It shows me that Hampson and Big Ivan are not our long term solution. Just another hole that needs to be filled on our sub par list.
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Tiger68 said:
Hampson had about eight years at Carlton as they patiently waited for him to develop a 'more rounded game'. It never happened and that's why they gave him the nicknames cymbals and autumn leaves. And that's why they didn't hesitate for a second in getting rid of him for our second round pick (they still haven't stopped popping champagne bottles in celebration). He is almost veteran in terms of years spent in the system. He is what he is, a terrible kick and a very poor mark with an extremely limited ability to read the game. His scope for improvement ranges between negligible to non-existent and as ugly as the reality might be we are effectively a man down when he isn't contesting ball-ups and throw-ins.
If we had picked him up as a delisted free agent or rookie there might have been some argument for selecting such a woefully limited player. But for second rounder, well someone should be fired for that.
Was recruited as a tap ruckman. Is a tap ruckman. On the weekend took a few marks and made a few contests around the ground. Was not going to set the world on fire so I'm not sure why he cops the level of abuse he does on here. Nobody thought he was Brad Ottens. He fulfils the role he was recruited for, giving us first use on a much higher % of occasions than in the past.
Hampson has been in the best a few times this year, the same cant be said for our second round draft picks from 2012. McIntosh and McBean. Even if he is a good backup Ruckman, still worth a pick 32 IMO. We looked better on the weekend when Hampson was in the ruck.Tygrys said:
Wasn't too long ago that Carlton played Hampson in front of Warnock.
Tiger68 said:
And yet they joyfully let him go and are continuing to laugh at our expense. He is a crap 'backup ruckman' and he has been in our worst in many many more matches, including being subbed off on a couple of occasions and being dropped. Also let's not also forget one of his supposed 'bests' was against a completely underdone Mumford back from injury and a GWS who put in such a luck luster effort that even a mid-90s dying Fitzroy would have blushed (remember every player wearing a Richmond jumper that day looked a world beater). Again don't hold any of this against him, it's our idiot recruiters that drafted a one dimensional player with no scope for improvement and flushed a second round pick down the toilet. Carlton and Hampson made out like bandits and we our trousers pulled down.
tonemaster said:
It was a brilliant strategy
Unfortunately every other player except Martin and Miles have completely lost all their footy ability
Agree, watched him on the weekend, he was woeful at best. Too slow and he can barely kick the football. MakesTygrys said:
a complete mockery of "if they can't kick they can't be recruited", yep nice one Dimma for landing us this DUD until
end of 2017.
Took 2 marks on the weekend. Yep, he made a "few" contests. He had 5 disposals.KnightersRevenge said:
But he fulfils a role? Seriously? Well, if his "role" is to get the ball 5 times a game, mark it twice a game, drop sitters, not kick goals, not drop back in the hole and take a mark or go forward and be an option...then, yes, he fulfils a role.
Hampson cops it here because he is not AFL standard. It was clear to see this when he was at Carlton.
I'd have spewed if we rookied him at pick 131 but to give up what was then pick 28 on a 3 year $1m(?) contract! That is simply negligent.
7th in the league this year for hit outs. What else is a large not very mobile ruck for? He is doing his job. The one he was recruited for. You can argue the toss over the strategy but not his actual output.
D-rex will be dropped for Pyke after being destroyed by Lobbe on the weekend.nqtiger said:
I think he's on 250k, which is pretty bargain basement. And the pick was never going to be 28, with Buddy, Daisy, Dal Santo and Sylvia compo picks to be added in. The club knew it was pick 32 when it swapped it.tigertim said:
spook said:
32 is still overs. Massive. Underperformed to the max, I know your not defending Spooky.
For the price paid and the best possible outcome we could get out of Hampson, I'm not sure we couldn't have got 75% of with Tommy D or Orren or even Mark Seaby out of the WAFL. But we still don't have a young ruck coming through.
We haven't addressed that imbalance in the list. Who is the best preformed ruck in the WAFL, SANFL and VFL? Rookie one of them.
SCOOP said:
probably Big O, and we already have rookied him.
I dont care what anyone says, Der-X is the worst ruckman to play senior football since richard lounder.
Grundy pants was the play. But hey, richmond greatest love machine is pretty good too.
K Brooksby had 45 HO and 8 clearances for South Adelaide last week.
Dont know who he is, but they are decent numbers.
Dont know who he is, but they are decent numbers.
DragicevicFan said:
He was ruck for the SA state team v Victoria a few weeks ago. Didnt seem anything special but apparently his form is quite good in the SANFL. The Victorian ruck Meese from Northern Blues was pretty meh too. There doesnt seem to be a surplus of good rucks in the state leagues. Cam Wood, Paul Johnson, David Fanning......
Sam Baulderstone from SA was the smoky tip last year but havent heard anything about him this season.
