04-13-2022, 04:55 AM
I'm not interested in our many cheap kicks our defenders get its about how they defend and stop their opponents that matters.
Seems to me we have got carried away with rebounders picking up bags of possessions and judge our defenders on how many cheap kicks they get. Newman, Docherty and Williams are players who get plenty of ball each week but I want scrutiny on what their opponents are doing...We know Saad is capable of doing both roles and Weitering always puts defense first but the others need the microscope on their defensive work IMHO.
Yep Boyd picked up a few kicks but what did his opponent do?...maybe nothing so Boyd has every right to stay in the team as he would have done his primary role, maybe his man was involved in multiple goal assists or kicked a few himself so if thats the case Boyd has to go. This is why I like Stocker because like Saad you get a player who can both defend and attack and will stick close to his man. Richmond won three flags on the back of having a well balanced defense with Grimes, Broad, Astbury and Vlastuin providing a strong first line of defense but had Houli, Baker/ Short providing some run and flair off half back.
I'd like to see us with a similar setup and lose one rebounder in favour of a stronger defensive player....
Seems to me we have got carried away with rebounders picking up bags of possessions and judge our defenders on how many cheap kicks they get. Newman, Docherty and Williams are players who get plenty of ball each week but I want scrutiny on what their opponents are doing...We know Saad is capable of doing both roles and Weitering always puts defense first but the others need the microscope on their defensive work IMHO.
Yep Boyd picked up a few kicks but what did his opponent do?...maybe nothing so Boyd has every right to stay in the team as he would have done his primary role, maybe his man was involved in multiple goal assists or kicked a few himself so if thats the case Boyd has to go. This is why I like Stocker because like Saad you get a player who can both defend and attack and will stick close to his man. Richmond won three flags on the back of having a well balanced defense with Grimes, Broad, Astbury and Vlastuin providing a strong first line of defense but had Houli, Baker/ Short providing some run and flair off half back.
I'd like to see us with a similar setup and lose one rebounder in favour of a stronger defensive player....