Tarrant.

[dread and might]

fairly harsh article by Robert Walls.
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Not that i am a huge fan of Tarrant but the bloke is 25 and plays for one of the worst teams in the competition. Give him a break

[pillowtalk]

Very harsh. I'm sure Tarrant thinks highly of Walls

[Charlie]

I've seen Tarrant as a product of the Magpies PR machine since his 'All-Australian' year in 2003. How he made that team, kicking 54 goals from 25 games in a Grand Final side, I have no idea.
He did very little to make me change that opinion last year. He is a marketing vehicle, a reasonable forward, and nothing else.

Not in the top 50 players, and not in the top ten key forwards (which are Tredrea, Hall, Lloyd, Gehrig, Fevola, Neitz, Reiwoldt, Bradshaw, Brown and Sav Rocca).

[Ruda Wakening]

"I don't know Tarrant, but I do know he had to be talked into returning to the club a few years ago when he went bush."

He's played in 2 grand finals since then and has been the clubs leading goal kicker for the last 4 years.

[NMWBloods]

"he has looked the part. Tanned, toned and athletic"

Has anyone noticed that Walls always comments on the physical attributes of the players and it doesn't always seem to be from a purely sporting perspective...

WRT to this article, I noted Tarrant's lower contribution to the Magpies relative to other key forwards last year and the year before. Still, you need to also consider the rest of the side and its game plan.

[Ruda Wakening]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
"he has looked the part. Tanned, toned and athletic"

Has anyone noticed that Walls always comments on the physical attributes of the players and it doesn't always seem to be from a purely sporting perspective...

I've noticed it too. I've also noticed the way he wriggles around his seat with excitement after he's said it.

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by Charlie
He is a marketing vehicle, a reasonable forward, and nothing else.

Substitute the word midfielder for forward and you have described our Jude.

[Sanecow]

That's what used to @@@@ me about Don Scott: "Look at those fit young boys with their bulging muscles and shirts rippling in the wind oooh ooohhhh ohhhh".

[Ruda Wakening]

Originally posted by Charlie

He did very little to make me change that opinion last year.

You did very little to change my opinion of Heath James.

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Charlie
He is a marketing vehicle

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by Sanecow

Alternatively...

[Barry Schneider]

Extremely overrated.In a team without many stars and with their one genuine star near the end of his career Collingwood have built Tarrant up PR wise to a level that doesn't coincide with his effectiveness.
I agree with Walls' criticism of his playing style.He is desperately needed to kick goals yet he marks outside kicking distance way too often.

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Barry Schneider
He is desperately needed to kick goals yet he marks outside kicking distance way too often.

That's because HF is his ideal position, not FF. Oh, wrong player and team, sorry.

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by Ruda Wakening
I've noticed it too. I've also noticed the way he wriggles around his seat with excitement after he's said it.

LOL and ick at the same time!!

[Whitefox]

Originally posted by Barry Schneider
I agree with Walls' criticism of his playing style. He is desperately needed to kick goals yet he marks outside kicking distance way too often.

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