deledio3 said:You are the most biased supported I have ever known of. Get things in perspective.
No, I'm one of the biggest Tambling fans you'll ever see. I'm not the most biased supporter going around that's for sure.
deledio3 said:You are the most biased supported I have ever known of. Get things in perspective.
Disco08 said:Tell me again exactly why he can't become a consistent ball winner due to his size even though he's as big or bigger than at least 10 blokes who are currently among the top inside mids.
Harry said:Because he doesn't have the smarts, composure, awareness and clean hands to be a consistently effective inside ball winner. A consistent effective ball winner isn't just about going in hard, it's about being aware of your surroundings, being able to read the fall of the ball, and being composed in the heat of battle so you don't (a) lose your feet (b) get pushed off the ball, and (c) fumble the ball. You also need to have the vision, awreness and skill level to effectively dispose of the contested ball.
CptJonno2Madcow2005 said:The only problem i,ve got with Tambo THIS YEAR is his positioning at the centre bounce.Once he learns where to be and anticipate better he,ll be damaging.
Disco08 said:Tell me again exactly why he can't become a consistent ball winner due to his size even though he's as big or bigger than at least 10 blokes who are currently among the top inside mids.
Hancho said:that's when I'll open and start chewing a few on here who have been bagging Tambling from day one, actually I can't wait.
Liverpool said:All of what Harry just said...
Harry said:Because he doesn't have the smarts, composure, awareness and clean hands to be a consistently effective inside ball winner. A consistent effective ball winner isn't just about going in hard, it's about being aware of your surroundings, being able to read the fall of the ball, and being composed in the heat of battle so you don't (a) lose your feet (b) get pushed off the ball, and (c) fumble the ball. You also need to have the vision, awreness and skill level to effectively dispose of the contested ball.
Going off on a tangent here.
It's about the ability to improvise when you are being tackled and scragged to the ground. Do you panic and hold onto the ball while being tackled so it's not turned over or do you look through the corner of your eye, and quickly dish off to something that looks yellow and black? It's also about having clean enough and quick enough hands to perform this.
Too many times, the likes of Tambling, Tuck, Jackson, Johnson and Raines etc. either fumble the ball in tight when going for it, or hold onto it like a vice once they get a grip on it. As a result the ball is either fumbled away or our man is brought to the ground with ball in his hands. You need to have strong, yet soft hands, to be able to one-grab and quickly dish off. None of our so-called on-ballers, besides Foley are anywhere near good enough in this area of inside midfield work. Coughlan is up to standard, but he has other areas that let him down.
This is the area of most concern at our club and Tambling is not the answer. We are living in hope if we think he will develop into a top class AFL standard inside midfielder and our time would be better spent looking and developing kids that possess the abilities described above.
Disco08 said:None of Harry's subjective musing had anything at all to do with his size, which as I've said is equal to or more than any number of consistently good inside midfielders.
So, again, why is his size alone going to restrict him from becoming this type of player?
Liverpool said:The people I am bagging are the recruiters who continually draft small-framed players that will never dominate in the middle....and to top it off, they draft them in the top-10!
Disco08 said:You don't think Tambling can develop some of the qualities he lacks right now with a bit of exposure to life as an AFL inside player Harry/Leysy?
Disco08 said:So, these recruiters have example after example of players around 180/80 that are fantastic AFL midfielders but you're bagging them for using top 10 draft picks on similar types?
Disco08 said:You don't think Tambling can develop some of the qualities he lacks right now with a bit of exposure to life as an AFL inside player Harry/Leysy?
Liverpool said:Edwards, who arrived at the Punt Road, Melbourne-based club with a slightly built 67kg frame, has worked hard to build up his lean body, adding 9kg already and looking to continue his work in the gym until he weighs 80kg.
Gee, Dal Santo, Hodge, Cross, Judd, etc must be shaking in their boots at this bloke getting all the way up to 80kg... :hihi
Liverpool said:But back to Bling.....to me, a top-10 pick should be someone that we should develop to either be a Brownlow Medal chance in the future or at least an All-Australian chance.
This shows that our pick has been worthwhile and we made a correct choice.
Liverpool said:Can you see Bling being a Brownlow Medal of All-Australian midfielder???
Liverpool said:to me, a top-10 pick should be someone that we should develop to either be a Brownlow Medal chance in the future or at least an All-Australian chance.