Welcome to Demonland: Xavier Lindsay

[Macca 16,955]

Very neat player with excellent kicking skills (a bit like Craig McRae) 

Gets to contest after contest which makes him a bit of a ball-magnet.  Looks an ideal link player from HB to HF

I'd expect Lindsay to get some games early and then it's a wait and see.  He'll be a player, sooner or later.  Like his fellow draftee, Langford, he looks like he's got a head for football

Interesting that both he and Clayton Oliver both won the Morrish Medal

[fr_ap 2,477]

5 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

It’s not a great sign that we drafted his replacement but if Salo gets through preseason I really hope he’s got more in him. If not I’d actually try to reinvent his role.

I have so few doubts on Bowser. I reckon he was set for a big year before injury last year and early training reports are positive. With the shackles released on the game plan and a fit midfield he should show his smarts and skills.

Bowey is very ordinary 1v1 and can't be trusted to win 1v1 contests in d50. Not enough people talk about this. 

[DeeSpencer 25,626]

Just now, fr_ap said:

Bowey is very ordinary 1v1 and can't be trusted to win 1v1 contests in d50. Not enough people talk about this. 

I disagree, he’s super clever in the air for his size and doesn’t need to win 1 on 1 contests in d 50, he should always have 2-3 defenders behind him. He didn’t give Bailey Smith an inch in the grand final.

[fr_ap 2,477]

Just now, DeeSpencer said:

I disagree, he’s super clever in the air for his size and doesn’t need to win 1 on 1 contests in d 50, he should always have 2-3 defenders behind him. He didn’t give Bailey Smith an inch in the grand final.

This isn't really up for debate - watch some games over the last two years and focus on him specifically. We ship goals to his opponents, and him losing defensive contests is often to blame.

He has attributes - with the ball - ok in the air - but I don't think he'll ever be a natural defender. 

His first year he was playing in an exceptional system and team that was humming...he had Gus covering for him defensively off the wing a lot as well. 

If Nevjet was a small defender you could trust to stop good small forwards, Bowey is not even beginning to enter that conversation 

[Adam The God 30,209]

2 minutes ago, fr_ap said:

This isn't really up for debate - watch some games over the last two years and focus on him specifically. We ship goals to his opponents, and him losing defensive contests is often to blame.

He has attributes - with the ball - ok in the air - but I don't think he'll ever be a natural defender. 

His first year he was playing in an exceptional system and team that was humming...he had Gus covering for him defensively off the wing a lot as well. 

If Nevjet was a small defender you could trust to stop good small forwards, Bowey is not even beginning to enter that conversation 

Nah.

[DeeSpencer 25,626]

1 minute ago, fr_ap said:

This isn't really up for debate - watch some games over the last two years and focus on him specifically. We ship goals to his opponents, and him losing defensive contests is often to blame.

He has attributes - with the ball - ok in the air - but I don't think he'll ever be a natural defender. 

His first year he was playing in an exceptional system and team that was humming...he had Gus covering for him defensively off the wing a lot as well. 

If Nevjet was a small defender you could trust to stop good small forwards, Bowey is not even beginning to enter that conversation 

Last year he clearly was a mile off his best, nasty arm break so couldn’t do weights for months, in to ankle and other stuff. He’s not playing Jetta’s position. We need to find a Hibbo replacement but if Judd can’t stay there it will be Hore, Howes or AMW based on the current list.

Most sides have half back flankers who can’t defend a lick. 

Lindsay has ok height but isn’t much of an aerial player, I’d back Bowey over him to defend most half forwards. But both can be excellent rebounding half backs.

[Sydee 4,404]

18 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Last year he clearly was a mile off his best, nasty arm break so couldn’t do weights for months, in to ankle and other stuff. He’s not playing Jetta’s position. We need to find a Hibbo replacement but if Judd can’t stay there it will be Hore, Howes or AMW based on the current list.

Most sides have half back flankers who can’t defend a lick. 

Lindsay has ok height but isn’t much of an aerial player, I’d back Bowey over him to defend most half forwards. But both can be excellent rebounding half backs.

Lindsay you would think would play more of a Nick Daicos type HBF role where he runs to receive and then deliver with precision to teammates up the field 

Anyone thinking he’s a lock down defender who will win most 1on1 contests might be missing where his skill set is 

[Willmoy1947 4,085]

Looks, plays and runs like Xavier Tanner.

[deespicable me 1,485]

I thought Lindsay is more of an upgrade, especially over time on Billings. Billings was drafted to be that half forward connecter role, to do a lot of inside 50 kicking and improve our forward connection. It had limited success, but I think that is why Lindsay was recruited more than the half back role. He may end up there but he is too slight to play half back for a year or two i would have thought.