Jump to content


Recommended Posts

Posted

Six Ruckmen on the Radar

and amazingly this article fails to mention AA Ruckman, Demon Mark Jamar !!

Are we as a team just not still anyones cup of tea ?

Is the Herald losing its touch ?

Is the article somewhat weighted purely for impact...or just igmorant ?

The only real comp for Russian is Sandilands...maybe I should be happy others still havent come to terms with that :)

Posted

I think that you will find that the article focuses more on the players that tend to rack up the super coach points. whilst Jamar had a significant impact on games, his supercoach/dreamteam numbers were not always that high... Jamar was sixth highest of the recognized ruckman in terms of average score over the season last year...

Posted

The article in that manner makes not a lot of sense , imho.

It rates Fraser...come on !!! lol Ushers in Smith whos done what exactly ??

Jamar was the leagues #2 ruckman for 2010. He went under th eradar for many last year as they simply didnt rate him...hell many of us were just as surprised ( happily ) as to the manner in which he stepped up during the season. He ought to by rights even refine his craft and polish his form further in 2011.

To not mention him is , for mine, plain dumb and ignorant.

How can you seriously rate a ruckman whos been dumped from one team and only really gets a gig at the other for doing a Bradbury really. GC couldnt get anyone better and they'll be crucified at teh bounce all year as a result... Good !! :)

Guest Thomo
Posted

The article in that manner makes not a lot of sense , imho.

It rates Fraser...come on !!! lol Ushers in Smith whos done what exactly ??

Jamar was the leagues #2 ruckman for 2010. He went under th eradar for many last year as they simply didnt rate him...hell many of us were just as surprised ( happily ) as to the manner in which he stepped up during the season. He ought to by rights even refine his craft and polish his form further in 2011.

To not mention him is , for mine, plain dumb and ignorant.

How can you seriously rate a ruckman whos been dumped from one team and only really gets a gig at the other for doing a Bradbury really. GC couldnt get anyone better and they'll be crucified at teh bounce all year as a result... Good !! :)

Re-read the post from No16

Posted

Re-read the post from No16

and doing so accomplishes exactly what ??

My contention.. which seems to escape.. is that why would you not consider Jamar in the up and coming season as value in Supercoach..esp when compared to others.

If his value was underated or not fleshed out in 2010 it ought to most certainly be in 2011.

So Thomo..what exactly is YOUR point

cheers

Posted

It's stating the six players who will score high (Sandilands, Mumford, Jolly) or could give you value (Fraser, Petrie, Smith). Jamar completely deserve his AA, but scoring Supercoach points isn't a necessity to be picked as an AA.

And personally, I've got Sandilands and Jolly. :)

Posted

Jamar was brilliant value last year as 2nd ruck , I couldn't have been happier .

This year I'll be going again with Sandilands 1st and try to pick another value second ruck ... won't be Jamar .

Posted

I think Fraser is a good buy - as you'd expect he'll do the vast majority of rucking for GC

Bailey from Hawthorn has a rock bottom price and should get plenty of gametime ... provided no more complications with his knee


Guest Thomo
Posted

and doing so accomplishes exactly what ??

My contention.. which seems to escape.. is that why would you not consider Jamar in the up and coming season as value in Supercoach..esp when compared to others.

If his value was underated or not fleshed out in 2010 it ought to most certainly be in 2011.

So Thomo..what exactly is YOUR point

cheers

Re-read the post from No16

Posted

Re-read the post from No16

heres an idea...use more words.. Construct a point of your own..and explain it.

Again..ive reread his post but it goes nowhere in acknowledging any value that Jamar ought to have in 2011..

Posted

heres an idea...use more words.. Construct a point of your own..and explain it.

Again..ive reread his post but it goes nowhere in acknowledging any value that Jamar ought to have in 2011..

Why should he have more Supercoach value in 2011? Do you think he's going to change his game in a way that will result in more Supercoach points?

Posted

Why should he have more Supercoach value in 2011? Do you think he's going to change his game in a way that will result in more Supercoach points?

Beyond the sarcasm I'd suggest he and thereby his consistency etc is better known now to the many than say at this time last year. PN that basis I would have thought he'd be valued higher.

Posted

Beyond the sarcasm I'd suggest he and thereby his consistency etc is better known now to the many than say at this time last year. PN that basis I would have thought he'd be valued higher.

Have you played Supercoach?

Posted

heres an idea...use more words.. Construct a point of your own..and explain it.

Again..ive reread his post but it goes nowhere in acknowledging any value that Jamar ought to have in 2011..

Jamar is currently the 2nd best ruckman going round. In my opinion anyway...

But I still wouldn't pick him in 'supercoach'. Such a high price tag that I'm not willing to go for. After all, he really has had only one good season.

His AA selection is a good enough representation of the respect the footy community has for him.

Posted

Have you played Supercoach?

Was going to ask exactly that question. Some players just don't score high in supercoach but can have a big impact on a match.

Posted

Beyond the sarcasm I'd suggest he and thereby his consistency etc is better known now to the many than say at this time last year. PN that basis I would have thought he'd be valued higher.

There's no sarcasm at all in my post - it was a genuine question.

I imagine Jamar could well be valued higher after an AA year, but that also means his price would increase accordingly.

IMO the only way Jamar will score significantly higher in Supercoach this year than last is if he changes his game style to one that would earn more points.

Have you played Supercoach?

Good question. The article is all about Supercoach, but bb's posts don't seem to reference/engage with that at all.

Posted

To be honest I don't play it . Can't be bothered. A couple of good mates do.

Mumford is at about 450 ... Jamar at 400 Jolly at 388 Sandilands at 550

Russian is pretty good value

Guest Thomo
Posted

heres an idea...use more words.. Construct a point of your own..and explain it.

Again..ive reread his post but it goes nowhere in acknowledging any value that Jamar ought to have in 2011..

Re-read the post from No16


Posted

Re-read the post from No16

obviously youre challenged. Have yo any real thoughts ? Can you express them ??

I can read perfectly well what 16 says. It is his opinion.. 2010 was 2010 .. to rate Jamar as being lesser value than some of those others is , to me, stupid. Given costings and bang for buck Jamar will out gun Fraser..( useless) Mumford.. not bad on day but not as polished. . Do you get that ??

Why would you even bother picking a kid who'll get smashed ?

cant wait for your reply.... Im guessing i know it already :rolleyes:

Guest Thomo
Posted

obviously youre challenged. Have yo any real thoughts ? Can you express them ??

I can read perfectly well what 16 says. It is his opinion.. 2010 was 2010 .. to rate Jamar as being lesser value than some of those others is , to me, stupid. Given costings and bang for buck Jamar will out gun Fraser..( useless) Mumford.. not bad on day but not as polished. . Do you get that ??

Why would you even bother picking a kid who'll get smashed ?

cant wait for your reply.... Im guessing i know it already :rolleyes:

Re-read the post from No16

Posted

obviously youre challenged. Have yo any real thoughts ? Can you express them ??

I can read perfectly well what 16 says. It is his opinion.. 2010 was 2010 .. to rate Jamar as being lesser value than some of those others is , to me, stupid. Given costings and bang for buck Jamar will out gun Fraser..( useless) Mumford.. not bad on day but not as polished. . Do you get that ??

Why would you even bother picking a kid who'll get smashed ?

cant wait for your reply.... Im guessing i know it already :rolleyes:

The basic tenet of the piece is 'how can you play SuperCoach well' and that means Jamar has to compete with lesser ruckmen to get cheap kicks and marks and therefore they are saying he isn't a good a value pick for a SuperCoach team.

The way they do the scoring is better than DreamTeam which just awards points for kicks and handballs no matter where they end up, but it still doesn't provide a great mirror for the work Jamar does in his 25 hitout, 5 kicks, 8 handball, 7 marks, 1 goal outing that scores 60.

I'd move on, BB59.

I think Thomo is getting some titillation over this and it's a little off-putting.

Posted

obviously youre challenged. Have yo any real thoughts ? Can you express them ??

I can read perfectly well what 16 says. It is his opinion.. 2010 was 2010 .. to rate Jamar as being lesser value than some of those others is , to me, stupid. Given costings and bang for buck Jamar will out gun Fraser..( useless) Mumford.. not bad on day but not as polished. . Do you get that ??

Why would you even bother picking a kid who'll get smashed ?

cant wait for your reply.... Im guessing i know it already :rolleyes:

Re-read the post from No16

Please try to get a meeting of your minds. Jamar was 2nd best ruckman in AFL, but 6th in Supercoach terms. If you were picking a side to play AFL he would be good value. If you are picking a side to perform in the Supercoach fantasy, then his relatively high price is a bit too much for 6th best supercoach ruck.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    2024 Player Reviews: #36 Kysaiah Pickett

    The Demons’ aggressive small forward who kicks goals and defends the Demons’ ball in the forward arc. When he’s on song, he’s unstoppable but he did blot his copybook with a three week suspension in the final round. Date of Birth: 2 June 2001 Height: 171cm Games MFC 2024: 21 Career Total: 106 Goals MFC 2024: 36 Career Total: 161 Brownlow Medal Votes: 3 Melbourne Football Club: 4th Best & Fairest: 369 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 5

    TRAINING: Friday 15th November 2024

    Demonland Trackwatchers took advantage of the beautiful sunshine to head down to Gosch's Paddock and witness the return of Clayton Oliver to club for his first session in the lead up to the 2025 season. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Clarry in the house!! Training: JVR, McVee, Windsor, Tholstrup, Woey, Brown, Petty, Adams, Chandler, Turner, Bowey, Seston, Kentfield, Laurie, Sparrow, Viney, Rivers, Jefferson, Hore, Howes, Verrall, AMW, Clarry Tom Campbell is here

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    2024 Player Reviews: #7 Jack Viney

    The tough on baller won his second Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy in a narrow battle with skipper Max Gawn and Alex Neal-Bullen and battled on manfully in the face of a number of injury niggles. Date of Birth: 13 April 1994 Height: 178cm Games MFC 2024: 23 Career Total: 219 Goals MFC 2024: 10 Career Total: 66 Brownlow Medal Votes: 8

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 3

    TRAINING: Wednesday 13th November 2024

    A couple of Demonland Trackwatchers braved the rain and headed down to Gosch's paddock to bring you their observations from the second day of Preseason training for the 1st to 4th Year players. DITCHA'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS I attended some of the training today. Richo spoke to me and said not to believe what is in the media, as we will good this year. Jefferson and Kentfield looked big and strong.  Petty was doing all the training. Adams looked like he was in rehab.  KE

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    2024 Player Reviews: #15 Ed Langdon

    The Demon running machine came back with a vengeance after a leaner than usual year in 2023.  Date of Birth: 1 February 1996 Height: 182cm Games MFC 2024: 22 Career Total: 179 Goals MFC 2024: 9 Career Total: 76 Brownlow Medal Votes: 5 Melbourne Football Club: 5th Best & Fairest: 352 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 8

    2024 Player Reviews: #24 Trent Rivers

    The premiership defender had his best year yet as he was given the opportunity to move into the midfield and made a good fist of it. Date of Birth: 30 July 2001 Games MFC 2024: 23 Career Total: 100 Goals MFC 2024: 2 Career Total:  9 Brownlow Medal Votes: 7 Melbourne Football Club: 6th Best & Fairest: 350 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 2

    TRAINING: Monday 11th November 2024

    Veteran Demonland Trackwatchers Kev Martin, Slartibartfast & Demon Wheels were on hand at Gosch's Paddock to kick off the official first training session for the 1st to 4th year players with a few elder statesmen in attendance as well. KEV MARTIN'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Beautiful morning. Joy all round, they look like they want to be there.  21 in the squad. Looks like the leadership group is TMac, Viney Chandler and Petty. They look like they have sli

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 2

    2024 Player Reviews: #1 Steven May

    The years are rolling by but May continued to be rock solid in a key defensive position despite some injury concerns. He showed great resilience in coming back from a nasty rib injury and is expected to continue in that role for another couple of seasons. Date of Birth: 10 January 1992 Height: 193cm Games MFC 2024: 19 Career Total: 235 Goals MFC 2024: 1 Career Total: 24 Melbourne Football Club: 9th Best & Fairest: 316 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 3

    2024 Player Reviews: #4 Judd McVee

    It was another strong season from McVee who spent most of his time mainly at half back but he also looked at home on a few occasions when he was moved into the midfield. There could be more of that in 2025. Date of Birth: 7 August 2003 Height: 185cm Games MFC 2024: 23 Career Total: 48 Goals MFC 2024: 1 Career Total: 1 Brownlow Medal Votes: 1 Melbourne Football Club: 7th Best & Fairest: 347 votes

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Melbourne Demons 5
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!
×
×
  • Create New...