Boomer93
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Brandon Walkers final against Collingwood was absoloutly horrific, and thr sad thing is the final he played the week before was terrible too. He really should have been dropped before the Collingwood game.
Like a lot of the fast line breaking type players, Walkers biggest weakness is his composure with the footy. He's so used to being faster and more agile than everyone else, so hasn't ever gotten comfortable with the ball in traffic (think the opposite of a guy like pendles who is very slow but super composed) and he also hasnt found the awareness to slow down once he has breaken out of traffic before disposing of it, which hurts both his disposal and also his decision making (think bailley smith).
So that's the negatives with Brandon. The thing is, of all the negatives a young player is supposed to be able to improve, composure and decision making are the most likely.
His upside is huge. The raw pace, agility, and defending of small forwards in certain situations can't be taught, because 99% of the comp simply doesn't have his physical gifts. Brandon Walker is the perfect guy to much up on elite small forwards that rely on pure pace rather than smarts, like a Charlie Cameron or Bolton.
I'm very keen to persist with Walker in the team and to pump games in to him.
If we were to go deep in to the finals however, I hope we don't make the same mistake and play a nervous Walker unless his current form deserves it.
Like a lot of the fast line breaking type players, Walkers biggest weakness is his composure with the footy. He's so used to being faster and more agile than everyone else, so hasn't ever gotten comfortable with the ball in traffic (think the opposite of a guy like pendles who is very slow but super composed) and he also hasnt found the awareness to slow down once he has breaken out of traffic before disposing of it, which hurts both his disposal and also his decision making (think bailley smith).
So that's the negatives with Brandon. The thing is, of all the negatives a young player is supposed to be able to improve, composure and decision making are the most likely.
His upside is huge. The raw pace, agility, and defending of small forwards in certain situations can't be taught, because 99% of the comp simply doesn't have his physical gifts. Brandon Walker is the perfect guy to much up on elite small forwards that rely on pure pace rather than smarts, like a Charlie Cameron or Bolton.
I'm very keen to persist with Walker in the team and to pump games in to him.
If we were to go deep in to the finals however, I hope we don't make the same mistake and play a nervous Walker unless his current form deserves it.
