07-12-2024, 12:33 AM
(07-11-2024, 07:09 PM)kruddler link Wrote:We did win 2 without weitering. However, 1 of them is dead last in the ladder right now and the other was in worse form at the time due to imploding over the off-season.
Losing weitering is not just becoming an issue now, it's been an issue since he came.to the club and exacerbated ever since Jones walked out.
Brisbane’s form was variable at the start of the season but they had some decent wins, and Richmond did beat Sydney.
Of course Weitering is difficult to replace. Not many teams have a second KPD worthy of All Australian selection in reserve, and particularly one that’s in the leadership group and is the defensive general.
We have settled on a defensive structure with Weitering as the gorilla minder (and leader) and smaller “hybrid KPDs” that are capable in the air, can provide run out of defence, and rely on team defence to help neutralise taller forwards. Young and Durdin can mind gorillas, but don’t provide the offensive capabilities of McGovern, Kemp and, to a lesser extent, Marchbank.
We’ve lost Weitering twice during games this season, once when he was subbed off and last week when he was off for treatment and was restricted when he came back on. It was a corked quad in both games and he may be susceptible to those soft tissue injuries. In both games, his absence/restriction was significant.
Having Young or Sam Durdin as the injury sub may have limited the impact of his loss/restriction.
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