Players who can 'turn us on'

[AndrewP6]

Re: Players who can 'turn us on'

I'm with those who say Aker... his contributions are vital... champions are the ones who can get us going when needed the most... he is equal parts magic, and good smart play. Higgo is the next-in-line in this role, I reckon. He's an exciting guy when he's up and running.

[The Pie Man]

Re: Players who can 'turn us on'

This is the one thing Aka has brought to us - his snap on the left in the 1st quarter of the prelim last year was probably the loudest chear for a Dogs goal I've ever been a part of/heard. Aka also for mine

As much as I've got the sh_ts with him at the moment, a Ryan Griffen run down the wing will get the blood pumping.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Players who can 'turn us on'

Dare i say it, i think i have a 'Mancrush' on Aker! :|

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Players who can 'turn us on'

Don't discount Gia's ability to get the team going. He was the prime mover in our victory over Adelaide.
I also notice that the opposition coaches obviously rate Gia higher than many of our supporters. In the North game Gia was tagged by Rawlings, who has long been regarded as their main stopper.

[boydogs]

Re: Players who can 'turn us on'

I think we do need a few players to provide a spark and get us going at times but I'm not sure the inexperienced players have been a liability

We need some igniters, game breakers, match winners to turn the game in our favour when we are behind before it gets to 6 goals. Players like Cooney, Griffen, Gilbee and Aker need to step up and lay a tackle, go for a run, or kick a long goal to get us going before its too late

Yep last night was very similar to the Geelong game earlier this year. Good fightback to produce an honourable loss does not get you top 4. We need an igniter or two to get us going earlier on - Harbrow, Hargrave, Lake, Gilbee, Hill, Eagleton, Aker, Cooney and Griffen are the types to look to

Great thread - as you can see I have had this on my mind this week after the Collingwood game. We have shown when we are on top we can dominate but have lacked the ability to change the momentum when we are down, good players and good sides do that. I hope our players are encouraged to be bold and show their stuff when we need a lift

[Mantis]

Re: Players who can 'turn us on'

I made mention last week to a fellow poster that when we were under siege in the first & third quarters that we have no one in our team who is willing or perhaps able to change the course of the game.

The players heads go down and it seems no one wants to take the reponsibility of getting us out of the shit, so to speak.

We have no problems when we get a run as we have some exciting players who can do some brilliant things, but when we are under the pump I would like to see a few of our leaders stand up and say this isn't good enough and I am going to do something about it.

[1eyedog]

Re: Players who can 'turn us on'

When the team gels as a unit as we did against the Hawks