Player Watch Jake Soligo - Showdown Medalist!

[FR0GGY]

Players only ever get injured halfway through the 3rd quarter, everyone knows that

Except for Tom Lynch, he wasn’t aware of that and wasn’t ready for it.

 

[AFC979810]

This is non-sensical, if we had someone go down in the first quarter he would have been subbed on.

That happens in 8% of games. Small risk.

He should have started and see how he went otherwise he shouldn’t have been selected.

Then what happens if we get an injury?

 

[WetCrow1991]

Rachele is in his third year and has played majority of his football in the forward area. Comparison with Murphy who reached 100 games (how I don't know) is chalk and cheese - Rachele is streets ahead.

A forward averaging 15 possessions is not bad at all - most of his stats are AFL above average, the criticism is unwarranted.

And Soligo will be a star.

The criticism isn't of Rachele, it is that Rachele playing where he is is a massive waste.

 

[kirky]

The criticism isn't of Rachele, it is that Rachele playing where he is is a massive waste.

 

[AFC979810]

Players only ever get injured halfway through the 3rd quarter, everyone knows that

Aren't we due for your 10th name change? How about Hyperbole for Likes

 

[WetCrow1991]

It actually shits me off so much. The kid craves the big moments.

 

[Carn The Texan]

Interesting to go back and read everyone's thoughts on the initial draft choice. He appears to be a perfect example of a Haggis special. I'm starting to think we need two draft teams, one that works in the first round and Haggis can have all the picks after pick 30 or so.

 

[FR0GGY]

Interesting to go back and read everyone's thoughts on the initial draft choice. He appears to be a perfect example of a Haggis special. I'm starting to think we need two draft teams, one that works in the first round and Haggis can have all the picks after pick 30 or so.

Have suggested this!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Aren't we due for your 10th name change? How about Hyperbole for Likes

How is it hyperbole?

It is your exact position, as you've stated previously: An early injury sub doesn't happen often. Therefore Nicks' decision warranted.

 

[hugecannon]

I implied he got better each week from round 1 which is in line with players returning to football from injury. It was a direct response to Scorpus smart ass comment from the round 1 discussion around Soligo.

No doubt he got more midfield time and that also contributed to his form swing.



See this is just silly and I have discussed this many times.

This is what makes you so frustrating. Its a Strawman comment and something that you and your little click love to do.

Here it is again. He wasn't 100% fit entering into RD 1. This is an assumption because he missed a chunk of time (you say less than two weeks - I say at least 24 days), the head coach mentioned it prior to round 1 and because we have one of the best Sports Performance guys in the entire world of sports managing our players. Now once more - I think they made him sub - not JUST because he couldn't play round 1, but because it was grueling conditions away and we had a 6 day break so Nicks made an informed decision and it wasn't a bad one.

This is professional sport. There are degrees of match fitness. I don't know how you cannot understand that.

We can consistently afford to only give Crouch less than 70% TOG per week, surely we could have given that to Soligo in round 1. Right now I’d rate him the better midfielder of the 2.

 

[AFC979810]

How is it hyperbole?

It is your exact position, as you've stated previously: An early injury sub doesn't happen often. Therefore Nicks' decision warranted.

My bad - for this particular reference - sarcastic assh0le was probably more relevant.

The Hyperbole probably applies to

fights his way back from a debilitating ankle injury that no player has ever had before.

But lets just skip over that and look for the cheap likes.

 

[Carn The Texan]

Have suggested this!

My apologies if i read your suggestion months ago, internalized it and have regurgitated it as my own thought then!

 

[FR0GGY]

My apologies if i read your suggestion months ago, internalized it and have regurgitated it as my own thought then!

All good, don’t expect you to have read my post

 

[Sanders]

Have suggested this!

Shame, but there’s no evidence Hamish is at league average after 30 either

We just assume other teams never hit late or in the rookie draft, so every win we get is like a miracle; but the fact is lots of teams hit just as much or more later than us too

Every team has unexpected wins, and Soligo is a rare win. But it says nothing about whether we even have as many as other teams, let alone more

 

[Carn The Texan]

All good, don’t expect you to have read my post

I can't keep up with more than 10% of the posts on this site and I can remember less than 10% of those. But great minds think alike clearly

 

[FR0GGY]

Shame, but there’s no evidence Hamish is at league average after 30 either

We just assume other teams never hit late or in the rookie draft, so every win we get is like a miracle; but the fact is lots of teams hit just as much or more later than us too

Every team has unexpected wins, and Soligo is a rare win. But it says nothing about whether we even have as many as other teams, let alone more

If we can just get him out of the first two rounds it’s a win for me!

 

[Sanders]

If we can just get him out of the first two rounds it’s a win for me!

No!

He’s still really bad after that.

 

[FR0GGY]

No!

He’s still really bad after that.

I’d rather him waste $20 & $5 notes than $100’s and $50’s

 

[bmac84]

No!

He’s still really bad after that.

Maybe then we'd focus on how good they are at football and not how good their family is

 

[Sanders]

I’d rather him waste $20 & $5 notes than $100’s and $50’s

I’d like to think there are other choices

 

[whattagun07]

has earned a spot in first rotation for CBA.
Will it happen?
Nah

 

[adelaidecrows]

Soligo strikes me as our next premier small mid. He should be in the middle. He is clever, fast and can read the play really well. A very intelligent footballer. He will replace Laird long term and considering our start to the year, that should start immediately.

 

[Sanders]

Maybe then we'd focus on how good they are at football and not how good their family is

From a couple of years back. Think we’re on the same page

Just been listening to a really good podcast, of the the type that just doesn’t exist for AFL.

The Athletic football show interviewing Dante Scarnecchia - who’s been an institution in the NFL coaching on the NE Patriots offensive line for 34 years. He’s now retired and was sharing some scouting insights

When asked the biggest change over that time, at the end rather than the beginning, in how he evaluated players - he said he stopped asking players about what books they read in college, what their favourite interests were: he just focused on football stuff. He asked football questions and tried to understand their football knowledge & how they processed football related stuff.

Think this might be music to the ears of one Drugs Are Bad Mackay?

 

[FR0GGY]

I’d like to think there are other choices

Definitely, at no point did I think it would actually eventuate.
Happy to fire him into the sun.

 

[bmac84]

From a couple of years back. Think we’re on the same page

Yep definitely the way it should be. As long as they’re not a complete degenerate in the Laurence Angwin mold, I want talent above all else.

Our failed approach instead has got us kids who aren’t actually any good, don’t even really like footy, or ran really far this one time…