Nankervis !!

[craig]

He was horrible out of the middle.

The king of tapouts to opposition advantage.

He's making poor decisions ball in hand, and coughing it up in ways he never has. Nanks strengths have always been his game sense and composure. He's known when to drop back, when to keep the ball in, and when to move it on.

He now seems to be picking the wrong option every time. I don't know whether it's the Captaincy, the injuries, or his years as a one-out workhorse, but given he was already an athletically limited Ruck who is generally a non event in the tapouts, the inability to compete in the contest makes him a liability.

At his best, I couldn't give a stuff about tap outs. He would compete at ground level, make the oppo second guess themselves, get to the right spots and be a marking presence around the ground. He would get stoppages when we need them, or find players outside, if that's what the moment called for. He can't do none of that, and also be a poor tap ruckman.

0 contested marks.

In the last two games he's taken 3 marks TOTAL.

I'm going to say injuries are compounding a run of poor form.

But we can't keep carrying him because he's captain.

He is playing with an injured PCL.

 

[Coburgtiger]

He is playing with an injured PCL.

Yes.

He shouldn't be.

And his poor form this year goes back further than the most recent injury.

 

[Tigers2011]

He is playing with an injured PCL.

In which case, he shouldn’t be playing.

 

[tigerman]

Nank's heart is a big as Phar Laps

 

[tigerlove]

29 disposals, 42 hitouts, 7 inside 50s, 8 clearances, 14 contested possies, 21 effective disposals (most), 72% disposal efficiency, 304metres gained. Just a complete performance.

 

[Smoking Aces]

Back to his best. Covered the ground beautifully.

 

[thegdog]

Nank the tank deserved heavy plaudits tonight

 

[Nico]

He was awesome

 

[17]

Enormous.

 

[TigerFlag2017]

BOG

 

[Merveille]

Unfortunately it hasn’t just been K Cornes bagging this bloke lately. Some even preferring Soldo, so dumb it’s hilarious

 

[Streak]

Captain’s game

 

[wammo]

Huge game by the big man.
Showed all the reasons that we love him tonight.

At his best he is an extra clearance player, an intercept marker and an attacking mid. Did all of that tonight.

 

[22nd Man]

Must have found a miracle cure. Looked broken for a couple of weeks. Was everywhere and in everything.

 

[22nd Man]

Captain’s game

two captains game.

 

[Legends of 2017]

Unfortunately it hasn’t just been K Cornes bagging this bloke lately. Some even preferring Soldo, so dumb it’s hilarious

Yep. If you followed the game just by reading the match thread on here, you would have thought he should have been subbed off. Made out he was one of ports best.
Awesome game by Nank

 

[Scoop]

Captain’s game

Yeah it really was, monstered the Port blokes. Looked mobile for the first time in a month.

This is The Nank we need.

 

[Dont Argue]

Made the opposition’s ruckman the bride of Nankenstein

 

[Quickdraw]

Huge game by the big man.
Showed all the reasons that we love him tonight.

At his best he is an extra clearance player, an intercept marker and an attacking mid. Did all of that tonight.

Spot on, wam!

And to all the Nank haters - BACK IN YA BOX!!!!

 

[St Kevin]

Up against a pretty mediocre ruck division that has strangely caused some problems for other teams the last month or so. And the big fella absolutely towelled them.