08-17-2022, 05:28 AM
(08-17-2022, 04:55 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Collingwood play a good contested pressure game where they make up for a lack of talent with extra effort and hard running. I dont fancy a player like Williams who is suspect in those areas coming in cold with no match fitness. He has Achilles issues and wasnt known for his endurance at GWS and imho the sub role would suit him better where if he did have to come on it would more likely be a short burst rather than having to run out a full game vs opposition who are going to be going hard for 100mins.
I just dont understand why Stocker is the player most likely to be left out and see more upside in him than Williams and would want him getting the big game experience for the future.
I like stocker I rate him ae a young player who could be a 200 game player for us but he has limitation's at the moment. I watched him very closely last week and while his first efforts are great if a passage of play requires repeat efforts he just can’t do it and his player rans off him and it happened several times on Saturday especially early in the game which tell you even more. Bradshaw burned him off many times and would take the ball with stocker on his tail and then get a 1-2 handball back and stocker was 5 metres behind and it wasn’t for stockers lack of effort it’s his fitness base and tank it’s just not there atm. People saying he should play midfield are kidding themself. He is a tough nut goes in without fear which I love but against the Pies who as you rightly say ran harder then most do he will be found out again and we can’t afford to give those pr1cks any easy transition of the ball.