08-25-2018, 03:10 AM
(08-25-2018, 02:55 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Players like the one you describe get found out by opposition teams quick enough. They are the last ones they worry about manning up at stoppages. They are more worried about manning up players who will hurt you with their disposal, if they are all taken, he has no choice but to dispose of it long....creating a 50-50 at best....just what the opposition wanted.
Geelong built a game plan around it. Let the players fight it out for the clearance. As soon as the ball looked like it was free there would be spare geelong players everywhere. They would win it back and deliver it back with interest. They were basically conceding clearances because they knew they'd win the ball back and as a result be more damaging than if they'd won the clearance themselves.
He'll be 27 for R1 next year. Trialling him in a new position for the first time. Surely we can get someone else who has more upside and more likely to succeed in that position than Oshea?
Why do we persist in holding onto guys who can't play for that extra year?
We move players on when we have better replacements I guess. If we wanted someone to add a bit of muscle around Cripps then he could possibly temporarily fit the bill that's all. We know he's not going to be a star and if we can get a better option who is a better longer term bet then great, bring it on - I'm waiting with anticipation.
Reality always wins in the end.