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  • Melbourne_Blood
    Senior Player
    • May 2010
    • 3312
    #136
    Changes for round 6 v Brisbane

    Tony may just be finding his feet. He looked great in the Nab cup, and at times last year too. In his poorer games this year he looks like he has zero ability to win a one on one contest, win his own ball basically. He's great at providing a handball receive option, does have a nack for racking up touches and finding space, can use the ball superbly ( though so far this year he hasn't produced that consistently at senior level), but if he is going to make it in our side I think he needs to be able to provide a stronger contest, he gets beaten far too easily. Maybe that's just poor form, as it's not something I noticed as prominently before this year. Conversely maybe I've just never seen him ( or paid attention) in a lot of one on one situations . I hope it's the former, he definitely has potential to be a regular contributor for us.

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      • ernie koala
        Senior Player
        • May 2007
        • 3251
        #137
        Originally posted by Melbourne_Blood
        Tony may just be finding his feet. He looked great in the Nab cup,
        This is the issue...He looks great when not under pressure....Under pressure he looks crap.

        Hope he can pick up the pace and turn it around, but he needs to show something soon or , along with Everitt, he'll be on the outer.
        Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT

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          • Matimbo
            Warming the Bench
            • Apr 2009
            • 334
            #138
            Originally posted by ernie koala
            This is the issue...He looks great when not under pressure....Under pressure he looks crap.
            When I first noticed Armstrong in his early games last year, it was his poise under pressure that caught my eye. He seemed to be able to make a really good kick or handball decisions for a rookie. This is what seems to have gone missing so far this year. Maybe it is 2nd season syndrome ... possibly the opposition is targeting him a bit differently now they've had some time to check him out. Plenty of players face this and the making of them is their ability to adapt. Here's hoping.
            CIA Agent to Policeman: "Have you ever had anti-terrorist training?"
            Policeman: "Yes, I was married once."

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              • Gezball
                Warming the Bench
                • Mar 2010
                • 244
                #139
                Looking at the paper this morning, it was kinda strange to see the outs for the bulldogs reading "Veszpremi, Goodes"...

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                  • Swansongster
                    Senior Player
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 1264
                    #140
                    Nice piece on Fairfax sites this morning re. Jed's debut today.

                    Overcoming the type of adversity you'd wish on no-one.

                    Swan rises from youth scarred by murder

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                      • 707
                        Veterans List
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 6204
                        #141
                        Lamb is the sub :-( Wanted him to get a full game

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                          • DeadlyAkkuret
                            Veterans List
                            • Oct 2006
                            • 4547
                            #142
                            He'll be out next week. So predictable.

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