AFL Rd 20 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

[DJC]

I want him to succeed

But watching at the ground too, no, I don’t think he did anywhere near enough.

So was I.

I thought Honey’s left foot snap would set him up for a good day but it wasn’t to be.

No other player, including the subs and injured players, had fewer possessions.  Three effective disposals in a game of footy isn’t good enough, particularly when the opposition is mediocre and their defence is under extreme pressure.

Apart from that early snap, Honey didn’t look like getting the pill and, when he did get in the way of the footy, he dropped a simple chest mark and pushed his opponent in the back.  The latter incident suggested to me that Honey lacks the confidence to take on an opponent.

Contrast Honey’s game with that of Motlop’s.  Motlop has a long way to go but his effort today, in half a game, is what a small forward has to bring each week.  Shadowing a defender and putting a little pressure on them doesn’t get the job done.

I want all of our players to succeed but they have to give it a decent crack and make a genuine effort to get their hands on the footy.