Tom Vs Mike

[Scottee]

Nankervis - enough said

Yep

[chalbilto]

I thought that the longer the game went the better he played. His tap work in the last quarter was really good. As Jono said Tom D. is a backup ruckman who has done an outstanding job. Mike is our number 1 ruckman!

[neilfws]

I thought that the longer the game went the better he played. His tap work in the last quarter was really good.

Completely agree. Seemed to be tapping too hard in the first half but found his touch in the last quarter. He's obviously very underdone but hopefully just needs training and game time.

[CJK]

Can anyone actually tell me what is so good about Nankervis despite his amazing natural ability to have a more recent date of birth?

[Velour&Ruffles]

I'm sick of Pyke being a liability around the ground. He has absolutely no confidence in general play kicking and often handballs to a bloke under pressure when kicking would be the better option. He has played long enough now to learn how to kick!

It is clearly part of a game plan, rather than something he elects to do in the heat of the moment out of lack of confidence. He begins looking and someone begins running straight away. Andrew Dunkley was a much worse kick than the Big Canuck but was still pretty good with a 20-25 metre pass. As Pyke's goalkicking accuracy shows,there is no reason why he couldn't do that too. One thing that is clear from Pyke's interviews is that he is very much a professional sportsman who follows his instructions. The handball option is clearly an instruction.

[Dosser]

Can anyone actually tell me what is so good about Nankervis despite his amazing natural ability to have a more recent date of birth?

I thought it was obvious:

1. He is taking marks and kicking goals against third-rate NEAFL backmen
2. He has never played AFL, so nobody here has ever bagged him, and
3. He is not Tom Derickx

[aardvark]

I thought it was obvious:

1. He is taking marks and kicking goals against third-rate NEAFL backmen
2. He has never played AFL, so nobody here has ever bagged him, and
3. He is not Tom Derickx

Well you burst that balloon, we all thought he wasthe next Polly Farmer.

[Ludwig]

Can anyone actually tell me what is so good about Nankervis despite his amazing natural ability to have a more recent date of birth?

We don't know. We can only hope. The idea is that we'd like to see what he can do at senior level. It's no different that with Zak Jones. He was playing well in the reserves. He came into the seniors and it seems that we found a real winner there.

[0918330512]

Well you burst that balloon, we all thought he wasthe next Polly Farmer.

As long as has not the next Ricky Mott, Paul Chambers or Tom Der... no I'll TD the benefit of a few more games

[Dosser]

As long as has not the next Ricky Mott, Paul Chambers or Tom Der... no I'll TD the benefit of a few more games

Derickx runs (awkward) rings around those guys.

[Mug Punter]

Give Mike a couple of weeks to get going and he'll be fine, with Sam to assist. Tom D's been a great back-up , but he's still the back-up....

Tom D has massively exceeded my expectations of him this season. He has been a genuine contributor to getting our season back on track and whatever success we get this season (hopefully a flag) he will have been a major part of.

HOWEVER, I just do not believe that we can win a flag with Tom D in it but I do believe we can win one with Mike Pyke. That's the key and any decisions should be made with getting Mike through the season and firing on all cylinders in September.

Personally, I'd stick with Tom D for a but longer and give Mike some more match practice but what would I know...

[Doctor]

I thought it was obvious:

1. He is taking marks and kicking goals against third-rate NEAFL backmen
2. He has never played AFL, so nobody here has ever bagged him, and
3. He is not Tom Derickx

Love it! My understanding from those following the ressies closely is that Brian also plays largely as a forward who takes the odd hit out rather than as anything approaching a full time ruckman.

[Conor_Dillon]

Can anyone actually tell me what is so good about Nankervis despite his amazing natural ability to have a more recent date of birth?

From watching reserves highlights and reading the reports he seems like much more of a rounded player than Mike or Tom. Definitely a better kick than both of them and seems to take a pretty nice grab. Not sure on his tapwork/running ability yet but no doubt they are developing under the tutelage of the ruck-whisperer and the fitness staff. Also at under 18 level for Tasmania he had the most Supercoach points of any player in division two throughout last-years carnival which suggest that he has the ability to find a bit of the footy around the ground.

NEAFL and Division 2 National Champs may not be of the greatest standard but it is all we have go on until he finally cracks a game in the 1s, I doubt that will be this year barring significant injuries but it seems like he will be a very handy acquisition going into future years, lets just keep our fingers crossed that he has a bit of Tassie mongrel in him as well.

[tasmania60]

Agree pykes been told something or hes got nothing, different to the man who tried his guts out for everything last year?

[Rod_]

Mike is saving it for next week against Mummy! He will want to put his stamp on this game!