Rate a Tiger's year - 47. Ben Nason?

[one-eyed]

Next up is Benny Nason.

Benny in his debut season played 19 games with best efforts against Hawthorn in R8 (20 possies), Eagles in R12 (16 and 3 goals) and another bag of 3 against Port Adelaide in the wet in round 10.


         Games  Kicks Hballs  Disps (con.) Marks Tackles  G.B    1st  Clear  In50  R50  1%ers
2010     19      7.5    4.4    11.9  (4.4)    3.4      2.5    14.3    0.2   0.3   2.6    0.9    2.7

http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1971&SeasonID=ALL
http://www.pro-stats.com.au/psw/web/player_profile?pid=2010071


How did we all rate Nason's first year of AFL?

[wayne]

Rate him a 6.

To get the output we did from a very late pick was outstanding. Can run and run and run.

Hopefully he gets onto the muscle builder milkshakes and adds a bit of bulk.

[Oiafi]

Hopefully he gets onto the muscle builder milkshakes and adds a bit of bulk.

... or grows his hair REALLY long and turns into a blonde John Platten. I'd settle for that. 

[Infamy]

For where he was taken and his level of development - 8

Overall output - 6

[Tigermad20011]

One that think will go backwards next year.

[Penelope]

he just runs and runs...and he seems to know where to run. I liked the way he could often find space on the pockets/flanks to bring the ball out of defence. He reminds me of dale thomas in this respect.

As he adjusted to the pace his disposal improved

The question is, as it is with all the first year players who got regular games, can he continue to improve to get to the level we want or will he stagnate over the next couple of years?

[Infamy]

One that think will go backwards next year.

Given the term 2nd year blues exists it would hardly be out of the norm if he did
He has the work ethic that would seem to defy this though, so will be interesting to see how he goes

[Judge Roughneck]

Don't think he Is in best 22 players tbh

[Mr Magic]

Gets a 6 from me.

Smart young player, good attitude, tougher than he looks & has a great tank.
Nase is a large reason Tambling & even Collins find themselves elsewhere.

Thought he was fantastic early in the year but faded a little towards years end after a heavy knock to the face.
Entirely understandable coming from where he was at.

No cert to be anything more than a solid footsoldier but I think he's a little ripper and expect him to spend more time in the middle in 2011. Still has room for improvement.

Go Nase!

[big tone]

I may seem a little harsh on Ben but if you are playing for the Tigers, regardless what number you were drafted, or how skinny you are, you must do one very simple thing and not go to ground when you are involved in a contest. And Ben goes to ground more than any other AFL footballer i have ever seen!
I know he is skinny and weak and got picked up very late in the draft but its a sign that he has no confidence when he goes to ground just as a safety thing. And even more frustrating than that is DH just kept playing him when clearly the kid had had enough.
I would be very surprized if he played much in 2011.

[WilliamPowell]

One of the highlights of 2010 for mine

Will be interesting to see how he goes in  2011. Personally I am expecting steady improvement

7 from me 

[Owl]

I gave him a seven given where he came from and what he achieved.  I think he has already had his down patch, seemed to tire at the end of the year.  I think he will be even better next year with another preseason under his belt, he has some solid skills and a great tank.  He will be keen to prove he isn't just a stop gap, short term pick imo.

[wayne again]

For his first year 8.5, great pick up for us. He has shown what he can do, now its up to him and the Training staff to improve on this.
I thought he had more attack on the footy than most, very keen young man exactly what we need at the club at this moment in time.
Brilliant go Nase

[yellowandback]

What I like about Ben is the way he is getting everything he can from himself. That alone is a quality important in a list with unfulfilled talent.  The Swans are great example of getting the best from their players - Kieren Jack, Kennedy and McGlynn all top 5 in the B&F through hard work and maximized application of their talent.
It might be infectious and spread to others ie Post and Connors who appear to be under utilized.

[Heart of Darkness]

Gave him a 5. The reason being that in terms of rating players for me everyone is held to the same standard so if lids, jack etc get 8's then Ben deserves a 5. Probably wasn't quite as impressed with his season as some others appear to be i don't think getting 15 possies as a somewhat unaccountable wingman is that impressive if your opponent is getting 25. However, did kick some big goals for us provided some run often being the first released from a rebound from the 50 and for his first year it was a very solid perfomance. Don't think he is in our best 22 currently and don't see him becoming a regular in it but definately a good player to have on the list pushing others to perform and i hope his potential is higher than my expectations