Dempster gave us extra bite
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Dempster gave us extra bite
i feel very safe when Demster plays across the half back line hes got good pace and can kick the ball a long way he also frees up either gilbert or fisher and if raph has a bad game when he back dempster can play the role
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it actually turned out very well, steven came in as a forward for raph (defender) and dempster as a defender came in for a forward (eddy).
Will need to play down back in the next couple of weeks if we lose baker. Good that we have another option down back.
Will need to play down back in the next couple of weeks if we lose baker. Good that we have another option down back.
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I still dont know if he is best 22 when all are fit, I like his ability to stop and feel comfortable that not often will he be beaten to a contest or in a contest, also he doesnt seem to give away to many frees for a close checking medium defender.
When he has the ball though i dont feel like he is going to do anything particularly good with it, to me like Baker Blake and to some extent Dawson I feel like he will always take the easy safe option which means that he passes on the responsibility to someone who may not have the attacking options that he had himself.
Just not sure that we want to become to defensive minded, at this stage I would say that CJ Baker Blake and Mini are all definate best 22 players with a defensive mind set and defend first roles in the side, would you rather Dempster added to that or Raph added to the attack and run and carry set with Fish Gilbert Gwilt?
Bloody good depth player though.
When he has the ball though i dont feel like he is going to do anything particularly good with it, to me like Baker Blake and to some extent Dawson I feel like he will always take the easy safe option which means that he passes on the responsibility to someone who may not have the attacking options that he had himself.
Just not sure that we want to become to defensive minded, at this stage I would say that CJ Baker Blake and Mini are all definate best 22 players with a defensive mind set and defend first roles in the side, would you rather Dempster added to that or Raph added to the attack and run and carry set with Fish Gilbert Gwilt?
Bloody good depth player though.
Maybe this year?
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Once he got used to the pace of the game again, Dempster was ok as a fill-in player. He certainly didn't do much (if anything) wrong in his defensive work.
Like some others, I don't think he is in our best 22 when everyone is fit.
He struggled to hold down a spot in our backline last season. Ultimately he couldn't dislodge Raph, and ended up playing a few games at the very end (including the GF) as a defensive forward.
This season, not only is Dempster going to be contending for a spot down back with Raph, but also with Gwilt and Geary. So I can't see Dempster being selected to play down back when everyone is fit.
He could still be selected as a defensive forward, but I rather hope not: I'd rather see more attacking players like Stanley, Steven and even Heyne running around up there.
I realise some posters on here are much bigger fans of Dempster than I am (although I sometimes feel that I'm one of the few people who still think that selecting him ahead of Gwilt for the GF last year was a reasonable call).
I respect Sean as a footballer, but I'm almost see it as a benchmark of how our team is going that the likes of him and Eddy are not getting into the top 22.
Like some others, I don't think he is in our best 22 when everyone is fit.
He struggled to hold down a spot in our backline last season. Ultimately he couldn't dislodge Raph, and ended up playing a few games at the very end (including the GF) as a defensive forward.
This season, not only is Dempster going to be contending for a spot down back with Raph, but also with Gwilt and Geary. So I can't see Dempster being selected to play down back when everyone is fit.
He could still be selected as a defensive forward, but I rather hope not: I'd rather see more attacking players like Stanley, Steven and even Heyne running around up there.
I realise some posters on here are much bigger fans of Dempster than I am (although I sometimes feel that I'm one of the few people who still think that selecting him ahead of Gwilt for the GF last year was a reasonable call).
I respect Sean as a footballer, but I'm almost see it as a benchmark of how our team is going that the likes of him and Eddy are not getting into the top 22.
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You need quality "fringe" players as you may not have all of youe best 22 either fit or in form comes finals.
Demspter provides back up to:
* CJ asa run with tagger
*Can play on smalls and mediums..so can back up Bakes, Geary, Raph, Gwilt.
So Dempster covers Tagging, HBF or BP.....
Very useful to have.
Whether Dempster is in our out of your best 22 if akll players are avilable will depend on form at the time.
Good depth also provides healthy competition for places = improved team performance.
Demspter provides back up to:
* CJ asa run with tagger
*Can play on smalls and mediums..so can back up Bakes, Geary, Raph, Gwilt.
So Dempster covers Tagging, HBF or BP.....
Very useful to have.
Whether Dempster is in our out of your best 22 if akll players are avilable will depend on form at the time.
Good depth also provides healthy competition for places = improved team performance.
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yeah, actually he didn't even stand in front of it, but left his man at the last minute and made up enough ground to give jimmy g the chop-out. was seventy from goal so wasn't necessarily pivotal but his judgement was excellent.Unforgiven wrote:stood infront of a Podsially lead and got hammered, was very happy with the commitment from him there.