Write up on Siposs

Spinner · Post: # 1070913Post **Spinner** » Mon 09 May 2011 12:03am

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/s ... public_rss

Only played 1 year of TAC..? Wow.

#1GILL · Post: # 1070923Post **#1GILL** » Mon 09 May 2011 12:54am

It will be interesting to see if he can still slot them from all over the place in the big time. We know he can kick, but lots of AFL forwards flush them from everywhere at training and then miss woefully when the heat is on. Jarryd Roughead is a prime example of this.
If Siposs can nail his chances in his first game then that will go along way to him holding his spot.
With his kicking ability he only needs to have 2 shots at goal to play a servicable game and 4 or 5 to play a great game. Let's just hope that his accuracy doesn't desert him on the big stage.

All the best to the bloke. He's from around here and lots of my mates played against him in juniors, including the year when he kicked 99. I'm not bagging the bloke but he beat up inferrior sides and often didn't kick bags against the better teams. He had lots of doubters. If he continues to improve at the rate that he has since he turned 17 then he'll be the best player in the league in 2 years time, haha obviously I'm not saying he'll achieve anything close to that.

bigred · Post: # 1070933Post **bigred** » Mon 09 May 2011 7:55am

He is a beautiful kick of the ball from a set shot.

Hopefully he gets some game time....and gets to have a few.

SaintPav · Post: # 1070939Post **SaintPav** » Mon 09 May 2011 9:22am

more worried about the delivery to him. if they don't get it in quickly he won't have a hope.

bergholt · Post: # 1070940Post **bergholt** » Mon 09 May 2011 9:25am

bigred wrote:He is a beautiful kick of the ball from a set shot.

i've got the champion data afl prospectus next to me. i hope he's improved because they say:

"He booted 34 goals in the TAC Cup - ranked fifth in the competition - but his accuracy of 52% was the lowest of the top-20 goalkickers and his set-shot accuracy of 63% ranked 16th."

so maybe he's just having a good run at the moment? interesting that everyone (including graeme yeats in that article) talks up his goalkicking but the stats don't seem to back it up.

also yeats in the article says:

"...elements that Siposs's game lacked included second efforts, competitiveness and agility."

sounds a bit like kosi.

par for siposs? i'd be happy with:

8 disposals, 4 marks, 2 goals

Middo · Post: # 1070941Post **Middo** » Mon 09 May 2011 9:33am

bergholt wrote:
bigred wrote:He is a beautiful kick of the ball from a set shot.
i've got the champion data afl prospectus next to me. i hope he's improved because they say:

"He booted 34 goals in the TAC Cup - ranked fifth in the competition - but his accuracy of 52% was the lowest of the top-20 goalkickers and his set-shot accuracy of 63% ranked 16th."

so maybe he's just having a good run at the moment? interesting that everyone (including graeme yeats in that article) talks up his goalkicking but the stats don't seem to back it up.

also yeats in the article says:

"...elements that Siposs's game lacked included second efforts, competitiveness and agility."

sounds a bit like kosi.

par for siposs? i'd be happy with:

8 disposals, 4 marks, 2 goals

If that's par I'll take that every week !!

SainterK · Post: # 1070948Post **SainterK** » Mon 09 May 2011 10:19am

He's just a kid so their will probably be a little inconsistency at first, however I'm sure he will work hard and allow himself to be moulded into a complete player.

Seems to have composure, something we certainly need more of.

jonesy · Post: # 1070956Post **jonesy** » Mon 09 May 2011 10:38am

Needs to kick at least 6 straight up otherwise offer him up at years end for a 5th rounder,not as if he hasnt had enough time

stinger · Post: # 1070974Post **stinger** » Mon 09 May 2011 11:39am

#1GILL wrote:
With his kicking ability he only needs to have 2 shots at goal to play a servicable game and 4 or 5 to play a great game. Let's just hope that his accuracy doesn't desert him on the big stage.

that reminds me of billy young....our full forward in the 50's.....topped the goal kicking one year......4 kicks........four goals......hardly ever missed....

spert · Post: # 1070984Post **spert** » Mon 09 May 2011 11:59am

I really hope Siposs makes a good debut, but as said elsewhere, the delivery to the forward line is the issue- our current delivery method is..BOMB!

Tom_Sainter · Mon 09 May 2011 12:02pm

Most excited i've been about a first gamer in a long time. Really look forward to watching this kid develop and at pick 75 looks like a bit of a bargain

Dr Spaceman · Mon 09 May 2011 12:13pm

Tom_Sainter wrote:Most excited i've been about a first gamer in a long time. Really look forward to watching this kid develop and at pick 75 looks like a bit of a bargain

Probably won't happen Tom.

A lot of posters tell us repeatedly that out recruiting, and our recruiters, are crap

dragit · Post: # 1071047Post **dragit** » Mon 09 May 2011 2:41pm

Whatever happens tonight, I'm just really glad that he is in ahead of Gamble. I don't mind recycling players (as back-ups), as long as it doesn't hinder the progress of the younger guys.
Fingers crossed he gets to sing the song tonight!

InkerSaint · Mon 09 May 2011 2:50pm

bergholt wrote:
bigred wrote:He is a beautiful kick of the ball from a set shot.
i've got the champion data afl prospectus next to me. i hope he's improved because they say:

"He booted 34 goals in the TAC Cup - ranked fifth in the competition - but his accuracy of 52% was the lowest of the top-20 goalkickers and his set-shot accuracy of 63% ranked 16th."

so maybe he's just having a good run at the moment? interesting that everyone (including graeme yeats in that article) talks up his goalkicking but the stats don't seem to back it up.

Have you actually seen the kid play? Already from the VFL games he looks like the best set shot at the club. Great set of hands, clean marking at odds with his apparent size.

also yeats in the article says:

"...elements that Siposs's game lacked included second efforts, competitiveness and agility."

sounds a bit like kosi.

par for siposs? i'd be happy with:

8 disposals, 4 marks, 2 goals

There's been improvement in his defensive game by all accounts. Have a look at the Saints in 60 video. Personally he strikes me as a highly competitive character.

All the signs are good AFAIAC.

dcstkfc · Post: # 1071060Post **dcstkfc** » Mon 09 May 2011 3:02pm

There's a Sippo in the House!

saint66au · Post: # 1071090Post **saint66au** » Mon 09 May 2011 3:43pm

Has clearly impressed the right people. When was the last time we had a kid go from Sandy 2nds (after a very limited preseason due to a quad injury) to St Kilda in 6-7 weeks??

bergholt · Post: # 1071093Post **bergholt** » Mon 09 May 2011 3:51pm

InkerSaint wrote:Have you actually seen the kid play? Already from the VFL games he looks like the best set shot at the club. Great set of hands, clean marking at odds with his apparent size.

nah, haven't seen him at all, but i will tonight. i'm not a good judge of "kicking action" anyway, so i tend to go with the stats, and i was surprised that the official (?) tac cup stats were at odds with everyone's perception of him.

BAM! (shhhh) · Mon 09 May 2011 3:52pm

Without having ever seen him before, what I like about the Siposs story to this point is that he's a talented kid who's reaction to not getting his chance at TAC was to work his butt off. That upon getting his chance, his talent shone - and he kept working his butt off.

AFL in 2011 has become an endurance game first and foremost - if you can't run 10k, you can't play. 15k for mids. After that, talent still triumphs. If you've got the work ethic, you can learn to run 10-15k, so the question in an 18 year old is whether they've got the skills.

The reports on Siposs give the impression that he can bring both those 2 things to the table. If he's a good kick, thank goodness. It's pretty clear we could do with a few more of those...

bigred · Post: # 1071106Post **bigred** » Mon 09 May 2011 4:30pm

He is......IS a great set shot kick. Textbook.

We need some real forward pressure from him. Some desperation and intensity.

He's good enough. Would be happy to see him lining up 40+m out.

Good kick from range. Would back him to 55m pretty much.

markp · Post: # 1071110Post **markp** » Mon 09 May 2011 4:38pm

"He doesn't miss (when kicking for goal)..."

Bring that on.

BigMart · Post: # 1071141Post **BigMart** » Mon 09 May 2011 6:21pm

There is one more thing thats more importantbthan being a great set shot...

SaintSimmo · Mon 09 May 2011 6:25pm

BigMart wrote:There is one more thing thats more importantbthan being a great set shot...

the anticipation is killing me....

bergholt · Post: # 1071143Post **bergholt** » Mon 09 May 2011 6:28pm

BigMart wrote:There is one more thing thats more importantbthan being a great set shot...

having an enormous tonker? lucky they never drafted me, then, i fit neither of those bills.

Dr Spaceman · Mon 09 May 2011 6:33pm

bergholt wrote:
BigMart wrote:There is one more thing thats more importantbthan being a great set shot...
having an enormous tonker? lucky they never drafted me, then, i fit neither of those bills.

Specialist coaches can assist with the first one only

BigMart · Post: # 1071148Post **BigMart** » Mon 09 May 2011 6:37pm

Getting a kick.....

Good luck arryn....hope you do.