(05-29-2019, 01:53 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:Agree mad...it's a bit like the old "shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic" at the moment. All and sundry getting a game in the midfield when really only Cripps and Walsh are the ones doing the heavy lifting. If we were only playing blokes who deserved a game, we'd have about 12 or 13 running out on the weekend. I'm not sold on Lang but if he's doing okay in the twos then he probably deserves a chance at showing if he's worth keeping.
Walsh is unaccountable for his direct opponent, then he points the finger at team-mates when the opposition get a chain of possession. We are seeing what he can do when he is off the leash, but not what he needs to do to help the team. At the moment his possessions are not anywhere near damaging enough to justify continually playing him as a free runner.
So I suspect he'll have a massive drop-off in his second year, not unlike Zach Merrett, then he'll come good again in his 3rd or 4th season!
Describing what Lang is doing in last weekends 2s as "OK" is a significant stretch of reality! It would be like describing Dow hitting the football with his leg as an "OK" kick!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"