10-07-2020, 12:22 AM
Losing the young-ish Sarah Hosking and bringing in the older, better Elise O'Dea was a good swap. Now covering the age difference with young midfielders means years from now when ODea hangs up the boots, we have a new breed of players already there.
Clearly Petrakis is a midfield gun with years ahead of her. But she is slow. We can't afford too many slow players in the midfield, so this speed helps. Good users of the ball, helps.
re Ruck....i think they will be easier to find in the future. You'll get a lot more taller basketball girls switching to footy earlier in the future.
As for Downie, an AFLW ruck doesn't quite take the hits of an AFL ruck and there bodies will hold up for longer. The bigger worry was Downies previous basketball career and the toll that took on her. Either way, we have Moody as well, and with the smaller list sizes, you can't carry too many rucks.
Clearly Petrakis is a midfield gun with years ahead of her. But she is slow. We can't afford too many slow players in the midfield, so this speed helps. Good users of the ball, helps.
re Ruck....i think they will be easier to find in the future. You'll get a lot more taller basketball girls switching to footy earlier in the future.
As for Downie, an AFLW ruck doesn't quite take the hits of an AFL ruck and there bodies will hold up for longer. The bigger worry was Downies previous basketball career and the toll that took on her. Either way, we have Moody as well, and with the smaller list sizes, you can't carry too many rucks.