07-15-2018, 10:21 AM
(07-15-2018, 10:10 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Agree on Dow...less impressed with Obrien, his kicking skills which were rated high at U18 level have been poor at senior level and his attack
on the footy also concerns me. If you are going to pull up short on contests and be an outside player you have to get it 25-30 times a game and hit every target...
Dow attacks the ball well and his disposal by hand is generally good, needs to clean up his kicking on the run a bit but his progress has been encouraging....
Foxtel did a comparison study before the saints match.
Comparing players with their peers (players of same age and position).
Dow was just above average.
Obrien was very far from and may have been -50% IIRC.
There's an argument that suggests that we are playing him because of a lack of options, and only gun players would be playing from other teams, hence the poor comparison.
That being said, whichever way you slice it, he's poor by comparison.
My opinion is at present he looks to be a foot soldier at best.