McDonald-Tipungwuti

[magnifisaint]

Softest player I've seen in a while.

Doesn't appear to relish the physical contact whatsoever.

Softest player in the entire AFL you think? Out of 600 odd players? He above all is the softest? Somehow managed 4 tackles against us but softest out of 600 players?

Well that's not what I said.

But he's a bruise free player. Sits meters off his man and cleans up loose uncontested footy across half back.


Not the first player to do this, and not the last. But it's very rare that guys like that are any good once some attention from the opposition goes into them.

None of these supposed 'great young talents' that Essendon have unearthed* have received any attention whatsoever as yet.


I think clearly, Essendon and their young guys are being judged way too lightly. They were pathetic yesterday. They were beaten by a team that played absolutely horrendously and we're coming off a 100 point drubbing and a trip to Perth.

Just because a bloke picks up easy kicks in a terrible team when the opposition consistently turns the ball over them, doesn't make him a star.

he I my averages 5 contested per week. One of the lowest at Essendon. At Essendon FFS!!





*handed to them by the AFL

Plays a bit like Wirrapanda and he went OK

[mad saint guy]

Jack Billings averages more tackles per week than him FFS! And AMT is a defender!

Billings also averages more tackles than ALL of our defenders.

By the way - "A player's contested possession tally is the sum of his hard-ball gets, loose-ball gets, contested marks, free kicks for, gathers from hitouts and ''contested knock-ons'', a new variation introduced this year."

Well it's pretty damning of our defence then that we won't have a single defender on our list who averages more than one extra contested possession per game than AMT.

Your argument here is absolutely devoid of substance. As it sits AMT is a very handy running defender playing well in his first year of footy and has plenty of scope to improve. If McKenzie had have had 20 disposals rebounding out of defence using the footy like AMT this forum would be collectively wetting itself.

[BackFromUSA]

Is he one of the 12 drafted in and set to be released at the end of this year? Or is a genuine Bombers listed player?

[Con Gorozidis]

Is he one of the 12 drafted in and set to be released at the end of this year? Or is a genuine Bombers listed player?

Rookie upgrade. So basically a genuine listed player.

[Johnny Member]

Jack Billings averages more tackles per week than him FFS! And AMT is a defender!

Billings also averages more tackles than ALL of our defenders.

By the way - "A player's contested possession tally is the sum of his hard-ball gets, loose-ball gets, contested marks, free kicks for, gathers from hitouts and ''contested knock-ons'', a new variation introduced this year."

Well it's pretty damning of our defence then that we won't have a single defender on our list who averages more than one extra contested possession per game than AMT.

Your argument here is absolutely devoid of substance. As it sits AMT is a very handy running defender playing well in his first year of footy and has plenty of scope to improve. If McKenzie had have had 20 disposals rebounding out of defence using the footy like AMT this forum would be collectively wetting itself.

And our defence is what, exactly?

Our defence is rubbish.

[Johnny Member]

Softest player I've seen in a while.

Doesn't appear to relish the physical contact whatsoever.

Softest player in the entire AFL you think? Out of 600 odd players? He above all is the softest? Somehow managed 4 tackles against us but softest out of 600 players?

Well that's not what I said.

But he's a bruise free player. Sits meters off his man and cleans up loose uncontested footy across half back.


Not the first player to do this, and not the last. But it's very rare that guys like that are any good once some attention from the opposition goes into them.

None of these supposed 'great young talents' that Essendon have unearthed* have received any attention whatsoever as yet.


I think clearly, Essendon and their young guys are being judged way too lightly. They were pathetic yesterday. They were beaten by a team that played absolutely horrendously and we're coming off a 100 point drubbing and a trip to Perth.

Just because a bloke picks up easy kicks in a terrible team when the opposition consistently turns the ball over them, doesn't make him a star.

he I my averages 5 contested per week. One of the lowest at Essendon. At Essendon FFS!!





*handed to them by the AFL

Plays a bit like Wirrapanda and he went OK

I disagree. Wirripunda was a vastly different type of player.

He has a lot of Andrew Lovett in him the way he plays.

[saintspremiers]

http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl ... p4djm.html

Fantastic read. A must read actually. Incredible story. Must say there is something very special about Tiwi Islanders in general it seems, not just this story.

This is definitely an Australian Story episode in the making IMO

[Spud]

Softest player I've seen in a while.

Doesn't appear to relish the physical contact whatsoever.

Your posting reputation remains intact.

LOL!

[Con Gorozidis]

http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl ... p4djm.html

Fantastic read. A must read actually. Incredible story. Must say there is something very special about Tiwi Islanders in general it seems, not just this story.

This is definitely an Australian Story episode in the making IMO

I went to the Tiwi Island GF last year and it was well worth it if anyone gets the opportunity.

[Bunk_Moreland]

Rewatched the replay this morning and myst say he looks prospect. Still think he may struggle with a close manned opponent but he was almost best for Essendon

Wasnt soft in any way.

[Con Gorozidis]

So Tipu moved himself from the Tiwis to Morwell where he worked as a gardener and trained with the Casey Scorpions and people on here are calling him 'soft'?

Beggars belief.

[Johnny Member]

So Tipu moved himself from the Tiwis to Morwell where he worked as a gardener and trained with the Casey Scorpions and people on here are calling him 'soft'?

Beggars belief.

Who is calling him soft?

[Dave McNamara]

Softest player I've seen in a while.

Wow. Time flies.

Was it really that long ago that Jack Watts was recruited?

[Johnny Member]

Rewatched the replay this morning and myst say he looks prospect. Still think he may struggle with a close manned opponent but he was almost best for Essendon

Wasnt soft in any way.

Each game he plays, including last week and tonight, has been played at a distance from any contest.

He avoids it.

[Con Gorozidis]

5 tackles today = softest player in the entire AFL.

[Con Gorozidis]

So Tipu moved himself from the Tiwis to Morwell where he worked as a gardener and trained with the Casey Scorpions and people on here are calling him 'soft'?

Beggars belief.

Who is calling him soft?

You.

Re: McDonald-Tipungwuti

Postby Johnny Member » Sun 22 May 2016 9:55pm
Softest player I've seen in a while.

Doesn't appear to relish the physical contact whatsoever.

[Johnny Member]

Come on Con.

Seriously.


Calling someone a soft player, is vastly different from questioning someone's substance as a human being.


Seriously.

[supersaints]

He eats too many pies... Has more skin folds than a Shar pei....