When he needs a rest he can clobber someone and we bring in Soldo.
When do we play the Cats? Hopefully he needs a rest the week after that and he puts Hawkins' knee through Dangerfield's face.
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Nankervis !!
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When do we play the Cats? Hopefully he needs a rest the week after that and he puts Hawkins' knee through Dangerfield's face.
Soldo had a knee, Carts. He aint ready.
Nank is a brilliant ground support ruck at his best. Sure, the dinosaurs occasionally blast him off the park but Nank counterpunches and has for years done the work of "that big-bodied midfielder" at the fall, blocking and tackling. But he's short and he can't jump.
He's 27 going on 30. Had a history of groins. (I wouldn't be surprised to learn that half of his pelvis was in fragments in his ballbag.) He's going to have good weeks and bad weeks. He was bog ordinary against the Spooney Crows, against a chronic battler. But the battler was sound. And the pelvis weighed heavy in the mighty gonad purse of our warrior.
That Crows game was interesting. Looked a road game to me. Good sides travel. We aint a good side atm. Nank had an ordinary day.
He isn't getting enough support while we train new players. But that may improve. It was nice to see Lynch getting up the park a bit. And Noah will grow into his roles.
We're 2-3 after the Phoney Season. Nank and Dion might look a bit fresher next week. Let's see.
Nank is a brilliant ground support ruck at his best. Sure, the dinosaurs occasionally blast him off the park but Nank counterpunches and has for years done the work of "that big-bodied midfielder" at the fall, blocking and tackling. But he's short and he can't jump.
He's 27 going on 30. Had a history of groins. (I wouldn't be surprised to learn that half of his pelvis was in fragments in his ballbag.) He's going to have good weeks and bad weeks. He was bog ordinary against the Spooney Crows, against a chronic battler. But the battler was sound. And the pelvis weighed heavy in the mighty gonad purse of our warrior.
That Crows game was interesting. Looked a road game to me. Good sides travel. We aint a good side atm. Nank had an ordinary day.
He isn't getting enough support while we train new players. But that may improve. It was nice to see Lynch getting up the park a bit. And Noah will grow into his roles.
We're 2-3 after the Phoney Season. Nank and Dion might look a bit fresher next week. Let's see.
Indeed Jack.
Pencil me in as ever so slightly more doubtful on Nank as #1 ruck.
We talk about midfield paucity in 2022, but our clearances must come from spoiled taps at the minute.
We want Bolton doing magnum force damage from stoppage. Only way that’s gonna happen is from Soldo’s palm.
I have Soldo as coming up to the two-year mark in the next couple of months? Hopefully he’s gaining momentum cos we need him badly.
O’Brien is a good competitive AFL ruckman, he is no pushover.
Nankervis, who generally gets better the longer games go, of course copped a serious facial hit I think in Q2. So I would give him some allowance for that.
Nank won the HO but lost the HIT2 (HOTA) and the win%(IIRC). Both in the actual numbers and to my eye, Carts.
Gawn has slapped Nank around a couple of times. Jackson looks great. Noah might be given a challenge there.
When we got Nank his spoiling was below U12 class. He can still fail to kill it at critical times. But he's kept improving and spoiled with authority last week. Maybe aerial defence is where he lifts.
Nank had a limited skillset but it grows. His best characteristic IMO is his failsafe counterpunching. If he gets beat he does something good. And again.
We'll be doing a bit of planning this week. Let's see.
Gawn has slapped Nank around a couple of times. Jackson looks great. Noah might be given a challenge there.
When we got Nank his spoiling was below U12 class. He can still fail to kill it at critical times. But he's kept improving and spoiled with authority last week. Maybe aerial defence is where he lifts.
Nank had a limited skillset but it grows. His best characteristic IMO is his failsafe counterpunching. If he gets beat he does something good. And again.
We'll be doing a bit of planning this week. Let's see.
love the guy but really battling at the moment also seems to give away to many free kicks. Not sure if he suits the captaincy.
I actually thought he player well last night, he carried our trucks against 2 guys all game, gave 100%, had a few doubtful frees against him that imo weren't paid against Smelbun. Needs Soldo for this game but unfortunately he's injured.
Imo Nank is the least of our problems
Imo Nank is the least of our problems
agree. he came up against the best ruck division in the league and matched them. we even broke even in the centre square. we lost the stoppages around the ground, as we have done all year, maybe a small part of that is due to Nank's struggle to get clean taps away, but only a small part IMO.
Nank is the same footballer who has won 3 premierships, but 1 part of the game he numbers are probably down is intercepts, and that is because teams are bombing down the line less against us now, and running the ball easier.
Nope, he was poor last night. Fumbly on intercept and delivery was poor. Turned it over at crucial junctures.
Most importantly though, his contest work was below par.
I don’t think Dimma has been happy with his captain over the last two weeks.
To be clear, the head coach gives nothing away in pressers. He hates the media and would rather dance to Wham on a podium than offer the slightest nugget of insight.
However, Dimma has mentioned ‘contest’ work twice now. Behind the ball but mainly around the ball. This starts with Nank halving the ruck contest, which he has not been able to do.
Nank won’t out reach Gawn but he can, on his day, degrade and nullify his tap positioning. A nudge here, and shove there. He hasn’t been effective in this area and it has forced our already thin midfield to chase tail from stoppage.
I won’t cop giving Nank a vote last night, he is struggling.
Look at Dimma’s response to the idea of Soldo returning. Would have him back in a heartbeat. The decision to drop/rest him, presumably on recovery grounds, has not been kind to Nankervis, who is absolutely a #2 ruck in 2022.
Most importantly though, his contest work was below par.
I don’t think Dimma has been happy with his captain over the last two weeks.
To be clear, the head coach gives nothing away in pressers. He hates the media and would rather dance to Wham on a podium than offer the slightest nugget of insight.
However, Dimma has mentioned ‘contest’ work twice now. Behind the ball but mainly around the ball. This starts with Nank halving the ruck contest, which he has not been able to do.
Nank won’t out reach Gawn but he can, on his day, degrade and nullify his tap positioning. A nudge here, and shove there. He hasn’t been effective in this area and it has forced our already thin midfield to chase tail from stoppage.
I won’t cop giving Nank a vote last night, he is struggling.
Look at Dimma’s response to the idea of Soldo returning. Would have him back in a heartbeat. The decision to drop/rest him, presumably on recovery grounds, has not been kind to Nankervis, who is absolutely a #2 ruck in 2022.
Way off.
As the great dyer’ere has noted, Nankervis’s pelvis is a handful of shards at the bottom of his ball bag.
We need to protect him from here on in. No more solo rucking.
Yeah the skipper is struggling. I feel he is struggling with taking on most of the ruck work. He is working overtime. Filling holes down back and then asked to go the other way. He needs a chop out and it ain’t from Balta.
Correct. Soldo and eventually Ryan and Mate can / will pick up the slack.
"I won't cop giving Nank a vote"
Nank 24 HO's, 21 disposals, 6 marks, 4 tackles, 2 clearances, 353 metres gained, contested possessions 10, 77% game time.
Gawn 30 HO's 19 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles, 1 clearance, 208 metres gained, contested possessions 6, 93% game time.
"I won't cop giving Nank a vote"
Nank 24 HO's, 21 disposals, 6 marks, 4 tackles, 2 clearances, 353 metres gained, contested possessions 10, 77% game time.
Gawn 30 HO's 19 disposals, 8 marks, 3 tackles, 1 clearance, 208 metres gained, contested possessions 6, 93% game time.
lol
oliver and co. got so much clean ball the dees had 8000 more entries than we did
gotta love the stat evangelists - how about you watch the game?
nank's primary job is to graffiti oppo clearances and he can't do that on his own any more
"I won't cop giving Nank a vote"
Am I not entitled to give Nank a vote ?
tigerman, you may give Toby Nankervis all the votes your heart desires.
