06-19-2022, 05:15 AM
(06-19-2022, 04:51 AM)Professer E link Wrote:I'm probably in the minority but I don't see it (yet) with Motlop EB, doesn't look fast enough, fit enough or intense enough for long enough. It's not just about flashy goals as a high half forward - Durdin, Fisher and Owies offer work rate and where they run to when the opposition try to transition from defence is a huge part of our game plan.I agree Prof he looks a tad slow compared to say Durdin and originally I thought it was just the pace of the AFL senior game compared to U18/WAFL footy but he actually lacks a yard of leg speed and needs to get fitter to get an edge to his game.
Has a bit of swagger about him as well which is fine if you can back it up on the field ala Weightman, Ginnivan, Higgins etc but as I said the Durdin, Owies, Fisher setup is the best we have had for a long while and I dont see any reason to change it other than injury.
The one small forward we probably lack is that high marking player like Liam Ryan, Weightman, Bolton etc who can take contested marks vs bigger players. I watched both Weightman and Rylee West last night and they both took good contested marks vs bigger opponents and if Jesse Motlop wanted to get ahead of one of the incumbent three small forwards then he would need to get that type of skillset as an advantage but at the moment he is a long way off the other three imho.