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shaun hampson threads [merged]
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bullus_hit said:
I reckon all he has to do, Bully, is work harder defensively at ground level. Hunt a few pygmies. He's quick and a big strong lad. If he lays a few bone crunching tackles his confidence will soar and he will be truly involved in the game.
Dyer'ere said:
Yep, that pretty much sums it up, he did exhibit some of those traits in the preseason & against GC. The one guy who I think we can draw some comparison with is Zach Clarke from Freo, in the early days he appeared to be something of a church mouse, a shy and retiring type who languished on the fringes. His form in the latter half of 2013 took a dramatic turn, he became more of a hunter and a defensive weapon. The best part about this transformation was that his marking prowess also seemed to lift a notch or two. Suddenly he was splitting packs and hauling in spectacular one touch grabs. I know Hampson has a touch of the butter fingers at present, but I also know he's better than this. He is a capable overhead mark, his 2012 form illustrated this. Eventually things will click, maybe it will take a run of good form from the entire team to lift Hampster out of the doldrums. As cliched as it sounds, patience is required, the confidence genie will soon return.
bullus_hit said:
Sorry Bully, Hamster is what he is. A very god tap ruckman, who is average body on body and poor around the clearances once his initial tap is done. Basically the alter-ego of Ivan at his best.
This aint gunna change now my man.
The same thought has crossed my mind, only I was thinking more the 2008 draft….."locked and loaded"! We drafted Ty, Post, traded our third rounder for Adam Thomson and went with Hislop with our last pick!axlefoley said:
The Rookie Draft was even worse!
Only Ty remains :spin
shawry said:
Therefore a full review of the football department is critical right now! Francis Jackson is eligible for the aged pension so it's time for him to be moved on and find another replacement. More money is required to be pumped into the recruiting department. Time for Benny to write up some cheques and invest in this area.
axlefoley said:
I've been saying this for 15 years.
you can't draft or you waste picks on recycled duds, because state of the art faculties won't help.
Where's all the profits going??
We need a real recruiter. Jackson can't draft past pick 10 and Hartley just looks at hacks from other clubs wasting our picks.
I've always said if you use 5 picks on kids you have a better chance of finding a GEM then only using 1 or 2 picks..
Hampson has had no impact as a forward.
Apart from the actual rucking contests, it seems Hampson has little contribution to make to the team in other aspects of the game around the ground.
More than happy to be proven wrong if/when he turns it around (and maybe recent personal events have been key to this).
But given the Tigers have him for three seasons now it would be hoped that we see and get more out of this player over the journey than is currently being witnessed.
Apart from the actual rucking contests, it seems Hampson has little contribution to make to the team in other aspects of the game around the ground.
More than happy to be proven wrong if/when he turns it around (and maybe recent personal events have been key to this).
But given the Tigers have him for three seasons now it would be hoped that we see and get more out of this player over the journey than is currently being witnessed.
