Your example was Nason. I'd respond with 14 games, body size, lack of stickability on tackles and possibly playing to his designated role/job. Webberley plays to the role given. White the same. It was apparent a few times last year, at Coburg, that Nason didn't play to team rules.
"He didn't play to team rules" don't mean to be a smart alec but how would you know that? How would any of us know that?
But that's a discussion for another day
I am not sure if you've actually understood my point; perhaps because I haven't really explained it too well
Back to the Nason example he was given 14 games over 2 seasons & people on here made their judgement on him pretty quicky - which is fair enough.
But very few people said at the time he was de-listed he should be given more time, it seemed to simply be a case of "he's not up to it so see ya". Why? Why was it OK in the case of Nason for people to raise the point that he may not be up to it after say 10 games but people cannot do the same for Dea?
Why the difference in assessing?
Just based on what has been seen and heard and what I have personally seen:
- Dea has the body size and shape that is perfect for Dimma's gameplan. Dea's got very fast reflexes, sure hands and very quick hands. (BBall point gaurd, but watch him at training, his hands are good and very sure. A one grab catch.) He's strong. And he is freakishly athletic. He has a standing vertical leap better than anyone else at the club. And he is getting into the foolishly fearless mould. Dimma seems to really rate and love that. He has limitatons. But he also comes across as very single minded and very focussed, and thus does a job, plays a role. This again seems to be a trait that Dimma wants in x players per weekend.
Not sure based on what I've seen that I can agree with the sure hands and quick hands comment certainly when you are talking about AFL level, have seen it at times at VFL level but not at AFL level.
Also I've learnt over the years that what happens on the training track doesn't always translates into what they take on to the park. I've lost count of the number of players who at training never miss a target but put them out on the ground and they rarely hit a target
Seriously I hope he makes it especially seeing they seem determined to invest a helluva alot of time into him.
But right now I am not seeing what you and others are seeing which mean I have question marks. Which I raise hopefully with balanced argument which leads to robust discussion
So as it stands it doesn't mean I am right or wrong just like it doesn't mean people who disagree with me a re right or wrong it just is a difference in opinion that hopefully by the end of the this year but most likely the end of 2013 we'll have an answer one way or another
