05-09-2021, 04:19 AM
(05-09-2021, 01:57 AM)JonDorotich link Wrote:I don’t “hate” Jack Newnes, in fact I’m a fan, but not at the expense of developing Dow or SPS, both of whom have tremendous upside
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By contrast, Newnes will give you an honest contest, 15-20 disposals a week and kicks relatively well for goal however against high quality opposition he is prone to poor decision making - you could argue that he offers similar output to Dow and SPS played in the midfield today, but he has nowhere near the upside of Dow and SPS
It’s a no brainer Kruddler and you can bet that the dogs would be relieved to see both out of the side in favour of Newnes
Upside, sure.
Ramsay, Philp, Kemp have upside too.
However, they are below par in terms of output (some of which being non-existant) so 'upside' is not enough.
Output is where its at, and currently SPS and Dow are not giving us enough output. Now i understand giving them more time to get to that development, and i'm in favour of doing that too. But i'm not sure Newnes is the one that should be getting the flick. He doesn't really deserve it. Gibbons has been more of an issue of late.
...and just on that last line from you....Bulldogs would prefer someone like Dow, SPS, who fold under pressure, rather than someone like Newnes who is battle hardened and not going to be pushed around.