04-05-2016, 12:27 AM
Everyone seems to focus on our mid-field, particularly Gibbs, Murphy & Thomas. I think Murphy is a fabulous leader. I think he leads from the front, puts his body on the line and never stops running. His problem is we do not have enough good followers. We do not have enough players who can do their jobs. With Murphy it is not the leadership that is the problem, it is the lack of followship.
With Thomas, I think we paid too much for him and he has been injured. I think he he can keep fit and stay on the field, he will be a lot better and make a positive contribution to the team. He has great leadership and is a excellent team player. But at his best he may not be now value for money. So i think we should judge him on what he does rather than what the previous administration did to get him here.
With Gibbs, the reason the Coaches love him is that he does his job. He has the ability to stay disciplined and not get caught up in the emotion of the game. It was only under Malthouse where he was allowed to go out and consistently hunt the ball. The consequence was he won the B&F.
I actually think our problem is that we do not have dominant key position players. We have Jamison down back who is competitive but is past his best and Casboult up forward who is problematic. Our key position players may beat their opponents, or reduce their effect on the game, but they do not dominate the games. Weitering Curnow, Plowman, McKay, Silvagni, Glass-McClasken could all be part of the future solution to this issue. You will be surprised how good our running players will be come if we developed a good spine.
With Thomas, I think we paid too much for him and he has been injured. I think he he can keep fit and stay on the field, he will be a lot better and make a positive contribution to the team. He has great leadership and is a excellent team player. But at his best he may not be now value for money. So i think we should judge him on what he does rather than what the previous administration did to get him here.
With Gibbs, the reason the Coaches love him is that he does his job. He has the ability to stay disciplined and not get caught up in the emotion of the game. It was only under Malthouse where he was allowed to go out and consistently hunt the ball. The consequence was he won the B&F.
I actually think our problem is that we do not have dominant key position players. We have Jamison down back who is competitive but is past his best and Casboult up forward who is problematic. Our key position players may beat their opponents, or reduce their effect on the game, but they do not dominate the games. Weitering Curnow, Plowman, McKay, Silvagni, Glass-McClasken could all be part of the future solution to this issue. You will be surprised how good our running players will be come if we developed a good spine.