04-04-2021, 07:30 PM
(04-04-2021, 10:20 AM)Raydan link Wrote:Good solid team game, no real brilliance but a 45 point win, playing a bruising style. I don't see why we would change the team at all, sure we may have had some quite players, but I saw someone write that Newnes should be dropped, I don't understand why 23 disposals, none overly flashy, but provided a nice link player to help get the handball chains going. Can't see how you'd drop Newnes.
I also fell through the floor when I saw that someone said Williamson needs to come back in, WHY? He's been crap this season and Parks did more in his first game that Willo has this season.
As for dropping Plowman, who's going to be that defender who goes to the best small or mid. Sure he got beat last week, but we had just one AFL listed defender playing in the VFL this week in Williamson, who was playing worse and could shut down anybody, cause he wear roller skates and slips over continually. When you've finished so high in the B&F for continual years, you will get the chance to redeem yourself, which I though Plowman did today, 10 marks and 21 poss with 327 meters gained.
As mentioned Fogarty is a great get, possibly the best of all three or at least an equal to. 25 disposals, 7 tackles, 3 clearances, 440 meters gained playing mainly as a HFF, plus his lowering of the eyes was outstanding. He's a 200 gamer.
Harry won't get it much easier than that, ball coming in low and fast, with a third rate backman on him who gave up front position all day long. It a shame that he only got 7 goals, Harry has to kick the left hand side of the field goals where he can't snap round the corner.
I got into Cripps last week, this week credit where it's due, he was much better, and he also did the hand over to a HFF on occasions, he played well as a forward and straight kicking shows there is some future in attack on a more regular basis. 34 Poss, 11 clearances and 2 goals. But they had a better balance across the centre with starting square of Cripps, Williams and Ed, with Walsh on the wing who had to be best on ground today 37 touches with 4 tackles and they were hard possessions.
Jones was outstanding down back, playing his own game, Gibbons was very good as well, same with Jack. It was a team win.
The first half especially reminded me of a Richmond type playing style, running in numbers and just the will to get the ball forward any way and arriving in number at every contest, get it to the right player to kick it forward.
Good note
I suggested that it will be hard to accommodate more than 2 of Newnes, Casboult, Murphy, Plowman & Curnow against the better sides. And I also suggested that I’d prefer to drop Murphy or Newnes rather than Dow.
All of the above can be more than serviceable on their day but they all have limited upside and with the exception of Murphy are all prone to making poor decisions under pressure at critical times, so I’d prefer to invest our time in younger players that may also make a mistake or two but that could take the next step and make us a much better side - Williamson, Dow, Stocker, Honey are all good examples.
Casboult is the most difficult of that group to replace as he is so important to us structurally until TDK returns.
Also I’m sure Williamson would also have given a great account of himself against a very weak Freo side and we shouldn’t compare form against Coll and Rich vs Freo.