Sidefx wrote:
SurreyBlue wrote:
Sidefx wrote:
Except for the fact he gets pushed off the ball to easily.
He needs to put on some weight before he can make an impact inside.
Plus we don't need another inside mid hanballing, we have too many of those already.
We need speed and skill by foot.
Sidefx wrote:
If you think Ollie is quick it is no wonder you think Voss can't coach.
If Ollie was quick and had good foot skills, he'd have stayed on the wing or be in the centre/half forward.
There is a reason he is in defence and there is also a reason our D50 transition is not as smooth as other teams.
The kid goes hard, has good run but like many others on our team lacks a few qualities for us to be able to play a different game style.
His best position is in defence so far, so let's leave him there.
So now it's not about just pace but his foot skills - yet Voss plays him as the distributor off the half back line.
Then you say Voss can coach - let's see if Voss gets an extension next year?
ps. It's a bit like the StKilda supporters are so happy they signed NLM for
2 years. Wonder what the discussion will be in 2027? Only another 12 months.
SB, don't set yourself up for a second year of disappointment.
Essentially hoping our team will fail so Voss will get the sack and you can be right, sounds like a grim season of football IMO.
Yes, Ollie is not an elite kick.
But he is a good 2 way runner and is the reason he is used to run so far up the ground.
The issue Voss has and you seem either unable or unwilling to accept is that we have no one else better.
Do you think Ollie would be playing that role if we had Houston?
Ollie is not a bad footballer, in fact he is coming along nicely.
He just lacks the qualities we really need to be able to play the plan B you consistently say Voss does not have, speed and skill by foot.
As do many of our other players, mind you.
If we could somehow add another half back, wing, mid and small forward with speed and skilful ball use this off season, we would be set.
I would then expect Ollie to be used in the back pocket again or be a rotating player in several positions.
Either way, he needs to work on his kicking and acceleration this off season first and foremost.
And adding a little extra weight would not go astray.
That’s so nice of you to write about Ollie in this way. So unusual for you.
He’s 20yo.
When I was 20yo, I was a good right foot kick. Left was a bomb only
When I was 22yo, I was a good right foot kick. Left passing sorta ok.
When I was 24yo, I could kick well both sides and my left was deadly and preferred foot at goal.
Ollie wasn’t and isn’t elite, but he was pretty good, and will get better.
Ollie is a fantastic player and was picked in best 22 since 18yo. He is all the positives you said, but you said in the past he’s not a best 23 player.
Last week you alluded he was slow. He’s our go to player to run the ball out of defense, earmarked mid to run forward of ball and in forward line because he can run. He’s NOT slow. I agree with SB you are hard to follow re Ollie. Do you know why?
As for Houston. Fkn hell, we dodged another bullet, a Shiel kind of bullet.
For Voss, Houston was an opportunity. Houston came to Voss, who came to the List Committee. The List Committee didn’t go that way, and Voss moved on from that. $800k. Vossy didn’t sook as Surrey says. He moved on. The List Committee Austin, Cook, Voss, Lloyd underestimated our depth. That’s all.
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