05-10-2019, 01:25 PM
(05-10-2019, 01:06 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:He's never going to be the type that could tackle with intent. That left the moment his shoulder got smashed in his first season with us (because failed to protect him when he was a kid).
We are as culpable in that regard as he is.
Now we have bigger bodies let's make a statement and drop a bloke that leads our team most weeks for metres gained because he has one tackle on the score sheet instead of 3, even though his pressure acts are up there.
It's broken logic.
We dont have enough players staking a claim to do it. We could drop 5 blokes who we are carrying most weeks before getting to Murphy in his poorest season and the only bloke who's a likely replacement is Kennedy and he isnt in sterling form.
I'd drop dow before Murphy at this stage.
Dow needs to learn in the seniors not play with a bunch of bananas in the NB's who cant handle suburban footballers, he isnt in great form and I understand the thinking but our
twos are not the place to learn IMO. If Mick Barlow or someone capable was playing Full time and could take Dow under his wing and teach him then I would agree the NB's is fine but
with what I have seen Dow wouldnt learn anything.
Rather see him play on Pendlebury etc and learn from the best than get 20 kicks on Joe average in the twos and become the next Nick Graham....