06-25-2018, 02:54 AM
Good to see Weiters gaining some confidence. This might sound weird - but I think he's slowly changing from a boy to a man. He's starting to look a little more grown up and 'hard'. He needs to become the general of our backline, exactly like when there was a high ball going to the goal square, with Cox parked under it, and Weiters came across and smashed it over. He also took a few contested marks around the ground. He'll be a ripper if he continues onwards and upwards from here. Us mere mortals need to remember how intimidating it would be playing on a 5 - 10 year gorilla as a teenager. Some can, some can't, and some take time to adjust.
SPS showed heaps I thought. He went the hard ball at every opportunity (or maybe I missed one or two where he didn't), but I think he's just starting to become a better player than he was last year. Second year blues might have got him early on I think.
Poulson doesn't get much of the ball, but he is quick and applies plenty of pressure and tackles well. I think he is worth persisting with for now. We desperately need more forward pressure and speed, and sadly don't have many options.
Plowman was just getting back his consistency as a tough and reliable back pocket, and then bang...
Dow & LO'B progressing nicely considering they have been fed to the sharks. It's a lot easier for youngsters to look good in a team that's up and running, but much harder in a team that's getting beaten every week. If this initiation makes them tough warriors, then good. If they can't stand the heat, then better to find out earlier than later. I'm not a fan of the talk that players get ruined by playing too early - either they're made of the right stuff or they're not. Do we want players who sook it up coz it's too hard, or blokes that realise how hard it is, and how hard they need to prepare to succeed? Send the princesses elsewhere.
Can't wait for Pickett to get back. He was the one player I hoped to see the most improvement from this year, I think his upside is huge.
SPS showed heaps I thought. He went the hard ball at every opportunity (or maybe I missed one or two where he didn't), but I think he's just starting to become a better player than he was last year. Second year blues might have got him early on I think.
Poulson doesn't get much of the ball, but he is quick and applies plenty of pressure and tackles well. I think he is worth persisting with for now. We desperately need more forward pressure and speed, and sadly don't have many options.
Plowman was just getting back his consistency as a tough and reliable back pocket, and then bang...
Dow & LO'B progressing nicely considering they have been fed to the sharks. It's a lot easier for youngsters to look good in a team that's up and running, but much harder in a team that's getting beaten every week. If this initiation makes them tough warriors, then good. If they can't stand the heat, then better to find out earlier than later. I'm not a fan of the talk that players get ruined by playing too early - either they're made of the right stuff or they're not. Do we want players who sook it up coz it's too hard, or blokes that realise how hard it is, and how hard they need to prepare to succeed? Send the princesses elsewhere.
Can't wait for Pickett to get back. He was the one player I hoped to see the most improvement from this year, I think his upside is huge.