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Paddy and the Gresh

Post: # 1674099Post saynta »

I think these two boys must be related.

Both have rubber in their DNA.

I have never seen footballs bounce off chests so far and so readily, at this standard.

Couple of rubber boys.

Funny, but I ain't laughing.

Breaks my heart. Can only imagine what it does to their team mates.


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Post: # 1674111Post ace »

saynta wrote:I think these two boys must be related.

Both have rubber in their DNA.

I have never seen footballs bounce off chests so far and so readily, at this standard.

Couple of rubber boys.

Funny, but I ain't laughing.

Breaks my heart. Can only imagine what it does to their team mates.
There are only two reasons why the ball bounces off your chest.
1. the ball slips through you hands and hits you on the chest
2. you tried to mark the ball on your chest and failed

Chest marking is a reliable form of marking for kids playing junior football, more reliable than marking in the hands.
But at AFL level you play against professional defenders who know they only need to wrap their arm around over your chest to prevent the mark.
Unlike in the juniors these professionals can execute the manoeuvre.
Both Paddy and Gresh need to start taking marks in their hands out in front of their bodies unless they are well clear of any opponents.
They are playing in the big time now.


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Post: # 1674114Post skeptic »

Wow, criticising and mocking two of the youngest players on the list...

Some so called supporters


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Post: # 1674122Post Scollop »

Overall, both Paddy and Gresh played ok. Gresh probably could have done with a rest 3-4 weeks ago, but with the bye coming up I'm confident he'll continue to improve as a player. If all our mids were as talented as Gresh we'd be top 4.

The delivery into the forward line was woeful. We dominated the Insiide 50's in the first and half way through the second quarter but didn't have any reward for effort. pPaddy was still leading, marking and taking shots on goal late in the match which was a good sign. He was unlucky in the last quarter with that dropped mark in that he was unbalanced. Also, he hit the post in that last quarter so I reckon you're searching for scapegoats


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Post: # 1674161Post thejiggingsaint »

For goodness' sake give these KIDS a BREAK!


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Post: # 1674162Post Jacks Back »

ace wrote:
saynta wrote:I think these two boys must be related.

Both have rubber in their DNA.

I have never seen footballs bounce off chests so far and so readily, at this standard.

Couple of rubber boys.

Funny, but I ain't laughing.

Breaks my heart. Can only imagine what it does to their team mates.
There are only two reasons why the ball bounces off your chest.
1. the ball slips through you hands and hits you on the chest
2. you tried to mark the ball on your chest and failed

Chest marking is a reliable form of marking for kids playing junior football, more reliable than marking in the hands.
But at AFL level you play against professional defenders who know they only need to wrap their arm around over your chest to prevent the mark.
Unlike in the juniors these professionals can execute the manoeuvre.
Both Paddy and Gresh need to start taking marks in their hands out in front of their bodies unless they are well clear of any opponents.
They are playing in the big time now.
And Billings. He also needs to extend the dukes and not try and mark on his chest all day.


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Post: # 1674163Post BigMart »

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Post: # 1674182Post saintspremiers »

thejiggingsaint wrote:For goodness' sake give these KIDS a BREAK!
It's a fair observation but one that should be eventually rectified


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Post: # 1674374Post saynta »

saintspremiers wrote:
thejiggingsaint wrote:For goodness' sake give these KIDS a BREAK!
It's a fair observation but one that should be eventually rectified
Gotta say thanks SP.

Hope you are right.


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Post: # 1674379Post Con Gorozidis »

saynta wrote:I think these two boys must be related.

Both have rubber in their DNA.

I have never seen footballs bounce off chests so far and so readily, at this standard.

Couple of rubber boys.

Funny, but I ain't laughing.

Breaks my heart. Can only imagine what it does to their team mates.
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Post: # 1674394Post The Fireman »

maybe you can instruct them on how to do up their bootlaces.


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Post: # 1674475Post saynta »

The Fireman wrote:maybe you can instruct them on how to do up their bootlaces.

I'm sure I can teach them how to hang onto a chest mark ffs.


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Re: Paddy and the Gresh

Post: # 1674484Post The Craw »

ace wrote:
There are only two reasons why the ball bounces off your chest.
1. the ball slips through you hands and hits you on the chest
2. you tried to mark the ball on your chest and failed
Yes missed No. 3

Hits you on the chest and bounces off.


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saynta wrote:
The Fireman wrote:maybe you can instruct them on how to do up their bootlaces.

I'm sure I can teach them how to hang onto a chest mark ffs.
When they're both guns and winning us games in a few years I hope you look back with a fair degree of embarrassment on how you slagged them off during their development, pretty crap supporting for mine...


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Harvey To Hayes wrote:
saynta wrote:
The Fireman wrote:maybe you can instruct them on how to do up their bootlaces.

I'm sure I can teach them how to hang onto a chest mark ffs.
When they're both guns and winning us games in a few years I hope you look back with a fair degree of embarrassment on how you slagged them off during their development, pretty crap supporting for mine...

What a load of rubbish. Taking a chest mark is a basic skill that should have been mastered by the time a player is recruited at the top level of the game, not a skill still being developed

Time and time again I watched our mids work their arses off to get the ball into our forward line only to see our forwards fumble the ball like 10 year old unskilled footballers. And that is being unfair to ten year olds as my grandson would not have dropped some of those marks.

It was soul destroying.

No-one whats to see them succeed more than I and I hope like hell they do.

I don't need a lecture from the likes of you and i won't be looking in the future with any degree of embarrassment at all for telling the truth.

Talk about rose coloured glasses. The only one slagging off around here is you imho.


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Post: # 1674499Post Proph3t of egan »

saynta wrote:
Harvey To Hayes wrote:
saynta wrote:
The Fireman wrote:maybe you can instruct them on how to do up their bootlaces.

I'm sure I can teach them how to hang onto a chest mark ffs.
When they're both guns and winning us games in a few years I hope you look back with a fair degree of embarrassment on how you slagged them off during their development, pretty crap supporting for mine...

What a load of rubbish. Taking a chest mark is a basic skill that should have been mastered by the time a player is recruited at the top level of the game, not a skill still being developed

Time and time again I watched our mids work their arses off to get the ball into our forward line only to see our forwards fumble the ball like 10 year old unskilled footballers. And that is being unfair to ten year olds as my grandson would not have dropped some of those marks.

It was soul destroying.

No-one whats to see them succeed more than I and I hope like hell they do.

I don't need a lecture from the likes of you and i won't be looking in the future with any degree of embarrassment at all for telling the truth.

Talk about rose coloured glasses. The only one slagging off around here is you imho.
Does your ten year old grandson play on far more experienced defenders with at least 5 years in him? Because as far as I know, that's who Paddy and fresh are playing on each week. Both have less then thirty games experience so of course they are not gonna be doing everything correctly with all that pressure.

Don't know about you, but I'm willing to let them get used to AFL level pressure


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Post: # 1674502Post saynta »

Proph3t of egan wrote:
saynta wrote:
Harvey To Hayes wrote:
saynta wrote:
The Fireman wrote:maybe you can instruct them on how to do up their bootlaces.

I'm sure I can teach them how to hang onto a chest mark ffs.
When they're both guns and winning us games in a few years I hope you look back with a fair degree of embarrassment on how you slagged them off during their development, pretty crap supporting for mine...

What a load of rubbish. Taking a chest mark is a basic skill that should have been mastered by the time a player is recruited at the top level of the game, not a skill still being developed

Time and time again I watched our mids work their arses off to get the ball into our forward line only to see our forwards fumble the ball like 10 year old unskilled footballers. And that is being unfair to ten year olds as my grandson would not have dropped some of those marks.

It was soul destroying.

No-one whats to see them succeed more than I and I hope like hell they do.

I don't need a lecture from the likes of you and i won't be looking in the future with any degree of embarrassment at all for telling the truth.

Talk about rose coloured glasses. The only one slagging off around here is you imho.
Does your ten year old grandson play on far more experienced defenders with at least 5 years in him? Because as far as I know, that's who Paddy and fresh are playing on each week. Both have less then thirty games experience so of course they are not gonna be doing everything correctly with all that pressure.

Don't know about you, but I'm willing to let them get used to AFL level pressure
I'm not going to get into an argument with you or anybody else or answer stupid questions.

The simple truth is both dropped chest marks at the weekend that you would expect players at their level and obvious class would have normally gobbled up.

Pressure wasn't a factor in any of the incidents apart from that created in their own minds. Just terrible sub standard skills.

I also have a news flash for you. They weren't the only ones whose skills were down on the weekend.

I reckon the coach would agree with me too.

End of discussion afaic.


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Post: # 1674535Post BigMart »

Saynta

You are right in point you are making but don't expect people to want to hear what they don't want to hear

Regardless of its accuracy


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Post: # 1674562Post Saint_J »

saynta wrote:I think these two boys must be related.

Both have rubber in their DNA.

I have never seen footballs bounce off chests so far and so readily, at this standard.

Couple of rubber boys.

Funny, but I ain't laughing.

Breaks my heart. Can only imagine what it does to their team mates.
last year if you had noticed all paddy did was cluck them. This year has been very opposite. Paddy will come good.


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Post: # 1674570Post Proph3t of egan »

saynta wrote:
Proph3t of egan wrote:
saynta wrote:
Harvey To Hayes wrote:
saynta wrote:
The Fireman wrote:maybe you can instruct them on how to do up their bootlaces.

I'm sure I can teach them how to hang onto a chest mark ffs.
When they're both guns and winning us games in a few years I hope you look back with a fair degree of embarrassment on how you slagged them off during their development, pretty crap supporting for mine...

What a load of rubbish. Taking a chest mark is a basic skill that should have been mastered by the time a player is recruited at the top level of the game, not a skill still being developed

Time and time again I watched our mids work their arses off to get the ball into our forward line only to see our forwards fumble the ball like 10 year old unskilled footballers. And that is being unfair to ten year olds as my grandson would not have dropped some of those marks.

It was soul destroying.

No-one whats to see them succeed more than I and I hope like hell they do.

I don't need a lecture from the likes of you and i won't be looking in the future with any degree of embarrassment at all for telling the truth.

Talk about rose coloured glasses. The only one slagging off around here is you imho.
Does your ten year old grandson play on far more experienced defenders with at least 5 years in him? Because as far as I know, that's who Paddy and fresh are playing on each week. Both have less then thirty games experience so of course they are not gonna be doing everything correctly with all that pressure.

Don't know about you, but I'm willing to let them get used to AFL level pressure
I'm not going to get into an argument with you or anybody else or answer stupid questions.

The simple truth is both dropped chest marks at the weekend that you would expect players at their level and obvious class would have normally gobbled up.

Pressure wasn't a factor in any of the incidents apart from that created in their own minds. Just terrible sub standard skills.

I also have a news flash for you. They weren't the only ones whose skills were down on the weekend.

I reckon the coach would agree with me too.

End of discussion afaic.
Wasn't disagreeing with you that should have taken some marks, especially when Paddy was on a lead and it went straight to him. But pressure is always a factor in modern day footy. A defenders job is to put pressure on forwards the entire game. So the idea that it was like the boys dropping marks in a game of kick to kick, where only skill matters is a stupid comment. And if you don't want to stupid answers asked, don't bring stupid things


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Post: # 1674574Post The_President »

Go onto the Saints Facebook page and look at the "best bits" video that was posted on the 29th.

It's all the goals we kicked... Paddy is almost involved in all of them.


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Post: # 1674578Post stonecold »

The_President wrote:Go onto the Saints Facebook page and look at the "best bits" video that was posted on the 29th.

It's all the goals we kicked... Paddy is almost involved in all of them.
Your really pushing this point Donny, which is great and a very true. Some people will just never give Paddy credit, cause, he's not fit enough, too fat, too slow etc, etc, I say it's all bulls*** as far as im concerned, give the kid a break and let him evolve!!!!!

Step in the right direction on Saturday as far as im concerned!!!!!


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Post: # 1674580Post sainter45 »

It is a really good sign that these two very young players are dropping chest marks. It means they are getting to the right places and being in the right place is the hardest thing to learn in football. The rest will come with time and experience.


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Post: # 1674581Post stonecold »

sainter45 wrote:It is a really good sign that these two very young players are dropping chest marks. It means they are getting to the right places and being in the right place is the hardest thing to learn in football. The rest will come with time and experience.
Yeap ol' 45, and confidence will help too!!!!!


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Post: # 1674597Post saynta »

Saint_J wrote:
saynta wrote:I think these two boys must be related.

Both have rubber in their DNA.

I have never seen footballs bounce off chests so far and so readily, at this standard.

Couple of rubber boys.

Funny, but I ain't laughing.

Breaks my heart. Can only imagine what it does to their team mates.
last year if you had noticed all paddy did was cluck them. This year has been very opposite. Paddy will come good.
Hope so.


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