03-23-2017, 01:04 PM
(03-23-2017, 12:56 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:My biggest concern for the night was Cripps.
He was playing like a millionaire at times tonight and when he got hurt with Martin it's because he was undisciplined and attempted to hit Dusty like it would have made a difference and frankly went in limply.
End result he hurt himself. Looked like a shoulder.
I was 12 years old when I was told that you get hurt when you pull out and don't go hard enough and that's what that looked like and Martin didn't hit cripps, Cripps hit Martin. Martin just stood up and took it and motored right through.
People here expect too much. Martin has always been a powerful player with questions on his workrate and conditioning, but he's turned the corner and will realise his potential this season.
Can't agree with playing the kids. We'll get thumped every week and become the new Melbourne. Better for the kids to show promise and our senior blokes to stink whilst they learn.
Martin is powerful but our players were adverse to tackling or going near him...its wasnt a good look when most of your team are apprehensive of one player.....it was embarrassing and only
enhances our reputation as one of the softest teams in the comp...I can take mistakes that are made with effort or Marchbank missing targets etc but you have to see effort and as far as Martin goes most of our blokes were not interested in making the effort to engage him in battle....