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Nathan (Axel) Foley [MERGED]
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47 touches from Nathan Foley?? Man, it must be all the action he is getting from the three chicks in Hi-5. Getting touches on and off the park!
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I suspect Wallace will be having stern words to Foley.
Last week Wallance knew Foley was knocking on the door for selection.
I think this week Foley didn't so much knock on the door as kick it in and smash it to splinters.
Hand Foley a Brownlow now I saw and skip a lot of beating around the bush :clap
Last week Wallance knew Foley was knocking on the door for selection.
I think this week Foley didn't so much knock on the door as kick it in and smash it to splinters.
Hand Foley a Brownlow now I saw and skip a lot of beating around the bush :clap
Here are the offical stats from the game:
Coburg Tigers Vs. Williamstown Round 14 July 9th
No. Player Kicks H/Balls Total Marks Goals Behinds
Given
8 T.Roach 12 11 23 1 0 0
14 D.Polo 15 8 23 4 0 0
17 S.Morrison 20 5 25 6 0 0
22 D.Meyer 7 5 12 1 0 0
23 D.Jackson 12 9 21 2 1 2
25 J.Schulz 9 4 13 4 0 0
26 A.Pattison 6 5 11 3 1 1
29 A.Gilmour 5 1 6 2 0 1
33 B.Hartigan 9 1 10 5 0 0
37 K.Archibald 12 2 14 3 3 1
40 K.Moore 8 1 9 2 1 2
41 N.Foley 25 21 46 4 0 0
Rushed 4
Totals 223 121 344 57 11 15
Good to see Roach and Polo get a bit of it as well. If Polo gets a game this year, our first 5 picks from 04 will have debuted in 05.
Coburg Tigers Vs. Williamstown Round 14 July 9th
No. Player Kicks H/Balls Total Marks Goals Behinds
Given
8 T.Roach 12 11 23 1 0 0
14 D.Polo 15 8 23 4 0 0
17 S.Morrison 20 5 25 6 0 0
22 D.Meyer 7 5 12 1 0 0
23 D.Jackson 12 9 21 2 1 2
25 J.Schulz 9 4 13 4 0 0
26 A.Pattison 6 5 11 3 1 1
29 A.Gilmour 5 1 6 2 0 1
33 B.Hartigan 9 1 10 5 0 0
37 K.Archibald 12 2 14 3 3 1
40 K.Moore 8 1 9 2 1 2
41 N.Foley 25 21 46 4 0 0
Rushed 4
Totals 223 121 344 57 11 15
Good to see Roach and Polo get a bit of it as well. If Polo gets a game this year, our first 5 picks from 04 will have debuted in 05.
Foley almost has to come in next week. Have to reward that effort. :clap The trick is who goes out of a winning team. It's a nice problem to have. Good to see Jacko and Shultz played well also.
Foley in the firsts? On paper, yes for effort, however, lets look at team balance first.
If Johnno is unavailable and Milne is covered, then Raines out for Foley.
If Johnno is unavailable and Milne is covered, then Raines out for Foley.
Re: Nathan Foley
Likes the way Foley goes about it however IMO his AFL career is on borrowed time.
Likes the way Foley goes about it however IMO his AFL career is on borrowed time.
Re: Nathan Foley
I just have a gut feeling that TW doesnt see Foley as a long term prospect under the game plan of run and carry.
The one positive in Foley,s favour is he,s great in & under however apart from that he hasnt got to many tricks up his sleeve.Would be great if he was quicker.He would be pretty lethal if he had the speed to compliment his in & under capabilities.He would get a game at the Dome and the SCG because of the size of the grounds whereas at any other ground his lack of pace would be exposed.Hartbalme said:
I just have a gut feeling that TW doesnt see Foley as a long term prospect under the game plan of run and carry.
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Re: Nathan Foley
Young Nathan will never win races over 50 or 100 metres.
However, over 10 to 20 metres he has a bit of toe. I think all teams need one or two players who are on the bottom of packs feeding the ball out. I realise Kane, Cogs and Tucky do that too, but at times they are required in other parts of the ground, as well as resting on the bench.
If Nathan keeps improving, I'm pretty sure he'll be with the Tiges for a while yet.
Young Nathan will never win races over 50 or 100 metres.
However, over 10 to 20 metres he has a bit of toe. I think all teams need one or two players who are on the bottom of packs feeding the ball out. I realise Kane, Cogs and Tucky do that too, but at times they are required in other parts of the ground, as well as resting on the bench.
If Nathan keeps improving, I'm pretty sure he'll be with the Tiges for a while yet.
Re: Nathan Foley
Mmmm. So we have to balance his ability as an "extractor" versus his perceived lack of leg speed, and "iffy" disposal skills. I guess the skills are being worked on.
Will be interesting to see how he copes with the other. Lets hope he can, 'cos he's as gutsy as they come, and those blokes are important.
CptJonno2Madcow2005 said:
Mmmm. So we have to balance his ability as an "extractor" versus his perceived lack of leg speed, and "iffy" disposal skills. I guess the skills are being worked on.
Will be interesting to see how he copes with the other. Lets hope he can, 'cos he's as gutsy as they come, and those blokes are important.
Re: Nathan Foley
I have another angle to suggest that young Nathan Foley might struggle. When you think of list management and who you're going to cut over the next few seasons his name would come up for a variety of reasons.
Firstly, if we want some quality picks in the superdraft we need to make space on the list. This year should not be too much of a problem but it depends on the number of picks we want. Obviously Stafford, Humm and Chaff would be almost gone. Not sure on Chaff and suspect we might hold on to Gas and Chubba. At least one of the two. And then you have to factor who is still in contract. Like D-Rod would be gone for sure but he's contracted for another year so that cancels him out. And unless you want to get rid of guys like Krak and Tivva, both of whom are playing great footy this year BTW and then you are already starting to delve into the stocks of our younger players.
Year after and the 2006 draftees are all on two year deals and we may or may not have delisted most of the above mentioned veterans. So think about who you're going to delist that year and then think of the year after. Unless we are drafting duds that you want to cut after two or three years it is going to be a difficult process.
So as much as I hate to say it, ultimately you'd think it's going to be guys like Foley who get the chop. When our side is more developed to Terry's plans it should be loaded with skilled running players and a couple of grunt types. If he keeps improving he could still be there in the future but he's gonna have to try and surpass players like Sugar and Cogs. That is his challenge to stay on the list.
I have another angle to suggest that young Nathan Foley might struggle. When you think of list management and who you're going to cut over the next few seasons his name would come up for a variety of reasons.
Firstly, if we want some quality picks in the superdraft we need to make space on the list. This year should not be too much of a problem but it depends on the number of picks we want. Obviously Stafford, Humm and Chaff would be almost gone. Not sure on Chaff and suspect we might hold on to Gas and Chubba. At least one of the two. And then you have to factor who is still in contract. Like D-Rod would be gone for sure but he's contracted for another year so that cancels him out. And unless you want to get rid of guys like Krak and Tivva, both of whom are playing great footy this year BTW and then you are already starting to delve into the stocks of our younger players.
Year after and the 2006 draftees are all on two year deals and we may or may not have delisted most of the above mentioned veterans. So think about who you're going to delist that year and then think of the year after. Unless we are drafting duds that you want to cut after two or three years it is going to be a difficult process.
So as much as I hate to say it, ultimately you'd think it's going to be guys like Foley who get the chop. When our side is more developed to Terry's plans it should be loaded with skilled running players and a couple of grunt types. If he keeps improving he could still be there in the future but he's gonna have to try and surpass players like Sugar and Cogs. That is his challenge to stay on the list.
Re: Nathan Foley
There are probably options for delisting and then redrafting onto the rookie list aren't there? Such as happened with Chris Hyde.
There are probably options for delisting and then redrafting onto the rookie list aren't there? Such as happened with Chris Hyde.
