02-19-2016, 10:07 AM
Throwing a theory out there - what if we didn't use Murphy and Gibbs in the middle any more?
Against decent opposition both go to water and suck the rest of the team down the vortex they leave behind.
Can we shuffle them out to the flanks / wings where they might be All Australian quality? Gibbs off half-back. Murphy as a small forward / wingman.
Hand the midfield to Cripps to lead with rotations between more accountable players like Whiley, Kerridge, Curnow, Plowman, Tutt, etc.?
Murphy and Gibbs are 3 quarters of our problem in my opinion. Too easy to beat. They do not make it hard enough for their opponents, they let the team down with little or no accountability and unless it's all flowing their way are a liability.
The 2 of them are p1ssweak but they have that "best of a bad lot" position on our list so nobody cares.
Leave them out of the midfield plans and we might be able to build something worthwhile.
Against decent opposition both go to water and suck the rest of the team down the vortex they leave behind.
Can we shuffle them out to the flanks / wings where they might be All Australian quality? Gibbs off half-back. Murphy as a small forward / wingman.
Hand the midfield to Cripps to lead with rotations between more accountable players like Whiley, Kerridge, Curnow, Plowman, Tutt, etc.?
Murphy and Gibbs are 3 quarters of our problem in my opinion. Too easy to beat. They do not make it hard enough for their opponents, they let the team down with little or no accountability and unless it's all flowing their way are a liability.
The 2 of them are p1ssweak but they have that "best of a bad lot" position on our list so nobody cares.
Leave them out of the midfield plans and we might be able to build something worthwhile.