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Welcome to the Tigers Marlion Pickett!
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Nah, I think the global pandemic and not training for a few months might be the problem. They're just not fit.
I think for Marlion it is more about how am I going to pay my rent and feed and clothe my 4 kids on about 40k and no future contract inked.
Alright, alright you told us
Covid-19 has caused Marlion to have a bigger interruption than most. When the season got put on hold he shifted the family back to Wa, and then had a couple of house moves during that time.
He has also had well documented financial struggles due to his contractual status. Thats not an excuse but a possible reason for his average form.
He's a fighter, I'll back him in to take it on the chin and come back better.
You and Hutstar have described the huge challenges he's had to deal with well. It's been tough - even more than usual - for Marlion and family. I also back him to adjust his game and make it back as a very useful player.
But all the media attention and public acclaim after one excellent game, which just happened to be a winning GF, could go to anybody's head. It would be easy to be fooled into believing you've made it, a star, when it takes years of perseverance and consistent performance at a high level to ever reach that. He must learn when to dispose of the ball quickly and when there is some space to be used and exploited. Even Dusty has adjusted to this by handballing more as teams have put more study into combatting his Don'tArgues and tackle pressure in numbers on him.
At RFC, it's all about team play.
I'd back him to get back into the team and make a solid contribution.
3 games in and possibly the strangest start to an AFL career possible, add to this concerns about his family and supporting them and a dip in form, which is more normal than not for a player new to the highest level, is not a big surprise.
He has the talent and plenty of motivation to get back, I really hope he does.
DS
3 games in and possibly the strangest start to an AFL career possible, add to this concerns about his family and supporting them and a dip in form, which is more normal than not for a player new to the highest level, is not a big surprise.
He has the talent and plenty of motivation to get back, I really hope he does.
DS
Sure, but he was on the poverty line at 100% of his salary. Any disruption would have massively ramped up the pressure. I’m not convinced with Marlin but a mature player with 4 kids needs at least 100k. I hope they give him a new contract for decent mney, even if it’s just a 1 year extension. Only fair.
Some many things going on in and around Marlion it would be impossible to pinpoint one reason for his form. For me he seemed to be playing confused and as a result would lay a bump rather than tackle and try and take on 3 blokes rather than use Cotchy.
Give him a few easy runs in the 2nds to clear his head and just play footy.
On reflection, I think Marlion has been brutalised.
throwing a 4th gamer, at 183 into the ruck, and then dropping him?
only for him to standout BOG in the guts in the 2's?
Grigg was 190 and had played a few hundred times.
FFS. way too cute.
end the M.Pickett farce. He's a sublime footballer. he's not a *smile* ruckman.
play him. let him dance the weird Covid dance.
throwing a 4th gamer, at 183 into the ruck, and then dropping him?
only for him to standout BOG in the guts in the 2's?
Grigg was 190 and had played a few hundred times.
FFS. way too cute.
end the M.Pickett farce. He's a sublime footballer. he's not a *smile* ruckman.
play him. let him dance the weird Covid dance.
A criticism of our coaching staff of late has been how we've thrown many around all over the place positionally.
Things have been unsettled enough without over thinking it.
Unless someone at the club puts a rocket up his ar*e he will go down as a one game wonder. No heart, no effort and no interest
I would rather we were getting games into Ross (as a midfielder), Dow or RCD than watching Picketts efforts again.
