05-01-2017, 07:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-01-2017, 07:25 AM by ElwoodBlues1.)
(05-01-2017, 06:31 AM)LP link Wrote:What you fail to grasp is that his form, his value to the team and his club (Which by the way is Carlton not Collingwood), are not related to either his wage or his past abilities.
All that counts is his most recent effort and his next effort! If he starts taking short steps, isn't working hard or starts potting team-mates then he's done, but he isn't.
Whether he is earning $1M or $370K, when he plays to his current ability he is still clearly in our best 22.
Despite the loss of leg speed and kicking, Daisy's probably the equal of Gibbs at stoppages, which makes him a better stoppage option than Kerridge, E.Curnow, Boekhorst, Armfield, Buckley or Graham.
He runs every bit as hard as anyone in the team, Simpson, Murphy and Kreuzer included.
He shepherds frequently only possibly bettered by Kreuzer.
He chases harder than some if not most of the team, despite many of them being clearly faster across the ground he often passes them in the chase! That irony is not lost on many of us, especially when single minded supporters bag Daisy for being too slow and ignore the faster kid he overtakes in the chase!
Daisy knows where to be and when to be there, he is every bit as valuable to Carlton now as Brock McLean was when he was also bagged by supporters as being done and dusted before he even played a senior game.
Like your work LP but cant agree with you on this one......I'd have Ed Curnow ahead of him everyday of the work and I dont see what you see in terms of tackling, chasing, running, and stoppage work.
I think we look better without him in the team and players like Graham(who I am no fan of either) got the opportunity vs the Swans, was reasonable and got some development into his game by playing ahead of Daisy which is more valuable to our future.
Not saying the intent isnt there but I dont see his body doing the things it did, kicking on his left seems non existant and on his right he would be lucky to make 40m with his best kick.....
I think he should do what Bartel did and hang up the boots with his dignity still intact, pursue coaching or media and make this year his last...