So, we all saw last year. Our midfield was gash.
You don't really finish bottom unless your midfield is the worst in the league.
A semi-decent midfield can hide a lot of sins ahead of and behind the ball.
And our first outing this preseason against an oppo that wasn't us revealed the same problem.
This is largely why I was a Hollands fan at the draft. But Thilly looks a good prospect.
The question now is: WTF do we do about our midfield?
Galluci and Poholke were busts. Jones and McHenry looking likewise (damn that super draft).
Schoenberg looks solid. You can also see potential in Pedlar and Berry (small sample size, granted).
The big question is, option 1 or option 2:
Option 1: do we wait 4 or 5 years until these lads mature (plus whoever we add with pick 1 or 2 this year who hopefully won't be yet another tall),
Option 2: Do we go the Brisbane Lachie Neale
route and throw the bank at an established youngish mid with high potential that the lads can orbit around and accelerate their development?
Heaven knows Sloane is way past midfield duties, Laird was never really meant to be a midfielder, and Matt Crouch
is just a useful extractor.
There is no quality midfield arising without strategic decisions being made.
Discuss.
You don't really finish bottom unless your midfield is the worst in the league.
A semi-decent midfield can hide a lot of sins ahead of and behind the ball.
And our first outing this preseason against an oppo that wasn't us revealed the same problem.
This is largely why I was a Hollands fan at the draft. But Thilly looks a good prospect.
The question now is: WTF do we do about our midfield?
Galluci and Poholke were busts. Jones and McHenry looking likewise (damn that super draft).
Schoenberg looks solid. You can also see potential in Pedlar and Berry (small sample size, granted).
The big question is, option 1 or option 2:
Option 1: do we wait 4 or 5 years until these lads mature (plus whoever we add with pick 1 or 2 this year who hopefully won't be yet another tall),
Option 2: Do we go the Brisbane Lachie Neale
PLAYERCARDSTART
9
Lachie Neale
- Age
- 30
- Ht
- 178cm
- Wt
- 84kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 27.0
- 5star
- K
- 11.5
- 4star
- HB
- 15.5
- 5star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 3.7
- 5star
- CL
- 5.9
- 5star
- D
- 28.3
- 5star
- K
- 13.9
- 5star
- HB
- 14.4
- 5star
- M
- 4.6
- 4star
- T
- 4.0
- 5star
- CL
- 5.9
- 5star
- D
- 12.0
- 3star
- K
- 4.6
- 2star
- HB
- 7.4
- 5star
- M
- 2.0
- 3star
- T
- 1.0
- 3star
- CL
- 0.4
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
Heaven knows Sloane is way past midfield duties, Laird was never really meant to be a midfielder, and Matt Crouch
PLAYERCARDSTART
5
Matt Crouch
- Age
- 28
- Ht
- 183cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 28.4
- 5star
- K
- 12.0
- 4star
- HB
- 16.4
- 5star
- M
- 3.3
- 3star
- T
- 3.9
- 5star
- CL
- 4.8
- 5star
- D
- 24.9
- 5star
- K
- 9.7
- 4star
- HB
- 15.1
- 5star
- M
- 2.4
- 3star
- T
- 2.4
- 3star
- CL
- 4.4
- 5star
- D
- 21.2
- 5star
- K
- 10.4
- 4star
- HB
- 10.8
- 5star
- M
- 4.4
- 4star
- T
- 3.4
- 5star
- CL
- 2.0
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
There is no quality midfield arising without strategic decisions being made.
Discuss.