08-21-2020, 10:23 PM
(08-21-2020, 10:19 PM)PaulP link Wrote:Sometimes it's hard to reconcile 4 points with the spectacle you've just witnessed. Gold Coast were little more than witches hats in the main. A rather sloppy, amateurish, bruise free game to be honest.
Betts started the season like a house on fire, sucked me in to admitting my doubts on him were wrong, then nothing. Looks shot. DeKoning looks very promising. Fisher looks lively, speedy, and a real threat around goals. Walsh and Cripps were good, apart from the latter's goal kicking.
When you are a 33yo who prides himself on pressure, and you are forced to play a condensed season....but still keep up that pressure.....you will start to see a drop off in form.
IF, and i hope we do, IF we make finals, i hope we give him a rest leading into them because he can still tear a game apart when given the opportunity.
One thing i'll say in regard to eddie...we need to stop targetting him going inside 50 with long bombs. Martin is one who bombs on his head frequently. He will always be the smallest bloke in the contest and bombing on his head is not doing him any favours.
Bomb it on a key forwards head instead. Eddie will get more benefits from it that way.