He certainly attacks the ball hard enough with pace. But is he tight enough yet?Left field option.
Could Cam Polson become a Rory Laird type player?
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He certainly attacks the ball hard enough with pace. But is he tight enough yet?Left field option.
Could Cam Polson become a Rory Laird type player?
Left field option.
Could Cam Polson become a Rory Laird type player?
Soapy , ive been banging on here for ages re giving Polson a shot at this position.
I like his pace and tenacity and i think his disposal will be good enough once he gains a little composure through experience.
I want to think you're right, but just don't feel it yet.
Given the talent he has, we shouldn't even be questioning him, but the transition to AFL life hasn't been as easy as most would have thought it would be.
I mentioned in my training observations how Walsh accepted a knock to his leg.
He was in pain and it was clear why he was in pain, but he didn't play it up. As a matter of fact he played it down and moved away where he couldn't be seen grimacing, only to position himself for the next tackle and he made that one stick too.
A little thing maybe, but a little thing that raised my admiration for him......Now for Weitering.
Agree. Be interesting to see. May be better than trying him small forward?
Soapy , ive been banging on here for ages re giving Polson a shot at this position.
I like his pace and tenacity and i think his disposal will be good enough once he gains a little composure through experience.
I’m not a fan of this idea. Think Aaron Joseph. They clear out the forward 50 and left Joseph one out in the square where he got towelled (swan). Exactly what they would do to Polson. Goal, goal, goal....
Pretty good summation there RBWeitering will be our main man in defence for a decade. It hasnt all been smooth sailing for him to date and those early experiences may well hold him in good stead in the future. I feel he is about ready to take control and once he believes he is the main man there will be no looking back.
We have not seen a lot of Macreadie thus far but i like what i have seen. When he is ready i believe he is a long term part of the defence.
Plowman is versatile and team orientated , he's in.
Marchbank ticks all boxes as a long term member of the defence bar one , his body. If he gets that right we've got a beauty.
Docherty is automatic if/when available.
We need a quick , small defender to replace Simpson. Maybe its Garlett ? but it is a priority.
Williamson (if available) can replace Docherty for now but might ultimately play off a wing.
Jones , Newman , Bugg , Goddard can and will be played if and where needed.
B.Silvagni is the wildcard ???
So , the defence of the future :
small defender ? ... Weitering ... Marchbank
Plowman ... Macreadie ... Docherty
Left field option.
Could Cam Polson become a Rory Laird type player?
My preferences are different from what I think the side should be round 1, versus come the end of the year. But this is how I think it may look come round 1
Plowman Jones Simpson
Marchbank Wetering Newman
Krezuer Cripps Kennedy
Dow ECurnow Williamson
McGovern CCurnow Murphy
Fisher McKay SPS
INT: LOB Fasolo Walsh Bugg
EMG: Cuningham Thomas Setterfield Garlett
Solid attempt.
Definitely with you on Bugg slotting straight in. Fit, strong and experienced. Will be a starter in my opinion.
Jones, Marchbank and Weitering in defence concerns me a little. Very tall - not to mention Plowman down there as well. Will be interesting to see if Bolton goes with this during the year. I'm sure he will as he loves playing tall. Just hope we aren't exposed for speed, because Newman and Simpson aren't super quick either. Jayden Stephenson types with space would eat that defence alive. Still believe a small speedy defender is a priority for us without Docherty.
Think Polson is a bit pacier than Joseph. And actually his defensive stuff up forward has outshone his forward stuff up to now.
Garlett would certainly fill that breach, if he is disciplined enough to play a close checking defender's role
yes, lauren....Lots of talent for Bolton to sort through innit?
For round 1 and reading the training reports, you would have to think Setterfield, Marchbank, Williamson, Stocker, Pickett, Jones, McGovern, Docherty and Lang(?) have all had minor or major setbacks. I'd have wanted pretty much all of those players in our round 1 team except Stocker, Lang and Jones.
Think Setterfield, Marchbank and Williamson wont make the round 1 team. Docherty and Pickett obv out. Stocker needs time.
Taking out these players takes out some of ceiling we were hoping on.
Simpson.... Weitering....Plowman
Newman.. ....Jones.........?????
SPS.............Cripps........Murphy
McGovern....Curnow.......Fisher
Bugg...........McKay.......Fasolo
Kruezer.....Kennedy........Dow
I/C Walsh, Cuningham, Garlett, E Curnow
Could be a fizzer...
Easy. Thomas slots straight in to hbf. Played there a lot in 2018, and did well.
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