Player Watch Lachie Schultz

[stormskye]

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

You imagined a scenario for the recruitment of Schultz. Just own it and stop throwing out insults.

Ok mate. Just to help you sleep better, I’ll own fabricating the whole idea.

 

[manicpie]

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make way for me

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

What nonsense, why isn't he an Elliott replacement? Suspect when Jamie hangs them up and Shooter is still banging them through the continual whining and hand wringing will have stopped.

I’m yet to see Schultz jump a puddle, let alone a 2 metre defender like Elliot did on Anzac Day.

 

[jmac70]

Ok mate. Just to help you sleep better, I’ll own fabricating the whole idea.

“The club felt they had to cover a loss as well as appease their fans by recruiting Schultz, after Ginnivan’s departure. This has turned out to be a regrettable decision.”

 

[Kappa]

I do not understand all the negative comments around Lachie, he has been good without being outstanding, he is playing in a team that has been terrible with forward entries for most of this season, his chase ,pressure, tackling has been very good, he is still learning our structures around forward fifty, imo he will blossom with us when our team gets it together. Give the guy a break.

He hasn't been good though.

His first month he was pretty lost and had little impact, in his last few games he's been a little better.

 

[manicpie]

Schultz is fine people. He's more than holding his own and has been a valuable acquisition. I bet you He's even better by the end of the H&A season. Still familiarising himself with the game plan and his role

 

[manicpie]

He hasn't been good though.

His first month he was pretty lost and had little impact, in his last few games he's been a little better.

Which means he's starting to feel a part of it and is improving naturally, as he will as the season goes on

 

[Carlthetruth]

I’m yet to see Schultz jump a puddle, let alone a 2 metre defender like Elliot did on Anzac Day.

Because Jamie does that every week, using minuscule examples to prove your hypothesis, definitely dealing with someone who knows footy.

 

[jmac70]

He hasn't been good though.

His first month he was pretty lost and had little impact, in his last few games he's been a little better.

His stats are lower than his last year at Freo, but not by a lot.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Because Jamie does that every week, using minuscule examples to prove your hypothesis, definitely dealing with someone who knows footy.

One is a leading forward capable of taking high marks (not mark of the year every week). The other is a stocky, slow and gritty forward. They couldn’t be any more diametrically opposed. About the only thing they have in common is their height.

 

[jmac70]

One is a leading forward capable of taking high marks (not mark of the year every week). The other is a stocky, slow and gritty forward. They couldn’t be any more diametrically opposed. About the only thing they have in common is their height.

Interesting choice of adjectives.

 

[Kappa]

His stats are lower than his last year at Freo, but not by a lot.

Don't know if stats tell the full story.

Some of his goals have been cheap ones out the back. He certainly hasn't looked dangerous around goal very often.

Hard to criticize him as he tries super hard and chases everyone, just haven't seen a lot of impact on games so far.

 

[Fat Jesus]

Didn't he have around 31 pressure acts. The most of any other player.
Dunno, can't remember.

 

[sr36]

The issue us that we got Schultz and lost Ginni and Adams.

Schultz replaced the forward pressure that Adams provided, but we don't have a second in and under mid to help Titch. Schultz's goal average is equal to Adams plus Ginni.

So, the trading resulting in us being equivalent in goals and forward pressure, but being down a midfielder.

Fortunately we're still allowed to play a full team and can bring in another player so he doesn't have to replace two players in the team. THe problem is no one has stood up and shown that they can play midfield like Tay. Need Macrae or Sullivan to kick on.

 

[Ugene41]

What nonsense, why isn't he an Elliott replacement? Suspect when Jamie hangs them up and Shooter is still banging them through the continual whining and hand wringing will have stopped.

Shooter can barely leap above McKay's knee let alone on his head like Elliott. There's no moments of magic/brilliance from Schultz that we've regularly been lucky enough to get from Elliott.

 

[Ugene41]

Garry Lyon "An excellent player" Jack Riewoldt "A near all-Australian player", you, he's Jarryd Blair. Which of the three has nfi?

Definitely Riewoldt. Schultz wouldn't even be in the conversation for the AA 40 man squad.

 

[manicpie]

Didn't he have around 31 pressure acts. The most of any other player.
Dunno, can't remember.

He did indeed.

 

[Kappa]

Didn't he have around 31 pressure acts. The most of any other player.
Dunno, can't remember.

Yeah pressure acts is a weird stat. Just being near a player and putting your arms out is considered a pressure act, when it can have zero impact on the player with possession.

Schultz is a bit one paced so he doesn't scare defenders like a Mcreery or Hill does

 

[Fat Jesus]

Yeah pressure acts is a weird stat. Just being near a player and putting your arms out is considered a pressure act, when it can have zero impact on the player with possession.

Schultz is a bit one paced so he doesn't scare defenders like a Mcreery or Hill does

I guess Fly should tell the players not to do these acts.

 

[windchimes]

He hasn't been good though.

His first month he was pretty lost and had little impact, in his last few games he's been a little better.

Typical Kappa assessment.

Lachie has been very good since and including that Brisbane game, as long as you aren’t setting his benchmark as prime Toby Greene, are you? As there’s only one of his ilk in the comp.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

It's silly for anyone to suggest we recruited Schultz to make up for losing Ginni.

We had already brought Schultz in before there was any talk about Ginni & the Hawks.

Not to mention the Ginni trade was one of the last ones done before the trade period deadline.

Also not to mention Ginni was a fringe player last year. He’d already been replaced by Hill.

Personally I’m still not convinced by Shultz only because he’s more of the same and being a midget doesn’t have an overhead game…. But he’s here now so I’ll back him in. Will always get intensity from him and he’s starting to be a regular goalkicker so that’s a start… question to be answered is what upside there is from here.

 

[manicpie]

Yeah pressure acts is a weird stat. Just being near a player and putting your arms out is considered a pressure act, when it can have zero impact on the player with possession.

Schultz is a bit one paced so he doesn't scare defenders like a Mcreery or Hill does

I'm pretty sure a pressure act requires you to be able to either stop your opponents run or make him change direction, which in turn forces the opposition player to not be able to give the ball off and retain their intended avenue of attack, which would be through their structures

 

[gouki88]

I'm pretty sure a pressure act requires you to be able to either stop your opponents run or make him change direction, which in turn forces the opposition player to not be able to give the ball off and retain their intended avenue of attack, which would be through their structures

There are several kinds of pressure act per Champion Data:

Pressure Act (Implied): Reducing an opponent’s decision making time without physical contact ‘via corralling, closing space or chasing from behind’.
Pressure Act (Corralling): The lowest form of pressure a player can apply, where they are simply occupying space in front of the ball carrier to prevent them moving forward, or have a run at them, but not quickly enough to record ‘closing’ pressure.		Pressure Act (Closing): A higher degree of pressure than corralling, where the pressure player is on the verge of making contact with the ball carrier (either from in front or the side) as he disposals of the ball. The key point of difference between this and corralling is that there will be imminent contact and the pressure player is forcing the ball carrier to dispose of it immediately.
Pressure Act (Chasing): Where a player applies pressure from behind an opponent by chasing. They must be gaining ground or applying pressure significant enough to hurry the ball carrier to dispose of the ball. If the chasing player is on the verge of making physical contact from behind, then closing pressure will be imminent.		Pressure Act (Physical): Applying direct physical contact to a player in the act of disposing of the ball or effecting a tackle that prevents an effective disposal from the ball carrier.

 

[manicpie]

There are several kinds of pressure act per Champion Data:

They often don't get credit but they are very important in todays football. These days it's all about derailing the oppositions game plan and how you stop them going through their structures and back through ours, they are very important, even guarding space has to be precise and requires the player to be able to concentrate and move with the structure. I'm pretty sure Chugg got a game based on that