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  • TheHood
    On the Rookie List
    • Jan 2003
    • 1938

    Terrible Ted

    When does he get the tap?

    There are few excuses for Ted. He's getting the nut without pressure and then incorporates a blend of the following:

    FUMBLES A THE FEET
    HAND PASSES CAN'T HIT TARGETS
    FOOT PASSES TO THE WORST OPTIONS OUT OF DEFENCE

    All of the above is resulting into opposition goals in the 4th quarter of near on.

    Ted tries hard but has to go back and get his confidence.
    The Pain of Discipline is Nothing Like The Pain of Disappointment
  • Nico
    Veterans List
    • Jan 2003
    • 11348

    #2
    Ted is not a leader. A trier yes, but without Bolton running the show back there and doing the hard stuff, Ted either tries to do too much and/or doesn't cope.
    http://www.nostalgiamusic.co.uk/secu...res/srh806.jpg

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    • Cardinal
      Regular in the Side
      • Sep 2008
      • 932

      #3
      If I heard correctly he appeared to be taking charge of the defensive huddle.

      I also by chance walked past the team bus in town before the game and caught his eye. From the slight nod of acknowledgement I got, I?d say he?s either a serious chap, was tense, was psyching himself up or gets sick of silly Swan?s fans - don?t know what conclusions we can draw from that.

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      • Legs Akimbo
        Grand Poobah
        • Apr 2005
        • 2809

        #4
        He has been a buffoon in the last two games.
        He had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.

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        • BSA5
          Senior Player
          • Feb 2008
          • 2522

          #5
          Yes, he's had a couple of bad moments under pressure, but geeze people are being quick to put him to the sword. He is still a valuable contributor, and two iffy-games in which he has done some stupid things is not enough to see him dropped.
          Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!

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          • JF_Bay22_SCG
            expat Sydneysider
            • Jan 2003
            • 3978

            #6
            Originally posted by Nico
            Ted is not a leader. A trier yes, but without Bolton running the show back there and doing the hard stuff, Ted either tries to do too much and/or doesn't cope.

            but when you have Grundy Bevan & LRT in the backline. And Mattner being told to kick it wide to a player who isn't even wanting it after a kick out. You get use to multiple clangers in our backline.

            I blame Roos for having a side with glaring skill deficiencies yet coaching them with a high-risk handball/play-on crazy game plan that is A) completely inflexible B) places the players, suspect skills & all under stress & C)is well known by top coaches who instruct players to attack certain players who will more than likely handball under pressure or will opt to kick to themselves from kick-outs.

            Teddy made horrible errors yesterday. But given our game plan & the fact that for much of the second half it was really notable from close range how many people neither made leads or were actually ready to take the ball at all, these errors are just a matter of time.

            The sad thing is that the young kids are often thrown in the deep end playing this style of high risk game plan. No wonder the kids lose confidence when they make mistakes.

            JF
            "Never ever ever state that Sydney is gone.They are like cockroaches in the aftermath of a nuclear war"
            (Forum poster 'Change', Big Footy 04Apr09)

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            • Melbournehammer
              Senior Player
              • May 2007
              • 1815

              #7
              i know you've said this twice against mattner on the kick ins - but heres the thing if you were kicking in for sydney would you kick to lrt, teddy, or would you be trying to hit the boundary line to the greatest extent possible

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              • TheHood
                On the Rookie List
                • Jan 2003
                • 1938

                #8
                Originally posted by BSA5
                two iffy-games in which he has done some stupid things is not enough to see him dropped.
                You say iffy, I say effy when those moment and games result in game breaking momentum swings.

                I have been a fan and really appreciate his endeavour but this clanger rate is not worth ignoring...it's losing us close games.
                The Pain of Discipline is Nothing Like The Pain of Disappointment

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                • smasher
                  On the Rookie List
                  • Jan 2005
                  • 627

                  #9
                  Teddy Richards,when he's good he's very good but when he's bad he is really horrid.
                  Has too many brain fades when forward pressure is applied.

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                  • pinkemu
                    Silver member, not Gold
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 419

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Melbournehammer
                    i know you've said this twice against mattner on the kick ins - but heres the thing if you were kicking in for sydney would you kick to lrt, teddy, or would you be trying to hit the boundary line to the greatest extent possible
                    LRT, (next to the boundary line), he has become a strong mark of late.

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                    • BSA5
                      Senior Player
                      • Feb 2008
                      • 2522

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Melbournehammer
                      i know you've said this twice against mattner on the kick ins - but heres the thing if you were kicking in for sydney would you kick to lrt, teddy, or would you be trying to hit the boundary line to the greatest extent possible
                      I'd kick it to LRT every time. He's a quality user of the ball when he gets it right, and he gets it wrong far less than most people seem to think.
                      Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!

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                      • giant
                        Veterans List
                        • Mar 2005
                        • 4731

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Nico
                        Ted is not a leader. A trier yes, but without Bolton running the show back there and doing the hard stuff, Ted either tries to do too much and/or doesn't cope.
                        Correct. Bolton should be told he's never allowed to get injured again - it's probably cost us two games!

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                        • ScottH
                          It's Goodes to cheer!!
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 23665

                          #13
                          Interesting, that he has only had one official clanger stat in the last 2 games!?!?
                          One against the pies.

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                          • Dogzbody
                            On the Rookie List
                            • Jul 2008
                            • 282

                            #14
                            Ironically I think Ted Richards is similar to Jobe Watson....

                            Jobe was horrendous for years... I remember seeing him absolutely butcher the footy in a game against us at ANZ in 04 and thought...this kid is stuffed (clanger central) but look at what time has done for him.

                            Ted certainly isnt the worst....and he is a young bloke who loves playing for the Swans...and to be truthful has had more good games than bad I think.

                            It's going to be interesting times in the next few years, but I think Ted has a future worth investing in.
                            "We talked five times. I called him twice, and he called me twice." :confused: :confused: :confused: :D

                            Eddie McGuire

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                            • BSA5
                              Senior Player
                              • Feb 2008
                              • 2522

                              #15
                              Originally posted by ScottH
                              Interesting, that he has only had one official clanger stat in the last 2 games!?!?
                              One against the pies.

                              Most of his mistakes involve hospital passes or fumbles, rather than actual clangers, which involve directly giving the ball to the opposition.
                              Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!

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