04-28-2018, 02:03 AM
(04-28-2018, 01:28 AM)LP link Wrote:Daniel out-bodied and defeated Simmo in two marking contests EB1, as much as we love him Simmo is cooked, it's over for him he's played one year too many!
BB complained about panicking at center forward, lacking composure entering F50. Simmo was one of the big offenders in the first half, no matter how much ball he gets or how many contests he makes we cannot afford the experienced heads to be cooking the footy!
The difference last night was that the Dogs had a core group from the 2016 that were the experienced heads, they worked in the hot zone to release the kids on the outside. Other than Daisy, with a little cameo from Wright, we had no experienced heads leading the way, some of the experienced heads were the worst offenders, and it was kids like Fisher working the hot zone to give off the ball to older heads that turned it over!
As much as I love them, from our more experienced types I thought Simmo, Ed, Rowe, Jones, Plowman had very very bad nights. It's a tell when Kerridge is one of the better players, that tells you the level the rest of the team is at!
A week really is a long time in footy for some :o.
Simmo is still probably the heartbeat of our club and still while in his twilight of his career continues to put his small body on the line time and time again for every young player to witness.
We are a team so short of real leaders and experience - makes no sense IMO to lose a player who rarely on our list, ticks all those boxes.
Scary to imagine what our team would be like at the moment, without the heart of the skinny No 6 out there directing and showing every kid that runs out beside him, what it means to wear the CFC jumper. Still a vitally important player for our list IMO even if he has a quiet game every so often.
I will be rapt when I agree his time has come but with such an inexperienced list and a team devoid of leaders now is not the time.