Sometimes Trav, it depends on the game really.When you watch football do you retain what you see ?
Also depends on how heavily invested I am at the time. I do find however after a few drinks, usually the second half is a blur .
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Sometimes Trav, it depends on the game really.When you watch football do you retain what you see ?
If you've had reasonable exposure to Cotchin over the years you'd know his kicking is no issue.Sometimes Trav, it depends on the game really.
Also depends on how heavily invested I am at the time. I do find however after a few drinks, usually the second half is a blur .
I have watched Cotchin Trav and although I don't have the view that he is in the super elite, I can concede he is a very good player.If you've had reasonable exposure to Cotchin over the years you'd know his kicking is no issue.
Crows midfield is too one paced. Sloane is the only one with a bit of speed and x factor though he's not that quick.
If you've had reasonable exposure to Cotchin over the years you'd know his kicking is no issue.
furthermore on a good day his kicking is ffeing sublime
would make purists weep. A touch underrated is the chimp by the great unwashed.
100% agree. Every club has their good and depth mids, it's the top 3 or 4 that makes the difference. For every Greenwood/Sier there is a Zaharakis/ParishI love how in this thread list 4 or 5 players and then say “etc” or “et al”. No, that does not count in describing a midfield. Any team in the top 10 has a strong list of 4 midfielders at least.
Last years midfield with Tyson and Jones on the wings won't do the job, but there's nothing slow about Viney, Oliver or Harmes and Brayshaw racks them up in space, they all just need to use it 5-10% better. Then it's a matter of what Fritsch and either KK or Salem can do on the wings, plus Vanders and Petracca rotating through. Get all of that right and I think we are as good as anyone in the middle. Although it raises the questions what to do with Jones and whether the backs and forwards have enough talent without Salem back and with timing the forward/mid rotations correctly.Collingwood certainly have the best midfield. Most amount of depth and damaging on the inside and out. We have too many grunts and lack that quality speed and outside run.
Statistically the Lions belong in the conversation
We don't but we are still top 10I love how in this thread list 4 or 5 players and then say “etc” or “et al”. No, that does not count in describing a midfield. Any team in the top 10 has a strong list of 4 midfielders at least.
But I thought the pies had the best midfield ever assembled blah blah blah...Underestimate this Geelong midfield at your own peril. Look past Selwood-Ablett-Danger and you’ll see why they’re in the top 2-3, if not top in the comp.
West coast doesn’t really have the names? Yeah I’ve never heard of Shuey, gaff or yeo before ...Collingwood have an exceptional midfield. Great depth and a nice spread of inside grunt and outside polish.
Melbourne's isn't far behind.
West Coast's doesn't really have the names but gee, they work well as a unit.
GWS rounds out the top 4 in my book.
But I thought the pies had the best midfield ever assembled blah blah blah...
Thats why the eagles midfield is so underrated, hutchings and yeo are both capable of shutting down and mids in the compA good midfield needs a good defensive element.
These all star midfields fall short when someone can't play the team role and shut down the opposition or open up space for the stars.
The holy trinity (CRINGE) didn't really strike that balance at all in Ablett's first season back at Geelong.
Geelong's threepeat had Ling
Hawks' threepeat had Liam Shiels as a starting mid in every game even though Burgoyne, Mitchell, Hodge, Lewis, were in the team.
Lions threepeat midfield worked brilliantly together. Voss did a lot of defensive mid work even though he was a ball winning gun. Power played an awesome support role until some of the older guys slowed down or retired and then became the ball winning gun.
Richmond's midfield looks awesome when Cotchin and Dusty and getting 30 touches, but when Cotchin doesn't have the ball his defensive, team-oriented work is so classy and important. Then youv'e got Prestia role-playing as well.
Collingwood will take a while to work that balance out with Pendlebury, Beams, Sidebottom, Adams and Treloar rolling around.
Melbourne are much more balanced because Viney enjoys hurting people as much as winning the footy and it makes like so much easier for Oliver to do his clearance work or creative handball thang.
I think at our best we can be up there