Thomson Dow [merged]

[crackertiger]

Agree very poor

[Tiger Khosh]

Dunno what’s happened to Dow. I thought in the afl games he’d played previously as well as in the vfl that he was actually one of our young mids who would step up and be a good senior player for us. But the last few games he’s played have been very very poor. Starting to think he may not make it either.

[The Machine]

Seems to run with heavy boots.

[the claw]

Hmm would say he has good hands but am asking does he have any other redeeming feature.

Thought he got pushed off the ball too easily and for me still lacks size and strength

[one-eyed]

Dow can be a bit of a forgotten man at times. What did we all think of his game today?

15 disposals (10k, 5h, 5c, 10u, 66.7% eff.)
4 marks
3 tackles
3 clearances
6 inside 50s
2 intercepts
346 metres gained
1 free for
5 score involvements
1 goal assist
1 goal
73% game time

[WilliamPowell]

He was good in the 2nd

Needs to bring that consistently

[one-eyed]

Coming back into the side is Thomson Dow, who has been recalled for his first senior appearance of the year.

The 21-year-old has been a standout in his five VFL outings this season, averaging 24 disposals, seven clearances and three tackles per game.

Source: RFC website.

[Andyy]

Happy for him. Hope he takes his chance!

[Francois Jackson]

Hopeless Footballer just like his brother

Would delist him at seasons end.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Happy for him. Hope he takes his chance!

He didn’t.

I don’t think he has what it takes. He’s not even half as good as RCD.

I don’t see anything about him I can see building upon.

[The Machine]

Needs to be played for a few more weeks.

[WilliamPowell]

Needs to be played for a few more weeks.

I'd give him another game next week with the hope he gets up with the pace of the game 

And putting to one side the pace of the game he lacks pace. And when you play a fast attacking game like we do you need to either have some pace or be able to navigate through the pace of the game, sadly last night he did or had neither

He also needs to attack contests which he didn't do again last night

[crackertiger]

Play him in the middle. It cannot be any worse then the current line-up.

[WilliamPowell]

Play him in the middle. It cannot be any worse then the current line-up.

He actually did play in the middle a fair bit and was found wanting, looked lost

[lamington]

Needs to be played for a few more weeks.

I'd give him another game next week with the hope he gets up with the pace of the game 

And putting to one side the pace of the game he lacks pace. And when you play a fast attacking game like we do you need to either have some pace or be able to navigate through the pace of the game, sadly last night he did or had neither

He also needs to attack contests which he didn't do again last night

Exactly this. You either need to be fast like prime Dangerfield, dusty and can break out with acceleration or be quick in mind like Pendlebury or Neale. I think Dow has the talent to be an afl footballer but I don’t think it’s at the centre bounce