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Davey's role

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I am sick of us handballing backwards to Davey who then looks rushed or awkward in kicking the football.

He either needs to recieve the handball running past or accept the kick in the next passage of play. Most likely on a wing or through the centre where his kick should find a leading target inside 50.

Just sick of him getting cheap kicks instead of being creative and more dangerous up the ground. If we dont let our players kick the ball our skills wont improve and are more prone to a turnover when under or not under pressure.

JUST KICK THE DAMN BALL FELLAS!

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Understand your frustration when they over handball but it also comes down to Davey running to the right positions. When we are playing well he is one of the best field kicks in the competition and even though he may look awkward or rushed, he hits the target nearly every time.

We just have to take risks and move it quick.

I'd love to see him go back... So much of our attack is on the rebound, but Bartram, Cheney, Rivers, Warnock and Bruce are not great users of the ball. We have a truckload of mids, so why not utilise some of their skills at the starting point of attack. Imagine how exciting it would be seeing Frawley, Grimes, and Davey breaking out of the defensive 50 (maybe even Trengove and Jones too).

 

Um. Nope. Not unhappy with hands off to Davey. His kicks usually hurt the opposition. I reckon they'd be thrilled to see someone like Rivers bombing a 50 metre hospital instead of handing it off to Davey who does way more damage.

He may look like he's having trouble, or being awkward. But the end result is almost always impressive.

Best most creative kick in the team...usually only gets that hands off when the ball is around the defensive corners of the centre square (occasionally gets a bit of that ball wide on the wing), someone has to move the ball in that spot - may as well be him.


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We aint seeing the best of Davey in his current role!

He aint dangerous or got the opposition on the back foot anymore.

He needs to play wing and around the forward 50.

Grimes needs to play the running backman role. He is a great kick when he kicks it long. No more short [censored] in the back 50. Spells turnover! Goal!

Have a look at the way Ablett gets a good proportion of his possessions. In an almost identical fashion to Davey. You need to get the ball in the hands of people who either use it well, or have the ability to break lines and open things up.

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Have a look at the way Ablett gets a good proportion of his possessions. In an almost identical fashion to Davey. You need to get the ball in the hands of people who either use it well, or have the ability to break lines and open things up.

I would rather Davey accept the ball like Dane Swan rather than Yablett! Ablett is known for winning the hard ball mainly. Dane Sawan running, accepting, giving, running, accepting, giving all night. Swan is very damaging!

We have the hard ball winners. Davey needs to play like Swan not Ablett!

 

Davey needs to play more midfield. His kicking would be more damaging entering 50 rather than rebounding and he's easily fast enough to beat anybody in the competition on the lead.

I just can't wait until Strauss and Tapscott are playing. We'll have a gun kick in the backline, midfield and forward line :D

Davey needs to play more midfield. His kicking would be more damaging entering 50 rather than rebounding and he's easily fast enough to beat anybody in the competition on the lead.

I just can't wait until Strauss and Tapscott are playing. We'll have a gun kick in the backline, midfield and forward line :D

I'm a HUGE fan of Davey. I still think he's had a really great season. Some terrific games.

I absolutely love the way he is able to be so creative and hits targets that most couldn't dream of.

He has the odd turnover because he always looks to go through the corridor. When it comes off, which it ussually does, it is an extremely damaging possession.

I love the way he takes the risks. He's our creative play maker.


There is nothing wrong with the easy give off to Davey as his kicking is sublime. My concern is that the player with ball does it without considering whether it is the correct decision. Just because he ducks around it is still the player with the ball who decides if he is best placed to hand off to him.

I'm a HUGE fan of Davey. I still think he's had a really great season. Some terrific games.

I absolutely love the way he is able to be so creative and hits targets that most couldn't dream of.

He has the odd turnover because he always looks to go through the corridor. When it comes off, which it ussually does, it is an extremely damaging possession.

I love the way he takes the risks. He's our creative play maker.

Agreed, I just Wish he's develop some sort of Right foot kick! I'm getting sick of him trying to kick with the outside of his boot.

This could cost us a Finals Loss, in the future.

Aaron develop a get out of jail right foot,,, please.

There is nothing wrong with the easy give off to Davey as his kicking is sublime. My concern is that the player with ball does it without considering whether it is the correct decision. Just because he ducks around it is still the player with the ball who decides if he is best placed to hand off to him.

I think his role is fine, it's just obvious that he's the go to kicker. When we have Bail & Blease & Tapscott & Davey all available to take the kick to inside 50,,, then we'll have Danger mids.

It's just those ones where it's Jamar or Bate or one of the taller players and Davey comes from nowhere begging for the ball, then runs onto his right, has to stop, turn, and the play isn't as fluent as it would have been if the taller player had just kicked the ball themself.

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