Daniel Motlop

[the joker]

For those who dont watch fox sports news, this video is worth watching, the guy is a freak i dont know how he does it. the goals he kicks are out standing a goal from behind the goals at alberton and a flick up and volley that Christiano Ronaldo would be happy with.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/video/0 ... 05,00.html

[dedja]

there's already a thread on this in The Power Board

[the joker]

its better in the AFL Forum, everyone will see it here

[dedja]

yes I did see it on Fox ... pity he can't kick them dead in front!

[RoosterMarty]

The man is an absolute superstar. One of the best to watch in the AFL.

[unknown source]

can not stand him.. he plays for himself and just wants to look good..
happy he does not play for my team

[Rik E Boy]

The man is an absolute superstar. One of the best to watch in the AFL.

I loved the 360 spin he put on when Josh Hunt ran into him. Great stuff by the 'superstar'.

regards,

REB

[Wedgie]

Thanks for the link, probably the only reason I and many others would watch Power games, played some great games for North too

[Choccies]

He looked like a real superstar yesterday hobbling around pretending to be mortally wounded,..... then doing nothing but hanging around anyone getting a kick on the 50 metre arc hoping for a handball so he could have a pot shot !!
Followed by him returning to the field late in the game in hope of some junk time goals.... definitly a front runner...

[unknown source]

He looked like a real superstar yesterday hobbling around pretending to be mortally wounded,..... then doing nothing but hanging around anyone getting a kick on the 50 metre arc hoping for a handball so he could have a pot shot !!
Followed by him returning to the field late in the game in hope of some junk time goals.... definitly a front runner...

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Because he is a joke and plays for himself he wudnt get a game at my club.. need team players

[Browny25]

can not stand him.. he plays for himself and just wants to look good..
happy he does not play for my team

I agree with you unknown source.

Motlop is the biggest front runner in the comp. Body language is woeful..

However - blessed with amazing skill.

[Booney]

I understand criticism that comes from those who dont watch him week in week out at the game.

On TV he may look shoulders down and hands on hips however if you go and watch him live much of his chasing is done off the ball/out of shot and I know he regularly gets his efforts set as the bench mark for our other forwards to aspire to. Unless you see him live on several occasions this would be hard to pick up.

To suggest he is a 'front runner' is ill informed, nothing less.

[Zelezny Chucks]

I notice you don't take issue with him being called selfish though...

[Booney]

I notice you don't take issue with him being called selfish though...

Who said he was selfish?

[Zelezny Chucks]

He looked like a real superstar yesterday hobbling around pretending to be mortally wounded,..... then doing nothing but hanging around anyone getting a kick on the 50 metre arc hoping for a handball so he could have a pot shot !!
Followed by him returning to the field late in the game in hope of some junk time goals.... definitly a front runner...

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Because he is a joke and plays for himself he wudnt get a game at my club.. need team players

[Booney]

Close enough to selfish, I guess. I disagree though.

Forwards are paid to kick goals and to kick goals they need the ball, he demands the ball as he should ( when he is the right option ) I agree he at times is not the right option and should not be asking for it.

Davis,Johnson,Didak,Rioli all attempt to kick the absurd goal at times, does that make them selfish?

If Motlop is selfish I would like someone to explain to me how/why?

[Rik E Boy]

I notice you don't take issue with him being called selfish though...

Who said he was selfish?

Everyone except you.

While the video had a big WOW factor a bigger factor is the ability to come out and get a kick the next week. Maybe if he couldn't kick goals from the fourth row he might do a little better on some of the simpler aspects of the game. At least Aker walked the walk on Friday night.

regards,

REB

[rod_rooster]

Close enough to selfish, I guess. I disagree though.

Forwards are paid to kick goals and to kick goals they need the ball, he demands the ball as he should ( when he is the right option ) I agree he at times is not the right option and should not be asking for it.

Davis,Johnson,Didak,Rioli all attempt to kick the absurd goal at times, does that make them selfish?

If Motlop is selfish I would like someone to explain to me how/why?

Poor example from Hawthorn. Rioli often looks to give the ball off when he should in fact be having a shot. A better example from the Hawks to make your point would be Franklin.

[Booney]

Franklin then.

[Zelezny Chucks]

Also Johnson, I assume you mean Steve, shanked a kick on Friday night looking to pass off to a team-mate when he would have been quite entitled to have a shot.