Lack of form and fitness will keep Davis out of team, admits Roos

[DST]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
He's 12th in the team for tackles, so there are some worse than him.

True, but it would seem the coaching staff have deemed that they need more from him in that area to allow us to keep pace with the rest of the compertition.

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[DST]

Originally posted by barry
He may not want to be a superstar. He may not be prepared to make the sacrifices to be a superstar ?

Maybe he just wants to be a good player with a balanced lifestyle.

For example, get to middle management in any large company and your options are laid out clearly in front of you.
You can become upper management, CEO, but you'll need to devote yourself to the company, probably ruin your marraige, never know your kids, work 60 hour weeks, travel all over the world/country, and grow fat on "power lunches".
Most people dont take that option. Is that failure ?

But you still need to do your data processing job well enough to keep your job.

I don't think the Sydney coaching staff want anything more special out of Nick Davis than the rest of the team, he just needs to make sure that he puts in like the rest of them. The rest (winning games off his own boot) will take care of it's self.

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[Young Blood]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
He's 12th in the team for tackles, so there are some worse than him.

Would need to adjust for game time and position played...I think he'd fall a few places, but probably only to something in the teens.

Only one tackle in each of his last two games.

Of course tackling is only one indicator.

[pillowtalk]

Originally posted by TheHood
My instincts are no barometer of fact, however here's my bit:

Nick is a guy who thrives on being a "stand-out" achiever in a team environment. Sadly for Nick, he doesn't have the work ethic to carry that far enough. He is a guy who likes to go as far as he can for as little output as possible. That's hard to do in our team.

The team has had enough of entertaining Nick rather than Nick conformning to team. They humour him when it suits them and shun him when it doesn't.

Like Aker, when it's going ok on the field, it can be tolerated, when it ain't, every one has to change attitudes and gears and basically make up lost ground.

I can actually see why a rogue missing a massage after 4 losses would wind any manager up. Probably the 5th time he's done something similar.

Good luck to Nick. He's a fan fav, we all want him back and that includes Magic.

Good thoughts. EXCEPT for your comments that Nick doesn?t have the work ethic and that he does with as little output as possible.

Unfortunately, the ?fat, lazy a**ed footballer? tag is stuck on Nick, and people still perceive he is still that from seasons ago. Along with his hinted sarcasm about eating KFC etc, which I remind is a little humour, Nick will always come across as the bad guy. No matter how hard he has been trying, and how much he has improved from those initial comments he is and will be a target.

If you look back at when those comments were ?warranted? you?ll see a vast improvement to the player he is today. You can?t say someone screaming for the ball, to the point of getting frustrated at team mates for ignoring leads is someone that is not trying. Nothing ever gets published about his own extra training hours does it? If it did it he wouldn?t sound like someone constantly putting in as little output as possible.

[TheButcher]

Originally posted by pillowtalk
Good thoughts. EXCEPT for your comments that Nick doesn?t have the work ethic and that he does with as little output as possible.

Unfortunately, the ?fat, lazy a**ed footballer? tag is stuck on Nick, and people still perceive he is still that from seasons ago. Along with his hinted sarcasm about eating KFC etc, which I remind is a little humour, Nick will always come across as the bad guy. No matter how hard he has been trying, and how much he has improved from those initial comments he is and will be a target.

If you look back at when those comments were ?warranted? you?ll see a vast improvement to the player he is today. You can?t say someone screaming for the ball, to the point of getting frustrated at team mates for ignoring leads is someone that is not trying. Nothing ever gets published about his own extra training hours does it? If it did it he wouldn?t sound like someone constantly putting in as little output as possible.

Well doesn't help that we have a selfish budaaaaaaah in the side who is trying his best to create this aura about kirk the player who battled against the odds etc etc.

Those who refuse to pass to a leading Nick Davis should be dropped. Putting their own issues ahead of the team is not doing the team thing? right?

But naaaaaaah Nick is the bady one. Bad Nick. Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Ruda Wakening]

Originally posted by DST

I don't think the Sydney coaching staff want anything more special out of Nick Davis than the rest of the team...
DST

They do expect more from him because he's naturally more gifted than most. It's been the story of his career.

[Chow-Chicker]

Does anyone know where Damien Cupido is?

[ugg]

In the SANFL with South Adelaide (with former Swans Bennett, McGlone and Thewlis). He has kicked 42 goals in 11 matches.

[swantastic]

Originally posted by DST
True, but it would seem the coaching staff have deemed that they need more from him in that area to allow us to keep pace with the rest of the compertition.

DST

But some one has to come 2nd through to 22nd dont they.I think he has just been singled out.

[Kallias]

Originally posted by TheButcher
Enjoy the 2005 flag people. Thats the only one we are going to win for a loooooooooooong time as long as Kikrky and the gang are around with their selfish attitudes.

I miss Footyhead...

As for Nick, I saw a fat b*stard in the No 2 jumper running around against Adelaide, and as usually happens after a loss, we went home and watched the 2005 highlights DVD, and saw a fit and firing Nick turning it on in the finals series. I think there's a difference between playing guys with injuries who've trained hard and will play through the pain, and keeping your most talented player in the side even though he's too lazy to work as hard as he needs to, just because he played like a superstar twelve months ago.

[stellation]

Originally posted by Kallias
I think there's a difference between playing guys with injuries who've trained hard and will play through the pain, and keeping your most talented player in the side even though he's too lazy to work as hard as he needs to, just because he played like a superstar twelve months ago.

What about if he played a bit like one 2 weeks ago too? 17 touches, 4 goals 3

[swantastic]

Originally posted by stellation
What about if he played a bit like one 2 weeks ago too? 17 touches, 4 goals 3

I would be happy with 70% of that every week.

[TheButcher]

Originally posted by stellation
What about if he played a bit like one 2 weeks ago too? 17 touches, 4 goals 3

shhh don't let facts get in the way of a good "hate" session.

[ugg]

Originally posted by TheButcher
shhh don't let facts get in the way of a good "hate" session.

You certainly haven't.

[Missy]

Just heard on Triple M news that Nick's definately not going to Adelaide. No suprises there. Is Fossie injured?