He’s improved. But you can’t be giving midfield time to a limited player like Lazz.
Player Watch #35: Charlie Lazzaro - contract extension until end of 2024
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He's a class below the Giants midfield, was out of his depth.
Doesn’t have a point of difference as a centre square midfielder, really don’t want to see him in there at all. At least Phillips can compete better with the mature bodies.
Looked as though he was playing as the defensive midfielder, but was too slow to react on the turnover meaning he got burnt Cogs and Kelly far too many times.
Looked as though he was playing as the defensive midfielder, but was too slow to react on the turnover meaning he got burnt Cogs and Kelly far too many times.
Looks like teams easing off the gas is the biggest factor in determining his level of performance. Put a line through him last year, was conned by R23 and his pre-season and retracted it. He just doesn't do anything to a decent level. Nothing. I'd sooner have Phillips who can at least hit an inside 50 pass and win his own ball
I actually didn’t mind Zurhaar in there over Lazarro.
Can’t afford to have a prime midfield minutes given to a guy that isn’t up to the level.
He had a strong preseason, but when the real thing came around showed how far off it he is.
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As much as there is love for his work ethic from the coaches….
Every astute poster saw it in the preseason. Blokes ****ed between the ears when it comes to decision making and cleanliness.
He marked a ball at half forward and instead of intuitively moving the ball as we’d like in that half of the ground he stopped and his head was like a ******* bobble head. No decisive ability to make a decision.
Add that to his inability to handle contact or one touch a possession and he’s in the nice to have at vfl level.
I’ve seen enough now
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Happy to give him another chance or two to adjust to the level, I think his pre season warrants it.
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I was a fan, but when you compare his ball handling with say a first-gamer like Duursma, you realise that he is always going to struggle. And then compare it to Kelly, Coniglio, Greene, etc and if you want to compete with GWS, you probably need to make a tough decision.
We have too much talent on the list to be wasting midfield minutes on this bloke.
He tries, but unless there is a miracle, there isn’t much more to see.
As soon as the speed of the game ramps up, he goes to water.
Correct. Would rather see quality one touch players in there eg Phillips, McKercher, Sheezel.
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His best bet at afl level is small forward
Would never reach the level required to play on GF day. If clarko’s preseason speech about finding players who can play to that level is even remotely genuine, don’t think we should see Charlie again
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His best bet is to be dropped. He is not better than Curtis, Duursma, Stephenson. He is an inside/outside mid that is not good enough at either to make a difference. We brought him in ostensibly for a bit of run and carry and to put pressure on GWS's running mids, and he got ******* rocked at every opportunity, trailing literally every time. Too small to tackle, not smart enough with ball in hand. Drop him and bring in Phillips and watch us improve at clearances literally immediately.
He’s a class below in literally all facets of the game. I can deal with being low possession and even low percentage as a midfielder, but to be that player you have a weapon or you have to have 4-5 moments in a game where you half a contest where you have no right to, or you lace someone out inside 50.
If we’re talking 15 Lazarro possessions vs 15 Phillips possessions, there is no doubt in my mind Lazarro ain’t it. We’re not though, because Phillips generally wins 13 of his 18 and does ok, Lazarro gets handed 7 of 15 and can’t do a thing with it.
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Wood had talent, this bloke is just a honest battler.
Honest battlers don’t make prime AFL midfielders in good sides.
The player Clarko is trying to would him into is basically a Kmart version of Colby.
Colby has every physical gift you would want for thet role and he’s basically the best u20 inside/outside midfielder in the country.
I get what Clarko is trying to do with Colby, but I made the point in another thread we can’t afford to have McKercher in a back pocket all season given the run and carry he could inject.
You insert Colby into Laz’s role today and the uplift would have been massive.
McKercher is probably not ready to go against the big bodies in the middle yet, but I’m saying that couldn’t be worse than Lazarro who can’t cope physically.
Unfortunately will probably get to the Reject Shop version at best.
McKercher is easily ready to sit off LDU/Wardlaw/Powell and provide damaging run in transition through the middle on turnover.
He got drafted doing it.
Which is what Clarko is asking of Laz.
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