07-17-2022, 03:08 AM
(07-17-2022, 02:48 AM)madbluboy link Wrote:Did Young have a shocker or was he just outmatched? Cameron is one of the best forwards in the comp.To be honest, mbb, I thought Young really struggled in the conditions last night. he's been good because he's taken a lot of strong defensive marks and stopped opposition forays forward. Last night he did none of that.
Young took five marks, but not one of them was contested. Instead, he struggled to read the ball in the air and didn't even try to take a mark. He punched, sometimes with both hands, and he didn't make many good contacts. It reduced his effectiveness remarkably.
You could see that it was playing on him, eroding his confidence. He really kept Cameron quiet for a lot of the game, but his lack of confidence when it matter meant that Cameron didn't feel he had to treat him with a lot of respect. He just went where he wanted to, and hurt.
Young should be better next week at Marvel, but things like this show he isn't the total answer in defence yet.
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