List management: Voss style

[BulldogBelle]

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We will all know if Brisbane have made the correct choice at about round 11. If their 7-4, it will be a stroke of genious - 2-9.......???

[Doc26]

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Unlike Fev., I can't say I'm too troubled by the thought of having to match up against Luke Ball these days. Apologies to any Luke Ball fans but i feel the game has passed him by with his lack of leg speed and average disposal and Rossy Lyon realised that. At best now a good foil or second stringer / backup. Would kind of complete Vossy's lateral trading though if he was to become a Lion.

[jazzadogs]

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Unlike Fev., I can't say I'm too troubled by the thought of having to match up against Luke Ball these days. Apologies to any Luke Ball fans but i feel the game has passed him by with his lack of leg speed and average disposal and Rossy Lyon realised that. At best now a good foil or second stringer / backup. Would kind of complete Vossy's lateral trading though if he was to become a Lion.

If Luke Ball becomes a Lion, it has absolutely nothing to do with Voss' trading methods. As someone before said, it is just luck.

Luke Ball is not the kind of player you 'fear' playing against. He's not a game breaker. He's like a Matthew Boyd...opposition supporters would never say "oh gawsh, I don't want to play the Bulldogs, they have Matthew Boyd!!". They'd say "oh gawsh, I don't want to play the Bulldogs, they have Cooney/Johnson/Hall/Lake etc."

Ball's grand final, when you look at the amount of time he was on the field, was outstanding. If he is given a larger amount of game time he will flourish. He's not going to win the Brownlow, but he will be more than servicable to whichever team picks him up.

[Sedat]

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Ball's grand final, when you look at the amount of time he was on the field, was outstanding. If he is given a larger amount of game time he will flourish. He's not going to win the Brownlow, but he will be more than servicable to whichever team picks him up.

Ball had a good GF because it was wet - he's become the biggest wet weather specialist since Tony Woods was running around in the AFL. He simply cannot get to multiple contests because he does not have the mobility nor the tank to do so. And he lacks penetration with his disposal. The Matthew Boyd comparison is interesting - I would say Boydy has far more weapons as a player than Luke Ball.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Ball had a good GF because it was wet - he's become the biggest wet weather specialist since Tony Woods was running around in the AFL. He simply cannot get to multiple contests because he does not have the mobility nor the tank to do so. And he lacks penetration with his disposal. The Matthew Boyd comparison is interesting - I would say Boydy has far more weapons as a player than Luke Ball.

Ditto. No contest. I think you would find clubs put time into trying to curb Boyd's influences around the stoppages. He's dynamic with his strength, hands and vision. His skills are usually solid and he picks up plenty of possessions. He can play shut down roles effectively too.

Ball has always been incredibly overrated because of the whole 'superdraft' vibe. He's always been a horrible kick, very slow and lacking endurance. His only strength is his courage and continual fight for the ball in the immediate area.

Really though, Ball is an average player.

[Topdog]

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We will all know if Brisbane have made the correct choice at about round 11. If their 7-4, it will be a stroke of genious - 2-9.......???

So if they have 1 more win than this year it will be genius?

They were 6 and 5 after 11 this year and they should be around that mark next year.