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Burning questions for 2015: Richmond - Can Ty Vickery finally step up?
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Source: SportsFan
Author: Bradley Dawson
He'd want to, because it's his last, last chance. After five years of showing promise and playing well every third or fourth game between listless, uncompetitive, undisciplined efforts, Vickery has to lift. His 2014 summed up his career: he kicked four goals in a couple of games, played well in about four of his 12 for the year and got suspended for four matches for whacking West Coast's Dean Cox, ultimately losing his spot in the side to an improving Ben Griffiths.
For the last part of the year Griffiths did what Vickery seems unable to: he provided a target up forward, crashing some packs to take a bit of heat off Jack Riewoldt, and gave decent contests in the ruck to assist Maric. Vickery's ruckwork, in contrast, after five seasons is still poor – he jumps far too early or too late, appears to shirk body contact and gives away too many dumb free kicks.
Having just bagged him, we have to admit that Vickery CAN play. He just doesn't do it often enough. Nearing 25 years old, Vickery should be in his prime and if he can stay on the park and produce consistent effort, this just may be the year he finally plays to his potential. The Tigers will need him to if they are to go anywhere this year.
As for their other tall forward options: Shaun Hampson is at best a fill-in tap ruckman, is too slow and drops too many marks, Liam McBean may finally get a senior game but still looks a way off, while Todd Elton still struggles at VFL level. A fit David Astbury might allow Troy Chaplin to slide forward for more than just cameos, as he did in 2014.
http://www.sportsfan.com.au/burning-questions-for-2015-richmond/tabid/91/newsid/151646/default.aspx
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Chaplin sliding forward like in the port game? Yes please :birthday
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Still unsure why we don't entertain trades for him, Geelong would have been keen if they gave up pick 20 odd for Stanley. :banghead
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Chaplin sliding forward like in the port game? Yes please :birthday
About 300 metres forward should do it
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Must be his year... :pray
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bit of a nothing piece, we all know what we need from Vickery - consistency. He's not the ruckman we hoped he'd be (at least not yet), but his forward development is sound. I completely disagree re: undisciplined acts (In that I don't count them against him - if you're not playing well why not smack a few blokes from the opposition?) and the comparison to Ben Griffiths I found ironic - Griffiths only played good footy at the end of the year after being dropped throughout most of the middle of the season. Griffiths is far more of a tease that Vickery for mine, not the mention they have very different games.
I'm still a fan, see a future and don't believe its 2015 or bust for Tyrone. Oh, and the assertion that at 25 he should be in the prime of his career, what a load of nonsense. For big men its far more varied.
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Vickery hits the scoreboard, averaged 2 goals a game playing CHF and helping out in the ruck. Not to bad IMO.
And he is inconsistent, but what KPF who plays in an average side isn't?
Jeremy Cameron, the next big thing, only averaged 2.1 goals a game as a stay at home forward.
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It's hardly unusual for ruckmen of his age not yet to have hit their prime.
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Who is this muppet Dawson?
Zac's Dad?
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Should just play all of Maric, Vickery and Griffiths.
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Should just play all of Maric, Vickery and Griffiths.
..with Hamspud, McBean & McKenzie on the bench and Elton as sub.
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Pipe dream McBean.....
Still not ready.
L M A O.
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Pipe dream McBean.....
Still not ready.
L M A O.
Why? Because that stuffwit says so? He's more than ready IMO.
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Had good faith in Vickery in the past but he has nearly lost me. Still think he has the tools just not the right mindset.
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Burning questions for 2015: Richmond - Can Ty Vickery finally step up?
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Source: SportsFan
Author: Bradley Dawson
He'd want to, because it's his last, last chance. After five years of showing promise and playing well every third or fourth game between listless, uncompetitive, undisciplined efforts, Vickery has to lift. His 2014 summed up his career: he kicked four goals in a couple of games, played well in about four of his 12 for the year and got suspended for four matches for whacking West Coast's Dean Cox, ultimately losing his spot in the side to an improving Ben Griffiths.
For the last part of the year Griffiths did what Vickery seems unable to: he provided a target up forward, crashing some packs to take a bit of heat off Jack Riewoldt, and gave decent contests in the ruck to assist Maric. Vickery's ruckwork, in contrast, after five seasons is still poor – he jumps far too early or too late, appears to shirk body contact and gives away too many dumb free kicks.
Having just bagged him, we have to admit that Vickery CAN play. He just doesn't do it often enough. Nearing 25 years old, Vickery should be in his prime and if he can stay on the park and produce consistent effort, this just may be the year he finally plays to his potential. The Tigers will need him to if they are to go anywhere this year.
As for their other tall forward options: Shaun Hampson is at best a fill-in tap ruckman, is too slow and drops too many marks, Liam McBean may finally get a senior game but still looks a way off, while Todd Elton still struggles at VFL level. A fit David Astbury might allow Troy Chaplin to slide forward for more than just cameos, as he did in 2014.
http://www.sportsfan.com.au/burning-questions-for-2015-richmond/tabid/91/newsid/151646/default.aspx
this bloke is reading my posts.
old pea heart vickery he sure does avoid body contact. people think he can become a decent ruckman, he doesnt have the stomach for it.
he has kicked some goals fairly regularly right thru his career to date. but ib all honesty its been the only thing you could put a tick aginst his name even then id say more than half his goals are cheapies. big tough ty vickery who shirks body contact when its not to his liking.
if we had other decent options this bloke would have played a fraction of the games he has but alas his competition has been poor blokes like post, griffiths elton, skinny mcbean. hampson, ffs hes had no competition for his spot.
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Hey clawski, Vix and Griff for close to 30 goals each in 2015 :shh
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Hey clawski, Vix and Griff for close to 30 goals each in 2015 :shh
vickery is close to that now but as stated kicking a few goals is not the problem. its just about every other area of the game that he cops criticism for.
id happily take take 25 30 if he improves what needs improving.
one part of the reason our fwd line fails is the simple fact none of our tall fwds stay involved in a game. they go missing and do virtually nothing for huge chunks of games and then pop up with the odd cheap goal.evn jack is guilty of this but jacks goal return cheapies and all helps off set this. 30 goals wont offset a player being a spectator for huge chunks of most games.
i remember a post on here last yr about chris dawes. he at least works hard gives 2nd 3rd efforts and always presents chases blocks etc etc yet hes lambasted by our supporters. yet his overall game is so much better than anything vickery offers up without huge statistical numbers. dawes is not a huge goal kicker or a huge possesion winner but he competes always gives his all. yet has less talent than vickery but imo easily out performs him.
as i have said one of the talls has to step up and take the game by the scruff of the neck and become a good consistent player week in week out, with ball in hand or with out.
i dont care which one vickery griffiths mcbean or even mckenzie. i hope they all make it but while thaey lack so badly in basics and are so inconsistent i will criticise em. bradley dawson is right on all fronts.
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i remember a post on here last yr about chris dawes. he at least works hard gives 2nd 3rd efforts and always presents chases blocks etc etc yet hes lambasted by our supporters. yet his overall game is so much better than anything vickery offers up without huge statistical numbers. dawes is not a huge goal kicker or a huge possesion winner but he competes always gives his all. yet has less talent than vickery but imo easily out performs him.
2 spuds dont make a right