(03-19-2019, 02:12 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:I somewhat agree, although Carrazzo was very good by the end of his career.
He had many different attributes.
1. Elite runner.
2. Got Leather Poisoning which means he had nous.
3. Could shut down an opponent who was a genuine on baller.
4. Was good at jagging clearances.
5. Was able to work on his kicking.
6. Made good decisions but executed poorly.
7. Had better size than Polson.
Polson has a yet to show us much of any of that list.
Carrrazzo is probably a poor example. Lets get him to Ed Curnow level of application first, and we'll worry about the rest later.
In fairness to Poulson I believe he is already had a top 5 in our clubs time trials, which isn't too bad when you consider who he is trailing behind. The lad has played some very good games at VFL level, last year many of us were calling for him to get a game when his form was red hot at VFL level, yet we waited until it had basically tapered off to give him a game as a FP in which he was concussed, and then we continued to play him. Cynics would say young SoJ got the opportunities that Poulson deserved.
Other than height I can't say Poulson won't meet many of those goals by the time he gets to his 4th or 5th season.
On the Fasolo issue, his big plus is overhead, but if he isn't taking marks and kicking goals he is a liability, a mini-Casboult.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"