07-03-2021, 02:30 AM
(07-02-2021, 12:25 PM)kruddler link Wrote:He needs to toughen up and if forcing him to get the contested ball doesn't do it, then nothing will.
He simply isn't the great user of the ball we all hoped he was....he panics too much.
So add another string to your bow now, there won't be a next year otherwise.
If it was just about wins, swap Cottrell and LOB. But its about development IMO.
I'd be interested to see how well Crocker does as the main man up forward. Could he have a day out being the main target or could he succumb to the pressures of being the #1 guy defenders will want to stop?
I wouldn't be playing him as an inside mid. He is a winger/half back type. I don't agree he is a bad kick. Technically he is a good kick.
For mine he tends to make poor decisions when fatigued. His errors in the Richmond game were late in the game or after repeat sprints.
Ironically for a player recruited for his endurance I don't think he is fit enough.
Seems to be a common theme amongst our list at the moment as we concede goals late in quarters and late in games.
Let him play the role he was recruited for. We should have learnt by Dow, Setterfield, ZWilliams, SPS and co that playing players out of position doesn't work.