AFL Player # 5: Elijah Tsatas - Played through a broken finger - 24/3

[Nuggs Bunny]

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

He hasnt had 60% cbas before and his disposal is better than tsatas and he doesnt short step

Neither player is a good kick, but Tsatas at least has elite hands. Hobbs has the spatial awareness of a blind person. The only thing he'd add to the midfield over Tsatas is physicality, but not enough to make the move worth it.

 

[DERO]

Neither player is a good kick, but Tsatas at least has elite hands. Hobbs has the spatial awareness of a blind person. The only thing he'd add to the midfield over Tsatas is physicality, but not enough to make the move worth it.

Hobbs plays like he is in the Matrix when he isn’t in the Matrix

 

[Vander18]

Showed some burst today which I’ve never seen from him before…which was positive.

Was very clean at times, fumbly at others. Kicking, physicality, defensive intent and running ability remain areas of concern.

Playing him and Hobbs in midfield instead of Setterfield and Shiel will cause a lot of short term pain but we need to find out quickly if we think these guys can become real AFL mids.

 

[Vindicater]

I would like to see us play Setterfield so he can block for some of these kids.

Then draft a Setterfield replacement.

 

[Keystone agony]

Neither player is a good kick, but Tsatas at least has elite hands. Hobbs has the spatial awareness of a blind person. The only thing he'd add to the midfield over Tsatas is physicality, but not enough to make the move worth it.

We dont know because we havnt given it a go

Hes never been in those situations/spots

 

[naraku]

I would like to see us play Setterfield so he can block for some of these kids.

Then draft a Setterfield replacement.

Well, that could that have been Phillipou but we went Tsatas.

I'm fine to admit some spuds I wanted us to pick in the past (Melksham, Laverde, Shane Harvey) but I wanted Phillipou over Tsatas.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Wasting every break from the centre failing to hit a target and not otherwise hitting targets by foot is the least of our problems?

...have you seen the extent of our problems?

 

[Old Campaigner]

Well, that could that have been Phillipou but we went Tsatas.

I'm fine to admit some spuds I wanted us to pick in the past (Melksham, Laverde, Shane Harvey) but I wanted Phillipou over Tsatas.

I wanted Humphry.

If Tsatas can tidy up his kicking he'll be a good player, guys who can win the ball like he does are worth having

 

[naraku]

I wanted Humphry.

If Tsatas can tidy up his kicking he'll be a good player, guys who can win the ball like he does are worth having

Yes, he would have been a good addition, he or Mattheus would have been the right decision for what we needed.

Well, if Tsatas hasn't sorted out his kicking up until now, I don't have any reason to think he will. Great if he does, but this seems as likely as McGrath getting dropped next week.

 

[Vander18]

Yes, he would have been a good addition, he or Mattheus would have been the right decision for what we needed.

Well, if Tsatas hasn't sorted out his kicking up until now, I don't have any reason to think he will. Great if he does, but this seems as likely as McGrath getting dropped next week.

The one from that draft you look at with hindsight and wonder “how did we miss this guy” is Josh Weddle.

A mystery how a guy with his physical tools slipped to pick 18.

 

[ant555]

The one from that draft you look at with hindsight and wonder “how did we miss this guy” is Josh Weddle.

A mystery how a guy with his physical tools slipped to pick 18.

I think with Weddle it was that he started outside the conversation as a bit of a tweener defender at the start of his top age year and progressed up the board. He was a real competitor that was good at a few sports and had athletic ability. He is the poster boy for ticking the competitor box as one of the first couple ticked off.

 

[Vander18]

I think with Weddle it was that he started outside the conversation as a bit of a tweener defender at the start of his top age year and progressed up the board. He was a real competitor that was good at a few sports and had athletic ability. He is the poster boy for ticking the competitor box as one of the first couple ticked off.

What I missed (and don’t think I was alone) was his running ability. Watched every Vic Metro champs game that year and he didn’t catch my eye at all. Whereas you watch Hawthorn today and his running power is so eye catching. And it comes in a genuinely big AFL body.

Not sure if he physically developed late in his draft year but the guy is an absolute specimen - right at the pointy end of the spectrum for elite physical traits.

 

[cobra land]

I think with Weddle it was that he started outside the conversation as a bit of a tweener defender at the start of his top age year and progressed up the board. He was a real competitor that was good at a few sports and had athletic ability. He is the poster boy for ticking the competitor box as one of the first couple ticked off.

We lack this type of player, the more competitive types we get in the quicker we will progress.

The softest, uncompetitive list by a mile is what we have.. get some blokes in that hate to lose and give a F#$k would be a start.

 

[JY5165]

the year is likely not going to go anywhere so why not give hobbs. tsatas and the other young players chances to at least see what we got? theyve never gotten a proper run at it in their primary positions. Then at least, by the end of the year you know what youve got and get restructure the list accordingly. These younger players have always just been around the squad and no one really knows if theyve got what it takes

 

[ant555]

Liked a few of the burst clearances in the second half. The whole team was a bit of a train wreck so it would be a bit harsh to jump on him for a few bits he got wrong.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Liked a few of the burst clearances in the second half. The whole team was a bit of a train wreck so it would be a bit harsh to jump on him for a few bits he got wrong.

Definitely a few positives but boy oh boy that kicking…

 

[Nifft]

Out of him, Hobbs and Perkins I would MUCH rather persist with him in the middle.

 

[Howard Moon]

Busted hand, too many clearances

 

[Zach Package]

Busted hand, too many clearances

You’d think there would be celebrations in the streets given the shit that is constantly spoken about him

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Fox reporting that he broke a finger in warmups. Explains the time on ground being so low, and also makes the clearance numbers in that time even more impressive.

Tsatas has a long way to go with kicking efficiency and physicality, but I can't question his toughness.

 

[Seb78]

I don't mind the kid, with the right players around him (hopefully a bigger body) to support him - his clearance work and hands in close are outstanding.
Yes, he has his deficiencies not overly physical, and field kicking is questionable, but as I mentioned with the right players around him I think can add value. Too early to write him off yet. Sucks about the hand injury

 

[Donflicted]

Fox reporting that he broke a finger in warmups. Explains the time on ground being so low, and also makes the clearance numbers in that time even more impressive.

Tsatas has a long way to go with kicking efficiency and physicality, but I can't question his toughness.

Difference is we have already seen this fella has a hunger to improve give him time its going to come

 

[The Prosecutor]

Fox reporting that he broke a finger in warmups. Explains the time on ground being so low, and also makes the clearance numbers in that time even more impressive.

Tsatas has a long way to go with kicking efficiency and physicality, but I can't question his toughness.

Not really as last week was the same.

 

[jmoo wan]

explains that piss weak tackle on Durham

 

[Mikevk123]

50% game time just before half time after starting the game with 5 clearances. Brad Scott is not a good gameday coach

Means nothing when you cannot kick it. He’s the worst kick I’ve ever seen at this level.