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qldmagpie67 wrote:Found it hard to give votes this week
Could have seriously given votes to 12 players and still might have missed one
We didn’t have a bad player yesterday
Some had bigger days than others but all did something during the game of note
People make some valid points on various players
I believe the trading for Mitchell is a master stroke gaining value each week
He’s a clearance beast coupled with Adams we have 2 real hard heads in and under
JDG can work his body at stoppages now and the ball gets out to Pendles Crisp the Daicos Bros Noble IQ Elliot to use
Pies2016 made a point of Mitchell’s work and our players abilities to play multiple roles
I noticed yesterday watching the replay
If the ball is in our defensive half Maynard would roll up to the contest to give us a extra big body around the contest
Conversely if it’s in the front half McCreery roles up and does the same
That extra big body draws a opposite player closer and opens up room for either a defensive rebound or attacking thrust
The more I watch the more I think we haven’t even scratched the surface with Nick D yet
His body is still developing but his footy IQ is light years ahead of his other development needs
His ability to read a opponent or make moves during games based on what the coaches have given him prior in the heat of battle is extraordinary
He has no fear to roll up to a stoppage and tell a Pendles or Mitchell or JDG to swap roles and he while opposition try to figure out what’s happening his off and running
I want to give a shout out to a player who doesn’t often figure in our votes or get the admiration of his teammates but seriously if we could transplant checkers heart into all our players we would never lose a game
He is the ultimate team mate
Bring the ball to ground no problems
Be the decoy for someone else no hassles
Lay a hard tackle absolutely
Give a Shepard so a teammate can get free with pleasure
Kick that goal we need under pressure yep he does
He is the guy who will be the first player in to defend a team mate and never take a backward step
How he was ever over looked for 6 or 7 drafts is beyond me
Great post and I agree with all except the bolded part.
Checkers is loved by all of his team mates. They often speak of the admiration they feel towards him and how selfless he is.
You're right about his heart! It's massive.
qldmagpie67 wrote:
I want to give a shout out to a player who doesn’t often figure in our votes or get the admiration of his teammates but seriously if we could transplant checkers heart into all our players we would never lose a game
He is the ultimate team mate
Bring the ball to ground no problems
Be the decoy for someone else no hassles
Lay a hard tackle absolutely
Give a Shepard so a teammate can get free with pleasure
Kick that goal we need under pressure yep he does
He is the guy who will be the first player in to defend a team mate and never take a backward step
How he was ever over looked for 6 or 7 drafts is beyond me
Totally agree.
I admire all our players of course, but Checkers is my absolute favourite.
He's been described here and elsewhere as the Bulldozer, the Clydesdale of the team.
I do believe however, that his team do appreciate him enormously. They were all so happy for him when he finally kicked his bag of five.
I suspect we have all seen Beau’s mum’s pre-match. Goodness I feel such pride in this club. I genuinely think we are the destination club right now - what a spectacular culture. I was explain to a friend of mine who wasn’t brought up on the game that under our last premiership coach if you kicked the ball anywhere but along the boundary, you would be shot, and now we kick to an outnumber (against us) in the middle of the ground. Wow. To see the joy in the players. And Qld you are so right we haven’t seen even close to how good Nick can be. Tag him and be only gets 28 possessions, but others get off the chain, don’t tag him and he owns the joint. Loving it right now
Pete 70 wrote:I suspect we have all seen Beau’s mum’s pre-match. Goodness I feel such pride in this club. I genuinely think we are the destination club right now - what a spectacular culture. I was explain to a friend of mine who wasn’t brought up on the game that under our last premiership coach if you kicked the ball anywhere but along the boundary, you would be shot, and now we kick to an outnumber (against us) in the middle of the ground. Wow. To see the joy in the players. And Qld you are so right we haven’t seen even close to how good Nick can be. Tag him and be only gets 28 possessions, but others get off the chain, don’t tag him and he owns the joint. Loving it right now
Pete 70, over the years I have always respected your comments and to read your post today really excited me. As a typical Collingwood fan, I’m extremely reluctant to buy into the “this is our year” hype. Banging on tin lids that are off is not my style but being “quietly confident” has now become being just “confident” without being too quiet about it
I term the current Collingwood attack based strategy “Unceasing Waves” like on a stormy and windy day with rough seas. A Perfect Storm
