05-09-2019, 03:05 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-09-2019, 03:08 AM by ElwoodBlues1.)
(05-09-2019, 02:26 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:EB I made the comment about O'Brien last year after seeing lots of games on TV (not always the best way to judge I acknowledge) but then seeing the game against Brisbane at the GABBA live when he turned it over by foot about 5 times in one quarter. If his kicking was a knock on him prior to the draft, you have to ask yourself, what attributes DID they see that warranted such a high draft pick?
He, along with Dow, probably need a stint in the VFL just to get some confidence back because at the moment it's heart in the mouth stuff for supporters when they get the ball as they just look like a deer caught in the headlights. Setterfield and Kennedy won't have the leg speed but agree we just need some help in there for Cripps and Walsh at the moment as the Pies will target them both heavily this week.
Who gets De Goey this week? He would be licking his lips I reckon at the moment as we have nobody to go with him IMHO.
Surfie..re: DeGoey...no standout player to take him, he will be too quick for our taller defenders and too strong physically and in the air for our smaller to mid defenders.
Reid will probably get Goddard and Mihocek might get Weitering or Marchbank...the brains trust might be tempted to start Weitering on DeGoey if he is just playing from the square.
I think having the ball in our half more often will be our best defense, if they get it down their forward line often enough we wont be able to contain them. The other trick Buckley uses is to rotate Sidebottom and Treloar at Full Forward to disrupt the defense and force structure changes.
LOB's strength at TAC level was his kicking and why he was recruited IMO, at senior level you get less time and have to make decisions quicker, he also gets phased by the physicality and can look timid. His job is to be an outside player but he has to hit those targets better than he does and get more ball, because he is a top ten pick he will get more chances than most but is looking a bit like Kane Lucas and that dont doesnt bode well for his future.
I like Dow, he has speed and some dare in his game which we need but he needs to improve his disposal, think he is better suited to freewheeling around the ground rather than
banging bodies with the likes of Cunnington which isnt his forte and players like Setterfield and Kennedy to do the heavy lifting and support Cripps.
Last weeks non selections didnt help Dow and we didnt do much homework on Nth and just thought they would roll over IMO.