06-17-2019, 01:24 AM
(06-17-2019, 12:30 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:^^ I don't disagree with you EB. It is half expected though. He isn't the first, and wont be the last. In fact, brother Jack might be the way he is because of brother Ben. Less talent, more determination. Anyway, we will see. First year players get a bit of a reprieve for mine simply because there is a massive culture shock and playing at our footy club appears to be a burden that weighs heavily on better players.
Speaking of which, I understand that lachie O'brien is a youngster and you review youngsters too harshly at your peril, but have a look at what an independant scribe says about him.
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/06/13/gbudogsblues
I can handle form slumps when they have shown ability. SPS is showing waivering form, and Dow is having second year blues. I wrote off any expectations of him having a good year about 4 or 5 weeks ago when he was going backwards form wise, and that is continuing. He will be better next year, that I know because his first season showed he had more in him. This is why we haven't been better this year. In fact, the kids are playing about as well as we can hope given how much load they have to carry. There are others around the traps that have shown more, and are delivering less. Its the senior players that are really going missing when we need them. We seem to lack fulll game footballers at the moment, and its a real problem.
In fact Teague has got ahead of himself already. Jack Silvagni has been one of the few 4 quarter players we have had this season and dropping him last week sends entirely the wrong message to the playing group.
Finally does anyone know what Ed Curnow has done to himself and if he will be available next week? Rumour has it he went off in the final quarter and didnt come back on.
Thry, I wouldnt spend my time posting about Ben if I didnt think he had some ability but was going to waste it , he can make it if he applies himself like his brother.
SPS, Fisher and Dow are probably not genuine inside heavy contested mids but are being forced to play there....SPS should be our Shaun Burgoyne who gives us the silk and flair.
Fisher is a good contested player who can win his own ball but wont ever be big enough to play on the 190cm mids of which the Dogs had three on the weekend.
Dow is a decent size but is a burst player who does his best work carrying the ball and breaking the lines, I really like Paddy but again he is being forced to play a heavy contested game at times vs
bigger players and its not really his game. We need another one or two heavily built mids like a Cunnington or Ellis Yolmen who can help Cripps and allow those other players to do what they do best.
Lachie Obrien has obvious flaws, he isnt a great contested player and if other players are not feeding him the ball he wont have much impact.
Thats ok if he is hitting his targets by foot and doing his job which is to distribute the ball, I have been on his case because his disposal has been poor, 59%DE on the weekend from 16 kicks
isnt a good game IMO and he might struggle for a game when Deluca is fit.
I thought Ed just looked tired, did a great job on the Bont in the 2nd half but was giving away a lot of size and just looked worn down....