TalkingCarlton :: View topic - Andrew Walker has truely arrived

and how fitting it is that he's playing his best footy where he played it back in the U18's.....fair dinkum, this kid makes me hard....

i know that bigfooty is a shithole, but it just ticks me off when i see all these "walker is a hack thread". this kid is exciting and he is a bout to makem his mark on the competition...

The Shag wrote:

Walker is a star on the rise and that is a credit to him.

Will he be remebered as Pagans only success story at Carlton...

Tractor Boy wrote:

The Shag wrote:

Walker is a star on the rise and that is a credit to him.

Will he be remebered as Pagans only success story at Carlton...

Disagree there = Pagan has held him back

:garthp: how has he held him back?

I love Walker and I know his Dad's here so we try not to be too critical. He has the potential to be an A-grader. BUT

He will never be an A-grader until he learns to foot pass - kick to a leading half-forward with constant precision.

At the moment, he's about 50% efficient on his right foot, and probably on his left only kicks a good drop punt well 10-20% of the time.

We need better. His foot skills must improve.

That said, he's winning the ball beautifully and I hope it continues.

Good on ya Walks - but it's time to start hitting targets consistently.

dannyboy wrote:

:garthp: how has he held him back?

Well I wonder wether Mick Malthouse will give Thomas a run with role to make him more accountable :?:

Sylvia, McLean and Bradley are better.

Zippy wrote:

Sylvia, McLean and Bradley are better.

Kepler Bradley is a hack! he cant even kick the ball properly....

Andrew Walker is 19 years of age and is at the beginning of his third year in the AFL - he has been developed perfectly. Anyone expecting more has unrealistic expectations of young players.

I wonder where Kouta, McKay, Sexton, Ratten (the list goes on and on) were at the same stage in their careers?

Author:	The Shag [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:01 pm ]
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and how fitting it is that he's playing his best footy where he played it back in the U18's.....fair dinkum, this kid makes me hard.... i know that bigfooty is a shithole, but it just ticks me off when i see all these "walker is a hack thread". this kid is exciting and he is a bout to makem his mark on the competition...

Author:	Tractor Boy [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:06 pm ]
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The Shag wrote: and how fitting it is that he's playing his best footy where he played it back in the U18's.....fair dinkum, this kid makes me hard.... i know that bigfooty is a shithole, but it just ticks me off when i see all these "walker is a hack thread". this kid is exciting and he is a bout to makem his mark on the competition... Walker is a star on the rise and that is a credit to him. Will he be remebered as Pagans only success story at Carlton...

Author:	magic [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:08 pm ]
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He has proved me wrong this season, so has Hoops.

Author:	simonverbeek [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:19 pm ]
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I love Walker and I know his Dad's here so we try not to be too critical. He has the potential to be an A-grader. BUT He will never be an A-grader until he learns to foot pass - kick to a leading half-forward with constant precision. At the moment, he's about 50% efficient on his right foot, and probably on his left only kicks a good drop punt well 10-20% of the time. We need better. His foot skills must improve. That said, he's winning the ball beautifully and I hope it continues. Good on ya Walks - but it's time to start hitting targets consistently.

Author:	Sydney Blue [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:34 pm ]
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Tractor Boy wrote: The Shag wrote: and how fitting it is that he's playing his best footy where he played it back in the U18's.....fair dinkum, this kid makes me hard.... i know that bigfooty is a shithole, but it just ticks me off when i see all these "walker is a hack thread". this kid is exciting and he is a bout to makem his mark on the competition... Walker is a star on the rise and that is a credit to him. Will he be remebered as Pagans only success story at Carlton... Disagree there = Pagan has held him back

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Author:	dannyboy [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:37 pm ]
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how has he held him back?

Author:	Tractor Boy [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:37 pm ]
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Sydney Blue wrote: Tractor Boy wrote: The Shag wrote: and how fitting it is that he's playing his best footy where he played it back in the U18's.....fair dinkum, this kid makes me hard.... i know that bigfooty is a shithole, but it just ticks me off when i see all these "walker is a hack thread". this kid is exciting and he is a bout to makem his mark on the competition... Walker is a star on the rise and that is a credit to him. Will he be remebered as Pagans only success story at Carlton... Disagree there = Pagan has held him back But Pagan would disagree with you I know where you are coming from though!

Author:	Sydney Blue [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:38 pm ]
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dannyboy wrote: :garthp: how has he held him back? Well I wonder wether Mick Malthouse will give Thomas a run with role to make him more accountable

Author:	Effes [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:46 pm ]
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simonverbeek wrote: I love Walker and I know his Dad's here so we try not to be too critical. He has the potential to be an A-grader. BUT He will never be an A-grader until he learns to foot pass - kick to a leading half-forward with constant precision. At the moment, he's about 50% efficient on his right foot, and probably on his left only kicks a good drop punt well 10-20% of the time. We need better. His foot skills must improve. That said, he's winning the ball beautifully and I hope it continues. Good on ya Walks - but it's time to start hitting targets consistently. His kicking might not be perfect but who should he kick it to? What loose men did we have for him to pass it to? Did you see any of our forwards get out on their own? He had to pinpoint so many kicks that inevitably some would be turned over given the Richmond players were playing on their opponents, unlike us.

Author:	nightcrawler [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:48 pm ]
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Sydney Blue wrote: dannyboy wrote: :garthp: how has he held him back? Well I wonder wether Mick Malthouse will give Thomas a run with role to make him more accountable Probably not, but he'll probably never be an accountable footballer.

Author:	dannyboy [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:52 pm ]
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Walker was dynamic last night, not getting flashy marks or easy kicks alone on the wing, but because he attacked from the backlinem running the ball our, offering a target, beating his man, covering for other backmen. Fair dinkum argue (as people like BV do) about the tactics but enough of this shit that everything Denis does is wrong. Tex is fast becoming one of our most damaging players - that's development.

Author:	Fabulous [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:00 pm ]
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Walker has been our best player for the past two weeks! He is providing run out of defence and it seems like his disposal and and decision making has improved.

Author:	slow_mo [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:06 pm ]
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Walker's a little gem.

Author:	Zippy [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:10 pm ]
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Sylvia, McLean and Bradley are better.

Author:	Adam Cooney [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:17 pm ]
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Certainly proving a lot of people wrong. Hopefully my boy can start living up to his potential (would help today) instead of only showing up for a quarter.

Author:	bluegirldanielle [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:27 pm ]
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How anyone can be critical of Walker's progress has got me beat. He's a gun.

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Author:	Fabulous [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:31 pm ]
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Zippy wrote: Sylvia, McLean and Bradley are better. Kepler Bradley is a hack! he cant even kick the ball properly....

Author:	Zippy [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:34 pm ]
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Fabulous wrote: Zippy wrote: Sylvia, McLean and Bradley are better. Kepler Bradley is a hack! he cant even kick the ball properly.... And he can't play on the power forwards yet Sheedy always gives him first crack.

Author:	McKaysMistress [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:26 pm ]
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Andrew Walker is 19 years of age and is at the beginning of his third year in the AFL - he has been developed perfectly. Anyone expecting more has unrealistic expectations of young players. I wonder where Kouta, McKay, Sexton, Ratten (the list goes on and on) were at the same stage in their careers?

Author:	jimmae [ Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:51 pm ]
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McKaysMistress wrote: Andrew Walker is 19 years of age and is at the beginning of his third year in the AFL - he has been developed perfectly. Anyone expecting more has unrealistic expectations of young players. I wonder where Kouta, McKay, Sexton, Ratten (the list goes on and on) were at the same stage in their careers? Save for Ratten, not even on our senior list?