Bevan now a believer - in himself

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  • ugg
    Can you feel it?
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    • Jan 2003
    • 15970

    Bevan now a believer - in himself

    Bevan now a believer - in himself - realfooty.com.au

    He had won a premiership medallion in 2005, played more than 50 senior games, and put the defensive clamps on some of the best small forwards in the game, yet Bevan still wasn't sure he was good enough.
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  • NMWBloods
    Taking Refuge!!
    • Jan 2003
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    #2
    "What he really lacked was a bit of confidence", coach Paul Roos said. "That was the big thing his teammates stressed to him, and his coaches have done that for a while, and that's probably the thing that's turned him around."
    "He's got more confidence now"
    Interesting...
    Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.

    "[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."

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    • swansrule100
      The quarterback
      • May 2004
      • 4538

      #3
      hes going better but hardly worth writing an article about

      what about a mcveigh article
      Theres not much left to say

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      • Triple B
        Formerly 'BBB'
        • Feb 2003
        • 6999

        #4
        What they informed him was that one person - his harshest critic - needed to realise he was a good footballer.......................that critic - Bevan himself.....
        Harshest critic ???

        If they think that, I'm guessing the players don't read RWO as much as some people think.
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        • hammo
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          • Jul 2003
          • 5554

          #5
          Originally posted by NMWBloods
          Interesting...
          I understand what your getting at and concur.
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          • ugg
            Can you feel it?
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            • Jan 2003
            • 15970

            #6
            Well it is the Nick Davis forum after all
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            • Plugger46
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              • Apr 2003
              • 3674

              #7
              Originally posted by hammo
              I understand what your getting at and concur.
              Likewise.
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              • Danzar
                I'm doing ok right now, thanks
                • Jun 2006
                • 2027

                #8
                I just don't place any stock in these articles anymore. While the circumstances differ, the flavour is always the same and you know it's just been pumped off the Swans media unit production line like all other articles before.

                EDIT: Nick Davis
                Captain, I am detecting large quantities of win in this sector

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                • NMWBloods
                  Taking Refuge!!
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 15819

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Danzar
                  I just don't place any stock in these articles anymore. While the circumstances differ, the flavour is always the same and you know it's just been pumped off the Swans media unit production line like all other articles before.

                  EDIT: Nick Davis
                  The benefit of for templates!
                  Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.

                  "[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."

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                  • ROK Lobster
                    RWO Life Member
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 8658

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Plugger46
                    Likewise.
                    Agreed

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                    • liz
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                      • Jan 2003
                      • 16778

                      #11
                      Except that Bevan was lauded at the pre-season dinner for his professionalism in the way he goes about preparing himself for games / trains. No other squad member had a similar comment made about them. It is quite likely it was designed to instill confidence in him, but does anyone reckon similar comments would ever be made about DN?

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                      • connolly
                        Registered User
                        • Aug 2005
                        • 2461

                        #12
                        Originally posted by ROK Lobster
                        Agreed
                        As this thread is threatening to become another Davo wailing wall, the really interesting thing is Rooseys assessment of the kid. Plays well forward, mid and back. Very coachable, task orientated and put his noggin over the ball. There may be a lesson in that for . . .. Nah. Crikey you have even got me doing it! Pub time.
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                        • connolly
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                          • Aug 2005
                          • 2461

                          #13
                          Originally posted by liz
                          Except that Bevan was lauded at the pre-season dinner for his professionalism in the way he goes about preparing himself for games / trains. No other squad member had a similar comment made about them. It is quite likely it was designed to instill confidence in him, but does anyone reckon similar comments would ever be made about DN?
                          No. There is a limit even for sports psychologists. Its called something vaguely approximating reality.
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                          • connolly
                            Registered User
                            • Aug 2005
                            • 2461

                            #14
                            Originally posted by swansrule100
                            hes going better but hardly worth writing an article about

                            what about a mcveigh article
                            After last weeks effort I'm surprised he didn't have is own program on the tele - Missing Person's Unit
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                            • ROK Lobster
                              RWO Life Member
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 8658

                              #15
                              Originally posted by liz
                              Except that Bevan was lauded at the pre-season dinner for his professionalism in the way he goes about preparing himself for games / trains. No other squad member had a similar comment made about them. It is quite likely it was designed to instill confidence in him, but does anyone reckon similar comments would ever be made about DN?
                              The point is though that it seems that only some attributes are valued by the club. Could Roos have said that Bevan is an exceptional kick, possessed of natural footy smarts and the bloke that you would most like kicking for goal after the siren?

                              I don't expect that such comments would ever be made about #2, and I would not expect them to be. I think my point is that the club seems to be acknowledging that confidence plays an importnant part in a player's performance, yet they seem to have been trying to bring Davis down a peg or two, to the point where he seems pretty shattered, for quite some time. You don't have to piss in a bloke's pocket to make him feel confident, but Davis has copped a fair amount public criticism, bordering on shaming, that I do not think has done him any good at all.

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