#5 Jordan De Goey

RudeBoy · Joined: 28 Nov 2005

I've already fourthed. Wink

Cam · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 1:09 pm

lol then fifthed

E · Joined: 05 May 2010

we really missed De Goey out there against North. Need more hard bodies.

Aish was brilliant again. take a look how many goals are scored from little touches of class. Blair's second. Pendles goal. i could go on, but i dont have any other examples......

piedys · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 4:21 pm

piedys · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 1:42 am

Keep playing him in the next four rounds?
Sounds like somebody is going to lost their spot by default so Blair can return... can't wait.

Mugwump · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Between London and Melbourne

^ Sure, Dyso, but if we could get another #5 draft pick in exchnge for him, then based on what we have seen so far, I'd certainly line up to get my money back. I hope the kid comes good, but he looks a lot less promising than Aish, Moore, or Smith at this point. Some good signs, but he's certainly flatlined vs last year.

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

The criticism is fair and in saying that I think everyone needs to take a step back and take in the whole picture. He burst onto the scene and surprised and got away from the opposition last year. This year he has been tagged by the opposition, not bad for a second year player. He has struggled with the tag and rarely gets away from his opponent and I suggest that has dented his confidence (second year blues) which has seen him make fundamental errors.
Late in the game Saturday he did some of those 1 %ers that I look for and I am sure the coaching staff are looking for as well. I think that made the light bulb in his head switch on. I am hoping he takes that into Friday's game as I can't see a player in the Tigers holding him.

Cuthbert Collingwood · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:54 am

C'mon, second year player in a team outside the 8...

stui magpie · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:33 am

MatthewBoydFanClub · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: Elwood

I think De Goey will click when he finds his role within the team. I don't think that will be as a mid, but rather as a roving flanker working off half back to half forward. He is the type of player who is capable of creating something out of nothing and so his work rate shouldn't be measured in terms of stats but rather out of the opportunities he creates for the rest of the team. I actually didn't think he was too bad against WC. He will get under the guard of other teams who don't consider him a threat and be a match winner like he was at TAC, but first he has to believe in his own potential and that will take time.

Lazza · Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

BBHS · bbhs Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Location: Bellarine

I generally agree but when you look at the numbers he has improved in every area other than tackling.

jackcass · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo

RudeBoy · Joined: 28 Nov 2005

He is involved in us getting goals every week with lightning fast handballs out of packs. I think he's tracking nicely. Will be a gun.

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

He was very solid against the Wiggles.

His involvements in the game are generally positive. Some of the guys we have imported from other Clubs who seem to have been taught to do a ring-a-rosey with handballs would do well to observe the difference between one handball (or tap) through traffic to advantage on your team's goal-side of the pack and 12 handballs in a circle backwards and sideways.

De Goey's football is great when he gets his head down and works really hard. His problems this season have, IMRO, been occasioned by him getting a little ahead of himself. He could probably be a Pendlebury or Sidebottom, if he keeps working, but he isn't, yet.