LUKE TAPSCOTT

[Nasher 33,133]

My favorite moment of the match.

Shaw took an age to surface and when he did he was a very ginger 80 year old, meanwhile Tappy was off raring to get the ball.

Likewise. Fantastic hit.

[jayceebee31 671]

Good debut today for Tapscott.

If he keeps this up he will make a fool of some of the critics and hunch merchants around here.

Like all first year players he is still learning the caper and I look forward to his improvement this year.

Tapscott produced of the most impressive first games I have watched for the MFC.Showed he will be there for a very long time.Will make a top class midfielder one day.

[Sir Why You Little 34,695]

So good that he actually went to school with Jack Trengove, and they have been mates all along

Didn't realize that. The Crows will be furious!!

Start of a long career today.

[dee-eee 231]

I'm not sure we were watching the same player. Granted it was his first game, but this guy will not be playing for the Demons next week! His defensive game is in need of a lot of work. Thats not to say he wont be a great player. But honestly, his defensive work was terrible. Beaten more often than not whenever the ball came near him.

I'll support the massive majority who,by-the-way,I doubt would also list "Brad Miller" as a favourite player !

[Doggo 32]

Stick the boot in? Settle down princess.

This is AFL senior football. I note that it was his first game, and i dont expect him to go out there and tear a game apart. I never said that he didnt offer anything to the team today. But it might be a great idea if you look at the game again - so many times today his lack of defensive skill cost us dearly. Im all for the development of our players, but we play to win.

To be fair, i didn't take much notice of his opponents on the day. Who was he playing on that was beating him/us so badly?

[Jaded No More 58,635]

Stick the boot in? Settle down princess.

This is AFL senior football. I note that it was his first game, and i dont expect him to go out there and tear a game apart. I never said that he didnt offer anything to the team today. But it might be a great idea if you look at the game again - so many times today his lack of defensive skill cost us dearly. Im all for the development of our players, but we play to win.

Princess? seriously? that's the best you could come up with? Lame.

I will bet you my sparkly princess crown that Tappy plays next week, and for many weeks to come, baring injuries.

His defensive game was good, but he did lose some one on one contests. So did Rivers and McDonald, and they are 100 game veterans. For every contest he lost, he put his body on the line and won another. It was a very very good debut and there is nothing you can take away from him.

[demon85 17]

Good for Luke if he plays next week and for many weeks after - great for his development. I hope he becomes a great player for the club. But if he continues to play the to the same level defensively as he did today it'll be interesting to see how long your man crush lasts.

Everything aside, im not writing him off like many of you are making it seem.

[Grapeviney 8,871]

Good debut today for Tapscott.

and to bastardise jack dyer, let's hope he has an even better debut next week

[Range Rover 1,935]

Can anyone recall a better debut than that from an MFC player? I can't ...

To nitpick on a kid who's just racked up club b and f votes and probably a rising star nom in his first game, is ridiculous.

[Grapeviney 8,871]

^ brent heaver? five goals on queens birthday against the blues if i recall correctly

edit: not to nitpick though, thought the bullet was great today..

Edited March 27, 2011 by Grapeviney

[norwood_demon 196]

Incredible debut! Congratulations to Luke for his performance & perserverance through an injury plagued 2010.

I was furious after the 2009 draft when Luke was described by a fellow Demonlander as a "stable pony" for Trengove. Tapscott is a stallion in his own right. Fantastic kick, hard as nails, composed & skilful. Forget the bump on Shaw, how courageous was that overhead mark going back against the flight in ?Q4? A long career in the red-&-blue beckons.

[Brayshaw Self 847]

Can anyone recall a better debut than that from an MFC player? I can't ...

To nitpick on a kid who's just racked up club b and f votes and probably a rising star nom in his first game, is ridiculous.

Gysberts

[Daz's Dee's 113]

Yep was there today first time I have seen him live and loved what I saw must say I had some pretty high expectations and he exceeded them. Can not wait till next Sunday go dees

[binman 38,776]

that long pass in the back line, that was stolen was not his fault!!!

It was bloody Maric's fault! He should have gone at the ball. Critical mistake (that kick btw was left foot, pretty confident thing to do given where he was kicking from)

[Grapeviney 8,871]

It was bloody Maric's fault! He should have gone at the ball.

x 2

sat and waited

[Doggo 32]

Gysberts

Yep, pay that. Gysberts first two games were better than anyone i can recall in my whole time watching footy.

Ricky Petterd's first game back in 07 against Sydney was a great one too. Remember him running back into the hole and marking with Barry Hall closing down on him?

[Brayshaw Self 847]

Yep, pay that. Gysberts first two games were better than anyone i can recall in my whole time watching footy.

Ricky Petterd's first game back in 07 against Sydney was a great one too. Remember him running back into the hole and marking with Barry Hall closing down on him?

Yeh I was thinking about that game today. He played HFF, wing and HBF. Great game

[demoniac 1,243]

I agree, from the stats a great effort. For a first game, it was good too.

BUT as i've stated, he cost us so many times in defence.

He has every chance of becoming a great footballer for the club, this i do not doubt.

If we dropped every player who 'cost us so many times in defence' after today's game then we'd be struggling to field a defence next week.

The positives of his debut far outweigh the negatives. Get his own ball on the ground and in the air. Beautiful kick short or long - Addam Maric should really have move to that swithc kick and protected the ball with his body. Aggressive. A player we have to get games into.

[Red Sox 2]

It was bloody Maric's fault! He should have gone at the ball. Critical mistake (that kick btw was left foot, pretty confident thing to do given where he was kicking from)

x 3

Great debut.

[Carlos Danger 380]

Couldn't have seen it playing out any better for Luke's debut, great game. That first kick-in playing on, selling the candy then roosting it half way up the ground was awesome to say the least. One of the best first posessions in AFL footy I've ever seen.

Can't wait to see what he has to offer next week.

[Rollo2 64]

Agree it was Maric's fault, but only a slight error of judgement. Matter of inches. More an amazing effort from the Sydney player (Bolton I think) than a clanger for Tapscott or Maric. And yes, brilliant debut. Very impressive.

[Tricky 337]

Awesome debut - well done!

[Robbie57 1,991]

Really impressive.

Another Frawley in the making.

[DemonWA 3,498]

Tapscott's game was a solid as his physique!

Going to be a long term player for us, and a damn good one too!

[Demons 32 235]

Shaw had no idea what hit him.....

Tapscott sent a msg to the AFL with that hit, do not mess with this kid.