(02-29-2024, 11:42 AM)kruddler link Wrote:When does perception turn into bias?
Perception turns to a bias when the defciencies we perceive in a player affect our overall judgement.
We magnify the faults.
We diminish the positives.
When commenting on a player in game threads we obsess about one critical aspect of the player's play and give little thought to the good.
Harry McKay...arguably our best player in both the practice games is an example.
We speak in absolutes....
You say re Boyd....
("Then i saw him play and that kicking was nowhere to be seen, in fact it was flat out terrible....but so was everything else he did. He looked like a deer in headlights. Completely overawed by the situation.....and it didn't improve.....at least for a for a couple of years. ). He's only played 16 games over two years.
Truth is that while he wasn't a standout in many games he was serviceable and applied good pressure and a bit of agro. And his kicking on most occasions was accurate and penetrating.
His game against Brisbane in a prelim was his best.
A number of our more celebrated players didn't rise to the occasion on that night.
But he's been OK in a number of games.
He still hasn't played many games and the truth is it may fizzle out.
He may spend a lot of 2024 as a fringe player.
It may be that some of his detractors will continue to write him off, commenting on every clanger with an "I told you so."
And from those folks we won't hear a peep when he plays a good game.
But in some respects..."You're only as good as your last game, or current form."
Right now I'll be really surprised if he's not in the 22 come the Brisbane game.