His set shot kicking was a little wayward early on - it was very reliable in his middle and later career - he definitely evolved into a beautiful set shot.
The problem, as I see it, is three fold :
1. Good Fev / Bad Fev
2. His level of quality was so high in the end, that he was / is very difficult to replace.
3. We became a little lazy and relied on him too much - so in the early days, when he was well held, we had no other decent options - this changed a little with Eddie etc., but by the time they really came on, Fev was gone.
EDIT : And I should also add, somewhat paradoxically, that we became more potent and less predictable in attack once he left, and possibly also had higher average scores, although I'd need to confirm that before stating it as fact.
That Ratts, he was some coach - did a great job re configuring our forward line for the post Fev era.
The problem, as I see it, is three fold :
1. Good Fev / Bad Fev
2. His level of quality was so high in the end, that he was / is very difficult to replace.
3. We became a little lazy and relied on him too much - so in the early days, when he was well held, we had no other decent options - this changed a little with Eddie etc., but by the time they really came on, Fev was gone.
EDIT : And I should also add, somewhat paradoxically, that we became more potent and less predictable in attack once he left, and possibly also had higher average scores, although I'd need to confirm that before stating it as fact.
That Ratts, he was some coach - did a great job re configuring our forward line for the post Fev era.