Jason King said:
It seemed to me as the season went on he did less of the "airy" kicks and more of the deliberate shorter passes (with an over-accentuated style). And that's fine ( and as Dirty Harry said " a man's gotsta know his limitations")
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Ricky Petterd
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It seemed to me as the season went on he did less of the "airy" kicks and more of the deliberate shorter passes (with an over-accentuated style). And that's fine ( and as Dirty Harry said " a man's gotsta know his limitations")
I look at it differently.keepa lids onit said:
Petterd has talent and would have walked into our team 3 years ago. The fact that he is very uncertain about being in our best 22 means we have moved forward.
He is a depth player who has to play to the best of his ability to stay in the team and that means our depth players are much better than they have been in the past.
He has undoubted courage in his play which is more than could be said for one or two of the supposed current best 22Jason King said:
keepa lids onit said:
If he gets a game it will probably mean we have an injury or suspension, believe it or not, you can't go into a season with only 22 players.
Harry said:
Massive bargain for our footy club to take this guy as a rookie and then just him to our senior list.
He's a 25 year old utility midfielder who was an elite junior (u18 all Australian drafted pick 30) that went to a basket case of a club who were busily digging down and not up.
I hope Richmond mine this route again
lisamaree said:
plenty keep posting this, but im not sure that is how our coaching staff see him. i think he only played 3 games for Coburg last year, and they were after missing a chunk of games with injury.
that would suggest he is (or was last year) 'best 22'.
graystar1 said:
If Ricky is holding his spot then he will be playing well & in form he's a more than handy AFL player.
Competition for places, a rarity at Tigerland recently, will keep players like Ricky focused & determined. All good.
graystar1 said:
That's right, people hung him out to dry after a few rusty games early and refuse to acknowledge what he brings to the table. Last night was a cause for celebration, our first rookie promotion since Nahas, yet people still aren't happy because he's not Brendan Goddard.
His intensity is fine. Petterd is quick, brave, good in the air, one-touch at ground level and uses the ball exceptionally by hand. His kicking looks horrendous and can be wobbly but mostly he plays to his limitations and hits his targets. He'll play plenty of footy for us.
