GoodOne said:
Been obvious for a while. I too think he's in our best 22. Think he deserves a chance.
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Ricky Petterd
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Been obvious for a while. I too think he's in our best 22. Think he deserves a chance.
Agreed with Batchelor being *smile* and ultimately he was always going to be dropped.
I'll take my hat off to Petterd as he played very well today. That spot is his until Grimes gets back. I just don't trust Batchelor anymore. A shadow of his first year.
With Ricky, I think he's worked on that ball drop a bit. He seemed to caress it a bit better today.
I'll take my hat off to Petterd as he played very well today. That spot is his until Grimes gets back. I just don't trust Batchelor anymore. A shadow of his first year.
With Ricky, I think he's worked on that ball drop a bit. He seemed to caress it a bit better today.
I was ultra critical of pettard early this year and rightly so as his decision making was woeful and butchering the ball all to often but last night i thought he was one of our better players ran hard, took the game on, had 11 marks and also had 7 tackles, and those who r criticizing his ball use he wasn't to bad a few errors but cotchin who i luv and in our top 5/6 on the night fumbled the ball a lot and turned it over and martin who also was in our best 5 or 6 and just kept going and going his foot skills were deplorable....
Building nicely is Ricky, the yips have been largely eliminated and his positive attributes are coming to the fore. I'm especially looking forward to some cameos in the forward line, his versatility will be invaluable down the track.
kicked a couple out on the full when under little or no pressure.
if you think he's a player that could stand up to finals type of pressure your kidding yourself.
nothing more than a band aid until a better skilled player can be found
if you think he's a player that could stand up to finals type of pressure your kidding yourself.
nothing more than a band aid until a better skilled player can be found
rokkafella said:
And which players didn't have the odd clanger? Greasy conditions make for ugly football, even the best aren't immune, credit where credit's due.
bullus_hit said:
With all the talk about his kicking I reckon his defensive work goes unnoticed.
Petterd is a very good body on body defender who rarely gets beaten one on one. He also reads the play well and seems to be quite good at assisting his fellow defenders.
With Houli back, we will have Houli and Newman as the release players with Rance, Petterd and Morris as the primary defenders. Add in Chaplin and hopefully Grimes for size and composure it is starting to look like a reasonable defence.
Tigersub said:
He was close to best on ground on reflection. The amount of times he marked their inside 50, spoilt a contest and then disposed of it and hit his targets was awesome to watch. Not bad for a bloke who has missed a lot of footy.
lamb22 said:
I reckon, Lambchops.
I hope he can stay sound. Unfortunately Petterd hasn't been able to string games together, particularly this year. And there goes the chance to build confidence.
If he stays sound he can be a valuable pick up for us.
No he has just been upgraded for the year.Stylo said:
After the season end he can go back down again.
