Player Watch #37 Matthew Parker - Returned home to WA effective immediately

[Tiger_Gas]

if he can get his confidence up he could be a handy pickup for us

 

[Hank Heavenly]

if he can get his confidence up he could be a handy pickup for us

a quick trip to the dungeon might help that

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

People need to keep in mind that parker came into the team without a AFL preseason and no real knowledge about our game plan or structures and in a year where everything that could go wrong did.

Full preseason and another year of game plan and team mates games and he will be better for it.

At worst he could be our Jake Stringer

25

Jake Stringer

Age

30

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.8

5star

D

8.5

2star

K

7.0

3star

HB

1.5

1star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

4star

G

2.5

5star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

or Jordan De Goey

2

Jordan De Goey

Age

28

Ht

188cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.7

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.1

5star

CL

2.3

4star

D

15.8

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.7

3star

CL

2.3

4star

D

11.6

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

4.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

People need to keep in mind that parker came into the team without a AFL preseason and no real knowledge about our game plan or structures and in a year where everything that could go wrong did.

Full preseason and another year of game plan and team mates games and he will be better for it.

At worst he could be our Jake Stringer or Jordan De Goey

Very good point.

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Did anybody notice mathew parkers new tattoo

 

[YeOldTiger]

Stuck it up a few critics today.

Classic case of seeing in someone what they do well and this bloke brings plenty to the table.

 

[db26]

Credit we're Credit due did well , still not best 22 for me.

 

[Rayzorwire]

Was wanting him to be in this week and he played a very solid game.

Really suits our style, contests well, genuinely AFL fit with great pace.

We've never been a side that relies on flashy stars doing flashy things, we're a side whose sustained success has been built on out 12-22 'ranked' players working harder and winning too many contests against whoever the opposition is.

The Pickett's, Kmac's and Parker's who can really cover the ground and give a fierce contest in the air and on the ground are way more important than people give them credit for.

 

[Muddiemoose]

Credit we're Credit due did well , still not best 22 for me.

Don’t think he will ever be but he’s the type of experienced depth that is essential to remain competitive when injury’s strike and creates competition for spots

Justified his spot on the list today

 

[tiger_tough]

One of our best today. Disposal much tidier.

 

[Jozzy]

Was solid today, slotted right back into the lineup really well.

 

[juss]

+1 today, good performance.

Still have no faith in him long term. Regression to the mean and all.
Today was a good one though. Did his job as a depth player.

 

[Bojangles17]

Played well and truly at the level today , won contested ball in 1/1 on the wing , marked well and used the pill. Is very agile which is an asset. He’s coming off a FULL pre season that can only benefit. Hope he gets some ci fide ce from today’s game , dare say best one he’s played

 

[k31th]

 

[DickieKnee]

Best game he's played for us today but would he be getting a game if Stack pulled his finger out?

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Very good performance, like him in the team


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[WATiger86]

Best game for the club today

 

[tropicaltiger]

Credit we're Credit due did well , still not best 22 for me.

no such thing anymore it's best 25 now, spesh with the sub. add an injury or two and old warhorses like cotch, shedda and lambert needing to be looked after,but on todays showing parker gets 12-16 games plus always gunna be a handy sub. definitely added grunt and value today.

 

[NZ_Tiger]

His hardness in the contest was really valuable today. It was a very noticeable improvement on the wings with Parker and macintosh coming in.


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[Muddiemoose]

Best game he's played for us today but would he be getting a game if Stack pulled his finger out?

Still think the offer something different
Stack easily the better player but Parker reminds me of Pickett where you know that you could just give him a job and he will crack in 100% like a medium sized utility player

Probably similar to Grigg when he was at his best

 

[59Stanley]

For the first time i looked at him and thought he was very reliable. Usually he is a mixed bag but i saw a very solid performance and he was physical unlike the stars from the Giants.

 

[wegetpumped]

a quick trip to the dungeon might help that

Or f is he back lol

 

[wegetpumped]

Credit we're Credit due did well , still not best 22 for me.

No, but he offers heaps more the George or diver on the ball Aarts. It surprised me a little, not his effort as it was always there but his kicking seemed to have improved. The other thing I noticed was his temper as he got balled over after a kick which he got a down free he simply jumped up and moved on.
I was hoping we moved on from those 3 but I'm warming to parker the other 2 can f right off.

 

[_RT_]

Amazing what happens when you develop more of an understanding of the game plan as well as your teammates tendencies. Reckon he'll play a fair bit of footy at senior level this year.

 

[Rioli2Rioli]

Must play this week against the Aint's

He owes them a bit