Jude Bolton-Over rated hack.

[swansrule100]

Originally posted by nugget
I know it's hard to simulate match pressure at training but for crying out loud why can he still not hit a target even when he is out in space.

Is there no one on the swans coaching staff working with him on this or is it that he is just not working hard enough.....

who takes the kicking drills?? just roos?

[Nico]

Originally posted by stellation
I think he has had better off the ball movement this season to make space, looks to be reading the play a bit better. Also seems to be choosing the right option, doesn't actually get the ball to go to them of course, but he at least appears to know it is where the ball should go.

He is learning. Slowly, but at least he is learning. Practice makes perfect. With a bit of luck all his kicks might go to the opposition. Not far to go.

[Nico]

Originally posted by nugget
I know it's hard to simulate match pressure at training but for crying out loud why can he still not hit a target even when he is out in space.

Is there no one on the swans coaching staff working with him on this or is it that he is just not working hard enough.....

He can't bleedin' well kick. Simple as that.

You know kicking is the basic skill in this game we call "football".

Read somewhere this week where it was quoted that some luminary said clubs are now waking up to the fact that they must recruit players who can, listen for it, "KICK".

Gee they must have started to employ rocket scientists at footy clubs. No normal person could have thought of that.

In the past it was said, at draft camps clubs had concentrated on things such as the "beep test" and "vertical Leap".

[dendol]

Originally posted by Nico
He can't bleedin' well kick. Simple as that.

You know kicking is the basic skill in this game we call "football".

Read somewhere this week where it was quoted that some luminary said clubs are now waking up to the fact that they must recruit players who can, listen for it, "KICK".

Gee they must have started to employ rocket scientists at footy clubs. No normal person could have thought of that.

In the past it was said, at draft camps clubs had concentrated on things such as the "beep test" and "vertical Leap".

Didn't McVeigh kill the beep test at the draft camp? And we have Spriggs and Fosdike who are also enduro beep-test gurus. Who needs players who can KICK when we've got guys who can run and handball all day?

[ScottH]

Originally posted by dendol
Didn't McVeigh kill the beep test at the draft camp? And we have Spriggs and Fosdike who are also enduro beep-test gurus. Who needs players who can KICK when we've got guys who can run and handball all day?

Depends who they handball to!!

IMHO, I thought McV looked pretty good on Sat. He had a hand (or boot) in few of our goals (not that there were too many to remember).

[dendol]

Originally posted by ScottH
Depends who they handball to!!

IMHO, I thought McV looked pretty good on Sat. He had a hand (or boot) in few of our goals (not that there were too many to remember).

I agree with McVeigh, although Im not yet completely convinced he will be the STAR midfielder we need. I just want to see him play for an extended period but he keeps getting dragged off in the midfield rotations. Its quite annoying since everyone knows he can bloody well run all day.

[chammond]

Originally posted by ScottH
Depends who they handball to!!

IMHO, I thought McV looked pretty good on Sat. He had a hand (or boot) in few of our goals (not that there were too many to remember).

Yeah, I'm surprised that McVeigh would be copping criticism so soon? He is a natural athlete who kicks very accurately

[Sanecow]

One valid criticism is that he needs to go to the barber with Nicks and Hall rather than Fosdike.

[swansrule100]

Originally posted by dendol
I agree with McVeigh, although Im not yet completely convinced he will be the STAR midfielder we need. I just want to see him play for an extended period but he keeps getting dragged off in the midfield rotations. Its quite annoying since everyone knows he can bloody well run all day.

at the moment he seems to be heading towards being a very good player ......hopefully theres a jump to champion

[OldE]

Re: Jude Bolton-Over rated hack.

Over-rated hack?

After tonight, I shall never criticise Jude's disposal again....

[swansrule100]

what a bloody legend...... wheres the apology thread?? :P

some peoples critisicism has been well warranted, but i thought theres a few people here who went overboard, basically saying he cant play at all and he made them eat a massive serving of humble pie tonight

[NMWBloods]

He played a decent game, but didn't star. He was amongst a number of players who lifted their work rate in the last qtr, which made a difference. He made a couple of very good disposals in the last qtr, but still sprinkled some ordinary ones in there too. He was reasonable and that's pretty much as good as he gets.

[swansrule100]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
He played a decent game, but didn't star. He was amongst a number of players who lifted their work rate in the last qtr, which made a difference. He made a couple of very good disposals in the last qtr, but still sprinkled some ordinary ones in there too. He was reasonable and that's pretty much as good as he gets.

aww cmon admit he was a little better than that tonight, it wont hurt ya :P



i would like to watch it again, because at the moment im just rapt he kicked that bloody goal!


i was pretty worried when he went for it

[SXP]

In my books he's still a hack. It will take more than this game to prove otherwise.

[footyhead]

I love how one lucky quarter after 3 of the most insipid quarters ever played brings out all "J.Bolton for President" bandwagoners.
Bolton still = crap