04-22-2018, 01:22 AM
(04-21-2018, 01:19 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Plowman has been average all year IMO, looks disinterested at times......Alex Silvagni gives us some grunt but is at the end of his career, as is Rowe but we look better when they are playing and giving guidance.One of the big negatives of this year has been Plowman's lack of form. Last year he was very good and deserved his spot in the top 10. This year he has struggled for form, and his opponents have managed some cheap goals as a result.
Rowe was good today and freed Jones up from the stress of JK but thats a short term strategy, dare I say that Weitering out also made us look more composed down back....bad enough with Plowman out of form, and OShea kicking the ball straight back to the opposition, but if we added Weitering to the mix we might have lost by a lot more.
Thomas has added some experience down back and Mullet wasnt anything special but I didnt notice him stuffing up as much in the past and he did hit a few targets...
I'd like to be able to give him time in the VFL. but his replacements are not fit. Otherwise they would be playing instead of O'Shea and Mullett.
When Plowman regains his form he will be integral to our defence, as he can take so many different types of opponent. He did tight roles on a lot of dangerous players last year and did them effectively. We really miss that at the moment.
He is working hard, but he is making mistakes and hasn't got his touch, otherwise he wouldn't have dropped marks he would usually swallow.
Of his potential replacements, Williamson is still a few weeks off and needs to some in the VFL to get his touch, not having played this year as yet. Byrne has his quad injury. Then he needs time to regain his touch and awareness, something he was missing early this season. McReadie: not sure where he is at just at the moment. He has the tools, but he needs work.
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