06-25-2018, 05:26 AM
(06-25-2018, 05:14 AM)LP link Wrote:The problem I have EB1 is that AFL opposition will pick up on this and construct scenarios that cause him to behave that way. O'Brien, boy or man, has to be aware he is under 24x7 opposition scrutiny and must put his hand up sometimes to be unpredictable to the opponents or end up road kill.
It's no different from Levi failing to compete whenever he cops a little body on body contact in the run up to a pack mark, the better teams make sure it happens to him all the time every time!
In crunch time, if you have a predictable flaw in your game, the opposition will take full advantage of it.
On the flip-side, he only has to fly the flag once or twice a game and a hurt opponent will grow doubts!
LP..Kade Simpson isnt going to hurt anyone by bumping, tackling or the like but we all know he will go down swinging 99.9% when it comes to making a contest of the footy when it comes his way..thats all I ask of any player. SPS picks and chooses, Mullet chooses not to most of the time and I dont want Obrien going down the same path....doesnt have to anything Byron Pickett like, just when the ball comes his way try and get it the best you can and attack the ball with some gusto like his mate Dow does.
He has time on his side to chancge his approach but as you say teams work you out and then start working you over....Mullet got the label from Brad Scott and has done nothing to change that perception, we dont want Obrien getting the same label...