03-14-2024, 06:40 AM
(03-14-2024, 06:15 AM)LP link Wrote:That's how I see it.Agree....he is a stylish player which always hides imperfections from a distance imho and while I agree that small forward can be a graveyard position if the team is travelling poorly and opportunities are limited I dont see the hype around him even when he had his glory days at Essendon. If you are going to be a 10-12 possession or less a game player then those possies have to be exceptional quality and deliver big plays for the time along the lines of what Jack Martin creates.
I think fans are giving Fantasia credits that as yet remain undeserved, for a variety of reasons he's been ordinary since leaving the filth.
As you mention we know Owies has missed a bunch of pre-season, I think I posted as much in the pre-game questioning about how they could all be playing not having stepped on the field yet for 2024. But at least we saw Owies willing to do the work to get contests, that's his gig, and as I see it that's the modern small forward role. FWIW, I thought Hollands games was similar, he was all over the ground but not very effective or influential particularly before 1/2-time.
They all looked better once we got on a roll, but that can't keep happening.
The cameo stuff some fans like is in my perspective way over-rated.
No doubting his skills and he is a pleasant player to watch but I want to see more substance and game changing plays if he is going to hold his place ahead of more workmanlike players like Owies, Fogarty etc.