Tippett!!

**CureTheSane** · 2nd April 2017, 12:54 AM

I think there has been a bit of a blur between pain tolerance and injury frequency.

Very different issues, and there is no evidence of the former to my knowledge.

**S.S. Bleeder** · 2nd April 2017, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by jono2707

This Tippett deal is now definitely a dud. I'm calling it.

For all the money we've paid, he simply hasn't been on the field enough for a sufficient return on investment. We've paid big money for the guy and he's often been good for us, but for the money we needed more time on the field from him. Not saying he's a dud - just the amount of money weve tied up in him makes the deal a dud.

Correct. I don't blame him for having an injury prone body. Provided he's doing what the medical staff tell him to do then he can't help that. In relation to his salary he is definately overpaid. Any club needs to take into account how much time a player spends on the park when offering them a contract. Based on this and Tippetts form when he plays he is definately overpaid.

**S.S. Bleeder** · 2nd April 2017, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by ernie koala

It was Brian Taylor who suggested Tippo had a low threshold to pain, Ralph was just referring to Taylor's remarks...If anything, in defence of Tippo I thought.

Regardless, Tippo is gone for now, so I look forward to hopefully seeing Cameron show us his wears....Though I suspect 'Nearly There' will get first dibs.

I think the phrase you're looking for is "Sinclair almost". ????

**Mel_C** · 2nd April 2017, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Meg

Tippett played out the match in the final against GWS last year after having his head slammed into the ground by a Mumford sling tackle and having his jaw broken by the knee of the third man up in a ruck contest. Nothing wrong with his courage or pain tolerance.

Correction Meg...remember according to the MRP his head didn't touch the ground

. I'm still bewildered over that.

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**Danzar** · 2nd April 2017, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Mel_C

Correction Meg...remember according to the MRP his head didn't touch the ground

. I'm still bewildered over that.

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Of course it never touched the ground.

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**jono2707** · 3rd April 2017, 03:59 PM

Good news if Kurt is only out for a week. He may have dodged a bullet there.
I'll happily reassess my opinion of the deal if he comes back and clunks 10+ marks, gets 30+ hitouts and kicks 4+ goals per game once he's back.

**goswannies** · 8th April 2017, 05:55 PM

Buddy (and probably Sam Reid) are better for having Tippett in the side. Tippett taking the tallest defender frees up attention that would otherwise be placed on Buddy, giving Bud freedom to roam and do what he does best.

The other thing is that with Tippett in the side, forward entries aren't so Buddy-centric. I think our forward structures are either best with Tip&Bud or with neither of them (in the latter instance, we seem to have multiple avenues to goal, including a greater mid-field contribution, making us far less predictable). When Bud is the key forward, he is double (or triple) teamed ... & we still look to him (he demands the ball) but there's only so much he can do.

Tip also is (IMO) the most effective of our ruckmen (not elite, but better than Naismith - at this stage, Sink & Cameron).

For all the bemoaning his salary and time in the treatment & rehab rooms, I think Tip is an integral element of our seasonal structure (his going missing at the pointy end of the season is undeniable though).

**annew** · 8th April 2017, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by goswannies

Buddy (and probably Sam Reid) are better for having Tippett in the side. Tippett taking the tallest defender frees up attention that would otherwise be placed on Buddy, giving Bud freedom to roam and do what he does best.

The other thing is that with Tippett in the side, forward entries aren't so Buddy-centric. I think our forward structures are either best with Tip&Bud or with neither of them (in the latter instance, we seem to have multiple avenues to goal, including a greater mid-field contribution, making us far less predictable). When Bud is the key forward, he is double (or triple) teamed ... & we still look to him (he demands the ball) but there's only so much he can do.

Tip also is (IMO) the most effective of our ruckmen (not elite, but better than Naismith - at this stage, Sink & Cameron).

For all the bemoaning his salary and time in the treatment & rehab rooms, I think Tip is an integral element of our seasonal structure (his going missing at the pointy end of the season is undeniable though).

+1 and I dont blame him for GF last yr after what was done to him by GWS.

**Gekko7** · 22nd April 2017, 10:36 PM

Commentary I've never heard in connection with K Tippett since he joined the Swans - "courageous", "selfless", "inspirational".

**grarmy** · 22nd April 2017, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by Gekko7

Commentary I've never heard in connection with K Tippett since he joined the Swans - "courageous", "selfless", "inspirational".

Never will. Seriously. He is a flog.

**Plugger46** · 22nd April 2017, 11:54 PM

A flog? What crap.

**0918330512** · 23rd April 2017, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by crackedactor

At last a sensible post. I thought Tippett was embarrassing tonight. Not only did he get just one kick and barely a ruck hit out, some of defensive chasing and harassing was non existent. I know he is not fast but you should make some effort!! I starting to think he does not care, just collects his large pay cheque every week.

Well it's hard to get a ruck hit out when mummy had 62 of them!

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Originally Posted by grarmy

Never will. Seriously. He is a flog.

He's just come back from injury (again) - straight up against Mummy. give him a week or two before you call curtains on him