Brandon Ellis to Gold Coast / Richmond receive pick 39 as compo [merged]

[Gigantor]

if we don't win the clearances then Ellis wont dominate..hes a true outside mid and relies un the likes of cotch,miles ,getting the ball to him

[Stalin]

You could have him pretty easy. Due to his positive attributes.

If you only had b Ellis.

As opposed to b Ellis. Bacha. Grigg.

Was it jack dyer that said a good team can carry one squib?

[Stalin]

if we don't win the clearances then Ellis wont dominate..hes a true outside mid and relies un the likes of cotch,miles ,getting the ball to him

Yep

Not everyone needs to be inside. Out of the 21

Gaff @ wce

[Willy]

I actually thought Brandon played well. He was cleaner than most with the wet pill.
I'll admit I didn't watch him closely in the contest though.

[Heart of Darkness]

if we don't win the clearances then Ellis wont dominate..hes a true outside mid and relies un the likes of cotch,miles ,getting the ball to him

Yep

Not everyone needs to be inside. Out of the 21

Gaff @ wce

I don't mean to labour the point but i was actually going to use Gaff as an example of someone who is clearly an outside player who unlike Brandon still accepts contact and makes ok decisions in tight. There are plenty who can.

[Stalin]

if we don't win the clearances then Ellis wont dominate..hes a true outside mid and relies un the likes of cotch,miles ,getting the ball to him

Yep

Not everyone needs to be inside. Out of the 21

Gaff @ wce

I don't mean to labour the point but i was actually going to use Gaff as an example of someone who is clearly an outside player who unlike Brandon still accepts contact and makes ok decisions in tight. There are plenty who can.

sometimes, B Ellis does do this

[(•))(©™]

I actually thought Brandon played well. He was cleaner than most with the wet pill.
I'll admit I didn't watch him closely in the contest though.

That was just an illusion caused by the fact it was wet and everybody else was playing crap.

[one-eyed]

Ellis wants to become a genuine midfielder rather than just an outside player.

VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2015-10-28/ellis-season-review-2015

* I guess overall, it was probably an okay year for me, I think.  I thought I started off okay, was just a bit average after that and then, middle of the year, before the bye, I found some really good form. Then I think the second half of the year was just a bit up and down. My so-called bad games this year were a bit better than last year, so there’s an improvement there.  But I expect better of myself each week. I don’t like playing poorly, I hate letting the team down.

* Last year I had a fair bit of rebound-50s and not too many inside-50s.  I think it was the opposite this year. I got a lot more of the ball in the front half and delivered it into the forward line. The coaches were pretty happy about that but overall they’d like to see me become a midfielder now, not just a wingman. I need to add a couple more strings to my bow, so it’s harder for opposition teams to try and shut me down.

* I’ll be doing a lot of contested stuff this preseason, working really closely with Cotchy and Milesy, who are the best contested-ball players in the team. Once I get that side of my game pretty consistent, I’ll be a better player and the Club will be better for it.

* It’ll be my fifth year in the system, so there are no excuses. I guess I’m one of the leaders and one of the older guys now in the group.  So I’ve got to stand up and take my game to a new level. I want to come back from the off-season break in pretty good shape, and give myself the best opportunity to smash pre-season. Work to become an inside midfielder and not just a wingman.

Full article: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-10-28/ellis-hungry-to-improve

[Owl]

They gonna butch him up?

[WA Tiger]

"Cotchy and Milesy, who are the best contested-ball players in the team" Cotchin really?????? Go watch the final against the Roos again Ellis.

Well you had trade value this year, work towards that for next year please..

[YellowandBlackBlood]

"Cotchy and Milesy, who are the best contested-ball players in the team" Cotchin really?????? Go watch the final against the Roos again Ellis.

Well you had trade value this year, work towards that for next year please..

We all know he had a shocker in the EF. However, overall he is up there as our best contested ball winner. His third quarter against Sydney was almost superhuman. He is both inside and outside when on song. His problem is that the opposition put guys on him who are not interested in winning their own ball. They face him at all times and scrag him every chance they have. He needs to get better at handling that but also needs his teammates to get between him and his tagger.

[Yeahright]

Credit to Ellis for not talking himself up and admitting he was average

[Diocletian]

I could live with him being a purely outside squib if he could get back his marking ability that deserted him last year and the penetrating long kicks we haven't seen for at least two years. Still prime trade bait for mine though.

[big tone]

"Cotchy and Milesy, who are the best contested-ball players in the team" Cotchin really?????? Go watch the final against the Roos again Ellis.

Well you had trade value this year, work towards that for next year please..

Come on WA!
You are better than that.

[(•))(©™]

Ellis is a moron and it's not his fault.

He's just a dumbass.

As such - F H O !!