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Jake Batchelor
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Mr Magic said:
Would have dreaded a loose man position in this match. With 3 or 4 Port players streaming down the field on their own, whta do you do? At on stage in the match it was 19 marks inside 50 to none. Batch is probably replaced by Astbury in our best side but geez I wouldn't have liked to be a backman against Port.
tigerlove said:
Agree, we lost it in the coaches box. Our 2 loose players in defence tactic cost us the game in the 1st qtr. Port forwards just pushed up the ground and our loose players were caught out for pace and smarts in Ports transition. You could see after their first 2 goals we needed to go man on man. Only our coaches know why we persisted?
Mr Magic said:
What "cost us big time" yesterday was the ball rebounding into our back line so fast and so frequently with speedy Port players running onto it en masse. Singling out defensive individuals misses the point.
I reckon he needs a summer working on his agility and sideways movement and he should try and learn to play on the small quick types. When he did play well, it was because he was prepared to leave his man to get to the contest, he's a decent, honest straight line player with good aggression and willingness to do the team things, I think he gets exposed when the ball moves really quickly laterally. Next year will be make or break.
Agree with all of that but also needs to get at least basic right foot skills & also provide offensive rebound. Getting fitter/more agile will help that as well.Batchelor Party said:
Not hugely concerned if he is here next year or not. Whilst he showed some signs of improvement towards the end of the year he never really gets enough of the ball and is not creative when he does get it.
Seeing that at this point we have kept Jake and Dea, reckon Jake has to become part of the midfield, played a lot as a wingman as a junior, far from confident he can make it there ,just believe with the others down back an hopefully added skill an speed there Jake must be reinvented...with no Jacko just maybe there's a role for Jake, more a natural footballer then Jacko so just maybe he could be our Crowley ;D
At this stage they're being kept as possible trade bait I'd say. If there's no takers for either of them I think one will be delisted and one will be retained. Jake's 2014 season would have to give him the inside running on that spot. I'd like for Dea to succeed, but there is something missing when he plays. Jake worked on his deficiencies and tried to correct them, Dea appeared to tread water.CC TIGER said:
If we can get a pick inside 50 for him I would do a trade.
We can also package him up with a pick to get a hold on some GWS talent.
If we can't trade I would give him another year. Was ok for us. We just need more run out of the back line.
We can also package him up with a pick to get a hold on some GWS talent.
If we can't trade I would give him another year. Was ok for us. We just need more run out of the back line.
As strange as it is I reckon Jakes the much better footballer, however I reckon Dea could actually end up a better in the role Jake played this year, IMHO we need to upgrade on both, crucial position in the teamCarnTheTiges said:
I agree with you there CCT, but I don't think they'll be able to upgrade both this year. May have to do it over a season or two.CC TIGER said:
Handy forward, can smell a goal abd grabs a mark.
IMO we get the least out of him by playing him as far as possible from our goal
IMO we get the least out of him by playing him as far as possible from our goal
