03-04-2018, 02:54 AM
(03-03-2018, 11:28 PM)LP link Wrote:I don't think I need to debate that one, you've put it quite succinctly! ;D
I'm talking mentally as well. Which i thought was clear from the Gibbs comparison. Both are smarter than the blokes they played against underage. More disciplined. More level headed. More focussed.
(03-03-2018, 11:28 PM)LP link Wrote:Firstly, that'll be a couple of more times than Harry so far, but I'm not going to get drawn into a debate about who is the best forward because that is just you trying to justify your comments that there is no spot for Weitering, which is just a completely ludicrous statement!
Claiming Weitering is not as good of a contested mark, that's just a sign of desperation or deflection!
McKay outmarked Casboult a couple of times against the saints. He is very physical in the air. Is taller and more physical in contests. Weitering is a better reader of the ball. Both are good, but McKay is a better pack mark. Weitering might be a better 1 on 1, might.
(03-03-2018, 11:28 PM)LP link Wrote:We had first pick in the 2015 national draft, don't take offence Kruddler but I think I'll trust SOS and Bolts on this one they have a pretty reasonable track record going on as far as recruitment is concerned, and they took Weitering ahead of both Harry and Charlie. That's a hell of a tell!
...and i've already said i would've done the same. At the time we didn't have Jones, Marchbank or Plowman dominating.
Its a bit like when we took Kreuzer with #1 pick. At the time, we lacked a #1 ruckman. However, Sauce Jacobs, Hampson and even Warnock all came on to some extent which meant we had an embarrassment of riches in that area at the time. Obviously they all couldn't play. Obviously, we ended up letting Jacobs go because he wasn't getting a game.
As with Weitering, Jacobs leaving had nothing to do with talent. It had to do with where he was in the pecking order.
I have absolutely nothing against Weitering. I love him as much as the next bloke. I just feel that him playing, in certain situations, may work into the oppositions hands if there is no matchup for him.
Answer me this.
Who does he play on against Richmond?