(07-19-2021, 12:06 AM)DJC date Wrote:No, Walsh and Plowman were trying to cover for Williams for Henry’s first mark/goal. Plowman was on Elliot for a while but he was more often covering for Williams and Saad. Newman was covering for them too and he’s another who is unfairly criticised.Yep, it's not static opponent allocations like fans tend to believe players are told, it's more role based and Newman and Plowman are playing very similar roles and doing it well. But it inevitably leaves them in the hot seat from the time to time.
We will see more of this if Teague get's his way, he basically told the fans that is what he wanted the team to do, and when we do it well you can see it's got merit.
In my opinion it's no accident Teague has this game plan, he is a career AFL defender of significant quality, and he knows what worked and what didn't. He knows how to make the opposition uncomfortable because it is what made him uncomfortable, and Plowman and Newman are players very much cast in the mould of Teague.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"