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Re: Round 5 - Williamstown vs Sandringham
The strength of Morris from day one was his exceptional pace which Talia doesn't have. This has allowed Morris to be more than competitive with different types of players including smalls, mid sized and KPP. Talia doesn't display that type of versatility and I think he will struggle to match-up on smaller guys and he possibly might struggle with taller more athletic guys.
I think he is a great competitor in a one on one situation and in physical contests but I wonder how he will go with his skills and pace at the next level. Don't get me wrong, he certainly isn't slow but he is sort of one paced and his kicking whilst effective can't be regarded as penetrating. He prefers to switch the play across the ground rather than being direct turning defense into attack. He tends to take the safer option rather than the attacking one which is why I mentioned he lacks a bit of flair.
192cm defenders typically need something extra in their game and I'm haven't seen that in Talia just yet. He will of course improve so I'm confident that he will become a senior footballer for us but I wonder how good he can become.Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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Re: Round 5 - Williamstown vs Sandringham
It will be interesting what we do with Hooper , I do rate him , last year in the Senior side we had Dahlhaus and Hooper as a FP several times and I thought it worked well , Andrew's ability to read the play and get himself to the right positions is probably still not at a high enough level , his fitness has improved but again is probably still not at a high enough level
With Macca as the Senior coach just where does he fit in with the current game plan in place , I,ve stated before that he could easily fill the role of an in and under midfielder but he has 4 or five players in front of him , with Dahlhaus moving higher up the ground to spend more time in the midfield and Djerrkura being tried at FP there is the possibility of trying DJ and Hoops at FP
I wish Hoops all the best but as it stands this really is the make or break year for him
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Re: Round 5 - Williamstown vs Sandringham
I like Hoppers endeavor but he is very prone to skills errors. He continually grubs his kicks to his team mates even when there is no real pressure on him. Turnovers like that real cost a side.Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"Comment
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Re: Round 5 - Williamstown vs Sandringham
That's true. Got the following from the hun:
Can understand how players can grow but to shrink.
39. MICHAEL TALIA
Age: 18
Height: 194cm
Weight: 90kg
From: Calder Cannons
Position: Tall defender
Brother of Crow Daniel, he is a key-position defender who thrives in one-on-one contests. Provides great run from defence.Comment
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Re: Round 5 - Williamstown vs Sandringham
Off topic but it's really hard seeing Mitch Hahn in a Collingwood jumper.Comment
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