Some of us never gave up on him.
Looked like he was almost playing a sweeper midfield role last night, a little behind the ball, and did it with aplomb.
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Maurice Rioli Jnr
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Looked like he was almost playing a sweeper midfield role last night, a little behind the ball, and did it with aplomb.
Best game by far. Came out blazing although was going at 20% disposal efficiency at quarter time. Improved that substantially. But was getting into great positions, kicked goals (needs to keep working on his goal kicking, could have had 4) and his pressure acts were through the roof and he played 4 quarters (eg last game he had 1 disposal after half time).
Keep that up Mojo, consistency is the next goal.
Keep that up Mojo, consistency is the next goal.
Having a break out season, is young Maurice. One of the few bright lights for us atm.
Yep was a highlight. Somethings flipped in his head and probably with the way he’s being coach. Is one poster who has ran a near on personal vendetta against the kid. Hope he’s made to eat a *smile* load of humble pie.
Geez he gets marked differently than a lot of our other players.
The bar must have been awfully low prior to a few decent games he’s played this year. After 33 games he’d want to show some improvement.
There has been improvement no doubt but let’s not get too carried away. His kicking is still suspect. Surprisingly he kicked. 2 goals that he should kick, still misses the absolute sodas. (But so did Dusty)
70% TOG, tank? But obviously a lot of hard running.
4 cp, 11 ucp.
7 marks, 1 contested. good improvement
4 tackles, 3 x 1%ers, worked hard
11 kicks 4 hbs at 64%.
9 effective disposals , so so
Compared to other players who cop some flak, an above average game for him. Improving.
But gee some people are getting carried away, he’s an improving player off a low base. Good to see, but he hasn’t made it to b grade star status yet
The bar must have been awfully low prior to a few decent games he’s played this year. After 33 games he’d want to show some improvement.
There has been improvement no doubt but let’s not get too carried away. His kicking is still suspect. Surprisingly he kicked. 2 goals that he should kick, still misses the absolute sodas. (But so did Dusty)
70% TOG, tank? But obviously a lot of hard running.
4 cp, 11 ucp.
7 marks, 1 contested. good improvement
4 tackles, 3 x 1%ers, worked hard
11 kicks 4 hbs at 64%.
9 effective disposals , so so
Compared to other players who cop some flak, an above average game for him. Improving.
But gee some people are getting carried away, he’s an improving player off a low base. Good to see, but he hasn’t made it to b grade star status yet
Powerful, electric and composed. Starting to shine very brightly...!
Very pleased for Maurice.
Very pleased for Maurice.
playing well and you really see the improvement each game. Has a new role which is his natural game, Under Hardwick, it was all about pressure. Under Yze, it's link and create damage against oppositions.
More gametime in the middle brings confidence.
Playing the defensive role up fwd just attracts more pressure if he doesn't contribute.
The next contest he must do.
Look at Daniel went from a HF role with moderate success too HB where he is far more damaging.
Playing the defensive role up fwd just attracts more pressure if he doesn't contribute.
The next contest he must do.
Look at Daniel went from a HF role with moderate success too HB where he is far more damaging.
Very happy for MJ. Despite having high hopes for him 2 years ago he’s looked lost, deflated a lot of the time the last 12 months. But last night he looked much more confident, happy with himself etc.
Hopefully he kicks on and goes up a few more levels.
Where roles are concerned, maybe we could do the same with Sonsie and actually give him one that’s better suited for him and plays to his strengths more. You know, like a mid field role ? Just sayin….
Hopefully he kicks on and goes up a few more levels.
Where roles are concerned, maybe we could do the same with Sonsie and actually give him one that’s better suited for him and plays to his strengths more. You know, like a mid field role ? Just sayin….
Amazing what can happen after a few years n 30 to 40 games within an AFL system. The freaky little flashes of highlight become a little more regular n consistent. The momentary horrors of indecision, fumbles, over trying tend to lessen and fade a bit. Then somehow, somewhere between the two the true player starts to emerge. Got some game toys has Moju, perhaps another 20 to 30 games under the belt this year and next n all us fans will be wondering what the hell all the fuss n angst was about.
I agree that we are seeing him really high at times and I reckon it is excellent coaching. Credit also needs to go to the vfl team because it is the same role they had him playing last year at that level and what got some of us cautiously optimistic.
To Stig's point I think we got caught out a few times last night when we had our forwards so high up the field we couldn't counter attack because there was noone there. That doesn't just relate to MRJ of course.
Geez he gets marked differently than a lot of our other players.
The bar must have been awfully low prior to a few decent games he’s played this year. After 33 games he’d want to show some improvement.
There has been improvement no doubt but let’s not get too carried away. His kicking is still suspect. Surprisingly he kicked. 2 goals that he should kick, still misses the absolute sodas. (But so did Dusty)
70% TOG, tank? But obviously a lot of hard running.
4 cp, 11 ucp.
7 marks, 1 contested. good improvement
4 tackles, 3 x 1%ers, worked hard
11 kicks 4 hbs at 64%.
9 effective disposals , so so
Compared to other players who cop some flak, an above average game for him. Improving.
But gee some people are getting carried away, he’s an improving player off a low base. Good to see, but he hasn’t made it to b grade star status yet
A lot is said about his kicking efficiency and I think its more to do with his disposals being memorable (either good or bad) because he takes risky kicks. He and some of the other young guys are clearly under instruction to take risky options to open up the corridor. With MRJ, Brown as 2 examples it shows how they are being coached and given the responsibility to set the game up. Its not about the now, but about teaching them the future.
Anyway I took a look at MRJ's stats to see how he stacks up against a few of our other similarly aggressive players with the way they use the ball. I don't think this includes last nights game as I don't think the AFL websites stats area has been updated yet, but season to date stats:
MRJ - Disposals - 45 - DE % = 64.4%. Effective kicks 15 - KE% = 57.7%, HB% = 73.7%. CP rate 45.8%
Bolton - Disposals - 113 - DE % = 67.3%. Effective kicks 76 - KE% = 59.7%, HB% = 80.5%. CP rate 41.4%
Martin - Disposals - 75 - DE % = 65.3%. Effective kicks 49 - KE% = 54.2%, HB% = 85.2%. CP rate 30.1%
Baker - Disposals - 103 - DE % = 67.0%. Effective kicks 69 - KE% = 55.8%, HB% = 82.9%. CP rate 36.3%
Av of above 3 - Disposals - 291 - DE % = 66.7%. Effective kicks 194 - KE% = 58.0%, HB% = 82.5%. CP rate 36.8%
I reckon he stacks up pretty well in pretty good company there. HB efficiency clearly stands out, which he needs to get better at, but I think his kicking efficiency is a bit of a furphy. He takes aggressive kicks and he'll turn some over.
BTW I reckon he's a prototype player for the G, no surprises that his best games have been at the G against the Swans and last night vs the Demons. I think he loves the big open spaces as he can get up to full speed. You'd think that Optus would have suited him but with the way the game was played (massive stoppage dominance by the Eagles) his game couldn't get up to speed.
He's been the biggest surprise packet of the season so far, and I'm loving seeing him blossom and take on those aggressive kicks into the corridor, he's clearly been given free reign by Ooze to do that and his grasping it with both hands.
Geez he gets marked differently than a lot of our other players.
The bar must have been awfully low prior to a few decent games he’s played this year. After 33 games he’d want to show some improvement.
There has been improvement no doubt but let’s not get too carried away. His kicking is still suspect. Surprisingly he kicked. 2 goals that he should kick, still misses the absolute sodas. (But so did Dusty)
70% TOG, tank? But obviously a lot of hard running.
4 cp, 11 ucp.
7 marks, 1 contested. good improvement
4 tackles, 3 x 1%ers, worked hard
11 kicks 4 hbs at 64%.
9 effective disposals , so so
Compared to other players who cop some flak, an above average game for him. Improving.
But gee some people are getting carried away, he’s an improving player off a low base. Good to see, but he hasn’t made it to b grade star status yet
Gotta disagree here Willo - 2 goals, should have had more. The manic pressure and tackling is still there. His kicking is ambitious - he's seeing opportunities that others can't or don't have licence to take.
And the movement? Sublime.
Maybe those of us who watched his old man play are nostalgic, but we can see something happening with this kid.
Loving MJ's work at the moment. Keep going son.
But I did not ever envision the huge improvement in his overhead contested marking.
Took a ripper last night in the first quarter.
But I did not ever envision the huge improvement in his overhead contested marking.
Took a ripper last night in the first quarter.
This makes me happy.I'm coming around to the possibility that he may make it
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Most of us don’t know *smile*. Don’t let number of bandwagoners sway you
But he may. He’s got a way to go yet, even though there’s a few who now think he’s the reincarnation of MJ Sr
Trust what you see and your own judgement.I'm coming around to the possibility that he may make it
Most of us don’t know *smile*. Don’t let number of bandwagoners sway you
But he may. He’s got a way to go yet, even though there’s a few who now think he’s the reincarnation of MJ Sr
What do you disagree with? Yep, I acknowledged that
I acknowledged his hard running. He’s still a very iffy kick. 35 m is just about his limit and if he can’t hit targets over that distance, he ain’t an a grader.
Very good at times. Eh?
Yeah, no doubt some improvement, as I have already said. Still a B- But that’s not to do him a disservice, it just shows there plenty of growth in his game. If can get there, the better the team is.
