As I was having the heretical thoughts to follow, I was reminded of the Hans Christian Andersen story of the Emperor's new clothes.
In essence, the story relates how an Emperor is flattered by a charlatan into purchasing a special new suit of clothes. The courtiers all praise the beauty and quality of the clothes, but a small boy, unwise to the tradition of sycophancy in the Imperial court, exclaims that the Emperor is, in fact, naked. Cute, moralistic story. Oft-referenced.
As I watched the Blues battling the Bombers in Round 3 (Thank you to my footy gods again!), it occurred to me that Chris Judd had got a hell of a lot of the ball, but hadn't really damaged the Bombers.
Judd was roundly praised for his 32 touches, but they were hardly the rapier thrusts and swashbuckling swathes that 32 Ablett touches would likely cut through an opposition. Judd's kicks were more like gentle lobs to a man in a little bit of space. Hardly the stuff of footy nightmare. Thinking back, I can't recall, even vaguely, an incident where the current Judd has torched the opposition.
I'm beginning to think that Judd may have feet of clay, that he may be . . . . . . over-rated.
The Emperor has no clothes!!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Of Emperors and clothes . . .
In essence, the story relates how an Emperor is flattered by a charlatan into purchasing a special new suit of clothes. The courtiers all praise the beauty and quality of the clothes, but a small boy, unwise to the tradition of sycophancy in the Imperial court, exclaims that the Emperor is, in fact, naked. Cute, moralistic story. Oft-referenced.
As I watched the Blues battling the Bombers in Round 3 (Thank you to my footy gods again!), it occurred to me that Chris Judd had got a hell of a lot of the ball, but hadn't really damaged the Bombers.
Judd was roundly praised for his 32 touches, but they were hardly the rapier thrusts and swashbuckling swathes that 32 Ablett touches would likely cut through an opposition. Judd's kicks were more like gentle lobs to a man in a little bit of space. Hardly the stuff of footy nightmare. Thinking back, I can't recall, even vaguely, an incident where the current Judd has torched the opposition.
I'm beginning to think that Judd may have feet of clay, that he may be . . . . . . over-rated.
The Emperor has no clothes!!!
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I'd agree with that sentient... Not that he isn't brilliant but he doesn't have the impact over players have or indeed that he used to.
You still see flashes of it though, him charging out of pack to put the ball on a leading players chest or perhaps kicking the goal himself.
I hope he does get back into the groove of breaking games open more often as it is a joy to watch as long as he gives it a rest against the Saints.
I'll be interested in the reactions you get from this post, we got hounded down because one of the boys dared to ask a similar question of Franklin when we first started out.
Nice post as always, keep them coming!
interesting...
I think at Carlton he has to do more of the "hard ball gets" than at the Eagles where he was allowed to kick more goals. Goals inflate the disposals as 3 goals along with 20 odd disposals is more dangerous than 30 odd with no goals.
ALso no disrespect to Carlton supporters but Murphy, Gibbs & Stevens have a long way to go before they reach the same standard as the Eagles 05-06 midfield and Geelongs midfield and so Judd has to do most of the work. Ablett has a few others who can help him. Just ask Kerr how hard it is having no mates around you.
Thanks James. Don't worry about negative reaction. If you've thought about the issue and post a considered view, then people can do nought else but respect your opinion. I'm a Franklin sceptic and a Richo sceptic — sometimes it's fun rowing against the tide!
Jermayn (Kick2Kick), you make an excellent point. In Judd's glory days others were indeed creating the opportunities for him to be able to display finesse. His current role is substantially different. It's not so much Ablett's goals that I think are more damaging, although they are clearly significant. I think Ablett puts teammates into more damaging situations more often. I hope it never happens, but it would be an interesting comparison to see Ablett in a less well endowed team.
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