The Matt Owies Thread

[Garbo 1,454]

If he might help fix the fwd line I’m all for it, we won’t be going far if we stick with the same lineup

[MrFreeze 1,849]

17 hours ago, mo64 said:

Bedford was still a developing player who wasn't given the opportunity to solidify a place in the team. From what he showed at Casey, he always had far more upside than Spargo. Unfortunately Goodwin liked to stick fat with the 2021 Premiership players regardless of form, instead of grooming the next crop. We are paying the price for that now.

Yeah this is the exact revisionism I was talking about. Bedford has had a very similar year to Chandler, nothing exceptional. 

13 hours ago, bing181 said:

4 players with AFL debuts last year, 5 this year.

^^^^ fully agree Bing 

[Moonshadow 17,470]

He kicks goals.

If he has the ability (or can be taught) to chase and pressure, I'm all for it!

[Ethan Tremblay 29,968]

Yeah he kicked 33 goals this season but that was it. He’s a one trick pony who has no other positive attributes as a footy player. 

[Young Blood 2,253]

6 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Yeah he kicked 33 goals this season but that was it. He’s a one trick pony who has no other positive attributes as a footy player. 

Yes and most of these came from precision ball movement from Carlton mids who put it down his throat. Out midfield, ball movement is very different... He's not able to create much himself out of contest.

I'm sure there's a few reasons that Carlton is happy to move on from him.

I think he's greatly benefited from playing alongside Curnow and Mckay who draw all the attention which has allowed him to play off of them and find space and time

He does kick straight I'll give him that and is a decent mark.

I'd like to concentrate on other players ahead of him.

[picket fence 16,637]

19 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

wait... are you saying that bedford is better than chandler, pickett, and spargo?

mcadam i could understand, sure, but not the latter three

Bedford is waaay better than all but Pickett!

[BAMF 4,084]

2 hours ago, Young Blood said:

Yes and most of these came from precision ball movement from Carlton mids who put it down his throat. Out midfield, ball movement is very different... He's not able to create much himself out of contest.

I'm sure there's a few reasons that Carlton is happy to move on from him.

I think he's greatly benefited from playing alongside Curnow and Mckay who draw all the attention which has allowed him to play off of them and find space and time

He does kick straight I'll give him that and is a decent mark.

I'd like to concentrate on other players ahead of him.

Well said. 

Just because he kicked 33 for Carlton does not mean he will come and kick 33 for us. 

[Young Blood 2,253]

 

[BAMF 4,084]

Rumours appearing online stating that he has agreed to join Demons.

Nothing official.

Edit: Still nothing filtering to any media outlets. This may just be supporter filled lies.

Edited 9 hours ago by BAMF

[Roger Mellie 3,867]

3 hours ago, BAMF said:

Rumours appearing online stating that he has agreed to join Demons.

Nothing official.

Edit: Still nothing filtering to any media outlets. This may just be supporter filled lies.

Hope so

[Roger Mellie 3,867]

On 18/09/2024 at 15:47, mo64 said:

Bedford was still a developing player who wasn't given the opportunity to solidify a place in the team. From what he showed at Casey, he always had far more upside than Spargo. Unfortunately Goodwin liked to stick fat with the 2021 Premiership players regardless of form, instead of grooming the next crop. We are paying the price for that now.

I reckon Bedford would have been a walk-up start to our best 22 in 2024 and that it was part of our plan. We offered him a competitive contract so clearly weren't trying to offload him. I think he's an excellent pressure player and has that rare combo of being speedy and an endurance beast. He's also performed well as a tagger. The major downside is that he's a small forward who can't kick for [censored].

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,521]

On 17/09/2024 at 20:33, No. 31 said:

It would be sad to see Owies leave the Blues. He is a bit of an enigma as a forward, has definite limitations as a footballer but yet still has a good goal scoring record. He isn't really a crumbing forward, he moves into open space to take marks and is a solid kick for goal.

I think the market will pay him more than he is currently on at Carlton and the Blues want to reserve cap space for Weitering, TDK and maybe some new incoming trades. That is why he is being allowed to explore his options

Definitely would not be a flop inward trade like Billings. Owies will earn his keep.

He always kicks goals against the Dees.