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Welcome to the Tigers - Connor Menadue
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As I said, sink or swim time. Has had an opportunity to adjust to the pace, now gets thrown in the deep end.Ridley said:
Ridley said:
Phillips like many good wingmen are some of the smartest players going around. They just know where to run. Grigg (for all his lack of pace) is a good example of this. He just knows where to go on the ground to get the ball. Menadue does not have that trait.
You see passages of play like that 123 and just wonder whether the kid has the desire, will for the contest.
If often can occur with some senior players but they have credits in the bank.
Players such as Menadue , CEllis & Bolton have played minimal games yet a first year player such as Higgins shows them!
Even a player who missed a pre season last and came in towards the end in Graham has shown more.
I can recall that play and was calling out for Menadue to use his renown pace but Rioli came from 3 rows back to apply the pressure.
Even in the song it lacked anything. I'm just nit picking here but it's the little you notice.
You find it hard pressed to mount a case for CEllis, Menadue & Bolton to remain on the list if by years out something doesn't click.
Heck even a player ( sorry NSWTiger ) Townsend with less ability did his thing last year and became a premiership player.
It's not too late for them.
Jury out?
If often can occur with some senior players but they have credits in the bank.
Players such as Menadue , CEllis & Bolton have played minimal games yet a first year player such as Higgins shows them!
Even a player who missed a pre season last and came in towards the end in Graham has shown more.
I can recall that play and was calling out for Menadue to use his renown pace but Rioli came from 3 rows back to apply the pressure.
Even in the song it lacked anything. I'm just nit picking here but it's the little you notice.
You find it hard pressed to mount a case for CEllis, Menadue & Bolton to remain on the list if by years out something doesn't click.
Heck even a player ( sorry NSWTiger ) Townsend with less ability did his thing last year and became a premiership player.
It's not too late for them.
Jury out?
Nomorewaiting said:
When players have to be shown to chase (Menadue) or told to chase (Bolton) or can't chase (CEllis/Stengle) then they are going to have problems at the end of the year. Townsend has less natural athleticism and in all honesty talent than any of that lot but with Townsend he is lining up the tackle and then hits at full pace. He wants to impact the contest Menadue seems not to want to be part of the contest. Either he doesn't know how or he lacks physical confidence as everyone is all a bit too big and it is scary being hit by a mac truck (e.g. Graham) which by the way is completely true and understandable. Looking hard for Menadue and CEllis. Bolton gets another year due to his ability.
Another meh game from Connor. I'm not sure it's going to happen. Like CEllis, that step up is looking too great.
I think they both suffer from belief, it appears when there at VFL level and there “ the man” they deliver, however when they are surrounded by Dusty an Co they both seem to suffer a bit of stage fright and it seems they nearly don’t want to get in the way, yep there only 21 I just don’t think they have the mind set and arrogant type attitude you need to make it at the top level, I’m not sure I’d give them another year but if they do they really need to take a leaf out of Shorts bookTigers of Old said:
re development of juniors
people doubting whether cellis and menadue are developing into afl players
it does seem strange that we have had no one step up from the vfl to afl this year
recently we have had several players step up after a lengthy vfl development stint: grimes, butler, castagna, kmac, lambert, broad, astbury,
i guess short is the last one yet he played a lot of afl last year
people doubting whether cellis and menadue are developing into afl players
it does seem strange that we have had no one step up from the vfl to afl this year
recently we have had several players step up after a lengthy vfl development stint: grimes, butler, castagna, kmac, lambert, broad, astbury,
i guess short is the last one yet he played a lot of afl last year
I reckon pace is the only thing he has on Ellis nik, his pure outside, unfortunately I don’t think either have the *smile* that’s needed to be part of a successful AFL team.nikolasmia said:
