Rd 11: Post Game Excitement: Carlton vs Brisbane

[LP]

Made me think, imagine if Juddy were playing in this team at the moment! He would be loving it I reckon, and probably be favorite for the Brownlow as well !!

It's a crying shame his last years were wasted under Malthouse.

There is just no arguing with such indisputable logic!

It was like rolling up to your birthday party to find someone had shit on the cake!

[LP]

After the Geelong game one of Brisbane's goals for the week would have been to put  a fair bit of effort into working out how to curtail Gibbs.

Shows how important depth can be!

[PaulP]

Is it reasonable / fair / relevant to compare Gibbs' output to some of his contemporaries ?

[chalkybill]

AFL players don't coast.  It's a weak argument for players that look laconic. 

I can vividly recall screamong to Jezza to tun faste,r as he seemed to just lope along.  But he always got there and was never caught.  You are right, some players seem to run urgently to get there and others have a different style.  Certainly some just cannot run fast but make up for it in other ways - Greg Williams !   

[Bear]

No, there's no big conspiracy.  Just a couple of folk who have a different opinion to most.

But you're right, he didn't turn up for 12 games last season.

Who did turn up last year? 

It was a lost year, i've heard it mentioned that players felt they have wasted the last couple of years... maybe that has something to do with our turn-around  this year.

[DJC]

I can vividly recall screamong to Jezza to tun faste,r as he seemed to just lope along.  But he always got there and was never caught.  You are right, some players seem to run urgently to get there and others have a different style.  Certainly some just cannot run fast but make up for it in other ways - Greg Williams ! 

I used to go to games just to watch Jesaulenko coast.  In fact, I used to go to the Celtic Club to watch him coast up to the bar 

Great players like Jezza give the impression of coasting because they have the awareness, balance, judgement to get the ball and use it well despite opposition pressure.

[ElwoodBlues1]

This is excrement.

Is that your way of saying you dont agree....its a forum for opinion if you dont like mine so be it...

[Thryleon]

Is it reasonable / fair / relevant to compare Gibbs' output to some of his contemporaries ?

Nope.

Its not fair to compare anyone to anyone.

They all have different strengths, weaknesses and abilities.

One of Gibbs is being a classy finisher and he didnt cover himself with glory in that regard on the weekend, but thats not necessarily a product of desire which is why he is being lambasted, but rather a product of having put in a herculean effort the week prior only to not be able to back up.

Some blokes are happy doing that week in and week out.  Others are not.

The fact that Brisbane came up with a plan to stop him (and it worked to a degree) is not a slight on Gibbs.  Sooner or later the best players have an off week.  Gibbs is not going to be regarded as one of the games greatest and wears more criticism because he was a number 1 draft pick and was selected ahead of Joel Selwood.

The measure of a player is what they do when they have an off week.  We will all agree that this week was potentially one of Gibbs worst 4 quarter performances as a player, but he still found a way to contribute, and thats important in itself.  Blokes who are not trying don't get 6 tackles to their name.  Graham ended up with 7 and Ed Curnow finished with 12 with Gibbs 3rd.  Happy enough to get down and get dirty when he couldnt find the ball himself, and thats enough I think.  Play your role, and do what you can.

[DJC]

Nope.

Its not fair to compare anyone to anyone.

They all have different strengths, weaknesses and abilities.

One of Gibbs is being a classy finisher and he didnt cover himself with glory in that regard on the weekend, but thats not necessarily a product of desire which is why he is being lambasted, but rather a product of having put in a herculean effort the week prior only to not be able to back up.

Some blokes are happy doing that week in and week out.  Others are not.

The fact that Brisbane came up with a plan to stop him (and it worked to a degree) is not a slight on Gibbs.  Sooner or later the best players have an off week.  Gibbs is not going to be regarded as one of the games greatest and wears more criticism because he was a number 1 draft pick and was selected ahead of Joel Selwood.

The measure of a player is what they do when they have an off week.  We will all agree that this week was potentially one of Gibbs worst 4 quarter performances as a player, but he still found a way to contribute, and thats important in itself.  Blokes who are not trying don't get 6 tackles to their name.  Graham ended up with 7 and Ed Curnow finished with 12 with Gibbs 3rd.  Happy enough to get down and get dirty when he couldnt find the ball himself, and thats enough I think.  Play your role, and do what you can.

What he said!

[PaulP]

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/af...pcx4x.html

Of relevance to us is the 2nd last and 3rd last paragraphs. Zorko cops a $1000 fine for striking Daisy. Ditto Casboult for rough conduct against Robbo.