Robert Eddy

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Thu 19 Jun 2008 5:41pm

Has he been elevated from the rookie list yet?

Beno88 · Post: # 589972Post **Beno88** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:46pm

Sure has

Solar · Post: # 589975Post **Solar** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:47pm

Ralphy · Post: # 589978Post **Ralphy** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:48pm

was elevated when goose done his foot wasnt he?

Solar · Post: # 589980Post **Solar** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:48pm

ralphysaints35 wrote:was elevated when goose done his foot wasnt he?

that was mini from memory

joffaboy · Post: # 589982Post **joffaboy** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:50pm

Great choice in Eddy. Hard nut, looks like he could be a player.

Kudo's for these selections Ross.

(still wouldn't have dropped Dal though).

Ralphy · Post: # 589985Post **Ralphy** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:52pm

joffaboy wrote:Great choice in Eddy. Hard nut, looks like he could be a player
Kudo's for these selections Ross.
(still wouldn't have dropped Dal though).

^ i think a game in the 2nds will do dal the world of good..

Armoooo · Post: # 589988Post **Armoooo** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:53pm

Does anyone know what we can expect in the long term with Eddy?
From the little I have seen of him he looks like a Nathan Foley type player, would love it if he could be as good

LENNY LEADS THE WAY · Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:53pm

ralphysaints35 wrote:
joffaboy wrote:Great choice in Eddy. Hard nut, looks like he could be a player
Kudo's for these selections Ross.
(still wouldn't have dropped Dal though).
^ i think a game in the 2nds will do dal the world of good..

Yeah will really teach him how to break a tag playing vfl level

Solar · Post: # 589993Post **Solar** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:56pm

ralphysaints35 wrote:
joffaboy wrote:Great choice in Eddy. Hard nut, looks like he could be a player
Kudo's for these selections Ross.
(still wouldn't have dropped Dal though).
^ i think a game in the 2nds will do dal the world of good..

shhsss ralphy, you might be branded as a lyon lover or stupid.....

btw I think your right. Hopefully it's similar to the wake up call ablett got at the start of the 2007 season after his team mates suggested he didn't work hard enough.

Anyway talking about working hard, full credit to a great season and a half of hard work for the best runner at the club. Wont win a brownlow because his disposal is iffy but if can be a consistant hard worker then he will make himself an AFL player.

We are starting to create a better hard working midfield IMO, players who are willing to tackle and gut run, work for each other

midas_touch · Thu 19 Jun 2008 6:58pm

Good luck to Eddy tomorrow night. Meant to be the fittest player at the club so there should be a problem in running the game out.

mad saint guy · Thu 19 Jun 2008 7:54pm

Armoooo wrote:Does anyone know what we can expect in the long term with Eddy?
From the little I have seen of him he looks like a Nathan Foley type player, would love it if he could be as good

Definitely not a Foley type. Eddy runs all day and racks up disposals, but doesn't do a whole lot with them. At very best we could get a Carazzo/Priddis type, at worst he could be a small Jason Blake.

Armoooo · Post: # 590121Post **Armoooo** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 8:01pm

mad saint guy wrote:
Armoooo wrote:Does anyone know what we can expect in the long term with Eddy?
From the little I have seen of him he looks like a Nathan Foley type player, would love it if he could be as good
Definitely not a Foley type. Eddy runs all day and racks up disposals, but doesn't do a whole lot with them. At very best we could get a Carazzo/Priddis type, at worst he could be a small Jason Blake.

So you would have him as an outside midfielder who collects cheap possies?
That is a huge let down, from what I've seen/heard/read he is a hardnut inside mid...
Disappointing...

suss · Post: # 590125Post **suss** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 8:04pm

Armoooo wrote:That is a huge let down, from what I've seen/heard/read he is a hardnut inside mid...

From what I've seen he is a hardnut and he's obviously got a hugh motor based on pre-season form. If he can find the footy he'll do okay but his defensive pressure will be A1.

cwrcyn · Post: # 590167Post **cwrcyn** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 8:28pm

Eddy is most like Peverill from Essendon. Similar kicking style, similar game style. Probably on par in ability, too.

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plugger66 · Post: # 590169Post **plugger66** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 8:29pm

cwrcyn wrote:Eddy is most like Peverill from Essendon. Similar kicking style, similar game style. Probably on par in ability, too.

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Hope you are right but he has a long way to go to be as good as he was.

sainters man · Thu 19 Jun 2008 9:06pm

Is Eddy supposed to be pretty quick?

SaintBot · Post: # 590228Post **SaintBot** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 9:22pm

sainters man wrote:Is Eddy supposed to be pretty quick?

Don't think he is explosive but he is easily the quickest at the club over 400-800m or so.

plugger66 · Post: # 590259Post **plugger66** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 9:53pm

sainters man wrote:Is Eddy supposed to be pretty quick?

A bit like Dempster. Not fast but can run all day. Won all the time trials but doesnt win the sprints.

maverick · Post: # 590261Post **maverick** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 9:57pm

plugger66 wrote: A bit like Dempster.

God no

Thu 19 Jun 2008 10:15pm

More of an attacking runner than Dempster

plugger66 · Post: # 590293Post **plugger66** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 10:16pm

BackFromUSA wrote:More of an attacking runner than Dempster

I meant pace. Not how he plays.

BallBanger · Thu 19 Jun 2008 10:21pm

SaintBot wrote:
sainters man wrote:Is Eddy supposed to be pretty quick?
Don't think he is explosive but he is easily the quickest at the club over 400-800m or so.

Eddy is Mcqualter quick

mad saint guy · Thu 19 Jun 2008 11:49pm

Armoooo wrote:So you would have him as an outside midfielder who collects cheap possies?
That is a huge let down, from what I've seen/heard/read he is a hardnut inside mid...
Disappointing...

He'll get a fair few uncontested possies from hard running, but that's not to say he won't be handy around the clearances either. But he's certainly not a line breaker who will burst through a pack and hit Roo on the chest.

Given his running capacity I'd expect Lyon to primarily use him as a tagger.

Otiman · Post: # 590392Post **Otiman** » Thu 19 Jun 2008 11:53pm

mad saint guy wrote:Given his running capacity I'd expect Lyon to primarily use him as a tagger.

Without Birss in the side, it seems that he will have that role. Perhaps the job on Palmer.