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Bachar Houli - بشار حولي,

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MD Jazz said:
It's Groundhog Day with bachar. Just doesn't handle pressure. Another great runner but you get the same sort of errors.

And yet plenty on here reckon he's an AA standard half back. It's crazy.
he is an all australian dud.
 
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I tell you what frustrates the crap out of me when it comes to Bachar Houli? The fact that so many Richmond fans on PRE bag the hell out of him, but the majority never had the same attitude towards Chris Newman. I've said this more than once on this site, but from a pure statistical point of view, Bachar has had a vastly superior career. Yet Houli is routinely disliked and Newman was adored.
 
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Ian4 said:
I tell you what frustrates the crap out of me when it comes to Bachar Houli? The fact that so many Richmond fans on PRE bag the hell out of him, but the majority never had the same attitude towards Chris Newman. I've said this more than once on this site, but from a pure statistical point of view, Bachar has had a vastly superior career. Yet Houli is routinely disliked and Newman was adored.
Not sure Newman was adored. But for all his faults, he didn't panic and take his eye off the ball like Houli does. He didn't run like Houli does either, to balance the ledger.
 
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Newman was way better.
I went on Sat and poor ole Bachar didnt handle the heat on a number of occasions.
 
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Bachar is an emu in headlights when the pressure is on. Watch him go to ground against Hawthorn. Do not see what is Elite about him apart from his running, his ball use is ok but not fantastic.
 
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Ian4 said:
I tell you what frustrates the crap out of me when it comes to Bachar Houli? The fact that so many Richmond fans on PRE bag the hell out of him, but the majority never had the same attitude towards Chris Newman. I've said this more than once on this site, but from a pure statistical point of view, Bachar has had a vastly superior career. Yet Houli is routinely disliked and Newman was adored.
Newman didn't squib. Simple as that.
 
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Bill James said:
Newman didn't squib. Simple as that.

Yep.

And pretty sure Newman never led the AFL in scores conceded from turnovers.

Newman was reliable when the heat was on.
 
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I just remember Newy getting carved up by Phil Matera every time we played the Eagles. Could never understand why he was always given the job.Overall had himself a solid career. His last couple of seasons like most coming to the end went backwards
 
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TigerTribe5 said:
Yep.

And pretty sure Newman never led the AFL in scores conceded from turnovers.

Newman was reliable when the heat was on.
BANG.

how can this be when he has elite ball use........well he doesn't have elite ball use, especially when some heat is applied. and hes not a defenders sphincter. grimes rance vlastuin astbury throw themselves at the ball- desperation-smother-tackling-spoiling-intercept marking. a defenders first job is....TO DEFEND!

time to take the rose coloured glasses off.
our backline kill themselves trying to stop oppo and get it out of there and then halou lou just gives it back.
 
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You could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't coping well with the pressure. When the 3rd set shot somehow went in he laughed a sigh of relief and the players went over to give him a boost. The pressure will only become worse for him in a final.
 
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Should be one of the first blokes dropped each week. Him and Grigg.
 
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puntrd64 said:
Should be one of the first blokes dropped each week. Him and Grigg.

Both are very average when it comes to pressure.
Grigg is a momentum killer and Houli is a massive panic merchant
 
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Houli is the Tigers clickbait....you won't believe what happens next.
 
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puntrd64 said:
Should be one of the first blokes dropped each week. Him and Grigg.

Bit harsh to drop them every week, once should be enough to start with....
 
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I didnt get to watch or hear the game but saw that Houli was in the best. Dont judge him on todays lopsided game as he is a downhill skier who will go missing or fumble around and turnover the ball constantly when the whips are cracking come finals time. Has to go out for either Short or Conca if he comes up in the next couple of weeks. He and Grigg have never performed in finals and never will. Big mistake if we take Houli especially into the finals.
 
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Tigeronprowl said:
I didnt get to watch or hear the game but saw that Houli was in the best. Dont judge him on todays lopsided game as he is a downhill skier who will go missing or fumble around and turnover the ball constantly when the whips are cracking come finals time. Has to go out for either Short or Conca if he comes up in the next couple of weeks. He and Grigg have never performed in finals and never will. Big mistake if we take Houli especially into the finals.

Didn't watch or hear the game but happy to bag our players, especially one that played well. Pathetic