04-13-2018, 08:12 AM
(04-13-2018, 12:23 AM)Lods link Wrote:It's a fair point
Height is only one variable, and if were talking centimetres....leap, reach, weight, strength, maturity, speed all have a bearing.
In the first couple of weeks our guys seem to have been out-bodied and out positioned many times by shorter players.
Form, confidence, awareness and effort are other factors.
All seem to be in play at present.
Some are fixable short term...others may require a season or two of experience, training and maturity.
Still others will be measured and found wanting.
Height is only a variable. My 'argument' has been simplified to too many talls.
In reality, the argument is generally that the opposition have too many quick smalls. A subtle difference. One that highlights the fact that some of our talls, specifically Weitering, cannot mind one of the many smalls that we often come up against....and even some of the quicker talls. Basically, we usually need more 'small forward minders' in our side.
Weiterings lack of acceleration, speed and agility is more of a factor than his height and i have stressed that previously.
FWIW, this week i think the matchups work a bit better for Weitering. Would still have preferred Marchbank in the side instead of Oshea. Which BTW is listed as 197, not 193 as quoted earlier. Meaning his matchup with Atley has 8cm difference, which in itself isn't a huge issue, but almost always means that Atley will be quicker and more agile as a result. I know Oshea can play smaller than his size suggests, but have not had a look at that under the microscope of AFL footy much as yet.