04-02-2022, 04:12 AM
(04-02-2022, 03:31 AM)kruddler link Wrote:My take on Boyd from the pre-season game(s) i saw him in was that he was dead last on the pecking order on our list and daylight was second last.
Now, i could see why we chose him when we did (even if he wasn't a big need - hello KPD!) but he did have a decent kick on him and didn't mind a run. Between him, and LOB, we didn't have much else (obviously behind Saad...and maybe Martin).
But his kicking was absolutely horrendous in the praccy matches and i can't see how it will improve with the increased pressure of an actual AFL game.
I hope i'm wrong, but i think this is our biggest selection blunder thus far.
He was very clearly off the pace at AFL level and that was only at the speed of a practice match. He was rushed into turnover after turnover.
Fingers crossed that it all works out