Tyrone Vickery [merged]

[one-eyed]

Vickery on the rise
By Paul Daffey
Mon 16 May, 2011

RICHMOND ruckman Tyrone Vickery's progress has been slow since he was taken in the top 10 in the 2008 national draft.

With his 21st birthday just around the corner, however, he's starting to make some strides.

Vickey took a career-high eight marks in the Tigers' 35-point loss to the Bulldogs, including one stonker for which he backed into a pack deep in Richmond's forward line.

Last week he kicked a career-best three goals against Fremantle and he followed up by kicking two goals against the Bulldogs.

His tally from eight games this season is 12 goals, an average of 1.5 a game, which is not bad for a relief ruckman.

His average number of marks a game this season is four.
 
"It was certainly frustrating early," Vickery said. "I'm still a fair way off what I want to be, but I feel I'm getting better along with the team."
 
At 200 centimetres, Vickery can expect plenty of time to develop. But in his third season of senior football he's showing signs of being an ideal choice to play as a marking forward who takes his turn in the ruck.

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick was praised Vickery's development.

"He's progressing at a fair rate," Hardwick said. "We're throwing him out there. I think he's doing a reasonable job."

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/113932/default.aspx

[Tigeritis™©®]

Has the agilty and athleticism at the minute. When he gets better at reading the play and using his big body he'll be a handy player for us. He's going ok I like the kid. 

[cub]

Starting to impress the Vickers, surely enough though he will have a bad one and the claws will be out.

[Ox]

I wouldn't right him off

But I do think he needs to go back to the VFL and get some confidence back.

Can not have your 2nd key forward having 5 kicks & 2 marks (sometimes less) a game.

His lack of intensity at times is worse than that shown by Post and that's saying something

He desperately needs to be more aggressive IMHO, he needs to want the ball = demand the ball

Watching him last week he might as well be sitting next to me in the stands - he spent far too much time just spectating

LMAO Ty is Willis Whippin' Boy!

I love it!

[Go Richo 12]

I wouldn't right him off

But I do think he needs to go back to the VFL and get some confidence back.

Can not have your 2nd key forward having 5 kicks & 2 marks (sometimes less) a game.

His lack of intensity at times is worse than that shown by Post and that's saying something

He desperately needs to be more aggressive IMHO, he needs to want the ball = demand the ball

Watching him last week he might as well be sitting next to me in the stands - he spent far too much time just spectating

LMAO Ty is Willis Whippin' Boy!

I love it!

And Postie!

[WilliamPowell]

LMAO Ty is Willis Whippin' Boy!

I love it!

And Postie!

No one could ever take Postie's or Dan Connors spot  

[Smokey]

No one could ever take Postie's or Dan Connors spot  

Not once they took Newy's spot hey WP?

[WilliamPowell]

No one could ever take Postie's or Dan Connors spot  

Not once they took Newy's spot hey WP?

Actually come to think of it I reckon Gus has overtaken them all 

[JVT]

No one could ever take Postie's or Dan Connors spot  

Not once they took Newy's spot hey WP?

Actually come to think of it I reckon Gus has overtaken them all 

Probably because Gus is the only one not at the Burgers? 

[TigerLand]

Vickery was sensational tonight.

[TigerLand]

Wouldn't have kicked the goal on the run in the 4th qtr last season, improving steadily.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Been good this year.

Rance down back and Vickery in the forward line have been fantastic improvers.

Finally we have kids at the club developing and looking like AFL footballers in their third and fourth years.

[one-eyed]

TYRONE TREMENDOUS

Tyrone Vickery has been harshly judged at times in his first few senior seasons, yet it's worth remembering that he's still a few months younger than Gold Coast wunderkind Zac Smith. This season, his fourth, Vickery has continued his piece-by-piece improvement, moving between the forward line and the ruck. Last night he started forward and he troubled Dustin Fletcher at times, kicking two first-half goals and scoring the second after taking a high, confident pack mark 40 metres out. His last goal, on the run late in the final quarter, was the game-sealer. He's starting to show the benefits of an early introduction.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/tigers-rise-to-dons-challenge-20110521-1eyc7.html#ixzz1N0rMHITN

[WilliamPowell]

One of the best things Tyrone did last night was in the final qtr.

After BrownE had that turnover in the middle which gifted the bombers a goal and got them back to 11 points he ran I reckon about 40+ metres to BrownE and had an encouranging word to him - fantastic leadership for a 20 yo who's played 20 odd games - bloody good stuff IMHO

[eliminator]

Good improvement this year. Fast for a big bloke. Good decision by Hardwick to  play him up forward this year. Another player that is beginning to blossom under Hardwick