Goaltracker 2018

[Thryleon]

That's not a bad point to make, but it doesn't seem to have impacted on the goal kicking of Charlie Curnow, Wright, Casboult, Garlett or McKay.  The latter two have played a total of five and three games for us but have outscored Jack by a considerable margin.

Team cohesion is an overall team measure.  It really doesn't work when you try to use it to explain one player's poor form, even if that poor form is in part due to glitches with the gameplan.  All players, regardless of how many games they have played, are expected to execute the gameplan and they will have practised turning out of a pack and drilling a pass to a leading forward ad nauseum.  Of course, inexperience and AFL level pressure will impact on how well those skills are executed.  I guess the classic example was when Casboult had ten metres on his opponent and McKay managed to kick the ball out on the full.

Actually that's not quite the case DJC.

Some players can make the most of opportunities without this synergy knowledge because of their strengths (size,  speed, marking, etc).  Jack relies on smarts and not being as familiar with players is likely to have more of an adverse effect on him than others.  Another player like that is Plowman and he too is struggling for form and it wouldn't surprise me if weitering was in the same boat there too regarding contests.

Any player will tell you it's easier playing in a settled team whilst others will cope regardless and that's just another layer that some players need to add to their game.