I know that stats aren't every thing but Jessie's stats for his first game back after bruising his knee

9 poss    (4 contested 5 uncontested)

6 marks

2 pressure acts

2 behinds

1 goal assist

5 score involvements

Edited August 15, 20169 yr by Bossdog

Jesse's kicking is a concern, but I am more concerned about how few times he leads to space.. Seems to always just point to put the ball on his head.. If he gets more of it and has more set shots, then his kicking will improve.. 2 set shots is not enough, considering that we were a lot better bringing the ball in this week.

9 minutes ago, Bossdog said:

I know that stats aren't every thing but Jessie's stats for his first game back after bruising his knee

9 poss    (4 contested 5 uncontested)

6 marks

2 pressure acts

2 behinds

1 goal assist

5 score involvements

I suspect over his career these are the 3 stats that will really matter. Yes he will kick ~40 goals a year but I think he will be played up the ground as a powerful link up forward. His tank is huge of a man of his size.  

12 minutes ago, Bossdog said:

I know that stats aren't every thing but Jessie's stats for his first game back after bruising his knee

9 poss    (4 contested 5 uncontested)

6 marks

2 pressure acts

2 behinds

1 goal assist

5 score involvements

There was one piece of play where he tried the little tap on to Petracca on the forward flank and it didn't come off. I think he's trying too hard at the moment and is struggling mentally with it. I still have no doubt he'll come good and is still a key player for us now and moving forward. His best is still as a roaming CHF and I'd love to see him get a game with Weideman and Watts all playing together too.

Too be honest I'm more concerned with Garlett's form at the moment, he's been off the boil for a month now. Hogan is still a developing KPP who has managed to kick 40 goals in both seasons. He's going through a drop in form at the moment but I'm not worried about him. There's things he needs to work on (his set shot technique and focusing on the fundamentals) but that doesn't mean he's not earning his spot.

12 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Cameron Ling?

Peter Walsh?

11 hours ago, SaberFang said:

Can't he afford the $50/$100 tables? 

That's why he is waiting on these contract talks, if we secure him he may graduate to the $10 tables along with Tom Boyd, Scully and Ablett

In his favour are his youth, his huge natural ability and his respect for the coaching group at MFC. This should see him improve his set shot action and reap the benefits. Leave it another couple of years and it will become very hard to change. 

The reason he probably doesn't lead is that by leading you are running away from goal and will usually lead in a set shot from 40+ out. His not confident kicking these so he tries to get it on his head 25 out.

16 hours ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

No you don't. 

Do you? 

Haha yeh... just trying to be funny and failing 

Last year's stats may comfort us, but the eyes of good judges are worried about Hogan.  He clearly over-thinks his set shot kicking.  Interesting that Dermott puts Jack Watts up as the league's best set shot right now.

 

 

Hogan over-thinks it terribly.  40+ out he goes on Buddy's arc x 3.

 

As a poster I have never ever salivated over Hogan...I don't know why.  His body-language at 3/4 time, pushing away VDB was pathetic.  His goal-kicking action needs stripping back to ground zero.  He is probably 1 year away from having a reliable set shot under pressure 40-50m out, if all goes well.

 

 

Give me Fyfe and a first rounder for this sulker.

 

 

30 minutes ago, TGR said:

Last year's stats may comfort us, but the eyes of good judges are worried about Hogan.  He clearly over-thinks his set shot kicking.  Interesting that Dermott puts Jack Watts up as the league's best set shot right now.

 

 

Hogan over-thinks it terribly.  40+ out he goes on Buddy's arc x 3.

 

As a poster I have never ever salivated over Hogan...I don't know why.  His body-language at 3/4 time, pushing away VDB was pathetic.  His goal-kicking action needs stripping back to ground zero.  He is probably 1 year away from having a reliable set shot under pressure 40-50m out, if all goes well.

 

 

Give me Fyfe and a first rounder for this sulker.

 

 

I love humour in posts

And a drovers dog would put Jack Watts as the best set shot at the moment, just looking at this numbers

Me I want to see Fyfe come back as the player he was before the injury, before I start salivating, happened too often that they are never the same

Edited August 15, 20169 yr by Satyriconhome