03-30-2019, 10:25 AM
(03-30-2019, 10:01 AM)Professer E link Wrote:Our older players are not playing well, we are asking kids to play roles they are years away from doing consistently.
We miss Doc and Willo terribly. Our defence was a mess for so much of this game. Why?
EB, Duursma is one I highlighted last year, part of the reason I was so annoyed we coughed up those mid range picks in all those deals. But Duursma isn't being asked to play a primary role, his life is easier than it is for our kids.
Plowman needs to shape up. Mistakes cost and he's making too many. Lord he's slow as well.
Ed has one game to turn his career around, he has been crapfull since mid 2018. I'd be tempted to give Kennedy his role - run with and rest forward.
Murphy is another who gets by but could do so much more. He makes us soft around the contest with his lack of physical presence.
Time to ditch Fazzy boy... Not performing by anybody's standards. SOS has been utterly unable to identify dangerous, smaller forwards who can consistently kick goals. Why did we let Wright retire so easily?
Time for Walls to give Bolton a clip. Pay attention to influential opposition players or go coach Manangatang. Not happy with you Brendan.
Doc and Williamson are a big loss, they can both use the ball and Williamson can play on a variety of players...
Ed is limited and if you dont find roles to suit his limitations then he doesnt impact much...the forward idea isnt working, ok he wobbled one through and gave a joe the goose to Harry but that was about it.
Fazzy boy isnt fit enough and is too mark and kick, we need small forwards who can crumb and kick cheap goals........Gibbons created a few opportunities but rushed them, Polson did his job and was involved in some scoring plays as well and at least contributed, Fasalo kicked a goal but unsighted otherwise....yep time to go and find form in the NB's.
re: Murphy....my main gripe is his disposal......turns it over by foot with dinky up and under kicks in the middle of the ground and needs less midfield time and could spend more time forward...
re: Plowman....struggled today but Port are by far the quickest team in the comp and I think he needs a couple more games to settle after his injury from last season...but he is on notice..
re: Bolton....not sure what Walls is contributing but we do struggle to identify influential players and make the changes quickly, its been a common pattern...the 44 Rockliff had last week should have bene enough to alert
Bolton and have a plan B for him. It appeared once we lost Charlie that Bolton gave it up but didnt tell the players who at least battled on and it was Ports bigger bodies feeding those nippy young kids that
got them home with Motlop icing some good goals.
re: Kennedy...happy to play him but when fit and thats an ongoing issue.......