Biggest disapointment in RFC this past 5 years

[Ramps]

Bowden is an average player, he could have been much much better. My reason for giving this appraisal is that he spent way to many years in a back pocket getting cheap kicks, when in reality he had the size, the talent and the skills to be a key midfielder. That he never made it into the midfield to become like the midfield general  but instead spent most of his career in defence means that he lost alot of points.

[Tigermonk]

Bowden is an average player, he could have been much much better. My reason for giving this appraisal is that he spent way to many years in a back pocket getting cheap kicks, when in reality he had the size, the talent and the skills to be a key midfielder. That he never made it into the midfield to become like the midfield general  but instead spent most of his career in defence means that he lost alot of points.

disagree ramps, he was put into the backline because RFC refused to get KP players down at the club to replace ones that left  & it was always a problem even after gettting Gasper
Bowden was the only player capable of doing the job, he was drafted as a forward & not a midfielder but you got to give him credit he can play most positions
Average players dont win dual all-australians my friend

[Jackstar is back]

Actually seen Joel kick 6 playing on a wing at telstra dome against the kangas 10 years ago..
if we didnt have to use him as a stop gap, I wonder how good he would of been

[mat073]

Actually seen Joel kick 6 playing on a wing at telstra dome against the kangas 10 years ago..
if we didnt have to use him as a stop gap, I wonder how good he would of been

Joels never kicked 6....not in the seniors anyway.

Joels best goal return was 5 vs st kilda 2001

[Tigermonk]

l cant remember him kicking 6 but Mat073 seems to know that stats on him 
maybe it was a reserves or pre-season night game

[Jackstar is back]

Actually seen Joel kick 6 playing on a wing at telstra dome against the kangas 10 years ago..
if we didnt have to use him as a stop gap, I wonder how good he would of been

Joels never kicked 6....not in the seniors anyway.

Joels best goal return was 5 vs st kilda 2001

check your records

[Tigermonk]

ok if l must 

[Jackstar is back]

ok if l must 

you must, he kicked 3 in the last quarter of that game

[Infamy]

Actually seen Joel kick 6 playing on a wing at telstra dome against the kangas 10 years ago..
if we didnt have to use him as a stop gap, I wonder how good he would of been

Joels never kicked 6....not in the seniors anyway.

Joels best goal return was 5 vs st kilda 2001

check your records

I suggest you check yours, he certainly never has at AFL level, unless it was a preseason match

[Tigermonk]

Jack it says most goals against Saints 2001

http://afl.allthestats.com/statistics/player.php?idno=10724

[Tigermonk]

watch out Bowden basher on the ball here, he take any chance to beat up Bowden
How are you today Imfamy 

[Infamy]

watch out Bowden basher on the ball here, he take any chance to beat up Bowden
How are you today Imfamy 

How is that exactly beating up on Bowden?
If anything it's beating up on Jackstars lack of memory

[Tigermonk]

watch out Bowden basher on the ball here, he take any chance to beat up Bowden
How are you today Imfamy 

How is that exactly beating up on Bowden?
If anything it's beating up on Jackstars lack of memory

just having your leg Imfamy lighten up lad  you & 1980 must finish school at the same time 
seriously l couldnot remember if he had or not kicked 6

[mat073]

I have Jackstar....Time to admit defeat


http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Joel_Bowden.html

[TigerTime]

5 goals 6 goals who cares does not matter

fact is joel is a champion and has had to sacrifice his natural game to fill in gaps left by wallace and be mr fix it because of wallace

rfc fans that dont admire how good he has been are blinded because of his high possession last few yrs.

thats the modern game, every club has one, luke hodge plays that role and ppl say he is great, same as mcleod

ffs joel is a dual AA he is a gun and its about time ppl stopped kicking the boots into him

ppl wont see it but he has done and achieved more for rfc than matty knights yest matty is seen as a champion

not saying matty isnt but joel is just as good if not better