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Kennedy hasn't been settled in a position and there has always been rumours perhaps he can be a bit prickly to coach and likes to give his opinion. How many games in a row in the midfield has he really played?
I would have played him more but its probably too late now and he will be lucky to remain on the list.
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Kennedy played ten of the final 13 games of 2019. He hit the scoreboard in six of those games with a four goal haul against Gold Coast.
He touched the pill 15 and 16 times in two games but had under ten disposals in four games. He laid seven tackles against Adelaide but only nine over his other nine games.
Lochie O’Brien played in 17 games in 2019 and scored in six of them. He had more than 15 disposals in six games and less than ten disposals in five games. He averaged just over one tackle a game.
Lochie played mainly on the wing with some time in defence and Matt played mainly as an inside mid with a couple of games as a forward, so it’s not really comparing like with like. I don’t think that we can carry midfielders - inside or out - who manage less than 10 disposals in a game and don’t make their presence felt with lots of tackles.
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(05-20-2021, 11:28 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Kennedy hasn't been settled in a position and there has always been rumours perhaps he can be a bit prickly to coach and likes to give his opinion. How many games in a row in the midfield has he really played?
I would have played him more but its probably too late now and he will be lucky to remain on the list.
I get the strong impression that he is way on the outer with the MC and or coaches for whatever reason(s).
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I'd like to see Saad rotate through the midfield, as a 2nd receiver / outside player. His pace, evasiveness and good kicking would be a real asset IMO. If I recall correctly, part of the attraction of coming to Carlton was the promise of more midfield time.
