04-28-2017, 08:45 AM
(04-28-2017, 01:53 AM)LP link Wrote:Well done Bri Davey, she was clearly our best for 2017 so it comes as no surprise.
In regards to Vescio people/supporters love goal kickers, they think goal kickers win games. You read the same bias in the threads on this site, everybody wants our club to recruit a KPF, Forward Ruck or Goal Scoring Midfielder.
True our list lacks that sort of player, but coaches have a very simple principle.
Victory comes from keeping possession of the football, stripping the opponents of possession and not giving them possession. Most of that possession comes from mid-fielders and defenders, forwards tend to dispose of the ball as soon as the opportunity arises!
I'm a huge Vescio fan and was shocked she was so far down the list.
FWIW, she isn't a key forward. She is a small forward that just reads the ball better than everyone else. She can kick straight and uses the ball very well. She uses her body better than 95% of the AFLW players. I gave her votes on numerous occassions and it wasn't always linked to how many goals she kicked. It was effort and smarts.
If i could compare her to a modern day player, it would be Stevie J. She does things others haven't even thought of yet.
Just on Stevie J, and why Vescio might not have got the votes we thought she might, I have a mad Geelong member friend of mine that detests Stevie J. Despite him doing the unthinkable...he makes life harder for his teammates as he's too unpredictable. Perhaps Darcy went a bit rogue with her play and went against team orders of sorts. Ran to the wrong spots, didn't give off the first handball etc. Who knows.
When it comes to players i'd be signing up for next year, i'd write Davey and Vescio down as the 2 top players that need signing up as a priority.