Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Agree.
Tank yes.
Speed no.
Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Agree.
Tank yes.
Speed no.
We've persisted with players on our list for 6-7 years in the hope they might be able to build a tank and put on the size required to play midfield, he already has both after 2 years.
Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Agree.
Speed isn't everything.
Just ask Jobe Watson, Sam Mitchell, Greg Williams....
WE COULD'VE HAD PUOPOLO. LISTEN TO BENFTI.
Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Agree.
Speed isn't everything.
Just ask Jobe Watson, Sam Mitchell, Greg Williams....
So why did we delist midfield plodders and taggers like brendan lee ,sam lonergan ,ricky dyson,brent prismall,mark mcveigh,henry slattery last year.?
Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Agree.
Speed isn't everything.
Just ask Jobe Watson, Sam Mitchell, Greg Williams....
So why did we delist midfield plodders and taggers like brendan lee ,sam lonergan ,ricky dyson,brent prismall,mark mcveigh,henry slattery last year.?
Spike wasn't delisted, he retired.
Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Agree.
Speed isn't everything.
Just ask Jobe Watson, Sam Mitchell, Greg Williams....
So why did we delist midfield plodders and taggers like brendan lee ,sam lonergan ,ricky dyson,brent prismall,mark mcveigh,henry slattery last year.?
Spike wasn't delisted, he retired.
yes because he was too slow ,you wont win finals if you are not quick ,these days more than ever because of the furious pressure .
I have said it all season winderlich ,dempsey ,maybe dalgleisch are real quick 2 are injury prone .
Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Agree.
Speed isn't everything.
Just ask Jobe Watson, Sam Mitchell, Greg Williams....
So why did we delist midfield plodders and taggers like brendan lee ,sam lonergan ,ricky dyson,brent prismall,mark mcveigh,henry slattery last year.?
Spike wasn't delisted, he retired.
yes because he was too slow ,you wont win finals if you are not quick ,these days more than ever because of the furious pressure .
I have said it all season winderlich ,dempsey ,maybe dalgleisch are real quick 2 are injury prone .
So his retirement after a season hampered by injury in which he could only manage 3 games was because he was slow? I'm not arguing against your point, but feel it's unfair to simply name names such as Spike to try and strengthen your argument.
Benfti/I
Ben for the indigenous/Italians
So why did we delist midfield plodders and taggers like brendan lee ,sam lonergan ,ricky dyson,brent prismall,mark mcveigh,henry slattery last year.?Speed isn't everything.Agree.Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Just ask Jobe Watson, Sam Mitchell, Greg Williams....
All those blokes (except Prismall) didn't have the tank to run long periods in the midfield. Had nothing to do with their pace, otherwise we might as well have kept Dyson.
So why did we delist midfield plodders and taggers like brendan lee ,sam lonergan ,ricky dyson,brent prismall,mark mcveigh,henry slattery last year.?
Speed isn't everything.
Agree.Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Just ask Jobe Watson, Sam Mitchell, Greg Williams....
All those blokes (except Prismall) didn't have the tank to run long periods in the midfield. Had nothing to do with their pace, otherwise we might as well have kept Dyson.
Yes thier pace really complimented jobes,stants ,hocking,,howletts,myers on ball scintilating leg speed .
Yes thier pace really complimented jobes,stants ,hocking,,howletts,myers on ball scintilating leg speed .
Do you even know what you have said there? Why do you need pace to compliment others pace? You would have pace to compliment someone elses ball-winning ability, or use outsides skillful footballers to compliment the hard-nosed in and under players.
Yes thier pace really complimented jobes,stants ,hocking,,howletts,myers on ball scintilating leg speed .
Do you even know what you have said there? Why do you need pace to compliment others pace? You would have pace to compliment someone elses ball-winning ability, or use outsides skillful footballers to compliment the hard-nosed in and under players.
Dont you understand i was being sarcastic to make my point..
There had to be a cleanout as we had too many one paced on ballers on our list.
I am sick of making the point all season beside winders and dempsey and maybe dalgleisch we dont have many speedy players and 2 of these are injury prone.
We have a severe lack of line breakers on our list ,those who take the game on and bounce the ball.
Our style of play is very predictable.
I'm sorry, but are the Age still on drugs? Maybe they need to be tested;
Jon Pierik
Midfielder David Myers, however, is weighing up his future as he wants more game time next year.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/essendon-resigns-winderlich-20130927-2uidn.html#ixzz2g3rVdgJt
This was tacked onto the end of the Licha re-signing article.
We've persisted with players on our list for 6-7 years in the hope they might be able to build a tank and put on the size required to play midfield, he already has both after 2 years.
Tank yes.
Agree.
Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Speed no.
Spot on, he has a tank to rival Stanton after two pre seasons, he is a phenomenal work rate in the field and a natural goal sense. He is the kind if player that has the tools to create a real mismatch across the HF line. HBFers will not be able to go with him, and opp teams will have to put a defensive mid on him if he starts getting on top. Aside from that he can go in the middle for us.
Obrien is one of our top young players coming through.
We've persisted with players on our list for 6-7 years in the hope they might be able to build a tank and put on the size required to play midfield, he already has both after 2 years.
Tank yes.
Agree.Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Speed no.
Spot on, he has a tank to rival Stanton after two pre seasons, he is a phenomenal work rate in the field and a natural goal sense. He is the kind if player that has the tools to create a real mismatch across the HF line. HBFers will not be able to go with him, and opp teams will have to put a defensive mid on him if he starts getting on top. Aside from that he can go in the middle for us.
Obrien is one of our top young players coming through.
I thought when they gave him the number 10 jumper they saw something in him that made him worthy of such an honour. I tend to agree now that he is not likely to better than OK.
I think you will be surprised next year!I thought when they gave him the number 10 jumper they saw something in him that made him worthy of such an honour. I tend to agree now that he is not likely to better than OK.
Spot on, he has a tank to rival Stanton after two pre seasons, he is a phenomenal work rate in the field and a natural goal sense. He is the kind if player that has the tools to create a real mismatch across the HF line. HBFers will not be able to go with him, and opp teams will have to put a defensive mid on him if he starts getting on top. Aside from that he can go in the middle for us.We've persisted with players on our list for 6-7 years in the hope they might be able to build a tank and put on the size required to play midfield, he already has both after 2 years.Tank yes.Agree.Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Speed no.
Obrien is one of our top young players coming through.
I think you will be surprised next year!
I thought when they gave him the number 10 jumper they saw something in him that made him worthy of such an honour. I tend to agree now that he is not likely to better than OK.
Spot on, he has a tank to rival Stanton after two pre seasons, he is a phenomenal work rate in the field and a natural goal sense. He is the kind if player that has the tools to create a real mismatch across the HF line. HBFers will not be able to go with him, and opp teams will have to put a defensive mid on him if he starts getting on top. Aside from that he can go in the middle for us.
We've persisted with players on our list for 6-7 years in the hope they might be able to build a tank and put on the size required to play midfield, he already has both after 2 years.
Tank yes.
Agree.Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Speed no.
Obrien is one of our top young players coming through.
Hope you are right. Which position do you think he will eventually play?
I think NOB has started accumulating much more possessions in the VFL, hasn’t he?
IMO that could be the first step towards becoming more of a weapon.
At the moment I rate him more highly than some other prospects that we took with higher draft picks.
Hope you are right. Which position do you think he will eventually play?
I think you will be surprised next year!I thought when they gave him the number 10 jumper they saw something in him that made him worthy of such an honour. I tend to agree now that he is not likely to better than OK.Spot on, he has a tank to rival Stanton after two pre seasons, he is a phenomenal work rate in the field and a natural goal sense. He is the kind if player that has the tools to create a real mismatch across the HF line. HBFers will not be able to go with him, and opp teams will have to put a defensive mid on him if he starts getting on top. Aside from that he can go in the middle for us.We've persisted with players on our list for 6-7 years in the hope they might be able to build a tank and put on the size required to play midfield, he already has both after 2 years.Tank yes.Agree.Serious reservations about nick obriens speed .
Speed no.
Obrien is one of our top young players coming through.
I think he will come in as a HFF with small game time in the middle. He offers more than Howlett on the flank. His work rate is phenomenal, good tackler and good goal sense.