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Samson Ryan
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My take is that he was not out marked at all. Brought the ball to ground, allowed the smalls to be in the game.
They are also awful, so his opponents didn’t fire a shot.
If that’s his best, which it may be, this is his last season
They are also awful, so his opponents didn’t fire a shot.
If that’s his best, which it may be, this is his last season
Yep. That was horrendous. The only positive was he wasn’t out marked and brought the ball to the ground a couple of times. Outside of that he was terrible.
Being tall is about the only criteria the Tigers recruiting department apply when looking at potential AFL standard rucks.
It’s NEVER enough. Who in that department looks at body shape, and then adjusts that shape according to what a few years in an AFL system does, or should do to that body?
Who is looking at attitude and a desire to compete and compete some more?
Clearly nobody because this footballer has reached his potential and it is no where good enough to play AFL football.
Another Tiger big man bust!!!!
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Needs a bit of aggro. Needs a bit of muscle. Seems to drop head easily when beaten.
Needs some tough love at training where he gets roughed up a bit to spark that fire in the belly to compete.
Needs some tough love at training where he gets roughed up a bit to spark that fire in the belly to compete.
The way he played he looked like he was under instructions to bring the ball to ground.
If that’s correct he did a reasonable job of it.
At least he was a target to kick to up forward.
If that’s correct he did a reasonable job of it.
At least he was a target to kick to up forward.
The young man offers bugger all, it aint his fault, but geeze, is Eevan doing anything?
I feel like it may be an undiagnosed exotic medical condition where despite years of training in a professional football facility under the guidance of expert PE trainers and sports scientist he has the core strength of a new born child.
And current state of the art medical imaging devices are not able to shed any light on why.
I understand Samson could be better.
I get the frustration that he needs to get stronger so he isn't out-muscled in the contest.
I can see why people think he aims to get the ball to ground in a marking contest.
But just about every marking contest tonight he had at least 1, and often 2, of his arms being held. It is pretty damned hard when your opponents can blatantly hold your arms in a marking contest against the rules and they are always allowed to get away with it. If he changed his name to Curnow our free kick woes would be over, Samson would get 25 frees a week.
I agree with a lot of the criticism, and I know that as a tall marking forward it is almost expected these days that you free your arms from defenders holding your arms back. But it doesn't make it right.
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I get the frustration that he needs to get stronger so he isn't out-muscled in the contest.
I can see why people think he aims to get the ball to ground in a marking contest.
But just about every marking contest tonight he had at least 1, and often 2, of his arms being held. It is pretty damned hard when your opponents can blatantly hold your arms in a marking contest against the rules and they are always allowed to get away with it. If he changed his name to Curnow our free kick woes would be over, Samson would get 25 frees a week.
I agree with a lot of the criticism, and I know that as a tall marking forward it is almost expected these days that you free your arms from defenders holding your arms back. But it doesn't make it right.
DS
It’ll be coached out but I do worry about the defeatist attitude. Hate to say it but he’s playing like a loser.
Needs Emma Murray
