Jimmy Toumpas

[What 18,810]

posted this in the match day thread -

My favorite moment of the game was 14:10 left in the 3rd

theres a loose ball at centre half forward and Jimmy T charges in and puts his head over the ball with no fear, takes clean possession and is rewarded with the free kick for high contact

Kicks it to Watts who gets a free then goals.

This moment told me that Jimmy T is going to be a player and that he is far from just an outside receiver some on here perceive him as.

And on a sidenote, anyone writing him off is a complete idiot, the kid had hip surgery last year and is coming off an interrupted preseason. Meaning hes never done a preseason in the AFL, and has played just 7 games.

Get a grip you morons, hes going to be an absolute gun and is a leader too.

[binman 38,015]

And on a sidenote, anyone writing him off is a complete [censored], the kid had hip surgery last year and is coming off an interrupted preseason. Meaning hes never done a preseason in the AFL, and has played just 7 games.

Get a grip you morons, hes going to be an absolute gun and is a leader too.

Are you the love child of Ben Hur and Rhino Richards? A half brother to Satry?

[rpfc 27,450]

He has a terrible gait but I am patient.

The thing about kids is that you need them to bring something to the table straight away and he has very good skills. We should have groomed him as a HBF for this year and brought him in after a few rounds to get some easier footy.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,078]

He will be a gun. Careys first games weren't great.

[Dr. Gonzo 22,415]

2nd quarter against the Saints. He was running back under a high ball with no one around him. He went back one handed thinking contact was coming. Squibbed.

I actually think he will be a jet but needs to stop these kinds of acts.

You mean the one where he was running back with the flight and was unable to get back quickly enough because the ball was kicked over his head so only stuck one arm in the air trying to get fingers to it? I don't think he "squibbed" it at all, I think he was trying to get back but the kick was so poor it looked like he dropped under the ball instead of keeping on running backwards.

[angrydee 842]

Dmitri has had 2 hip operations -one on each in june and july last year. That is only a year ago.

A light preseason followed.

How odd that a year after his ops he is now starting to understand the speed if the game.

I had him rated =1 with whitfield as an U18

He was captain of ths SA U18's last year,even though they knew he was injured.

Will be a gun and a future leader.

[45HG 1,539]

If someone could logically explain to me why he played round 2 after his round 1 showing that'd be great.

If they could go further and explain why he was then made sub before being dropped for GWS I'd be eternally grateful. He's been poorly handled this year IMHO but the kid will be good - we just need to develop experienced leaders (or get one in) that he can learn the craft form.

[Deemotivated 550]

I love this forum but talk about armchair experts. FFS!! People commenting on his gait, on him being a squib or not being in and under...

How many of you have played elite football?? Yep, that's what I thought.

[DeeZee 6,731]

Reminds me of one G.Lyon, could be just the hairy legs, but reckon its a bit more than that.

[What 18,810]

I love this forum but talk about armchair experts. FFS!! People commenting on his gait, on him being a squib or not being in and under...

How many of you have played elite football?? Yep, that's what I thought.

Ignore the morons on here.

Dane Swan doesn't have the most pleasing 'gait' either.

[Waltham33 409]

Most impressive signs I have seen from him yet - here is hoping

[rpfc 27,450]

I love this forum but talk about armchair experts. FFS!! People commenting on his gait, on him being a squib or not being in and under...

How many of you have played elite football?? Yep, that's what I thought.

If that was the bar for conversation on here there would be tumbleweeds floating across the screen.

I don't care about his gait - but it looks terrible. I know that Campbell Brown used to run in a similar fashion and Hawthorn got a running expert to change it. He managed to get more speed as a result.

He will be a fine player - will he be the star we need? Only time answers that question.

[titan_uranus 22,347]

I love this forum but talk about armchair experts. FFS!! People commenting on his gait, on him being a squib or not being in and under...

How many of you have played elite football?? Yep, that's what I thought.

Another of you knobs with the 'you haven't played football, so shut up' rubbish.

None of us have. FFS. Being an ex-AFL footballer is not a requirement to be able to express opinions on football.

[Dwight Schrute 16,751]

i love the kids kicking skills, he is going to be an asset

[spirit of norm smith 12,903]

I was impressed. Give Jimmy a good run and he will show his talent. Good stuff Jimmy

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

Toumpas was a no brainer at pick 4. Astonishing that he was still available in fact.

[ThreeOneSix 953]

It's refreshing to read a positive thread about Toumpas.

He played well on the weekend and continues to improve.

One of Demonlands favorites for all the right reasons, well done Jimmy.

[Binmans PA 26,051]

If that was the bar for conversation on here there would be tumbleweeds floating across the screen.

I don't care about his gait - but it looks terrible. I know that Campbell Brown used to run in a similar fashion and Hawthorn got a running expert to change it. He managed to get more speed as a result.

He will be a fine player - will he be the star we need? Only time answers that question.

I'd say Jimmy's awkward gait has come about from his two hip operations. He's still no doubt learning how to move with it.

[Carrot Top 947]

Reckon he has what it takes, and then some.

Reckon he is also coming from a fair way back injury/fitness wise.

Reckon he is a kid with a level head that will fix his so called problems (and I think most of them are from being 10 years old and being expected to lead in a D grade midfield).

He's the least of our problems.

[Deemotivated 550]

Another of you knobs with the 'you haven't played football, so shut up' rubbish.

None of us have. FFS. Being an ex-AFL footballer is not a requirement to be able to express opinions on football.

It's not a requirement to comment on here but feck me... You lot that like to pick apart every damn aspect of a 19yo kid in his first half dozen games... Questioning his courage, ability and even his running action astounds me.

If we were in the top 4 would you still be so critical?

[titan_uranus 22,347]

It's not a requirement to comment on here but feck me... You lot that like to pick apart every damn aspect of a 19yo kid in his first half dozen games... Questioning his courage, ability and even his running action astounds me.

If we were in the top 4 would you still be so critical?

It's not a requirement at all. So stop mentioning it.

There are plenty on here who don't know what they're talking about, including in their (at times) abhorrent comments on Toumpas, but that is nothing at all to do with whether or not they have played football before.

[PartyTimeJohnny 533]

I really liked the Toump's game on Sat.

I was working my ass off trying to get a 'TOUMP' call going everytime he kicked it. Bloody members weren't getting on board.

He broke St Kilda's (crappy warranted) zone a few times. Jones was so wrapped to have Toump constantly getting into a good position for him.

Jonesy loves him, you can tell.

[dpositive 1,547]

Im enjoying reading all the comments as I dont get to see many games only the televised highlights.

Did go to QB and was surprised at Toumps size as on this site he was described as small. I did think he was underutilised and thought this may have been the coach . pleased to see he shown a little more last week and I reckon he will become a very good player when he adjusts to the requirements of this level. As others are saying he is only 5 games into the business I dont expect him to dominate every game just yet.

[Yeats8 21]

Nothing special today from the Toumps particularly when you compare him against Jackson Macrea who was drafted after Jimmy. He looks the goods when has the ball. His next challenge is to know where to run to get the ball. We look good when he has has the ball in his hands....don't panic he will be a star!!!!

[ThreeOneSix 953]

I like that Toumpas is different to most other draftees killing it atm.

Most are inside beasts, which is great, they are competitive guns mostly.

But Toumpas is more of an outside player and I haven't seen him not hit a target.

He will give us run, carry and accurate disposal going inside and outside of 50.

That is a very handy weapon to have.

Started his career being a bit soft, but careers don't just consist of a few games, thankfully.

These kids don't have it easy anyway, there is a lot of pressure on them - without even thinking of nerves, etc.