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OK - poor.
He just can't get into the flow of a game, and really struggles to read the play to get into the right position. Whenever he gets near the ball he rushes and panics which more often than not causes him to fumble. When he does get hands on the ball he again rushes and panics causing him to not see the better options around him. Lacks composure and in todays football composure is so important in order to keep posession. You could have got away with it a few decades ago where it was all about getting the ball and pumping it long on all occassions but not today. I watch the games from the top stand at the G and this wiewpoint shows out those players that can assess the situation, settle and find a teamate. Don't like bagging a kid for the sake of it, but these are my observations and concerns about Tambling. Hope he can improve in these areas but IMO awareness and composure are probably the hardest areas to improve. This is what seperates great footballers from average ones. He has the athleticism to be a servicable player but that's probably it.
Dyer'ere said:
OK - poor.
He just can't get into the flow of a game, and really struggles to read the play to get into the right position. Whenever he gets near the ball he rushes and panics which more often than not causes him to fumble. When he does get hands on the ball he again rushes and panics causing him to not see the better options around him. Lacks composure and in todays football composure is so important in order to keep posession. You could have got away with it a few decades ago where it was all about getting the ball and pumping it long on all occassions but not today. I watch the games from the top stand at the G and this wiewpoint shows out those players that can assess the situation, settle and find a teamate. Don't like bagging a kid for the sake of it, but these are my observations and concerns about Tambling. Hope he can improve in these areas but IMO awareness and composure are probably the hardest areas to improve. This is what seperates great footballers from average ones. He has the athleticism to be a servicable player but that's probably it.
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Re: Tambling Threads (merged)
I agree he was quiet against the Dogs, obviously. But he spent the entire game pretty much in the forward line. Which other one of our forwards had a good game? He still got 14 touches and hit the post once. I'd have thought that the way Richmond brought the ball forward 14 touches and a goal from a small crumber would have been an OK result. You could certainly count the number of times the ball came into 50 without giving the Dogs time to flood on one hand. Contrary to what the trolling dawk says he used it pretty well and generally does.
Also, contrary to what tigers80 said, the kid isn't lazy. He simply doesn't have the fitness base to do what some others are doing RIGHT NOW. From all reports he was one of the hardest workers this pre-season. Does that sound lazy to you? Doesn't it make sense that someone coming from the NT might have a lower starting fitness base? Weren't his first 2 pre-seasons derailed due to injuries?
I agree he was quiet against the Dogs, obviously. But he spent the entire game pretty much in the forward line. Which other one of our forwards had a good game? He still got 14 touches and hit the post once. I'd have thought that the way Richmond brought the ball forward 14 touches and a goal from a small crumber would have been an OK result. You could certainly count the number of times the ball came into 50 without giving the Dogs time to flood on one hand. Contrary to what the trolling dawk says he used it pretty well and generally does.
Also, contrary to what tigers80 said, the kid isn't lazy. He simply doesn't have the fitness base to do what some others are doing RIGHT NOW. From all reports he was one of the hardest workers this pre-season. Does that sound lazy to you? Doesn't it make sense that someone coming from the NT might have a lower starting fitness base? Weren't his first 2 pre-seasons derailed due to injuries?
Re: Tambling Threads (merged)
Great post Disco, anyone calling Tambling lazy is too lazy to remember where he finished in the NAB Training System.
Great post Disco, anyone calling Tambling lazy is too lazy to remember where he finished in the NAB Training System.
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Agreed.
There's fit, and there's fit enough to run out a full game of modern AFL. Most people say it takes at least two pre-seasons to get to that fitness level, more if you start from a lower base. Otherwise the really talented kids would come in and dominate AFL straight away, which is absolutely never the case.
Agreed.
justice said:
There's fit, and there's fit enough to run out a full game of modern AFL. Most people say it takes at least two pre-seasons to get to that fitness level, more if you start from a lower base. Otherwise the really talented kids would come in and dominate AFL straight away, which is absolutely never the case.
Re: Tambling Threads (merged)
I think people are worried about Tambo not becoming an immediate superstar like Deledio, Griffen, Roughead, Lewis and Franklin, all of who can (and consistently do) turn a game off their own boot!evo said:
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The problem here is that people are suggesting that he WILL become a superstar by default. I and others are saying that there are worrying signs and there are indications that he won't reach those expectations.
I don't care if he doesn't get 30 posessions or that he doesn't cuts teams apart with the posessions he does get. I care more about what I see on the park in terms of reading the game, positioning, quick thinking and execution. From what I have seen he has shown nothing more than what a kid picked in the third/fourth round would show, not something a pick #4 in his 3rd year should.
The problem here is that people are suggesting that he WILL become a superstar by default. I and others are saying that there are worrying signs and there are indications that he won't reach those expectations.
I don't care if he doesn't get 30 posessions or that he doesn't cuts teams apart with the posessions he does get. I care more about what I see on the park in terms of reading the game, positioning, quick thinking and execution. From what I have seen he has shown nothing more than what a kid picked in the third/fourth round would show, not something a pick #4 in his 3rd year should.
