Hmm, I think the contrast is this, and I hate to write this because I can't stand KPPs who stage for free kicks, Jack Riewoldt.
McKay, Casboult and McGovern fans need to watch Jack Riewoldt work as a contrast, I also think he is miles ahead of his cousin as an effective KPF.
Jack Reiwoldt works deep repeat leads, often back across the top of the square then hard up at the ball carrier through the guts or out to the HFF. If he doesn't get the ball kicked to him he doesn't fold back dragging defenders with him, he keeps going and arcs across the contest outside F50 leaving and creating space for Nthmond's small forwards to work in. He also often sets up to be in the zone to mark the escape kick. I think he's even ahead of Franklin in this regard, Buddy tends to trail back into the contest, but of course Buddy can because he's also effective as a crumbing forward.
I'd thought that tete-a-tete between Simmo, Cripps and sMurph in the last quarter was related to Cripps not being like Riewoldt. Luckily Ed got a 50m penalty and the chance of the Swans running a missed scoring attempt out of our F50 evaporated. But Simmo and sMuprh were into Cripps and Setterfield to get across to the flanks and get the zones setup early in case Ed missed. They were driving the effort to lock the ball inside our F50 if a goal wasn't scored.
McKay, Casboult and McGovern fans need to watch Jack Riewoldt work as a contrast, I also think he is miles ahead of his cousin as an effective KPF.
Jack Reiwoldt works deep repeat leads, often back across the top of the square then hard up at the ball carrier through the guts or out to the HFF. If he doesn't get the ball kicked to him he doesn't fold back dragging defenders with him, he keeps going and arcs across the contest outside F50 leaving and creating space for Nthmond's small forwards to work in. He also often sets up to be in the zone to mark the escape kick. I think he's even ahead of Franklin in this regard, Buddy tends to trail back into the contest, but of course Buddy can because he's also effective as a crumbing forward.
I'd thought that tete-a-tete between Simmo, Cripps and sMurph in the last quarter was related to Cripps not being like Riewoldt. Luckily Ed got a 50m penalty and the chance of the Swans running a missed scoring attempt out of our F50 evaporated. But Simmo and sMuprh were into Cripps and Setterfield to get across to the flanks and get the zones setup early in case Ed missed. They were driving the effort to lock the ball inside our F50 if a goal wasn't scored.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"