08-02-2022, 07:55 AM
(08-02-2022, 07:22 AM)LP link Wrote:Early this season the improvement in LoB and Setterfield was palpable, they were running deep from D50 to F50 and it wasn't really until the opposition started putting pressure on the rest of our list with run and spread that fans then returned to whipping the old favourites in LoB, Plowman and Setterfield.Lob has improved, Setterfield hasnt and his weaknesses are still his weaknesses and Plowman is a turnover merchant when the heat is on and while I have appreciated the dirty jobs he has copped in the past I think its time to put some faith in younger players like Kemp who have better skills and play them ahead of Plowman who probably is getting close to his use by date.
But primarily, we've lost a lot of run at various times, either due to injury or selection, and it's exerted a cost on the whole team. It doesn't take much of a change, just a player or two not carrying their weight, and the whole squad suffers. Fans don't get it, they rarely see it because most fans ball watch, and those watching on TV can't see it anyway!
I thinks Fans do get it and want better because we now have a better list and need to keep tweaking it to make a top 4 sustainable list and that means players like Setterfield and Plowman are now redundant.