Davis Heading For The Tip

[swantastic]

Whats there to be about?...Davis is hot or cold. If theres another language you would like me to put the question in feel free to let me know.

[connolly]

I can trot as many stats disproving your comments but you'll continue to ignore them and make the same unsubstantiated claims.

You didn't comment on his higher contested possession ratio or clearances than all those other players.

Who is he behind in contested marks? No one under 190cm.

Lets put this in perspective. He got 10 possessions for the match FFS. (I though 9 but in the interests of fairness I'll accept Stells figure) Given that he was playing on a tough disciplined defender who thrashed him with 17 no doubt the pittance he managed to pick up were contested. He played like a rabbit in the headlights.

[swantastic]

How could you tell his work rate then? He looked to be putting in effort when in picture on my television. Do you have a special feed for flicking between Bevan and Davis exclusively?

Stell i was at the game and IMHO he could have done a little more,but he wasnt as bad as some say.

I was sitting behind the goals at the non scoring end on the fence and every time he got with in ear shot i was trying to rev him into action.

[Lucky Knickers]

What an eminently sensible post!

Here here

[connolly]

It is a bit harsh to blame a loss to the current premiers at their home ground on a player returning for his first game of senior footy. Near as i can tell Davis did enough to be picked again and was far from the worst player on the field. There were other fwd's in the team that failed to score a goal at all.

The point I am making is that apart from his mediocrity as a small forward, he is incapable of playing as a small midfielder. We needed that extre mid in the last quarter as the kids tired. Playing Brabazon, Smith or Vez on a flank and switching them into the midfield gives us more run, pace and versatility. What do we lose. One gaol a match and the outside chance he might kick a bomb or two?

[NMWBloods]

Lets put this in perspective. He got 10 possessions for the match FFS. (I though 9 but in the interests of fairness I'll accept Stells figure) Given that he was playing on a tough disciplined defender who thrashed him with 17 no doubt the pittance he managed to pick up were contested. He played like a rabbit in the headlights.

We keep going over the same points that you seem to ignore. Half backs get mid to high teens in possessions frequently. Many of them are cheap uncontested possessions off the back of the square. Harley has managed 14-19 possessions in 16 of his past 21 games.

[573v30]

Lets put this in perspective. He got 10 possessions for the match FFS. (I though 9 but in the interests of fairness I'll accept Stells figure) Given that he was playing on a tough disciplined defender who thrashed him with 17 no doubt the pittance he managed to pick up were contested. He played like a rabbit in the headlights.

Nowhere near as bad as Bevan's Round 1 performance.

[Impartial judge]

The point I am making is that apart from his mediocrity as a small forward, he is incapable of playing as a small midfielder. We needed that extre mid in the last quarter as the kids tired. Playing Brabazon, Smith or Vez on a flank and switching them into the midfield gives us more run, pace and versatility. What do we lose. One gaol a match and the outside chance he might kick a bomb or two?

to save time, why not list those in the fwd line that you think did well on their opponent.

[connolly]

We keep going over the same points that you seem to ignore. Half backs get mid to high teens in possessions frequently. Many of them are cheap uncontested possessions off the back of the square. Harley has managed 14-19 possessions in 16 of his past 21 games.

We are on our second lap but I though you admitted that Harley beat him but used the extraordinary excuse that Harley beats everybody. Well what is it - did he beat Harley or not?

[stellation]

Nowhere near as bad as Bevan's Round 1 performance.

He was also nowhere near as bad Bevan was against the Eagles.

[NMWBloods]

We are on our second lap but I though you admitted that Harley beat him but used the extraordinary excuse that Harley beats everybody. Well what is it - did he beat Harley or not?

I said that "I thought [Harley] played a good defensive game, but that happens". In other words he kept Davis fairly quiet, which will happen between forwards and backs. Davis was okay, but not good, but not thrashed. The number of possessions you keep citing are not supportive of your claim and Harley's influence on the last quarter you kept claiming is wrong.

[connolly]

to save time, why not list those in the fwd line that you think did well on their opponent.

Moore, OKeefe, McVeigh, Jolly (when resting) and of course Bevan when he forayed into the forward channell. Magic tried hard but was well beaten. Davis well - lets just say he was taken to the cleaners.

[NMWBloods]

Moore, OKeefe, McVeigh, Jolly (when resting) and of course Bevan when he forayed into the forward channell. Magic tried hard but was well beaten. Davis well - lets just say he was taken to the cleaners.

Moore did okay, like Barlow, for a brief period of time. ROK marked the ball beautifully and butchered the ball by foot terribly. What did Jolly do when resting in the forward line (his goal was when he dropped down as a loose man while rucking). Bevan had one possession in the forward line and kicked one goal - hardly a huge impact.

I love the spin on your comparison between MOL and Davis!

[Impartial judge]

Moore, OKeefe, McVeigh, Jolly (when resting) and of course Bevan when he forayed into the forward channell. Magic tried hard but was well beaten. Davis well - lets just say he was taken to the cleaners.

On TV it looked like Magic was also taken to the cleaners. Fair summary - i thought ROK played pretty well for a short tall fwd he takes plenty of marks.

North's defence has been pretty good this year, so I don't expect many easy possessions....

[connolly]

Moore did okay, like Barlow, for a brief period of time. ROK butchered the ball terribly. What did Jolly do when resting in the forward line (his goal was when he dropped down as a loose man while rucking). Bevan had one possession in the forward line and kicked one goal - hardly a huge impact.

I love the spin on your comparison between MOL and Davis!

Jolly did a tremendous job by running into the forward line and presenting as a tall option. He had to ruck, plug the channell at the back and be the tall up forward. In my humble opinion that was one of the reasons we were run over the top in the last. Jolly was just out on his feet, they killed us in the ruck and started to run out of the middle. If we had played White at least we would have had a tall option up front, he could have rucked and taken the load off Jolly. LRT should have played at CHF. In my opinion Davis should never have played. In fact I said before the match we were one tall short. So not only do I think that Kid Terrific had a shocker, he shouldn't have been on the paddock in the first place. Smith should have played on the forward line as the fast defensive forward on Wojcinski and Davo should have been in Canberra in the two's or at 20/20. Anywhere but at Kardinia Park. History has absolved me.