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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #315 on: August 21, 2017, 09:36:57 PM »
Good on the kid, deserved his chance after a consistently strong season in the twos and took his chance with both hands. Now to back it up this week and cement his spot for the finals and probably save his career

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #316 on: August 21, 2017, 10:24:16 PM »
Good on the kid, deserved his chance after a consistently strong season in the twos and took his chance with both hands. Now to back it up this week and cement his spot for the finals and probably save his career

What's the bet he does a Marty McGrath this week?
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #317 on: August 21, 2017, 10:41:06 PM »
Good on the kid, deserved his chance after a consistently strong season in the twos and took his chance with both hands. Now to back it up this week and cement his spot for the finals and probably save his career

What's the bet he does a Marty McGrath this week?

He needs to have a bad game against St Kilda to remind us not to play him in the finals.

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #318 on: August 21, 2017, 11:03:03 PM »
Good on the kid, deserved his chance after a consistently strong season in the twos and took his chance with both hands. Now to back it up this week and cement his spot for the finals and probably save his career

What's the bet he does a Marty McGrath this week?

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #319 on: August 27, 2017, 01:44:23 PM »
Tough Tiger hoping to time his finals run

afl.com.au
27 August 2017


THE PLAUDITS came thick and fast after Jacob Townsend's six-goal haul for Richmond against Fremantle last Sunday, but one of the game's greats took the praise of the Tiger to the next level.

While Richmond coach Damien Hardwick labelled Townsend's performance as "impressive", Hawthorn legend Dermott Brereton emphatically declared the hard-nosed 24-year-old as "the toughest player in the AFL".

Townsend told AFL.com.au the Hawks hardman took a shine to him during their time together at Greater Western Sydney.

"Derm has always had a few nice things to say about me, even back at my time at the Giants," Townsend said.

"He was a specialist coach working with the key forwards, but we'd always stop for a chat.

"I actually got told by my mum what he said, so it's always nice to be spoken about in that manner.

"I don't think that's true, though, there's a lot of tough players out there, but it's always nice to hear that from a great of the game like Derm."

Townsend knows he can't live on compliments if he wants to survive in the highly-competitive world of AFL football, but his day out against the Dockers not only tripled his career goal tally, it gave the Tigers' match committee a reminder of what he can achieve if he's given the chance.

Last Sunday was Townsend's first senior game of the season, and opportunities have been few and far between at AFL level for the Leeton product. He's played just five games in two seasons at Punt Road after only 28 games across four years at the Giants.

A hamstring injury to teammate Josh Caddy opened up a spot for Townsend in the finals-bound Richmond side, but it's his physical approach – not kicking goals – that is likely to give the tenacious Tiger the best chance of retaining his spot.

"I certainly wasn't expecting to go out there and kick six when I got picked in the side, I was trying to shut down Michael Johnson and I found myself on the end of the play," he said.

"That's the most I've kicked in a game at any level, so it wasn't a bad day.

"I only started playing footy when I was 12, because before that I played rugby. I've always been a fan of tackling blokes hard – I guess it's my calling.

"Hopefully I can keep my place in the side with a good performance against the Saints on Sunday, and make it pretty hard for the coaches to drop me."

For a player who likes it rough and tough, it shouldn't come as a surprise that a career as a tradesman awaits Townsend when his time at the highest level concludes.

Out of contract at season's end, he hopes his days "on the tools" are still a while off yet.

"I'm doing a carpentry course, which I'm pretty passionate about, so when the times comes to hang up the boots I look forward to that," he said.

"But I feel I have plenty more to give with my footy, so every week I'm going to go out there and play my best I can, and hopefully that gets me more games."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-27/tough-tiger-hoping-to-time-his-run

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #320 on: August 27, 2017, 07:41:07 PM »
Wouldn't stress about a carpentry apprenticeship

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #321 on: August 27, 2017, 07:57:13 PM »
so far an upgrade on Caddy purely because he is a great set shot kick!

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #322 on: August 27, 2017, 08:17:15 PM »
Has had a great year and deserves to be playing in the senior team. Well done son :cheers

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #323 on: August 27, 2017, 08:21:30 PM »
so far an upgrade on Caddy purely because he is a great set shot kick!

Caddy kicks a better goal from 1m out though

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #324 on: August 27, 2017, 08:22:14 PM »
 :lol

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #325 on: August 28, 2017, 10:40:54 AM »
so far an upgrade on Caddy purely because he is a great set shot kick!
Purely because he kicks more than one goal a game.
Still think another good  quick strong marking tall fwd  is badly needed and would significantly improve  us.

Caddy, Butler, Castagna, Rioli  and Edwards who has spent a lot of time fwd have given us just 4 - 5  goals a game as a collective and far too often  we have struggled to kick a score which has left us vulnerable and caused us some close losses as well.

Is anyone disappointed about Townsends defense pressure? id say not yet he aint super quick its important that we get both parts of the equation good defense and goal kicking from all of our fwds.
If we only get one or the other from players  then surely that means there is room for improvement and possible change.

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #326 on: August 28, 2017, 01:35:41 PM »
Players should never give up on winning a spot

Jacob Townsend's extraordinary ascension to Richmond's senior side in the past fortnight is a win for fringe footballers. The 24-year-old kicked six goals in his season debut against Fremantle a week ago, then five more on Sunday against St Kilda in the Tigers' most important win in a long time. Townsend's career is a tale of persistence, after he previously played 28 games in four years at Greater Western Sydney before adding four for Richmond last season. He has been outstanding at VFL level, showing no outward signs of frustration at his plight. Townsend's reward will almost certainly be a spot in the Tigers' final in two weeks' time. - Marc McGowan

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-27/nine-things-we-learned-from-round-23


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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #327 on: August 28, 2017, 07:13:12 PM »
History repeating?

Is Townsend our 2017 version of Peter Welsh?

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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #328 on: August 28, 2017, 08:47:34 PM »
Happy for him to pull a KB in the finals series.
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Re: Jacob Townsend [merged]
« Reply #329 on: August 29, 2017, 06:28:08 AM »
Happy for him to pull a KB in the finals series.

How do you think KB feels about that?
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.