Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

[Mantis]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

I think Mantis might be talking more about agility (in terms of mobility) rather than straight line running - from a defensive aspect, or a 'well then ball hits the ground' perspective - Redpath/Crameri/Stringer/Minson or Campbell - is a bit on the clunky side.

Spot on.

Crameri for all his abilities as an elite runner is very poor defensively.

[jeemak]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Crameri averages 2.7 tackles a game which is more than Stringer and Jones, but also more than Wood, Murphy and Morris, whilst just being .3 tackles shy of Hunter's average.

Not sure whether that's good or bad as I don't really have the time to go into numbers from other clubs, though it would be interesting to see how he stacks up against their similar players.

Defensive work isn't just tackling either. He does do quite a lot of running to get numbers back to block space, sometimes I think to the detriment of his attacking work.

[Mofra]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Crameri averages 2.7 tackles a game which is more than Stringer and Jones, but also more than Wood, Murphy and Morris, whilst just being .3 tackles shy of Hunter's average.

Not sure whether that's good or bad as I don't really have the time to go into numbers from other clubs, though it would be interesting to see how he stacks up against their similar players.

Defensive work isn't just tackling either. He does do quite a lot of running to get numbers back to block space, sometimes I think to the detriment of his attacking work.

Crameri certainly works hard, his running off the ball is excellent. I'd love to see his kms per game.

2.7 tackles seems pretty good for a tallish forward, considering it's near Jack Riewoldt at his best (who has lead the KPF tackle count in previous years) and much higher than our last genuine key target (Hall).

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Chris Grant. Chris was 193cm 99kg, Jack is 194cm 100kg. Both are not known for their mobility but are good marks and have good foot skills. Jack obviously hasn't earned this comparison at this point but I see them as similar types of players

And one had a heap of skill and the other had a few skills.

Hope Jack goes well.

[divvydan]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Final changes:

Griffen, Roughead, Redpath in for Roberts, Darley, Jones.

I assume if Roughead doesn't come up, Roberts will play and Tutt likewise for Griffen.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Hard to argue with those changes.

Nice to see Honeychurch given another shot at it. Although he didn't get much of it last week, I thought the signs were OK. He was still competing hard, and made some good defensive efforts late.

[jeemak]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Hard to argue with those changes.

Nice to see Honeychurch given another shot at it. Although he didn't get much of it last week, I thought the signs were OK. He was still competing hard, and made some good defensive efforts late.

Yeah I thought he'd be a chance to make way for Grant, though I'm happy he gets another shot at it.

[Happy Days]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Hard to argue with those changes.

Nice to see Honeychurch given another shot at it. Although he didn't get much of it last week, I thought the signs were OK. He was still competing hard, and made some good defensive efforts late.

Would have kept Roberts in ahead of Austin, but it's not a massive deal.