09-04-2020, 02:18 AM
Only caught the second half but seriously, if we can't recruit blokes who can kick properly then it doesn't matter which 22 are out there or which 45 you have in the squad! I'd struggle to find anyone who'd you'd say is "elite" with ball in hand. The kicking into the forward line after 1/2 time was about as poor as it gets. And when McKay does get it, he's a 1 in 4 chance of kicking it....if he's our key forward, those odds will kill us.
Weitering was superb again and can hold his head pretty high all year. Walsh too.....but the rest drop away pretty quick.
Hate to say it but Cripps looks cooked for the year and should probably be "managed" for the rest of the season. He's a liability when he's kicking it....can't sugar coat it.
Dow had 8 possessions....if there's a suitor at the end of the year then seriously have to take what we can get. Not his fault he was taken at pick 3 but he's simply not up to AFL level.
Easy to say we've improved but it could be SO much worse. Newnes after the siren shot was a miracle.....if not for Jones' head we would've lost the Essendon game and gave up a 5 goal lead to Geelong who nearly pinched it. If those games had gone the other way, we'd have 3 wins for the year and I reckon things wouldn't be quite as "level headed" as they are at the moment.
If we don't throw some serious cash and draft picks at the trade table this year and chase some Free Agents (who can kick), then we're set for a longer stint in the nether regions of the ladder. Other than Walsh and Weitering I can't think of too many other of the younger/earlier draft picks that are standing up to it....too early to comment on the 2019 draft picks.
Weitering was superb again and can hold his head pretty high all year. Walsh too.....but the rest drop away pretty quick.
Hate to say it but Cripps looks cooked for the year and should probably be "managed" for the rest of the season. He's a liability when he's kicking it....can't sugar coat it.
Dow had 8 possessions....if there's a suitor at the end of the year then seriously have to take what we can get. Not his fault he was taken at pick 3 but he's simply not up to AFL level.
Easy to say we've improved but it could be SO much worse. Newnes after the siren shot was a miracle.....if not for Jones' head we would've lost the Essendon game and gave up a 5 goal lead to Geelong who nearly pinched it. If those games had gone the other way, we'd have 3 wins for the year and I reckon things wouldn't be quite as "level headed" as they are at the moment.
If we don't throw some serious cash and draft picks at the trade table this year and chase some Free Agents (who can kick), then we're set for a longer stint in the nether regions of the ladder. Other than Walsh and Weitering I can't think of too many other of the younger/earlier draft picks that are standing up to it....too early to comment on the 2019 draft picks.