Tigertough1974 said:... anyone who watched the swans vs crows final (obviously RFC recruiters) can confirm this bloke can run, mark and kick, he's light years ahead of hammer and only 22.... now, whether we play him is another question....
GEDS1 said:Perhaps Maric has a good pre season and is back in the frame
leon said:But this is what you did say, that he's that far ahead on the basis of that ONE game, even if a final. Of course I'm using exaggeration back at you, TT!
I love the fact we have grabbed him and really hope he is going to be a great acquisition in the ruck for RFC. But let's not get carried away; he's just a young player finding his way, give him time to develop and establish himself at PRO without pumping up his tyres heaps before he's even played a game. The weight of glorious expectations Tiger fans place on new players is damn heavy at times. Just give him the time and space to settle in.
Did you notice what happened after this final? He was dropped for Tippett; never played another.
Tigertough1974 said:Gotcha, hey im not saying hes a superstar hes a 22 year old kid that shows upside, im very pleased to have him and equally as pleased it should mean the velvet hammer is limited in doning our great jumper going forward
leon said:It's not too late; we could still just delist him. For that matter - Maric and Soldo too. All list-cloggers now we've got Nank. Who needs 'em!
tigerman said:Hampson was better this year, but he is no where near the likes of Gawn, Mumford, Nic Nac, Sandilands, Goldstein, Jacobs, Martin, Grundy to name a few. We need better, a lot better. I'm tipping Nankervis to be a lot better.
lamb22 said:Hammer gets pantsed by Jacobs every time they meet. Nanka got the Swans off to a flyer against Crows in a final.
He is already better (who isn't) but you are right, he has much improvement in front of him.
BTW bringing Tippet back in for Nanka may have backfired in the GF. Swans loss, our gain.
Yep we win more HO but less clearances.leon said:Yes, Hampson's weakness is the around-the-ground impact but he did improve that somewhat this year, increased marks and the occasional goal. In fact, if you examine his performances against these top rucks, he might have done better than you think, especially at his strength - HOs. I'm expecting Nankervis to be a better proposition all-round in the long run, but he's still a long way from his prime and will be spotting the giants many centimetres such as Sandi and Gawn. Don't think he has a great leap either. But expecting a strong Maric-like competitor.
Might be a reason why we recruited Prestia n Caddy then. To help bolster n improve our mid field quality so that we can take full advantage of Hamster winning the hit outs n thereby winning some clearances.Bill James said:Yep we win more HO but less clearances.
TigerMasochist said:Might be a reason why we recruited Prestia n Caddy then. To help bolster n improve our mid field quality so that we can take full advantage of Hamster winning the hit outs n thereby winning some clearances.
TigerMasochist said:Might be a reason why we recruited Prestia n Caddy then. To help bolster n improve our mid field quality so that we can take full advantage of Hamster winning the hit outs n thereby winning some clearances.
Did you mention that to Dimma, either Hammers tapping to the wrong spot, or the rovers are going to the wrong spot. My money is on Hammer.leon said:Mind-boggling. Did they see GAblett in the GC game who out-roved our mids to Hammer's HOs because his reading of the fall of the ball, anticipation, hands and movement beat ours time and time again? They know Cotchin and Miles are our best, so the opp block, grab and tackle them sharply.
Yes, .
leon said:Exactly. But some posters like Lamby and maybe Bill think the knock ruckman is fully responsible for both the HO and the clearance. He's meant to tap it into their lap unopposed every time or tap it down, gather it and stuff it up their jumper or something. Otherwise he's totally at fault for losing the clearance!!
Mind-boggling.
Bingo.Coburgtiger said:If his hit outs aren't an advantage, and his everything else is a disadvantage, then where's the advantage in playing him?