Fantasia is not a bad player but I doubt he is the player he was, I don't get the loyalty coming from our fan base as it seems largely undeserved based on his performance so far.
I want him to come good if he can, but at the moment waiting for him to come good in the AFL comes at a cost, it takes a toll on players around him on the field as they must bridge the gaps in his performance. At the moment he gives us much or less of what we got from the likes of Lang and O'Brien. When Fantasia does contribute it's having a disproportionate positive influence because it comes from such a low base.
Fans wouldn't accept Lang or O'Brien not entering the fray, why do they accept Fantasia?
Anyway, last Thursday was probably his best game so far, so given we've persisted with him after much less I doubt we could justify exclusion this week as it would send the wrong message.
I want him to come good if he can, but at the moment waiting for him to come good in the AFL comes at a cost, it takes a toll on players around him on the field as they must bridge the gaps in his performance. At the moment he gives us much or less of what we got from the likes of Lang and O'Brien. When Fantasia does contribute it's having a disproportionate positive influence because it comes from such a low base.
Fans wouldn't accept Lang or O'Brien not entering the fray, why do they accept Fantasia?
Anyway, last Thursday was probably his best game so far, so given we've persisted with him after much less I doubt we could justify exclusion this week as it would send the wrong message.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"