03-19-2021, 06:42 AM
Late to the party as usual but similar observations.....too much left to too few....poor skills and decision making at critical times....and too many looked absolutely buggered too early in the game. Richmond have won 3 of the last 4 flags for a reason and for a lot of the night, we weren't that far off them. But we just don't seem to know how to finish off the hard work.
Cripps/Walsh were superb. Cripps tired towards the end but some of his battering ram stuff was fantastic to watch.
Saad showed he'll be a fantastic pick up and will only get better.
Said it just after the teams were announced that I was staggered McDonald wasn't picked in the starting lineup...and he proved it.
Casboult looked unfit and slow and will be under pressure to hold his spot during the year if TDK gets back and McDonald is in.
Dow looked a lot better and deserves a few more games. Can't say the same for O'Brien unfortunately.
Docherty is a shadow of the AA defender he was before those knee injuries and turns it over too much.
I like Williamson and he has a crack but absolutely zero right foot.
Commented during the week about SPS and the pressure being on him....you can be laconic and still make a huge contribution...some players can do it. He looks laconic and contributes SFA at the moment.
Setterfield doesn't get enough of it and backed out of a contest which is never a good look.
McKay....2.3 and one nothing score from the attempted play on. If he's going to kick 40+ goals as some are suggesting, he's going to have to have a few breakout games. Always trying to kick around corners.
Williams and Martin in next week will bolster us considerably. Assuming Silvagni is injured and misses, then LOB probably goes out as well along with maybe SPS and McDonald into the 22. That would balance things up a lot better IMO.
Cripps/Walsh were superb. Cripps tired towards the end but some of his battering ram stuff was fantastic to watch.
Saad showed he'll be a fantastic pick up and will only get better.
Said it just after the teams were announced that I was staggered McDonald wasn't picked in the starting lineup...and he proved it.
Casboult looked unfit and slow and will be under pressure to hold his spot during the year if TDK gets back and McDonald is in.
Dow looked a lot better and deserves a few more games. Can't say the same for O'Brien unfortunately.
Docherty is a shadow of the AA defender he was before those knee injuries and turns it over too much.
I like Williamson and he has a crack but absolutely zero right foot.
Commented during the week about SPS and the pressure being on him....you can be laconic and still make a huge contribution...some players can do it. He looks laconic and contributes SFA at the moment.
Setterfield doesn't get enough of it and backed out of a contest which is never a good look.
McKay....2.3 and one nothing score from the attempted play on. If he's going to kick 40+ goals as some are suggesting, he's going to have to have a few breakout games. Always trying to kick around corners.
Williams and Martin in next week will bolster us considerably. Assuming Silvagni is injured and misses, then LOB probably goes out as well along with maybe SPS and McDonald into the 22. That would balance things up a lot better IMO.