06-24-2021, 04:48 AM
I'll say it again but too many small bodied Von trapp kids who are outside types, we dont have enough players with size and power around the ball. Its Cripps and Walsh vs the opposition and clubs have worked Cripps out and are now turning their attention to Walsh and will be working him over every week. The defense is unbalanced with two many rebounders who wont defend and the forward line is solely dependent on Harry kicking 4-5 each game for us to win and that aint going to happen vs the decent teams who have 2-3 big defenders.
The reason why Petracca and Bont are such a handful is the size and power, you add other strong types around them with decent rucks and you have 60-70% of the battle won. Cripps is a comparable player ball winning wise but doesnt hurt enough with his possessions and isnt the threat down forward like the other two.
Its down to the recruiting IMO and not the coach......development has played a part but good players like Walsh, TDK, Weitering, Harry come through anyway because they are very good players. Development is in the main down to making your joe average player better not your elite draftees who already have the skill level and nous.
Dow is a classic example....good size, pace but shite skills...so he is a remedial case in need of development and was never a classic No 3 pick who had all the boxes ticked.
If we are picking players in the top ten they have to tick every box, not some but every box......that draft was thin on players
who did tick every box.
The reason why Petracca and Bont are such a handful is the size and power, you add other strong types around them with decent rucks and you have 60-70% of the battle won. Cripps is a comparable player ball winning wise but doesnt hurt enough with his possessions and isnt the threat down forward like the other two.
Its down to the recruiting IMO and not the coach......development has played a part but good players like Walsh, TDK, Weitering, Harry come through anyway because they are very good players. Development is in the main down to making your joe average player better not your elite draftees who already have the skill level and nous.
Dow is a classic example....good size, pace but shite skills...so he is a remedial case in need of development and was never a classic No 3 pick who had all the boxes ticked.
If we are picking players in the top ten they have to tick every box, not some but every box......that draft was thin on players
who did tick every box.