Mantis
24-06-2008, 06:18 PM
Daniel Motlop
Height: 185
Weight: 86
Games:
2008: 13
Career: 89
Goals:
2008: 39
Career: 142
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Bio:
Despite two injuries that saw him miss seven games, Motlop still made 2007 the best of his career, kicking 44 goals at an average of almost two-and-a-half per game. Has added reliability and consistency to his repertoire while still able to do the spectacular. Won the club’s One Percenter Award in 2007 for applying pressure to defenders.
My rant:
In thinking which player to preview this week I was left with few choices into which of there more important players would be actually taking the field. Do I pick ‘the Chad’ who is struggling with numerous injuries or so where told or perhaps Brendon Lade who when fit is a premier ruckman, but he too is battling with his body.
In the end I decided to go with the mercurial Daniel Motlop, who over the last couple of years has grown to be Port’s best and most dangerous forward. After starting his career at North Melbourne as a talented, but erratic half forward Daniel has matured into a consistent performer at Port. His mercurial talent’s mean that he has to be carefully watched as he needs little room and time to cause the opposition headache’s.
Daniel is known for his freakish talents which allow him to kick some remarkable goals, but equally for his miss after the siren back in 2006 which would have given Port a win against St.Kilda in Launceston.
So what can we expect from him this week? Well his form has been pretty strong recently, he kicked 6 in his latest game versus Richmond and if not for the heroics of Joel Bowden (I just spewed on my keyboard) he may well have had the chance to kick the winning goal. Looking closer at his statistics this season it can be found that Daniel wastes little of his possessions and is an extremely efficient player. It could be said that he is lazy in terms of his work ethic, but once the ball lands in his area he is cat like in his approach. A player who need’s a very diligent defender as his marker as he can change a game in just a short period.
Possible Match Up’s:
I would have thought that our 2 most suited player’s for this job would also be our 2 best performed defender’s in recent weeks, Dale Morris and Ryan Hargrave. I think Morris will get the first opportunity, he has long been our best performed mid sized defender. My only worry could be Motlop’s ‘freakish skills’ which may catch Dale out, but Dale very rarely has his colours lowered. Hargrave provides cover if the original match-up goes awry.
There has been a heavy reliance on Motlop to kick multiple goals for Port this year so we may see a few of our players zoning off there direct opponent to give Motlop’s opponent a hand. Ebert and Tredrea will need respecting, but neither are in career best form.
Height: 185
Weight: 86
Games:
2008: 13
Career: 89
Goals:
2008: 39
Career: 142
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/1151/2008motlopdaniellrgvq4.th.jpg
Bio:
Despite two injuries that saw him miss seven games, Motlop still made 2007 the best of his career, kicking 44 goals at an average of almost two-and-a-half per game. Has added reliability and consistency to his repertoire while still able to do the spectacular. Won the club’s One Percenter Award in 2007 for applying pressure to defenders.
My rant:
In thinking which player to preview this week I was left with few choices into which of there more important players would be actually taking the field. Do I pick ‘the Chad’ who is struggling with numerous injuries or so where told or perhaps Brendon Lade who when fit is a premier ruckman, but he too is battling with his body.
In the end I decided to go with the mercurial Daniel Motlop, who over the last couple of years has grown to be Port’s best and most dangerous forward. After starting his career at North Melbourne as a talented, but erratic half forward Daniel has matured into a consistent performer at Port. His mercurial talent’s mean that he has to be carefully watched as he needs little room and time to cause the opposition headache’s.
Daniel is known for his freakish talents which allow him to kick some remarkable goals, but equally for his miss after the siren back in 2006 which would have given Port a win against St.Kilda in Launceston.
So what can we expect from him this week? Well his form has been pretty strong recently, he kicked 6 in his latest game versus Richmond and if not for the heroics of Joel Bowden (I just spewed on my keyboard) he may well have had the chance to kick the winning goal. Looking closer at his statistics this season it can be found that Daniel wastes little of his possessions and is an extremely efficient player. It could be said that he is lazy in terms of his work ethic, but once the ball lands in his area he is cat like in his approach. A player who need’s a very diligent defender as his marker as he can change a game in just a short period.
Possible Match Up’s:
I would have thought that our 2 most suited player’s for this job would also be our 2 best performed defender’s in recent weeks, Dale Morris and Ryan Hargrave. I think Morris will get the first opportunity, he has long been our best performed mid sized defender. My only worry could be Motlop’s ‘freakish skills’ which may catch Dale out, but Dale very rarely has his colours lowered. Hargrave provides cover if the original match-up goes awry.
There has been a heavy reliance on Motlop to kick multiple goals for Port this year so we may see a few of our players zoning off there direct opponent to give Motlop’s opponent a hand. Ebert and Tredrea will need respecting, but neither are in career best form.