Nick Vlastuin | PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
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Nick Vlastuin

Cotchin_4_brownlow said:
I'd be inclined to play him in the magoos.

And replace him with Hunt or Morris? Personally don't see the point. Let him find his form in the 1s, we know he can play good footy.
 
Cotchin_4_brownlow said:
I'd be inclined to play him in the magoos.
Whichever, he needs to get some confidence back by getting some possessions and get some positivity back in his game. Has become overly negative imo and needs to be released from some of that imo.
I noticed he was at a couple of centre bounces late in the game on saturday so maybe Dimma is thinking the same way
Won't play vfl this week unless Townsend comes in for him because I doubt we will play any mids on Friday night who have had just a 5 day break like Castagna or Moore.
 
Oh boy.

Was awful again. Can't halve a contest, running into traffic. Looking slow, looking lost.

Last three weeks, smashed by Faz, missing last week, zero impact tonight, zero impact in the air.

Must get dropped. Play him as a inside mid for four weeks.
 
SCOOP said:
Oh boy.

Was awful again. Can't halve a contest, running into traffic. Looking slow, looking lost.

Last three weeks, smashed by Faz, missing last week, zero impact tonight, zero impact in the air.

Must get dropped. Play him as a inside mid for four weeks.

The kid has been destroyed.
 
Wasted first round pick. Didn't want him originally, then thought my gut was wrong. Nope, should have stayed with my instincts.

Vanilla plodder with leadership skills, or given his a ranga, maybe that should be strawberry plodder?

Would have been a good second rounder, like Conca.
 
The_General said:
Wasted first round pick. Didn't want him originally, then thought my gut was wrong. Nope, should have stayed with my instincts.

Vanilla plodder with leadership skills, or given his a ranga, maybe that should be strawberry plodder?

Would have been a good second rounder, like Conca.

I bet you didn't say anything like this last year.
 
No longer trust him with the ball or make the right decsion. Has taken 3 steps backwards this year. Still best 22 but was diabolical tonight. Can only play him as a back pocket as he aint a midfielder. Doesnt get the ball enough, and doesnt use it well either. Courageous but a foot solider at best.
 
The_General said:
Wasted first round pick. Didn't want him originally, then thought my gut was wrong. Nope, should have stayed with my instincts.

Vanilla plodder with leadership skills, or given his a ranga, maybe that should be strawberry plodder?

Would have been a good second rounder, like Conca.

Even with hindsight, I'd still take Vlastuin at pick nine in that draft.
 
Like b Ellis he has gone backwards....at least he managed to look like he was going to go fowards at one point a couple of years ago....but his been richmonized into an fair/average come terrible plodder.....re edwards lennon astbury conca griffiths Mcbean vikery miles
 
zippadeee said:
I bet you didn't say anything like this last year.
always been unconvinced Zipps, didn't really buy the Hodge comparisons but thought my judgement must have been off. Never will be convinced I was wrong until I see him playing 70% of his game on ball.

I don't like taking top 10 picks on a back pocket who gets 10 posies a week. Get even more annoyed that everyone knew who we were taking before the draft. One at RFC.
 
Tigers of Old said:
This is so sh!t.
Our promising players are going backwards at an alarming rate.
Something has got to give.

Just shows you how much he has gone backwards :

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2013-06-03/west-coast-v-richmond-match-report
 
The_General said:
always been unconvinced Zipps, didn't really buy the Hodge comparisons but thought my judgement must have been off. Never will be convinced I was wrong until I see him playing 70% of his game on ball.

I don't like taking top 10 picks on a back pocket who gets 10 posies a week. Get even more annoyed that everyone knew who we were taking before the draft. One at RFC.

Who would you taken instead?
 
I reckon he has the goods but is totally demoralised. Confidence is just so shot. No belief. The whole team is in the same boat.
 
Will never get the fitness to be an effective player, a match winner.

Only at RFC would we celebrate a solid citizen role player with a pick that's meant to land an a grade talent.
 
I can't help but feel that Tigger has had enough time to develop past being a back pocket player. He has the one-on-one skills to be a midfielder, plus the ball skills. If it's a "tank" problem, we should be looking at playing him in a Sam Mitchell role of staying in the centre square and directing most of our forward entries.
 
Playing a very nice game now he's been moved out of the backline.