03-24-2018, 07:06 AM
Three guys who had seriously bad nights on Thursday were Jack Silvagni, Ciaran Byrne and Jacob Wetering. Even with the 2 probable forced changes, I would seriously consider dropping a couple o these guys.
Jack has been lackluster at best this season in the pre-season games and was ordinary on Thursday. He didn't get many possessions and his opponents generally tried to run off him because they knew they had him covered for speed. Jack has shown some real commitment in hi tacking and chasing, but this just wasn't seen this season so far. Richmond are known for their fanatical attack on the ball. Stephen Silvagni was known for his fanatical attack on the ball. That is the thing that we nee identifd to see from Jack.
At this point he is out-bodied too easily. He needs to work on this badly. He is known not to be quick. He needs to work on that. He doesn't need to win a Stawell Gift, but he does need that pace over a couple of metres that his dad had. He really needs that little sprint to break contact, or to grab his man in time instead of just too late. He needs to be working on his reaction time, as he reacts that little too slowly at the moment. I guess he is not confident at predicting where the ball is going.
There is nothing here that jack cannot fix, but he needs time in the VFL to develop his confidence and work on these skills.
Byrne I have discussed elsewhere. He needs a month or so to get his touch and his game awareness back.
Weitering is no dead loss, but he needs to work on his game as well. He is a good intercept marker, but he has to work on the other aspects of his game: that extra pace over a small distance to close on the lead and the body work. In the mean time we have to be better at selecting his opponent, as a guy who leads quickly is not it.
As much as I want him to be our key defender, I would not be disappointed to have him play a quarter or so in the forward line, especially if we don't have a good match-up at some point.
With Alex Silvagni and Sam Rowe coming back, we can match our defenders to the type of attackers the opposition has. I like Alex Silvagni, for his leadership and stability as well as his close checking. Sam Rowe is also a leader, even if he does make mistakes sometimes. They are close checking players. I am not sure that either will be ready this week, but both will be ready soon.
Jack has been lackluster at best this season in the pre-season games and was ordinary on Thursday. He didn't get many possessions and his opponents generally tried to run off him because they knew they had him covered for speed. Jack has shown some real commitment in hi tacking and chasing, but this just wasn't seen this season so far. Richmond are known for their fanatical attack on the ball. Stephen Silvagni was known for his fanatical attack on the ball. That is the thing that we nee identifd to see from Jack.
At this point he is out-bodied too easily. He needs to work on this badly. He is known not to be quick. He needs to work on that. He doesn't need to win a Stawell Gift, but he does need that pace over a couple of metres that his dad had. He really needs that little sprint to break contact, or to grab his man in time instead of just too late. He needs to be working on his reaction time, as he reacts that little too slowly at the moment. I guess he is not confident at predicting where the ball is going.
There is nothing here that jack cannot fix, but he needs time in the VFL to develop his confidence and work on these skills.
Byrne I have discussed elsewhere. He needs a month or so to get his touch and his game awareness back.
Weitering is no dead loss, but he needs to work on his game as well. He is a good intercept marker, but he has to work on the other aspects of his game: that extra pace over a small distance to close on the lead and the body work. In the mean time we have to be better at selecting his opponent, as a guy who leads quickly is not it.
As much as I want him to be our key defender, I would not be disappointed to have him play a quarter or so in the forward line, especially if we don't have a good match-up at some point.
With Alex Silvagni and Sam Rowe coming back, we can match our defenders to the type of attackers the opposition has. I like Alex Silvagni, for his leadership and stability as well as his close checking. Sam Rowe is also a leader, even if he does make mistakes sometimes. They are close checking players. I am not sure that either will be ready this week, but both will be ready soon.
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