05-24-2023, 04:31 AM
(05-24-2023, 02:26 AM)Mav link Wrote:Not sold on Kemp. Like everyone else, I’d love to see him live up to his status as a first round pick but he exhibits the same flaws that see others pilloried. Last week, he shortpassed in D50 after taking the kick-in only to see an opponent intercept mark (and has done similar in a previous VFL game). He had the opportunity to tackle an opponent who ran into him at CHF but the opponent bounced off him and kept going. And after being out marked 45m out when his opponent was out of range as he was kicking into a gale, Kemp pushed him to the ground in frustration to give away a 50m penalty and a goal. No doubt he also racked up some intercepts himself but those sorts of errors at VFL level make me wonder how reliable he’ll be against a desperate and well-drilled Swans on their own dung heap.Weitering, Young and McGovern are very poor at the moment and you can add JSOS to that group. I think Kemp deserves an extended run of games to establish himself. My preference is to see him used down back in the intercept role but Id even think about giving him a run forward and seeing if he can take a mark or two and give us a different look.
His form was reasonable before he was dropped and again I question the development of our younger players and the lack of faith and patience shown in them.