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

[Yeahright]

Should give him a run with role for the rest of the year and see how he goes. He may squib it up or he may find some contested ball, who knows

[Lozza]

Just play him where he will get the ball, at the moment he literally looks like he is on a social jog around the local park and occasionally picks up a ball from someone elses kick to kick.

Again this is where the criticism of Hardwick is warranted, clearly something is not working but he refuses to change things up. Surely current positions are worth some experimentation given our current circumstance.

[WA Tiger]

Play him......in another team.

[Andyy]

Really sad this has happened to his career.

Honestly feel like the squibiness was coached into him. Could have been a gun but now he's likely to be a middling footballer his whole career unless somebody else can coach him onto the right path. He has some real weapons like his running, goal kicking and marking.

[Yeahright]

Just play him where he will get the ball, at the moment he literally looks like he is on a social jog around the local park and occasionally picks up a ball from someone elses kick to kick.

Again this is where the criticism of Hardwick is warranted, clearly something is not working but he refuses to change things up. Surely current positions are worth some experimentation given our current circumstance.

Problem is he is already finding the ball and that's why he gets a game albeit it all being on the outside and him being a poor kick (which hasn't always been the case). That's why we need to move him, not just play him where he'll get the ball because he already does

Disagree with the other comment about his squibiness being coached into him, he's always been a squib

[Jackstar 1960]

Really sad this has happened to his career.

Honestly feel like the squibiness was coached into him. Could have been a gun but now he's likely to be a middling footballer his whole career unless somebody else can coach him onto the right path. He has some real weapons like his running, goal kicking and marking.

Totally agree
Was run and carry player who has been ruined
Playing like he is totally confused

[tony_montana]

Id actually play him as a tagger for the rest of the season and try and salvage something from his career

[WA Tiger]

Trade.

[WilliamPowell]

Has value in AFL circles

Trade

Will get a late 1st or early 2nd round pick for him

Which is what we need

[(•))(©™]

Problem is he is already finding the ball and that's why he gets a game albeit it all being on the outside and him being a poor kick (which hasn't always been the case). That's why we need to move him, not just play him where he'll get the ball because he already does

Yep.

That'll fix it.

You're amazing.

[Penelope]

i think someone has a crush

[Yeahright]

i think someone has a crush

He must have. Heaven forbid we actually TRY something for the remaining four games. Oh I forgot, the protocol is to just whinge whinge and whinge that something must be done. Surely that'll fix it

[Penelope]

seems to have worked a treat so far

[Tigeritis™©®]

A bit of an insight into the kid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJrQTy2bpHI
and some highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCSJRJMfSLY

He's the opposite to this now.

Now he plays "The Richmond Way". 


Richmond FC, ruining careers since '83. 

[Harry]

Ellis is a prime example of the hardwick effect.  Recruited as a hard running attacking confident long kicking midfielder and has turned into an indecisive backward kicking dud.