Terrible at every aspect of the game that involves touching the footy. Handy player in every other aspect of the game though, so he's got that going for him at least.

Edited September 8, 20186 yr by Chook

Might’ve cost a couple of goals but saved a few and made about 10 cats [censored] themselves. 

You’d walk taller with him around. 

Some of those supposed Geelong superstars could use some of what AVB has. 

10 hours ago, BrisbaneDemon said:

Hes becoming one of my favorites, every week he lays a tackle bump that just rattles an opponent,  bit off a little bit more then he could chew on the wing during the game but he'll learn from that, you could see the Cats players looking for him.  He, Viney, Harmes are becoming scary for opponents.  Who would have thought picking naturally tough at it midfielders would work out so well compared to skinny athletes. 

And others.  Small minds and small ticka's need not apply.

7 hours ago, bringbackthebiff said:

Team sport is about everyone playing their role. One of his major roles is setting the on field standard for attack and aggression. Once again 100% executed!

He's a leader in this area.  We need them.  And a protector.

55 minutes ago, Chook said:

Terrible at every aspect of the game that involves touching the footy. Handy player in every other aspect of the game though, so he's got that going for him at least.

Poor thumbnail sketch.

He'll always physically hurt the opposition, you'd love to run out next to him, he'll have days where the footy stuff really works, and he'll have days where his skills aren't on song.

Probably a bottom six player, but one of the more valuable bottom six players running around.

If we are going to talk in terms of ‘moneyball’ nonsense that some like to copy from baseball - his next contract will be value for what he provides.

He isn’t a prototypical finals player built in a lab by a group of German scientists that escaped the war;  that’s Jack Viney - but he has the most important tangibles.

After an almost 2 year injury lay off and 3 VFL or so games Goody could not get him into the team quick enough. So VB must have something going for him. His hard at it contested style is the way Goody likes his team to play and its ideally suited to finals footy.

 

I love the beast! ?

8 hours ago, bringbackthebiff said:

Team sport is about everyone playing their role. One of his major roles is setting the on field standard for attack and aggression. Once again 100% executed!

 

10 minutes ago, manny100 said:

After an almost 2 year injury lay off and 3 VFL or so games Goody could not get him into the team quick enough. So VB must have something going for him. His hard at it contested style is the way Goody likes his team to play and its ideally suited to finals footy.

 

Contest and aggression — exactly what is required especially in finals. 

7 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

I love the beast! ?

66ron v6ndenber9_   666 ?

 

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1 hour ago, ProDee said:

Poor thumbnail sketch.

He'll always physically hurt the opposition, you'd love to run out next to him, he'll have days where the footy stuff really works, and he'll have days where his skills aren't on song.

Probably a bottom six player, but one of the more valuable bottom six players running around.

This exactly. Have said it before, it’s the bottom 6-8 players that make a huge difference in winning and losing.

And if Vanders is in our bottom 6 then we are going places. He had a massive impact last night with his contested work, a reason the rest of the group reacted so positively to him when he joined the main training group a few weeks back. They knew what his inclusion to the team meant.

Needs to polish his ball use.

Also needs to take out Issac Smith next week. 

I think he still needs a few games to get the sharpness back into his ball usage but he is clearly in the best 22 right now.

1 hour ago, Jaded said:

Needs to polish his ball use.

Also needs to take out Issac Smith next week. 

I'd love to see that. I can't get the sight out of my head of Smith giving it to Frost all the way to the bench when we played them earlier in the year... Someone needs to put him in his place

 

5 hours ago, ProDee said:

Poor thumbnail sketch.

He'll always physically hurt the opposition, you'd love to run out next to him, he'll have days where the footy stuff really works, and he'll have days where his skills aren't on song.

Probably a bottom six player, but one of the more valuable bottom six players running around.

Definitely bottom 6 as we're in the business of playing footy and that's the bit he's not great at.

But as you say, a very valuable bottom 6 player with the intensity and hardness he brings.

No coincidence that we have looked a lot tougher since he came back. 

Natural agression.