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PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:31 pm 
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Just reading Buzzz's article about Fish's secret identity, and it got me thinking..

The way he moves, his balance and most obviously, his strong marking ability...

he's really, um...

.. well, he kinda reminds me of, um...

maybe just a bit, he makes me think of, um....

waite for it... (un-intentional typo there!)

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Jezza...


Big call? Anyone else noticed it or am I just halucinating after a long night of trying to get automatic news feeds working???

Rich


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fish is quite like him in some ways but very unlike him in others

fish has one possie, wheras jezza was able to play anywhere


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Blake wrote:
fish has one possie


how would you know that?

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The Tyrant wrote:
Blake wrote:
fish has one possie


how would you know that?


only from what i have seen of him so far in his career

he might prove me wrong though


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No different type of players.Jezza was a freak and had incrediable abiltiy to recover.Cant see the likeness.


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Blake wrote:
The Tyrant wrote:
Blake wrote:
fish has one possie


how would you know that?


only from what i have seen of him so far in his career

he might prove me wrong though


what position did Jezza play at 20? What other positions had he played?

I reckon Brad Fisher is more like Paul Roos, but with a better leap and lesser foot skills.

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The Tyrant wrote:
Blake wrote:
The Tyrant wrote:
Blake wrote:
fish has one possie


how would you know that?


only from what i have seen of him so far in his career

he might prove me wrong though


what position did Jezza play at 20? What other positions had he played?

I reckon Brad Fisher is more like Paul Roos, but with a better leap and lesser foot skills.


sort of a resemblance your rite


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keogh wrote:
No different type of players.Jezza was a freak and had incrediable abiltiy to recover.Cant see the likeness.


i also think jezza was a 1 time thing. nobody will ever come close to him in my lifetime


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Fish = The Tankers Anti-Christ

Oh and Blake, Fish played HBF in the twos the week before he got recalled and did very well. And I've seen in down in defense and on the wing on many occasions since his return. He was even in the center for a bounce once from memory.


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Fish is a great forward, but I wouldn't mind seeing what he could do down back. He could be awesome there with those hands. If we had a big meaty fullback, T-Bird and Fish at CHB/Back Pocket would be awesome.

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Andain wrote:
Fish = The Tankers Anti-Christ

Oh and Blake, Fish played HBF in the twos the week before he got recalled and did very well. And I've seen in down in defense and on the wing on many occasions since his return. He was even in the center for a bounce once from memory.


never even realised

that is good though

hope he can become a midfielder/backman/forward- mostly forward though as we know what he is capable of


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Not going to say "yes" or "no" to the comparison.

But I'll just give my recollections of Jezza.( And memories are funny things so people might disagree totally with what I say-

A lot of people consider marking was Jezza's greatest strength (on the back of a few special marks :-D ) but he was probably most dangerous when the ball hit the ground.

He was a strong mark and had a great leap for his size but it was his ability to recover from the marking contest before his opponents and scoop up the ball that stands out.

Cat-like is a phrase that would describe it...a bit like Ablett Snr.

He moved very close to the ground. His head and shoulders well in front of his hips. This ability to "command and protect" the ball in front of him
made it very hard to beat him in one on one situations. (It needs to be remembered that the player playing the ball in front had a lot greater latitude in terms of umpiring decisions in those days. By putting the ball in front and taking the tackle you often got holding decisions your way ..see K Bartlett)

Jezza was also very good on the turn weaving one way then the other, sometimes between players, all the while playing the ball in front of him.

He had a very good sense of the play and was able to bring team-mates into the game. His versatility was the key feature. Not many champion mid-fielders, half forwards have kicked a "ton" playing as full-forward. :wink: and then gone back to help revolutionise the game as an attacking half -back.

I kind of remember this because for two hours every afternoon I was Jezza,........... in the backyard ........and we won a lot of games.

If Fisher's anywhere near as good we'll have a gem :-D


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lodsie wrote:

A lot of people consider marking was Jezza's greatest strength (on the back of a few special marks :-D ) but he was probably most dangerous when the ball hit the ground.

He was a strong mark and had a great leap for his size but it was his ability to recover from the marking contest before his opponents and scoop up the ball that stands out.



Exaclty. Jezza was most like Darryl Baldock and Ian Stewart in that they were supreme ball players when the ball was on the deck. However he was more versitle and better in the air than them. There are no modern comparisons I can make because the game is played so differently now.


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Not remotely like Jezza. Sorry. :wink:


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