Kenelly: Rate yourself much?

[dread and might]

"It's a great opportunity for me to learn and play so much with the best players in the competition and learn so much from them.

"It's picking their brains more than anything else. Andrew McLeod is a similar type of player to myself - those types of players, you just want to learn as much from them and the way they carry themselves."

Now, I love the Irishman as much as the next person, but..... http://news.realfooty.com.au/kennell...0507-2bvy.html

[NMWBloods]

I read that about half an hour ago and laughed!

[BeeEmmAre]

Andrew McLeod v Tadhg Kennelly.

One is the better player, the other is their team's barometer.

[Chookbilly]

I don't see the issue with the comment.

They ARE similar players, they both play as an attacking, running half back.

Yes McLeod is a brilliant player, but Tadgh isn't far behind, and has every right to be mentioning himself alongside.

[Mogg0]

Saw that too, and guessed it would be mere hours for some clown to take it out of context and triviliase one of our great players. You came through for me, Dread.

I don't see much of McCleod so I can't compare the two, but it's pretty obvious Tadgh was talking in terms of style, not talent.

Ridiculous thread.

[Kanga]

I read that about half an hour ago and laughed!

Kennelly is kidding himself.

[royboy42]

Saw that too, and guessed it would be mere hours for some clown to take it out of context and triviliase one of our great players. You came through for me, Dread.

I don't see much of McCleod so I can't compare the two, but it's pretty obvious Tadhg was talking in terms of style, not talent.

Ridiculous thread.

As you said MoggO

[stellation]

When I read the article I simply took it as Tadhg stating that he and Andrew play a similar role, which I certainly believe they do, and he is taking the opportunity to learn from him.

[BloodNut]

Some people read too much into articles and thats why the media is the way it is. Nothing in it but someone has to try and rubbish a player again.

[liz]

I'm most definitely in the "what's the problem camp?"

He is clearly showing deference to McLeod by stating how great it is to learn from the best. And he's no mug himself, or he wouldn't have been selected to play in this game.

Definitely a case of trying to pick holes in someone with no justification.

[swantastic]

When I read the article I simply took it as Tadhg stating that he and Andrew play a similar role, which I certainly believe they do, and he is taking the opportunity to learn from him.

Spot on there Stell,and i dont know why people would rubbish Tiger when he is on song so are the Swans the same goes with McCloud and Adelaide.

it's pretty obvious Tadhg was talking in terms of style, not talent

Its wasnt just obvious it was bloody obvious,but well said Mogg0.

Kennelly is kidding himself.

Kanga you are kidding your self,Tiger isnt very far behind McCloud at all.In fact for some one who hasnt played the game for his entire life Tiger in that respect is IMHO equally as good as McCloud who has played all his life and was bought up on footy.

[NMWBloods]

I think some of the responses here are being way too precious. Normally when comparing players, you compare the 'lesser' with the 'greater', not vice versa (eg: Barlow is a similar player to Goodes, rather than Goodes is a similar player to Barlow). Kennelly obviously meant absolutely nothing by it; it just sounded amusing as it was around the other way. I doubt very much the OP was a serious dig at Kennelly in any way at all.

[liz]

I think some of the responses here are being way too precious. Normally when comparing players, you compare the 'lesser' with the 'greater', not vice versa (eg: Barlow is a similar player to Goodes, rather than Goodes is a similar player to Barlow). Kennelly obviously meant absolutely nothing by it; it just sounded amusing as it was around the other way. I doubt very much the OP was a serious dig at Kennelly in any way at all.

Or maybe the whole existence of this thread is a case of being too precious. After all, it was deemed sufficiently arrogant enough to warrant starting a thread all for the purposes of having a dig, even if it was meant half heartedly.

As for the ordering of the players being of any significance, absolute rubbish. Similarity is a completely symmetrical concept.

[NMWBloods]

Or maybe the whole existence of this thread is a case of being too precious. After all, it was deemed sufficiently arrogant enough to warrant starting a thread all for the purposes of having a dig, even if it was meant half heartedly.

As for the ordering of the players being of any significance, absolute rubbish. Similarity is a completely symmetrical concept.

I thought the was a giveaway that it was just a bit of fun. If it wasn't that, which I took it as, then D&M perhaps could say he was really having a dig at Kennelly.

As for the ordering, it's not "absolute rubbish". From my experience, people will typically say things like "Barlow is similar to Goodes" not "Goodes is similar to Barlow" - the established, longer-term player is the benchmark that the other is compared to. Yes it is a symmetrical concept (but it also has a degree of setting benchmarks), but I've seen it typically expressed the way I stated.

[RogueSwan]

Saw that too, and guessed it would be mere hours for some clown to take it out of context and triviliase one of our great players. You came through for me, Dread.

I don't see much of McCleod so I can't compare the two, but it's pretty obvious Tadhg was talking in terms of style, not talent.

Ridiculous thread.

When I read the article I simply took it as Tadhg stating that he and Andrew play a similar role, which I certainly believe they do, and he is taking the opportunity to learn from him.

I'm most definitely in the "what's the problem camp?"

He is clearly showing deference to McLeod by stating how great it is to learn from the best. And he's no mug himself, or he wouldn't have been selected to play in this game.

Definitely a case of trying to pick holes in someone with no justification.

Agree, agree, agree.