03-04-2018, 05:37 AM
(03-04-2018, 04:46 AM)LP link Wrote:Weitering should be doing for us what Taylor does for Geelong, Rance does for Nthmond or Gibson did for the Dawks. He should be our main 3rd man up intercept marking player, it's clearly his strength and we've failed to have a structure that allows him to play his game. They don't really play on anybody because their job is to get to as many marking contests as possible and make the extra numbers. I'm pegging he's a certainty if fit to be selected for that very reason, even if he hadn't lead the intercept marking before we tried to make him a forward.
I'm also expecting him to be one of the better ball users from the back half, he's got the skills he just needs the experience to make the majority of his decisions the correct one.
A lot of posters talk about him losing confidence, that is based on hesitations and poor apparent disposal, but a lot of that comes from the players around him and up the ground not doing what they should be doing. It's no different to that Daisy chip-and-run last weekend, which was a result of no KPF leading up the wing at the ball carrier. The problem wasn't Daisy, it was further up the field.
Marchbank plays the intercept marking player as does OShea if and when he gets a game, we need true KP players to take the gorilla's...we have Jones, but then look to ACOS and Rowe when fit....
Weitering was recruited to play true KP IMO and to take the likes of Kennedy, Dixon, Lynch, Buddy, Hawkins etc but we now know they are probably not his ideal opponents and he doesnt enjoy the physical push and shove stuff and prefers the intercept role...
We cant have everyone wanting the easy role down back, some have to play proper defense and man up their opponent...