Go watch a replay and look at sam walsh. His long ball on top of someone's head (not to our advantage, but over 50m so it's an 'effective kick') played right into the oppositions hands. He needs to sort that out. Look at jagga by comparison.
Love them both but Smithy also has a big flaw - he has a tendency to handball at the feet of teammates. Really gotta fix this. Fumbles and turnovers, as we saw last night, are death in this game. Even a mediocre side like Collingwood will kill you on the rebound.
Some of Smith doing that is to avoid an opponents hand/arm trying to block it. No point aiming for a chest if you know it won't get there.
But with ball in hand, kicking forward, i'm taking Jagga over Walsh any day of the week.
I'm looking at the hybrid Ranger, simply for on board power. Can run a fridge and have power when camping which saves me carrying extra batteries.
Supposebly gets a $h!tload better l/km but when work pays for that, i don't care.
Ford need your business, without the Ranger they would be out of business....
I didn't like Ford or rangers until i was given one as a company car. Their tech is far superior to anything else out there. So much so, that i couldn't live with anything less now. I was a hilux man before that, but they ended up being overpriced and well behind on tech. They have caught up recently.
I did have a triton for a while which was terrible to drive and while the tech was better than the hilux, was nowhere near the ranger.
I don't need it for any hardcore off-roading, but do go camping in areas where 4wd is not necessary, but can get you out of trouble.
There's a reason they sell so many.....and its mostly due to companies making them their base fleet car....but they are good to drive and don't feel like a ute.
Some points of frustration.... 1. Kicking.....practice it, quick. We cant kick at goal. We cant kick to advantage. We cant kick to a teammate inside 50.
This extends past the usual suspects. Go watch a replay and look at sam walsh. His long ball on top of someone's head (not to our advantage, but over 50m so it's an 'effective kick') played right into the oppositions hands. He needs to sort that out. Look at jagga by comparison.
2. Inside 50s..... Similar to the above our entries inside 50 are largely poor. Its not all about the kicking though. The poor leading (or non existant) leading) didn't give the kicker much choice.
Both the above lag to the same problems ever had for years midfield-forward connection.
The game result was consistent with my ladder theory and strength of opponent being the ultimate predictor of how well we do.
I saw some random youtube video on BYD and how they are heavily backed by the chinese government and its not sustainable and could potentially go bust if one of a couple things happen. It was kinda just on in the background, but it seemed theoroughly researched and plenty of facts and figures based on annual figures etc etc.
Was a bit worrying as if any of it came to fruition, it would cause complete chaos to the car market.
BYD get looked after by the Chinese Government with subsidies and cheap state bank loans because they are seen as a national success story, they do have some debt but its not extreme. Founder led listed business on the HK exchange and the Chairman who runs it is a keen CCP member with an interest in China's strategic position and hasnt had to have his arm twisted to align himself with Xi's directives. Their sales figures have dropped at home but with Xi helping him out Id expect that to be mitigated and they will stay on top of the EV heap while the brand stay aligned with the Government..
I think one of the issues would be if the Chinese government stopped subsidising them, they would crumble like a house of cards and just as quick. I think sales figures have also been inflated, with 1000's of them being 'bought', but rusting away in a car park somewhere.
I saw some random youtube video on BYD and how they are heavily backed by the chinese government and its not sustainable and could potentially go bust if one of a couple things happen. It was kinda just on in the background, but it seemed theoroughly researched and plenty of facts and figures based on annual figures etc etc.
Was a bit worrying as if any of it came to fruition, it would cause complete chaos to the car market.
We've disrupted the space-time continuum by changing something in our past leading to an alternative timeline where we actuality play collingwood in round 1 this year!
..... otherwise known as... Can fix the round number in the title.
Surprised they bring in Lord with Hewett in. Even if Cerra goes back to the wing we lack a bit of pace.
Maybe Hewett will be a late out and Flynn Young comes in to play the Jack Ison role.
Disappointed they have dropped Holland but can understand why. Just hope they play him in the same role in the VFL and not as an inside mid.
Don't think Reidy has done much right all year, and his inclusion must be based on trackwork and a little bit of hope.
I've suggested this before (possible last time we played them) but i'd like to see Cottrell go to Daicos. He has the tank. He adds agression which Naicos doesn't like. Would get inside his head.
I literally said that in the post. Not like you to respond to things without reading them (or is it?)
I did read it and wasn't having a go at your post just stating without those stats the comparison is pointless. Your last sentence says 'the point remains' - my post was inferring the stats provided mean nothing so cant be used to demonstrate Kemps kicking.
You do realise this is a forum with differing opinions
It was more about the relative perceptions of people and their kicking rather than 'proving' anything one way or another.
Fevola is a kicking god. Harry is a kicking hack. Yet %'s show the opposite. Harry would need to completely miss 1 in 20 shots more than fev to be on a par % wise.
Now, i know who i'd rather have kicking for goal.....and its not based on %'s......but perhaps peoples bias cloud their output.
I know this is not exactly what you were talking about and the following data doesn't take into account complete misses (look at you Harry) but point remains, i think Kemp is being a bit harshly judged.
Player
Goals
Behinds
Total Shots
Accuracy (%)
Brendan Fevola
623
402
1,025
60.8%
Jack Gunston
593
344
937
63.3%
Robbie Gray
367
262
629
58.3%
Jamie Elliott
364
230
594
61.3%
Charlie Curnow
363
164
527
68.9%
Harry McKay
296
155
451
65.6%
Brodie Kemp
38
26
64
59.4%
Data Source: AFL Tables career records.
these stats not counting shots that go on the full or some food drop short mean they are not a true measure of goal kicking accuracy.
if you can find one that does registar all the other ‘misses’ you will find they are worlds apart
I literally said that in the post. Not like you to respond to things without reading them (or is it?)
I prefer specialist KP forwards rather than manufactured ones...we need to recruit a young KP who is a good kick at U18 level and doesn't need remedial work. Brendon Fevola comes to mind...we don't have that player like a Fevola, Gunston, Elliott, Robbie Gray who can kick that set shot match winner in the final seconds under pressure.
I know this is not exactly what you were talking about and the following data doesn't take into account complete misses (look at you Harry) but point remains, i think Kemp is being a bit harshly judged.
It's a fruitless argument that is dominating many threads. The same things are being written time after time. Yet I doubt one mind has been changed.
And in twelve months from now the whole thing will just be another sad chapter in our 21st century history. We'll have no doubt moved on next year to a new crisis or new beginnings. People have had their say, it's on the record. It'll still be here as long as the site exists in it's present form. But I doubt anyone will look back more than a few pages on any thread they engage with.
At the very least, can posters please try and confine the Voss/Fraser discussion to the relevant coach thread.
Lods, i feel your frustration. However, yours seems directed at one side of the debate. Don't blame the retaliators. blame the instigators. They've been needling us for months, and continue to do so. Now the shoe is on the other foot and you expect us to continue to cop it? Not going to happen.
