06-18-2019, 02:17 AM
(06-18-2019, 12:03 AM)cookie2 link Wrote:Dow is a genuine worry for me. He was thrown into the deep end from the get-go but his disposal can still be quite erratic, all too often in fact. Not sure whether this can be fixed? Perhaps more quality time with Diesel?
Although hailed as the MF type we so badly needed, Kennedy has not really delivered much and looks very slow. OK he has been injured but he does need to start to show the goods soon, with some really convincing performances in the NBs, otherwise........
LOB is another kid who has been thrown into the deep end to sink or swim and at times does it tough. Ideally he would be playing NBs, probably for this year at least, but our lack of depth has seen him prematurely thrown into the front line. Hopefully this does not result in a premature fall from grace. CFC can be a cruel place indeed!
There is plenty of talk about us going into the market to bolster our mature MF stocks - let us pray that this talk turns into action this year or else we will likely regress as our existing elder statesmen come up for retirement and our kids get broken or disillusioned.
Dow went well last year and started the season well this year but he should not be a prime mid atn this stage of his career. Same with O'Brien. Getting decent mids between 24-27yo is important both for the side and the development of those kids. It's wearing down Dow, LOB and even Fisher. Can see why we plucked big bodies from anywhere we could to try to help those players even if they weren't any good.