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Welcome to Tigers: Jason Castagna
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Two very very good games this year now.
It doesnt get a stat but his ability to compete in the air against key backs, bring the ball to ground, then be the first to apply pressure is the best leysy has seen from his height.
An absolute key to the way we play. A small tall with traits that can't be replaced by anyone on our list, thus will always be in the 22 when fit.
Growing.
It doesnt get a stat but his ability to compete in the air against key backs, bring the ball to ground, then be the first to apply pressure is the best leysy has seen from his height.
An absolute key to the way we play. A small tall with traits that can't be replaced by anyone on our list, thus will always be in the 22 when fit.
Growing.
2 out of 3 ain’t bad. Like many of his team mates a much better game from George this week.
Thought both defensively & offensively he was excellent. Skills on the up. 8-
Thought both defensively & offensively he was excellent. Skills on the up. 8-
Had a quiet game last week but other two he's been really good. As a small forward you're always going to have hot and cold games, it's just the nature of the position. We need to judge on how the collective has performed and it's quite amazing how always at least one of Butler or Castagna pops up to kick a few each game.
How good is his set shot kicking so far. Leaps and bounds ahead of last year. Hopefully it's reward for a lot of effort put in at training in this facet of his game.
Quality by Georgie, that's the beauty of our midget forwards . There's always someone to pop up n poke a goal through or tackle n harrass a defender.
Apply one Jaaack, a Towner n Caddy. Throw in a Dusty or Cotch at times then mix in the mayhem of a Georgie, Geezer, Sausage, Shedda, Turbo, Lloyd, Shai or Wombat and all hell breaks loose for opposition defenders.
Game after game we end up with 8 or 10 goal kickers n the opposition simply can't shut everyone down.
Apply one Jaaack, a Towner n Caddy. Throw in a Dusty or Cotch at times then mix in the mayhem of a Georgie, Geezer, Sausage, Shedda, Turbo, Lloyd, Shai or Wombat and all hell breaks loose for opposition defenders.
Game after game we end up with 8 or 10 goal kickers n the opposition simply can't shut everyone down.
TigerMasochist said:
Yes, all good, as long as we don't fritter away too many goal scoring opportunities/near certainties, with frivolous HBs or trying for 'just one more' short pass when the ball possessor is already well inside 50 ... or the goal-square. See Joe 'the Goose' Daniher or Butler's dumb, loopy HB, (and Dimma's reaction). Sometimes, as a poster said on the gameday thread, it's like we're competing amongst ourselves for most assists. Team-play, unselfishness is great. Farting around, lairising comes back to you on the bum.
True Leon, pretty sure there was a similar brain fart by a player in the Wet Coke v Moggies game as well. Brilliant playing hot potato when there's a loose ball and plenty of pressure in the forward half. Absolutely crazy when a player has a mark and ten to fifteen metre set shot on minimal angle. Would expect that Dimma gave Geezer a thorough reaming for the two goal turnaround. Simple kick n goal and the game was totally iced, brain fart instead n Hawforn got a big sniff.leon said:
Best game I can remember him playing. Must have got a decent kick up the behind as he was poor pressure-wise the previous week. He was a man possessed, caused so money forward half turnovers that resulted in scoring opportunities. Wow if he can step up his game more consistently to that level, my doubts about him will fade pretty quickly.
True to form, George had another blinder and again finds himself in the thick of the Richmond best. Personally I had him 3rd behind the premiership captain and the All Australian captain. IMO George was comfortably ahead of Riewoldt and Titch because he brought the heat on the ground and in the air, often in the same play. He bagged 3 goals to go with his 6 tackles (3 inside 50) and covered Towner’s arse all day. Towner had a howler, but George had some spare time so he just went about doing his job for him. As MD Jazz observed, George is adding key forward to his CV. ;D
Castagna was credited with four spoils, but he brought the ball to ground more often than that. There is no doubt that his aerial game belies his short stature. As Leysy astutely mentioned earlier, George gets serious altitude and is feline-esque in the way that he lands on his feet and then goes again at the fall. His ability to make high intensity repeat efforts has been elite in rounds one and three. And I’m not just talking about chasing tail. He can make a spoil on a key position defender, follow up and harry would be crumbers, scrap for position in heavy traffic and then get on the end of the ball all in less than ten seconds. It’s a shame he didn’t get the best opportunity to showcase that talent last week. His senior teammates in the midfield and defence made it near impossible for him to ply his trade in the R2 road game. A forgive run from a young colt on the up.
George has started to exhibit freakish abilities, both offensively and defensively. He outmarked Ryan Burton (191, 90) one on one when disadvantaged in front position and under a hospital Jack Higgins pass on centre wing in Q3. He was able to combine with and match Titch Edwards for electric handball movement on at least two occasions, resulting in 1.1 for the tigers. The most noteworthy of which came early in Q4, when he hammered O’Meara with a tackle at the top of forward 50. While Hawthorn retreated, he followed his work all the way to just outside the goal square, ransacked Frawley at ground level, (who he had outclassed in the air repeatedly throughout the day), stole the ball, briskly flicked it off by hand to Titch, who in turn set Butler through with a slick hand pass into the goalsquare. Butler took the opportunity to flaunt his polished soccer skills with a showy tap in on the goal line. And unsurprisingly there was a lot of noise about the Butler party trick. But the accolades should’ve gone to Jason Castagna. Particularly given the class of player he humiliated en route to this particular Richmond goal he was involved in. George was involved in 9 others Richmond scores, equal second for the match with Titch. And just a quick recap on the outclassed scalps... Frawley. Burton. O’Meara. An All Australian premiership defender and two young stars.
Defensively, George is developing an impressive habit of protecting us from shabby i50s, by either spoiling blokes twice his size, or if the ball is on the ground, lapping slower opponents to prevent the easy rebound. In one instance in Q3, Conca (?) blazed inside 50 from the centre square to the advantage of two Hawthorn defenders (at least one of the mullets) and George managed to beat both to the pill and turn a certain turnover into an easy loose ball get. Then like all smart smalls with an extra second of time, he centred to the corridor. Smarts, athleticism, tenacity. Leadership too? He did Towner’s job for him on Sunday and he was critical in turning the game our way as soon as he came on the ground in the season opener.
Thisbloke kid is quietly going apeshit. In fact, his form is so hot that he is on track to become one of the most criminally underrated young players in the competition. If we just look at his 2018 statistics and multiply his current averages, he is on track for over 35 goals, 80 tackles and 50+ spoils at the end of the season proper. It’s a very simplistic way to get a yardstick, but the numbers sound as flashy as his performances in Rounds 1 & 3 have looked. Can’t wait to see how he goes on Saturday against an improving Brisbane outfit.
Castagna was credited with four spoils, but he brought the ball to ground more often than that. There is no doubt that his aerial game belies his short stature. As Leysy astutely mentioned earlier, George gets serious altitude and is feline-esque in the way that he lands on his feet and then goes again at the fall. His ability to make high intensity repeat efforts has been elite in rounds one and three. And I’m not just talking about chasing tail. He can make a spoil on a key position defender, follow up and harry would be crumbers, scrap for position in heavy traffic and then get on the end of the ball all in less than ten seconds. It’s a shame he didn’t get the best opportunity to showcase that talent last week. His senior teammates in the midfield and defence made it near impossible for him to ply his trade in the R2 road game. A forgive run from a young colt on the up.
George has started to exhibit freakish abilities, both offensively and defensively. He outmarked Ryan Burton (191, 90) one on one when disadvantaged in front position and under a hospital Jack Higgins pass on centre wing in Q3. He was able to combine with and match Titch Edwards for electric handball movement on at least two occasions, resulting in 1.1 for the tigers. The most noteworthy of which came early in Q4, when he hammered O’Meara with a tackle at the top of forward 50. While Hawthorn retreated, he followed his work all the way to just outside the goal square, ransacked Frawley at ground level, (who he had outclassed in the air repeatedly throughout the day), stole the ball, briskly flicked it off by hand to Titch, who in turn set Butler through with a slick hand pass into the goalsquare. Butler took the opportunity to flaunt his polished soccer skills with a showy tap in on the goal line. And unsurprisingly there was a lot of noise about the Butler party trick. But the accolades should’ve gone to Jason Castagna. Particularly given the class of player he humiliated en route to this particular Richmond goal he was involved in. George was involved in 9 others Richmond scores, equal second for the match with Titch. And just a quick recap on the outclassed scalps... Frawley. Burton. O’Meara. An All Australian premiership defender and two young stars.
Defensively, George is developing an impressive habit of protecting us from shabby i50s, by either spoiling blokes twice his size, or if the ball is on the ground, lapping slower opponents to prevent the easy rebound. In one instance in Q3, Conca (?) blazed inside 50 from the centre square to the advantage of two Hawthorn defenders (at least one of the mullets) and George managed to beat both to the pill and turn a certain turnover into an easy loose ball get. Then like all smart smalls with an extra second of time, he centred to the corridor. Smarts, athleticism, tenacity. Leadership too? He did Towner’s job for him on Sunday and he was critical in turning the game our way as soon as he came on the ground in the season opener.
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