PATTISON

[julzqld]

Again, another time we could have used Stafford.

[1965]

Again, another time we could have used Stafford.

Prefer to give Patto the experience.

Loved the Staff but we must look to the future.

I don't care if we lose every match this year.

I'm behind the coach. (he says waiting for some comment from ox or others)

[julzqld]

Oh for sure.  I was just thinking of the height difference.  And also remembering a particular game when Staff was up against Sandilands.

[bluey_21]

I have time for Patto. I think that's because I remember what Benny Gale was like when he was Patto's age. He's also a second string ruckman as HT74 says.

Massive ask this week though against Sandilands. Not only in experience but Patto is also giving away 5 foot in height .

Not to mention another 20 or so kg in weight

[jezza]

Stafford's height? Meh.

Stafford's weight? Meh.

Stafford's elbows? Now we're talking.

[julzqld]

Miss those elbows

[one-eyed]

How did we all think Patto went against Freo yesterday?

[jezza]

Thought he competed well. Won the odd hitout but in general did well just to make Sandilands earn it and beat Sandilands around the ground. About as good as I expected going in.

Problem was he basically did it all himself, got to the last quarter and was clearly stuffed and it really hurt us. Our only options were to put a young non-ruck like Cleve, Richo (breaking our forward structure) or Polak (breaking our defensive structure and exposing Bowden). Was a major factor in them getting on top in the last quarter.

[bluey_21]

Most admit I reckon Pattos form this year has been a bit under-rated. Played very well considering his doing it pretty much by himself 

[Gordon Bennett]

Most admit I reckon Pattos form this year has been a bit under-rated. Played very well considering his doing it pretty much by himself 

and it's only his 3rd yr in the system. That's a lot on his young shoulders.

[Life goes on]

I'm behind the coach. (he says waiting for some comment from ox or others)

You will have to join the queue.
There are plenty already up his you know what

[WilliamPowell]

I actually thought he did really well yesterday. Made Sandilands in effective so that was a win for us

[wayne]

He's looking ok.

Couple more years of experience and he'll be very useful.

[Ox]

Again, another time we could have used Stafford.

Prefer to give Patto the experience.

Loved the Staff but we must look to the future.

I don't care if we lose every match this year.

I'm behind the coach. (he says waiting for some comment from ox or others)

listen.

If u bothered to research who bags on what,
you would have KNOWN that i have not once questioned Terry or the course of action the club has taken recently...so shove it up your cobwebbed arse,using me as the chief conspirator of this whole movement.

U just think im a bastard so without proof you try to accuse me of bullsiht,incidental issues that i have never taken to task.

[one-eyed]

How did we rate Patto's game on Friday night?

Wallace also pointed to the performance of 21-year-old ruckman Adam Pattison, who took several courageous marks against the Demons and has battled against the odds throughout the season, after better-credentialled ruckmen Troy Simmonds and Trent Knobel went down injured.

"Adam Pattison has been super-courageous and gets no credit because he's a secondary ruckman who should be playing probably as much forward as what he ever does in the ruck," Wallace.

"At the very most he should be playing against the second-string ruckman and not playing against the initial first ruckman for the opposition.

"So therefore all we get is our rucks are undermanned or we haven't got any rucks, he's working his heart out for us week in and week out, he's been absolutely outstanding."

http://news.realfooty.com.au/tigers-vying-for-respect-says-wallace/20070423-jyf.html