Frampton barely touched the ball and failed to register a score. He was there purely as a negator, a blanket, a role which he played quite effectively for 3 quarters before Andrews cut loose on him. CHF is not a role he is going to succeed in week after week. Someone with genuine tall skills and presence needs to step up to provide a forward target.
Weird take on Checkers but ok. Regardless, he couldn’t fill the void because he’s already in the team playing his own role.
I agree with you - he's not a forward, he's primarily a back who can pinch hit in the ruck.
I wouldn't have thought AJ was particularly prone to MS. Freddy probably is though.
I am just saying he doesn't have the height to play the key forward role which is why we traded for McStay. Mihochek is a far better player when not required to be the number one forward target - we have known that for a long time and sought to shield him from having to play a KPP role. Mihochek is a far better player when someone else plays tall beside him, and is otherwise a quiet player when required to play on the KPD gorillas who tend to dominate him. It's not a criticism of him but simply a realistic assessment of the circumstances in which he best contributes to the team.
You are 100% right. Blair knew how to lead. If he was another 2 foot taller with his skill, determination, and game sense he would have been a deadset champion.
I'd go Carey, but either him or Fev would address kpf and the fact that our off field drama has taken a big hit recently.
Keep Carey away from the ladies.
We're not going to get back our dominance of scandals that way.
Freddy is the first person to get it in his shoulders
Keep Carey away from people.
He is 5'8", so I reckon you're right that at 7'8" he probably would've been difficult to stop.
At 7 foot 9 he would have been tough to stop on the lead.
They didn’t do that all year, they ain’t about to start now. He doesn’t have a CHF presence, he doesn’t tackle hard he’s a third target type forward. I’d be more inclined to play him deep and use his pace. We still desperately need a second player to contest in the air and take some contested marks. McStay has a vice like grip.
We don't have another McStay but someone will have to attempt to play his role. There are only 2 realistic options - Johnson and Kreuger. If neither are good enough, the season may be a challenging one for all of us.
This is the thing, our ruckman command a tall back. Cox requires more if the ball is kicked to advantage. I think rather than having one on the bench for most of the game we have them rotate through FF as they’re resting from ruck duties.
Yeah, Cox and Cameron will normally rotate to up forward.
