Round 14: Pre-Game Richmond

[shawny]

Yep
They'll likely put a lot of thought put into stopping their influence after "every commentator and their dog" made mention of the perils of leaving them unattended.

They will try but Doc and Simmo have been doing this for the last 18 months - Coaches have known about this well before the media spelt it out but not as easy as the media make it out by simply 'manning them up'

Bit like saying why don't clubs tag Dangerfield or why Dusty fends everyone off......cause there bloody good at their craft and that's why Doc is the best running defender in the comp and Simmo is not far behind him.

I watch a lot of games live and Doc in particular is amazingly fast when every one else is spent. Not sure if its his will to push himself or if he just has an enormous tank and has more pace then credited for but I have watched him many times start behind an opponent chasing the pill late in tight games and he always seem to out sprint them. Simmo as well seems to run games out well, they use their superior fitness to find space a lot of the time so you need a very fit forward to be able to go with them and 'man them up'.

If it doesn't work not only do our boys win but the opposition loses output from 2 forwards. The same goes when you try and tag. You can lose both ways.

Bet you Dusty will fend off our mids and Doc and Simmo will play their usual roles successfully.

As long as we win, I'm happy.