Chips - the General

Junction Oval · Mon 04 Jul 2011 1:21pm

I was sitting on the fence last night, within the 50 mtr arc last night.

I know that Sam Fisher does this all the time, but I was very impressed by the way he went about "managing" the backline. Setting things up, giving instructions and not being over-the-top with players when mistakes were made, or goals kicked (not that I could see anyway).

Well done Chips - keep up your great efforts.

Thinline · Post: # 1099423Post **Thinline** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 1:28pm

He's our best player this year.

Absolute star.

Dan Warna · Post: # 1099481Post **Dan Warna** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 2:50pm

concur that he is outstanding.

Johnny Member · Mon 04 Jul 2011 2:51pm

Seriously, the most pathetically woeful nickname ever donned by a professional sportsman.

It's just woeful!

SainterK · Post: # 1099489Post **SainterK** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 2:55pm

Gun.

Found himself in the middle for a short while, picked himself up a couple of centre bounce clearances.

Made himself into a genuine utility, can play anywhere.

Sobraz · Post: # 1099501Post **Sobraz** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 3:21pm

One of, if not the best defender in the league...

He is so good at reading the play, that he is constantly filling holes and helping out, going 3rd man up... Due to this ability, it is overlooked that his one on one work is so good as well...

So sure with his skills, perfect size, perfect pace... Champion player...

Underrated by the boader community IMO, who generally class him as a gun player, but I truely believe there is noone better in any teams back 6 going around at the moment...

savatage · Post: # 1099538Post **savatage** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 4:11pm

Absolute champion, will go down as one of our best & most consistent.

Sainternist · Mon 04 Jul 2011 6:44pm

He's a brilliant, athletic defender who has an incredible perception of reading the flow of play. You very rarely see him looking flat footed.

Couldn't help but to notice "The General" in the thread title.

Are you comparing him to Carlton's staunch defender of the past, Peter Dean?

Saint Bev · Post: # 1099709Post **Saint Bev** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 7:43pm

Johnny Member wrote:Seriously, the most pathetically woeful nickname ever donned by a professional sportsman.

It's just woeful!

In Qld we call him Mr Reliable.

Old Mate · Post: # 1099713Post **Old Mate** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 7:50pm

Thinline wrote:He's our best player this year.

Absolute star.

B&F leader at this stage with Dal a close second (imo).

Ross has said before that he is the 'captain' of our backline, with Lenny running the middle and Rooey the front end.

westy · Post: # 1099740Post **westy** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 8:21pm

Johnny Member wrote:Seriously, the most pathetically woeful nickname ever donned by a professional sportsman.

It's just woeful!

Didn't come about because Leigh Fisher was also playing at the time and hence, Fish and Chips because poor old Leigh Fisher looked a bit like a fish!

plugger66 · Post: # 1099741Post **plugger66** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 8:23pm

westy wrote:
Johnny Member wrote:Seriously, the most pathetically woeful nickname ever donned by a professional sportsman.

It's just woeful!
Didn't come about because Leigh Fisher was also playing at the time and hence, Fish and Chips because poor old Leigh Fisher looked a bit like a fish!

Nothing to do with how he looked. Every Fisher i know is Fish and as that was taken Sam became chips.

Dr Spaceman · Mon 04 Jul 2011 8:38pm

Fisher is just so reliably consistent, and consistently reliable.

SaintTom · Post: # 1099783Post **SaintTom** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 9:29pm

Johnny Member wrote:Seriously, the most pathetically woeful nickname ever donned by a professional sportsman.

It's just woeful!

Really? I quite like it. The players must too since they use it.

asaint · Post: # 1099785Post **asaint** » Mon 04 Jul 2011 9:33pm

Give him the B & F now. His best year so far.

Johnny Member · Mon 04 Jul 2011 9:57pm

plugger66 wrote:
westy wrote:
Johnny Member wrote:Seriously, the most pathetically woeful nickname ever donned by a professional sportsman.

It's just woeful!
Didn't come about because Leigh Fisher was also playing at the time and hence, Fish and Chips because poor old Leigh Fisher looked a bit like a fish!
Nothing to do with how he looked. Every Fisher i know is Fish and as that was taken Sam became chips.

I know - no effort whatsoever put into it!

Appalling really.

mad saint guy · Tue 05 Jul 2011 3:56am

He is fast becoming St Kilda's greatest ever defender IMO. Unlikely to do so in terms of awards though considering he has a total of 5 brownlow votes from 144 games from 2004-2010. Verdun Howell might have him there.

Mr Magic · Post: # 1099976Post **Mr Magic** » Tue 05 Jul 2011 9:42am

mad saint guy wrote:He is fast becoming St Kilda's greatest ever defender IMO. Unlikely to do so in terms of awards though considering he has a total of 5 brownlow votes from 144 games from 2004-2010. Verdun Howell might have him there.

Neil Roberts won a Brownlow playing at CHB - CHips' position.

I didn't see Roberts play, so I'm happy to declare CHips is the best CHB I've seen at St Kilda.

As for teh best ever defender, well there's been a few who were pretty good
Howell
Murray
Neale
Frawley

just to name a few Full Backs.

Junction Oval · Tue 05 Jul 2011 1:45pm

It's a bit difficult Mr Magic, to compare players from different eras.

In his day, Neil Roberts was one of the first of what I would call "athletes."
A fantastic player in a piss-weak team !

As you would expect, players of that era could not live with the fitness or kicking skills of today's players.

Mr Magic · Post: # 1100084Post **Mr Magic** » Tue 05 Jul 2011 2:15pm

Junction Oval wrote:It's a bit difficult Mr Magic, to compare players from different eras.

In his day, Neil Roberts was one of the first of what I would call "athletes."
A fantastic player in a piss-weak team !

As you would expect, players of that era could not live with the fitness or kicking skills of today's players.

I agree, maybe it's impossible to compare players from eras 50 years apart.

Nonetheless, I feel of those who played CHB for the Saints since I started watching, Chips would be the best.
Better than Synman who I considered to have been the best I'd seen prior to Chips, Elphinstone, Morris, Reynolds, Robert Elliott.

Given that the game is played entirely differently toady, I would find it difficult to say he's a better defender than the following Full Backs we had:-
Howell, Neale, Murray, Frawley, Hudghton