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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on February 27, 2009, 05:54:37 AM
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Amongst all the Cousins drama and hype, we had 3 others making their debut in Y&B - Vickery, Rance and Thomson. How did you rate all 3 efforts last night?
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Rance-ok Vickery-still too wet behind the ears Thompson- faired well, obvious he has played before
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Vickery and Rance good
Thompson might have me eating my words. looks really good
Hislop wont have me eating my words. Another useless pick
Cuz reasonable. First hitout will get his fitness back.
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I hinestly thought that they all did a not too bad job in the wash up of the game.
Though all the focus was on the one player.
And I see only good thing's for us with them all.
And Hislop I really thought he did okay so I will wait till the season proper to make a full remark on him.
At the moment with las tnight game I thought he did okay.
Sorry Daniel61., just remember Troy's firsdt few games. he wasn't too good but got better and better.
And I see the same happening here.
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We lost but we found 3 players. All of Vickery, Rance and Thomson did some nice things throughout the game. Hislop needs to do more, seemed a bit slow. Right now Id only play 1 of Thomson or Hislop, and Thomson is in front for a position in the 22 vs Carlton.
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All this talk about Tambling playing off half back, i'd play Rance.
Quick, has height and backs himself.
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To be honest, there were only a couple of possitives to come from this game.
1. Most of the new guys showed something (not sure about Hislop). Think Rance will be good.
2. They play in Shepperton next week which is only 50 min drive for me so I can see them. That said, I am not sure if want to go and see guys missing targets, handballing to guys under the pump and playing just plain dumb. It may of been a practice match but there is no excuse for being thick. Nearly the whole team made bad decisions at one time or another.
If thats what they serve up in R1 we will get thumped. (the sky is not falling in)
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Very impressed with Rance looks to be the real deal. Wayne's view about the HBF position sounds good to me.
Vickery and Thompson showed a bit.
I think Hislop played a better game then the Freo one but just worried about his effectiveness.
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Amongst all the Cousins drama and hype, we had 3 others making their debut in Y&B - Vickery, Rance and Thomson. How did you rate all 3 efforts last night?
Vickery has it but I expect him to spend most of the year at Coburg learning the trade.
Rance was impressive, Terry gave him the challenge going on Collingwood's #1 forward and his efforts were pretty good for a first gamer.
Thomson just needs to get some confidence in his kicking and we have a player.
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Vickery: skinny, but i know once weight is on him, he will be good.
Rance: more matches he plays the better he will become, keep playing him Terry!
Thomson: can play, keep playing him.
Hislop: looks like being a waste of a pick, though if he run and tackle, he will be in our side every match.
Cousins: more matches and will get better.
Tambling: at cross-roads, two matches so far haven't been on par!
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Vickery: skinny, but i know once weight is on him, he will be good.
Rance: more matches he plays the better he will become, keep playing him Terry!
Thomson: can play, keep playing him.
Hislop: looks like being a waste of a pick, though if he run and tackle, he will be in our side every match.
Cousins: more matches and will get better.
Tambling: at cross-roads, two matches so far haven't been on par!
Your not wrong there mate.
At the cross roads our richie is.
He is a black version of andrew raines with a bit of JON
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It is interesting to hear peoples opinions and how vastly they differ depending on whether they were watching on TV or at the game...
Tambling was one of the best players in our side on the night. He was one of the few players that broke the lines and allowed us opportunities to work our way through their zone. TV tends to focus on the action at hand so you can't see what going on around or ahead which is probably why some people believe he made more mistakes that he actually did. He played a good game.
Rance was the standout amoungst our recruits. He looked poised, strong and confident. In fact he seemed like an experienced player compared to our other newbees. He was strong, fast and made good decisions. I was very impressed.
Thomson looked hard at it and determined. I didn't see him run or break the packs but he could be a good addition to our mids this year.
Vickery was very agile, fast and skillful for someone of his size. When he builds up he will be much better in the ruck and as a key forward. He is a very exciting prospect for the future.
Nahas showed glimpses of brilliance but never got a chance near goal or to run down anyone. He is another likely type but needs more flow into the F50 with key forwards taking the heat. I fear all this zone play may hinder his impact on the game.
Hislop looked ordinary to my untrained eye. He was slow and a poor kick. Hope he improves.
Stripes
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Rance - I thought he struggled a bit in keeping up with the tempo in the 1st qtr but as his nerves settled he got better
Vickery - lots of good signs. His skills for a big bloke (that little chip kick around the corner) are very good
Thompson - liked his game for the crashing through to get the ball. Again I reckon he was nervous to start with but got better as the game went on
Hislop - I think his chasing and defensive pressure in the F50 was good but the kicking is a worry
It is interesting to hear peoples opinions and how vastly they differ depending on whether they were watching on TV or at the game...
Tambling was one of the best players in our side on the night. He was one of the few players that broke the lines and allowed us opportunities to work our way through their zone. TV tends to focus on the action at hand so you can't see what going on around or ahead which is probably why some people believe he made more mistakes that he actually did. He played a good game.
Totally agree Stripes :thumbsup
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Tambling was one of the best players in our side on the night. He was one of the few players that broke the lines and allowed us opportunities to work our way through their zone. TV tends to focus on the action at hand so you can't see what going on around or ahead which is probably why some people believe he made more mistakes that he actually did. He played a good game.
Overall he did pretty well it just looked like he shirked a marking contest and went in a bit soft at a few contests predominately in the third quarter.
Hopefully I just seen it wrong, it could be that I am spoiled by one Axel Foley who is a mad nut at the ball and looks to be on fire.
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the Tambling incident seems to have bought a bit of conjecture whether he shirked the issue or not, personally i thought the kick was too damn high from where i was sitting.
perhaps he has become the new whipping boy, hell every team has one.
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Rance - I thought he struggled a bit in keeping up with the tempo in the 1st qtr but as his nerves settled he got better
Vickery - lots of good signs. His skills for a big bloke (that little chip kick around the corner) are very good
Thompson - liked his game for the crashing through to get the ball. Again I reckon he was nervous to start with but got better as the game went on
Hislop - I think his chasing and defensive pressure in the F50 was good but the kicking is a worry
It is interesting to hear peoples opinions and how vastly they differ depending on whether they were watching on TV or at the game...
Tambling was one of the best players in our side on the night. He was one of the few players that broke the lines and allowed us opportunities to work our way through their zone. TV tends to focus on the action at hand so you can't see what going on around or ahead which is probably why some people believe he made more mistakes that he actually did. He played a good game.
Totally agree Stripes :thumbsup
Rance: looked very promising. ran hard from half back linking up and breaking the lines. has the body size to handle the big forwards. should have a good year ahead.
Vickery: Still a bit raw and light. Dropped a couple of marks he should have had. But was pleased with his hitout. Good awareness and skills when he nudged presti under the ball, ran on and hooked the ball off the left to jack. Also handled himself well in the ruck.
Hislop: Was a bit sloppy with his disposal and slightly slow when he runs. But goes hard at it and does get to the ball. Not in my 22 at the moment but should improve. Good depth player who can step up when needed.
Thomson: Extremely with his play. brilliant in close, knows how to get the ball at the stoppage and dish out to teammates. 2nd and 3rd efforts are great would be a great addition to tuck and foley and hopefully cogs. Makes johnson a bit obsolete now.
Tambling was one of the best players in our side on the night. He was one of the few players that broke the lines and allowed us opportunities to work our way through their zone. TV tends to focus on the action at hand so you can't see what going on around or ahead which is probably why some people believe he made more mistakes that he actually did. He played a good game.
Overall he did pretty well it just looked like he shirked a marking contest and went in a bit soft at a few contests predominately in the third quarter.
Hopefully I just seen it wrong, it could be that I am spoiled by one Axel Foley who is a mad nut at the ball and looks to be on fire.
Thought he did well. Presented well and got a few clearances too. As for that play which the media claims he shirked the marking contest. I tape the game last night and watched it again today. he simply misread the ball and ran under it. tambling isn't afraid of the physical marking contest. Many times last year i saw him stand under the high ball and marking it with opponents bearing down on him.
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Cant believe you still defend Tambling you lot.
I guess i should expect that, after all you all still pin your hopes on his cousin JON.
JON and Tambling running around in the midfield. Im sure 15 other clubs are shaking in their boots.
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Vickers looked far too raw to look a likely starter anytime soon, thought that he might have shown a bit more TBH, a strong grab perhaps to no avail...put away and develop at burgers
Rance looked to have plenty of belief in himself, carried the pill and showed a nice attack on the pill
Thompson got some quality touches in close..couple of mistakes but worth persevering with in pre season
Im pretty cool on Nahas...spends too much time chasing tail and not enough time with the pill...droipped an absolute sitter early that may have set things up, but that was the tone of the night ::)
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the Tambling incident seems to have bought a bit of conjecture whether he shirked the issue or not, personally i thought the kick was too damn high from where i was sitting.
perhaps he has become the new whipping boy, hell every team has one.
reminded me of the day l seen Aaron Fiora
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the Tambling incident seems to have bought a bit of conjecture whether he shirked the issue or not, personally i thought the kick was too damn high from where i was sitting.
perhaps he has become the new whipping boy, hell every team has one.
reminded me of the day l seen Aaron Fiora
your point...
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the Tambling incident seems to have bought a bit of conjecture whether he shirked the issue or not, personally i thought the kick was too damn high from where i was sitting.
perhaps he has become the new whipping boy, hell every team has one.
reminded me of the day l seen Aaron Fiora
your point...
point is the only difference between Fiora and Tambling is the colour of their skin.
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Dont think so, way too harsh comparing him to Fiora.
Richie is ahead on all counts that matter vs Fiora and is still a developing player where Fiora had the benefit of playing in his prime ( :o)
I know stats dont mean anywhere near the all, but IMO Richie is way ahead of Fiora
From
FinalSiren.com - AFL Player Comparison
Player Totals
Player MT K H D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B SC Rat Avg
Aaron Fiora 140 1021 576 1597 11.4 564 4 45 0.3 200 1.4 90 78 58 0.4 62 410 7018 50.1
Richard Tambling 75 611 408 1019 13.6 339 4.5 15 0.2 194 2.6 57 40 50 0.7 41 341 4735 63.1
Totals 215 1632 984 2616 12.2 903 4.2 60 0.3 394 1.8 147 118 108 0.5 103 751 11753 54.7
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point is the only difference between Fiora and Tambling is the colour of their skin.
You seem to spend too much time referring to Tambling's ethnicity/skin colour - it's irrelevant, and it doesn't sit well with me.
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the Tambling incident seems to have bought a bit of conjecture whether he shirked the issue or not, personally i thought the kick was too damn high from where i was sitting.
perhaps he has become the new whipping boy, hell every team has one.
reminded me of the day l seen Aaron Fiora
your point...
point is the only difference between Fiora and Tambling is the colour of their skin.
well i wouldnt have expected anything less of a response.