Odd, I thought he was extremely good last night. I think he has been improving, and choosing his moments better. He still has the odd rush of blood, but by and large he seems to be getting a lot better in my eyes, and playing quite well.
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Originally posted by ism22 View PostIt's been raised elsewhere but WTF was with that call on him?
1. Gets wrongly penalised for a head high tackle after he's put a dominant tackle on a forward.
2. A few minutes later he runs ~50m then gets sent off for a compulsory HIA (which he passes).
If the game was tight, I woulda been pretty p!ssed off about the ref's interventions there (plus the Bunker's lack of intervention given they can say 'eeerm... we've reviewed it and there was no penalty, dude').“Soon will the present day order be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead”- (Baha’u’llah)
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Originally posted by roosterchook View Post
For me that 50m break by Walker was the highlight of the game as was his awesome, brilliant tackle. Walker is one of our match winners so we can EXPECT him to be targeted by the referee and bunker and wrong decisions against him to be made such as the HIA.
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Originally posted by Roosterfarian View PostSammy needs a spell in reserves or reining in to be quite frank. He is taking this eyes up football too far and coming up with some really silly plays. When it comes off it looks spectacular but he’s putting too much pressure on the team when we should be grinding things out. If we’re twenty in front, different story but some of the things he is trying are being done when the game is on a knife’s edge e.g stupid kicks on the second tackle? This isn’t QLD cup ffs.
I personally think this is why we are struggling. Sam and some of the others are looking for the easy way to win the game from the onset.
Because of the massive effort he makes and all the knocks he takes, being so little, I’d give him a week off now and again but never ever drop him. He’s even won games for us single handedly and how about his great improvement with goal kicking! We are struggling because of players like Momorovski who drops every high ball and frequently knocks on as well as his mate Collins. Walker’s game is beyond reproach.“Soon will the present day order be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead”- (Baha’u’llah)
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Some unfair criticism for young Sammy I reckon. The kid is 19 years okld and already has won us a handful of games with his eyes up play in his short career. The bloke is a future superstar and over time he will bulk and improve his defence (his defensive technique is fine, he is just too small at the moment).
More importantly, he'll know when and when not to pull the trigger on hail mary plays. Its a work in progress with him and we have Coops in his ear every week.
The future is bright with young Sammy.
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Originally posted by Jacks Fur Coat View Post
One day we will agree on a footy issue mate, but not yet here.
We need Walkers unpredictability and 'have a go' attitude now more than ever. He's making great progress.
Look at our error count. Probably one of the highest in the league. How do you fix things like that? Simplify your game. At least until we are playing good footy again.
Kicking on the second tackle in the opposition’s half? Try that when you’re 20 up. Not when the game is tight.Last edited by Roosterfarian; 05-08-2022, 08:02 PM.Exonerate the West Memphis Three - www.wm3.org
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Originally posted by Roosterfarian View PostSammy needs a spell in reserves or reining in to be quite frank. He is taking this eyes up football too far and coming up with some really silly plays. When it comes off it looks spectacular but he’s putting too much pressure on the team when we should be grinding things out. If we’re twenty in front, different story but some of the things he is trying are being done when the game is on a knife’s edge e.g stupid kicks on the second tackle? This isn’t QLD cup ffs.
I personally think this is why we are struggling. Sam and some of the others are looking for the easy way to win the game from the onset.
He’s not going to learn anything going back to reserve grade, it’s such a low level that he would get away with playing even more reckless. The best place for him to learn his lessons right now is in First Grade as it’s unforgiving beast and he will learn the hard way.
The only reason I would drop or give Walker a rest is if we saw him stop playing what he see’s and loses that flair like we saw at the backend of last year, that would be a bigger concern for me than him chancing his hand and getting it wrong on a few occasions.
To put it simply he’s still getting it more right than he is wrong. He is far from our problem and you could quite reasonably put an argument together that we would be on less competition points without him.
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Originally posted by Roosterfarian View PostSammy needs a spell in reserves or reining in to be quite frank. He is taking this eyes up football too far and coming up with some really silly plays. When it comes off it looks spectacular but he’s putting too much pressure on the team when we should be grinding things out. If we’re twenty in front, different story but some of the things he is trying are being done when the game is on a knife’s edge e.g stupid kicks on the second tackle? This isn’t QLD cup ffs.
I personally think this is why we are struggling. Sam and some of the others are looking for the easy way to win the game from the onset.
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Glad I live rent free in that thick head of yours.
If you read my post PROPERLY, you would see that I said he does it when the team is under pressure when what is needed at that time is composure not low percentage so lays especially in our own half.Exonerate the West Memphis Three - www.wm3.org
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Originally posted by Roosterfarian View PostGlad I live rent free in that thick head of yours.
If you read my post PROPERLY, you would see that I said he does it when the team is under pressure when what is needed at that time is composure not low percentage so lays especially in our own half.
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