop one of the 4 to go a bit taller, youād have to reward the results to date. I fully expect Tippa to be an awesome HFF, but it may take more games to adapt than we have remaining in the pre-season comp.
News Flash:
The season hasnāt even begun yet.
News Flash: The season hasn't even begun yet.
And yet, it feel like itās already over!
Was invaluable last season running off half back, making players look stupid with his immense defensive pressure and tackling and using his elite evasiveness and foot skills to set up his teammates down the ground.He is wasted forward now that we have Green.
The thing people are forgetting, is that heās a pretty average defender
Do you mean locking down a direct opponent and/or positioning himself/helping out other defenders/intercept marking when the ball is coming in?
Iād agree they werenāt his strengths, but you think they could have worked on those weaknesses during the pre-season rather than trying to turn him into a forward.
Defenders also need speed, vision, strength, physicality, tackling, ball skills, courage and repeat efforts, of which he had plenty.
Heās good at the offensive stuff, but one on one and locking down his direct opponent arnt his strengths. Plus heās a liability overhead when the ball is coming in
This is why I think heās a forward/mid
Heās a mid. Tank permitting Iād like to see him have a crack on a wing.
Absolutely
But heās smart enough to spend stints forward too. People ā ā ā ā themselves when heās around
Was invaluable last season running off half back, making players look stupid with his immense defensive pressure and tackling and using his elite evasiveness and foot skills to set up his teammates down the ground.He is wasted forward now that we have Green.
The thing people are forgetting, is that heās a pretty average defender
Do you mean locking down a direct opponent and/or positioning himself/helping out other defenders/intercept marking when the ball is coming in?
Iād agree they werenāt his strengths, but you think they could have worked on those weaknesses during the pre-season rather than trying to turn him into a forward.
Defenders also need speed, vision, strength, physicality, tackling, ball skills, courage and repeat efforts, of which he had plenty.
Heās good at the offensive stuff, but one on one and locking down his direct opponent arnt his strengths. Plus heās a liability overhead when the ball is coming in
This is why I think heās a forward/mid
Heās a mid. Tank permitting Iād like to see him have a crack on a wing.
Yep, me too. Give him licence to find space and to deliver the ball out of defence / into the forward line.
Agreed. That transition role between defence and our forward line. The guy just seems to cut through opposition midfields like a knife through butter.
Not sure if itās necessarily the best role from a team / coaching perspective, but itās ā ā ā ā ā ā fun to watch!
Was invaluable last season running off half back, making players look stupid with his immense defensive pressure and tackling and using his elite evasiveness and foot skills to set up his teammates down the ground.He is wasted forward now that we have Green.
The thing people are forgetting, is that heās a pretty average defender
Do you mean locking down a direct opponent and/or positioning himself/helping out other defenders/intercept marking when the ball is coming in?
Iād agree they werenāt his strengths, but you think they could have worked on those weaknesses during the pre-season rather than trying to turn him into a forward.
Defenders also need speed, vision, strength, physicality, tackling, ball skills, courage and repeat efforts, of which he had plenty.
Heās good at the offensive stuff, but one on one and locking down his direct opponent arnt his strengths. Plus heās a liability overhead when the ball is coming in
This is why I think heās a forward/mid
Heās a mid. Tank permitting Iād like to see him have a crack on a wing.
Yep, me too. Give him licence to find space and to deliver the ball out of defence / into the forward line.
So, have we reached the point of concluding he canāt play anywhere and fire Dodoro why sign him up for three more years of this torture?!?
Was invaluable last season running off half back, making players look stupid with his immense defensive pressure and tackling and using his elite evasiveness and foot skills to set up his teammates down the ground.He is wasted forward now that we have Green.
The thing people are forgetting, is that heās a pretty average defender
Do you mean locking down a direct opponent and/or positioning himself/helping out other defenders/intercept marking when the ball is coming in?
Iād agree they werenāt his strengths, but you think they could have worked on those weaknesses during the pre-season rather than trying to turn him into a forward.
Defenders also need speed, vision, strength, physicality, tackling, ball skills, courage and repeat efforts, of which he had plenty.
Heās good at the offensive stuff, but one on one and locking down his direct opponent arnt his strengths. Plus heās a liability overhead when the ball is coming in
This is why I think heās a forward/mid
Heās a mid. Tank permitting Iād like to see him have a crack on a wing.
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There is a video on the EFC site that shows all the goals.
If you just watched that, youād have thought Tippa was one of the best on ground.
I prefer him back, but he does have value up forward, and he did manage to impact that game with only 4 touches.
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WOB is right, the fact that we playing him forward when we already have Green and Orazio is that the coaches feel he is a liability in defence. Obviously he is a wonderful offensive player but he was getting scored on heavily and dragged deep last year. If we can play a well drilled zone that would help him.
I always found it strange why we were not putting more time into him during his VFL time as a forward which seemed the most logical opportunity for him to succeed at this level. In saying that, Iām confident he will be a good forward and Iām very hopeful he can build a tank big enough to see him get some midfield time where I think he could be incredible.
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Was invaluable last season running off half back, making players look stupid with his immense defensive pressure and tackling and using his elite evasiveness and foot skills to set up his teammates down the ground.He is wasted forward now that we have Green.
The thing people are forgetting, is that heās a pretty average defender
Do you mean locking down a direct opponent and/or positioning himself/helping out other defenders/intercept marking when the ball is coming in?
Iād agree they werenāt his strengths, but you think they could have worked on those weaknesses during the pre-season rather than trying to turn him into a forward.
Defenders also need speed, vision, strength, physicality, tackling, ball skills, courage and repeat efforts, of which he had plenty.
Heās good at the offensive stuff, but one on one and locking down his direct opponent arnt his strengths. Plus heās a liability overhead when the ball is coming in
This is why I think heās a forward/mid
I want him to sell so much candy to opposition players, that their becomes a diabetes epidemic at all the other clubs
Was invaluable last season running off half back, making players look stupid with his immense defensive pressure and tackling and using his elite evasiveness and foot skills to set up his teammates down the ground.He is wasted forward now that we have Green.
The thing people are forgetting, is that heās a pretty average defender
It starts.