Noah Cumberland [merged]

[WilliamPowell]

Was very good. One of those that plays better in the AFL than VFL.

Certainly is

[one-eyed]

“I thought Noah Cumberland could not have tried harder defensively. He is really working on it,” Matthew Richardson said.

“He’d been asked to do that at VFL level, and it really stood out.

“That shows me there’s a young player that is listening and wants to learn and wants to get better.

“And he’s averaging two goals a game over his first dozen games of AFL footy.”

Cumberland currently is ranked equal seventh in the competition for tackles inside 50 per game.

Full article: https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1311721/richo-commends-cumberland

[Andyy]

Thanks for saying it Richo. I saw it too.

[The Machine]

A bloody good story this as he was lacking defensively, however a hard worker will always succeed - well done to the lad!

[the claw]

Still dont think he is playing all that different to his first 9 games. There was nothing wrong with his defensive efforts in the main to begin with not at Afl level anyway..

[Damo]

Still dont think he is playing all that different to his first 9 games. There was nothing wrong with his defensive efforts in the main to begin with not at Afl level anyway..

Agree

[TigerLand]

Agree 100% claw. I thought it was an very odd thing for Dimma / Club to say but accepted it as they'd know better.

Then even his return the efforts have been as good as any and I thought this doesn't look any different to what I remember him last year. Odd.

[Andyy]

I reckon he must have screwed the wife of every coach and member of the leadership group over summer.

Nothing else really makes sense.

[Francois Jackson]

Spot on claw.

Those who initially came up with all these pathetic excuses to not play him, are looking foolish right now and tbh from day one. Our forward line is a mess, but he isn’t the issue.

Rapt for the kid.

[FooffooValve]

I'm glad he was made to earn his spot again. You could argue that his goodish form is because of the tough love he was shown at the start of the year. That's exactly how young players (who might get ahead of themselves) should be handled.

The next step for him is to become part of a forward line that functions - one that shares the ball around and honours the work of others around him. That's what stood out about our premiership forward lines and it is missing at the moment, and that's on all the players who get picked in there.

[Andyy]

Every goal this guy kicks is a middle finger up the you know what of the morons that didn't think he was doing XYZ enough to play AFL level.

[Tigeritis™©®]

Every goal this guy kicks is a middle finger up the you know what of the morons that didn't think he was doing XYZ enough to play AFL level.

I’ll take the criticisms for that too.
I wasn’t sure it was setting a great example if he wasn’t performing in the VFL. But I was clearly wrong.

But he is clearly one of the very few players that are just way way better in the AFL than VFL.   :clapping

[Andyy]

Every goal this guy kicks is a middle finger up the you know what of the morons that didn't think he was doing XYZ enough to play AFL level.

I’ll take the criticisms for that too.
I wasn’t sure it was setting a great example if he wasn’t performing in the VFL. But I was clearly wrong.

But he is clearly one of the very few players that are just way way better in the AFL than VFL.   :clapping

I thought he was going to be delisted last year before he got some games and lit the place up.

It's only his lack of games early this year that's so deplorable.

[Andyy]

Every goal this guy kicks is a middle finger up the you know what of the morons that didn't think he was doing XYZ enough to play AFL level.

I’ll take the criticisms for that too.
I wasn’t sure it was setting a great example if he wasn’t performing in the VFL. But I was clearly wrong.

But he is clearly one of the very few players that are just way way better in the AFL than VFL.   :clapping

Oh and btw I'm mostly talking about Hardwick and the coaching panel, didn't mean that about anyone here.

[TigerLand]

I think his omission at the start of the season will be the most mysterious thing I'll ever witness. He's our 2nd best forward.