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(05-19-2021, 05:35 AM)flyboy77 link Wrote:When I hear Carlton and small defender, I always think Des English!
When defenders could actually defend.
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Gibbons isnt great in the air and is used to being the hunted, dont think he would have minded a player too much in his career.
I can see him on Liam Ryan, Shai Bolton etc being used as a tiny step ladder......
As most know I am a fan of VFL players and moneyballing a few onto the list and Gibbons has more than paid us back for the opportunity to play senior AFL footy but he is a limited player. He does a capable job when resting forward and onball but his size, lack of a yard of pace and lack of depth in his kicking makes him depth only IMO.
He reminds me of Anthony Miles from Richmond who was a very handy backup player but could never bridge the gap to become a main event player. Think we need to get a real small defender, we did well with imports like Matty Hogg, Dean Rice etc and you look at the Dogs who got Taylor Duryea as a freebie and I think we need to go down that path.
They must be a good kicking player who can keep their head under pressure as well as be capable defenders.
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(05-19-2021, 07:28 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Gibbons isnt great in the air and is used to being the hunted, dont think he would have minded a player too much in his career.
I can see him on Liam Ryan, Shai Bolton etc being used as a tiny step ladder......
As most know I am a fan of VFL players and moneyballing a few onto the list and Gibbons has more than paid us back for the opportunity to play senior AFL footy but he is a limited player. He does a capable job when resting forward and onball but his size, lack of a yard of pace and lack of depth in his kicking makes him depth only IMO.
He reminds me of Anthony Miles from Richmond who was a very handy backup player but could never bridge the gap to become a main event player. Think we need to get a real small defender, we did well with imports like Matty Hogg, Dean Rice etc and you look at the Dogs who got Taylor Duryea as a freebie and I think we need to go down that path.
They must be a good kicking player who can keep their head under pressure as well as be capable defenders.
Need a small defender? Liam Baker out of contract this year, any chance the Richmond Bloke can shoot him a text?
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(05-19-2021, 02:33 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:"Mugs to the backline"
It’s amazing how often that pays off :
I remember Gordon Collis not getting a touch at CHF. He was switched to CHB and won a well-deserved Brownlow
And most of my footy career was spent in the backline with the other mugs
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball
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