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Title: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: one-eyed on September 03, 2021, 04:09:16 AM
Next up is Matty Parker.

In his 3rd season of AFL and first as a Tiger after being picked up in the midseason draft, Matt played 6 matches to take his career tally to 25. Debuting as a Tiger in Round 18, Parker played in all remaining games of the season.

Season highlights
● 19 disps (16 kicks 7 hballs) and 8 tackles in the Rd 19 38-pt loss to Geelong at the MCG.
● 14 disps (10 kicks 4 hballs), 3 marks, 4 tackles & a goal in the Rd 21 33-pt win over North Melbourne at the MCG.
● 12 disps (5 kicks 7 hballs), 4 tackles and 2 goals in the Rd 20 4-pt loss to Fremantle at Perth Stadium.

RFC career stats to date:
          Games  Kicks   Hballs  Disp.  Marks  Tackles  G.B   GA  Clear.  In50   Re50 
2021       6        7.8     5.3     13.2    3.0      4.8      3.3   0.5   1.5     2.7     0.3

https://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=2887
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-richmond-tigers--matthew-parker


How did we all rate Parker's first year as a Tiger?
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: Go Richo 12 on September 03, 2021, 04:18:17 AM
Unpopular opinion, I thought he did quite well given he spent little time with the club before playing AFL with us. He has his deficits but he seemed to show what we had been lacking, a bit of a tough edge and a tackle that sticks. Missed some easy goals and targets but most of the team did. We just judge newbies harder. He did what was expected of him- he isn’t the answer to our problems but he showed us what the answer is.
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: WilliamPowell on September 03, 2021, 07:13:11 AM
I thought he first couple of games were good. After that I thought he dropped away.

Biggest concern I have is inability to nail set shots and the giving away undisciplined free kicks.

But having said that he came played thecrole they wanted him to play I gave him a six
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: Andyy on September 03, 2021, 07:35:02 AM
6 from me.

Minimal time with the club, joined us after we had fallen off the cliff.

Can't question his effort. I'm interested to see what he serves up in 2022 after a full preseason and more time with the group + plan.
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: Chuck17 on September 03, 2021, 08:18:34 AM
We can do better
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: georgies31 on September 03, 2021, 10:13:27 AM
We can do alot better from state leagues if his in our side for tuffness and pressure not good enough to many at the club like that.
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: Andyy on September 03, 2021, 10:21:49 AM
I would have preferred if we took Schlenslog.

Should have retired Houli early IMO. Take Freeman too.
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: MaccaDacca on September 03, 2021, 11:41:48 AM
Has some great attributes for sure but disposal, decision making and goal kicking are a bit below average imo.
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: the claw on September 10, 2021, 02:27:38 PM
I would have preferred if we took Schlenslog.

Should have retired Houli early IMO.
I agree Schenslog will go inside the first two rounds of the nd. H e has to be the best mature tall available and he is still only 20 21 yrs old. i reckon he has done very well at senior level in the WAFL  both forward and back and he now looks ready to go straight away.
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: sugark on September 10, 2021, 03:03:39 PM
A very average selection in my opinion, offers nothing that we dont already have playing in the reserves.

Why we didnt pick Freeman or Schlensog is beyond me, got caught up in the past selection of Pickett
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: Rampsation on September 11, 2021, 10:27:36 AM
I would delist to open up another spot on our list.
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: Diocletian on September 11, 2021, 12:25:11 PM
A very average selection in my opinion, offers nothing that we dont already have playing in the reserves.

Why we didnt pick Freeman or Schlensog is beyond me, got caught up in the past selection of Pickett

Got caught up in listening to Pickett talk up his mate.... :shh
Title: Re: Rate a Tiger's year - Matt Parker?
Post by: Rampsation on September 11, 2021, 01:28:03 PM
Pickett should get traded out. Neither are best 22 players. Just list cloggers.