07-24-2024, 08:51 AM
(07-24-2024, 08:43 AM)shawny link Wrote:150% agree with this EB. He is capable of a lot more then he is delivering. He is not full on attacking the ball in flight like we know he can - is more content to end up in a push and shove wrestle way too often for a guy who can run like he can. Also watched him at least 3 times last week back out of a marking contest trying to get the Joe the goose in the goal square.
If he had our captains heart the bloke would be better then Buddy but seems content to just plod along at times.
Need a massive finals series from him and hate to say it but to this point Hogan deserves the AA ahead of Charlie IMO.
I don't disagree with what you right here, but i feel Curnow needs someone playing devils advocate.
I think the way we use Curnow is terrible.
There was an article about kicking efficiency and best kicks inside 50 and worst kicks etc.
We had 2 in the top 10 of the bad category, Kennedy was #1 and Walsh was something like #7.
When we kick it to charlie, we kick it on top of his head.
He, like Buddy, is a freak athlete but Marking is not his strongest suit.
We are much better kicking it to him on the lead. Or even dribbling it along the ground to him. His athleticism makes him somewhat unbeatable in those situations and his skill 'on the turn' blows most defenders away.
A lot of the goals Charlie gets are either....
1. Free kicks from desperate defenders trying to wrestle/scrag him
2. Over the back types where he gets back onto the ball from a pack.
Charlie copped a lot of s*it about his finals series and i think in part it was because he didn't get the same (soft?) frees he is used to during H+A. You need to earn your goals in finals.
So yes, Charlie could chase and tackle more. He could be more involved when the ball is not in his hands. He might be struggling with injury now as well.
However, we could do more to help him as well. Perhaps treat him better and we'll get better results from him.