Trade Sylvia - just do it

[Soidee 1,496]

His work rate and lack of effort should not be tolerated any longer.

[PeterJames 46]

His work rate and lack of effort should not be tolerated any longer.

Had 8 tackles today and worked hard. Not a great game but on todays performance you would trade about 15 players if you want to trade him.

[Undeeterred 2,908]

Yeah, don't reckon he'd have had 8 tackles too many times before.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Horse [censored]. Has been one of our best in the second half of the year, and although he was ordinary today, there are plenty in the gun before him. Saying that, if a club threw a first rounder at him you would take it, but it ain't going to happen.

[Range Rover 1,935]

High tackle counts (without winning the ball yourself) often can mean you're second/third to the footy, reactive and lazy.

More of the same from Sylvia. Please club heirarchy put us all out of our misery and move this guy on.

[Maybe next year 167]

Not a great game but I would not think he lacked effort. Got injured early. With that all said, I do think he is generally a lazy footballer considering he has more talent than most players. I think he could be a Goddard player.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Judged more harshly than other players just because he is a lad and because he isn't the superstar we hoped he would become. Produces more than 80% of our list.

[Little Richard 5,943]

Has to go before his lazy attitude rubs off on the young players. Should be showing leadership on field, when really he offers nothing like it.

I think we could get a mid second rounder for him.

[dee-tox 4,831]

Sort of bloke, if you traded would star at another club. Has all the tools. Gets marked too hard by most Dee supporters.

[Undeeterred 2,908]

Sort of bloke, if you traded would star at another club. Has all the tools. Gets marked too hard by most Dee supporters.

I can sort of picture him doing the Stuart Dew thing at Hawthorn and jagging them another flag...

[Little Richard 5,943]

Sort of bloke, if you traded would star at another club. Has all the tools. Gets marked too hard by most Dee supporters.

I agree but he isn't doing it here and has had far too long to prove himself.

Take what we can get and get rid of him... you can't win a premiership with senior players like Sylvia.

[PeterJames 46]

High tackle counts (without winning the ball yourself) often can mean you're second/third to the footy, reactive and lazy.

More of the same from Sylvia. Please club heirarchy put us all out of our misery and move this guy on.

But also you have to look a half forward with a team that can't hit the side of a barn would be hard. One example when Blease tried a 3 metre handball and missed him by a metre.

[GIRO 63]

Waited for this thread has been in the best 6 out of the last 8 games

[Steamin Demon 370]

High tackle counts (without winning the ball yourself) often can mean you're second/third to the footy, reactive and lazy.

More of the same from Sylvia. Please club heirarchy put us all out of our misery and move this guy on.

Please !!! This guy has been one of Melbournes best in the last 8 weeks. Let's get get rid of another senior player we are crying out for. Think before typing Rover.

[PaulRB 6,119]

And Melbourne have been flying these last 8 weeks.

Colin continues to be an enigma, and under performed.

Gary Ablett at GC our Colin Sylvia is not.

Edited August 11, 2012 by PaulRB

[Biffen 12,567]

Kicked a very unimportant goal today but said some nice things about Brad Green.

Give him an early holiday in Thailand and let him come back for next year .

Go Col !

P.S-Take it easy .

[Watts Jurrah Dunn? 735]

I think Sylvia for Parker (Sydney) would be a win win. Might take the swans to a flag and we'd have a 10 year inside midfielder.

Not even halving those contests and getting out marked by Dempster twice in the third was a disgrace. Never gets a kick against decent sides.

[Rob Mac...... 612]

Sort of bloke, if you traded would star at another club. Has all the tools. Gets marked too hard by most Dee supporters.

I agree dee-tox! Sylvia had more disposals than 6 dees, & same as 2, laid 8 tackles, 2 more than anyone else. Not a great day for him but let's not have him drawn & quartered, he's still one of our best over the past 8 games or so.

Does anyone here really know for sure whether his past form lapses are due to attitude or injury, because his injuries seem to be clearing up & he's starting to produce again.

Can anyone name one player on our list who has more elite skills than Col shows on a good day?!

[Forest Demon 4,681]

And Melbourne have been flying these last 8 weeks.

Colin continues to be an enigma, and under performed.

Gary Ablett at GC our Colin Sylvia is not.

IMO, players who perform well in under performing teams are worth more than front runners who perform when there team are on top.

And of course he is not Gary Ablett, and the quicker Melbourne fans realise he is no superstar and just a solid footballer the better for all involved.

Edited August 11, 2012 by Forest Demon

[JACKATTACK 17]

Trade him. Take out his games against teams in the bottom 4 and he's clearly no good. Would probably dominate in a team with quality mids.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Trade him. Take out his games against teams in the bottom 4 and he's clearly no good. Would probably dominate in a team with quality mids.

Again, I think that is horse sh*t. There are many players on our list who only perform against rubbish teams when we are winning, and I distinctly remember Sylvia playing some decent games against some good teams, 3 votes when we were pumped by Hawthorn spring to mind. I am not saying he is a world beater, just saying he is marked far more harshly on here than others who seem to go under the radar, like a Garland.

[The heart beats true 16,726]

What a joke of a thread. Is he frustrating at times? Yes. Would he be a good player in a side that can kick? Definitely.

Give him time next year with bigger bodies around him and better delivery and Col will look a lot better.

Honestly some on D'Land think gun players abound at other clubs. You know what's out there? Joel Mac and James Sellar.

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

People need to realise calls for Sylvia to be traded aren't because he is a bad player- but because he is one of only a few in our team with some trade value and is the type of player that would suit a team in their window now- he is a cherry on-top kind of player and where we're at now is we need a consistant blue collar worker.

I'm really torn with Col, I see the talent just don't know how to get it out consistantly. Maybe a better midfield around him would help. Hope we draft Wines!

[beelzebub 22,738]

In simple terms, despite any efforts of late and many lamnetable ones of early I just dont hink the will ever be the player some seem to think he might be. We are perpetually waiting for him to have 'that' break out season. He has some good games, he has some great moments but for all his talent the real return for the club willbe in whatever he player we trade for him gives us. Im sorry thats all Col is worth in my view.

He has the talent to be a genuine A grade Star. He isnt. The defence rests

[Forest Demon 4,681]

People need to realise calls for Sylvia to be traded aren't because he is a bad player- but because he is one of only a few in our team with some trade value and is the type of player that would suit a team in their window now- he is a cherry on-top kind of player and where we're at now is we need a consistant blue collar worker.

I'm really torn with Col, I see the talent just don't know how to get it out consistantly. Maybe a better midfield around him would help. Hope we draft Wines!

Understandable, but I don't think we would get much for him. I wouldn't part with him for a second round pick in what by that stage of the draft, is a massive lottery.