I agree we need to play Durdin. Kemp was towelled up by the talls in the game against Essendon VFL. But I’m pessimistic. Durdin’s NM highlights all seemed to involve him being a loose interceptor. Weitering’s highlight reel would almost exclusively involve using his body to move big forwards out of position in order to take easy marks. Even Young’s highlight reel would now be similar. The fact he wasn’t played on the 199cm Stewart and was knocked out of a marking contest with him in their only one-on-one marking contest worries me.
His kicking is good which is a plus but they all seem to be well-flighted. I’m not sure I’ve seem him kick the sort of raking passes Weitering, Young and the Gov have produced. On the plus side, he can chip short passes accurately and kick long. But the short chips are much safer at the lower level. At AFL level, forwards and mids close in on chip kicks much more quickly.
Fingers crossed, though, that he’ll show those doubts are unfounded. It seemed he stayed with opponents on long leads last week, so maybe he has good mobility.
Presumably, Young will take Lynch if he plays and Durdin will have to pick up either Riewoldt or Balta. While he has a height advantage on both, Riewoldt uses his body well in marking contests and he’s smart when the ball hits the ground while Balta is heavier and very athletic. Playing man-on-man on either will be a huge challenge for him.
We know that the Tigers’ strategy is for the talls to make sure the ball goes to ground if they can’t mark it so their smalls can swarm. Bodying Jumping Jack to make sure he can’t launch is vital as he can make it difficult to intercept. And being able to block for Young and Doc to intercept is vital as well. Intercept marks will be like gold.
His kicking is good which is a plus but they all seem to be well-flighted. I’m not sure I’ve seem him kick the sort of raking passes Weitering, Young and the Gov have produced. On the plus side, he can chip short passes accurately and kick long. But the short chips are much safer at the lower level. At AFL level, forwards and mids close in on chip kicks much more quickly.
Fingers crossed, though, that he’ll show those doubts are unfounded. It seemed he stayed with opponents on long leads last week, so maybe he has good mobility.
Presumably, Young will take Lynch if he plays and Durdin will have to pick up either Riewoldt or Balta. While he has a height advantage on both, Riewoldt uses his body well in marking contests and he’s smart when the ball hits the ground while Balta is heavier and very athletic. Playing man-on-man on either will be a huge challenge for him.
We know that the Tigers’ strategy is for the talls to make sure the ball goes to ground if they can’t mark it so their smalls can swarm. Bodying Jumping Jack to make sure he can’t launch is vital as he can make it difficult to intercept. And being able to block for Young and Doc to intercept is vital as well. Intercept marks will be like gold.