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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #60 on: June 04, 2021, 01:43:26 PM »
Parker's 2021 WAFL stats:


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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #61 on: June 04, 2021, 08:50:41 PM »
Parker being introduced at Optus Stadium to his new Tiger teammates by Marlion Pickett:

Watch: https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1400735707803619330



https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1400742339857895425

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #62 on: June 04, 2021, 10:40:08 PM »
How many rebels does it take to change the "culture" from "All for one"? Guess we will find out.
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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #64 on: June 18, 2021, 02:40:00 PM »
Parker named in our ressies side this week after playing well in that scrimmage game.

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Matthew Parker to make his Tiger debut?
« Reply #65 on: July 08, 2021, 06:24:16 PM »
Named in the squad. So Parker might be debuting as a Tiger on Sunday.

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #66 on: July 08, 2021, 07:12:21 PM »
Will watch with interest.
Yeah we're already going to vote for him mate, you don't need to keep selling it.....

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #67 on: July 09, 2021, 12:37:37 AM »
If he doesn't light the place up hopefully he smashes someone's head in.

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #68 on: July 09, 2021, 05:11:29 AM »
He needs to play with more discipline than in the VFA, free kicks against probably record high numbers, good luck to him

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #69 on: July 09, 2021, 10:09:10 AM »
If he doesn't light the place up hopefully he smashes someone's head in.

That’s what we need, in our forward line to stop defenders walking it out like it’s circle work
“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: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #70 on: July 09, 2021, 11:53:25 AM »
If he doesn't light the place up hopefully he smashes someone's head in.

That’s what we need, in our forward line to stop defenders walking it out like it’s circle work

Yep. Smalls have been a disgrace all year. No accountability. Used to lock it in there big time, now it's like a training drill.

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #71 on: July 09, 2021, 02:02:50 PM »
Field kicking is dodgy at best.....a perfect replacement for anyone who played last week.

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #72 on: July 09, 2021, 05:33:01 PM »
Still not picked with half the side injured so what did we draft this bloke for? Just to keep his mate Pickett company? :huh

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #73 on: July 09, 2021, 07:22:52 PM »
Still not picked with half the side injured so what did we draft this bloke for? Just to keep his mate Pickett company? :huh

His average at best people banging about his vfl form what because of a few tackles.

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Re: MSD pick 10. Matthew Parker
« Reply #74 on: July 09, 2021, 08:37:38 PM »
Still not picked with half the side injured so what did we draft this bloke for? Just to keep his mate Pickett company? :huh

His average at best people banging about his vfl form what because of a few tackles.
Cmon Georgies your missing the point. He must be the lesser of two evils when it comes to Castagna. They carry on about Castagna's tackling and pressure which is virtually non existent at least Parker is tackling.

Having said that i still think they should have gone with Blake Schlensog we could do with a real KPD atm and i reckon the kid can play.

I dont get it the only reason you would take a bloke like Parker basically a medium fwd in the draft is you dont think the small mediums we have are doing the job.
 And here we are we have a mature 25 yr old not getting a game and the small forwards we have continue to stink it up but clearly the club are happy. We didnt need another small medium forward fmd IMO we have so many who can play thru there instead of the spuds we do play.
What we lack in is Talls capable of playing KPD AND kpf.