Kelly is the kind of guy that I wouldn't mind as depth on a basement salary contract in fairness. If a defender gets injured he's a solid option to fall back on.
I'd take a 4th rounder if we could use the pick well in trade or drafting a particular target player, though.
All though I don't expect us to win a game this year, we seem to have the wood over St Kilda enough so that we could give them a run for it.
We absolutely must drop or rest one of Sloane/Matt, Sloane's injured and Matt is either so unfit or emotionally unavailable that he's a liability.
Give...
Hitouts are the icing on a modern ruckmans game. Ideally you've basically got a 6th midfielder who covers the ground, tackles, wins clearences and provides a marking target/outlet from defence.
Absolutely correct. We have some absolutely brain-dead commentators taking the lead in the AFL. BT is literally heralded for being a buffoon, Jude Bolton can barely form a coherent sentence, Bruce's special comments are limited to repeating a players last name in progressively deeper tones of...
It's really been a weird obsession having the third tall plus Kelly for so many years.
We've always run two key defenders, third tall (lever, Doedee, Keath), Kelly, lock down small (Brown) and two less accountable attacking defenders (Laird and Smith).
That's incredibly lop sided given none...
There'd be something mentally for mids when they know they've got their opposition covered for speed from the stoppage. Confidence to burst away and even if they don't get complete seperation, get the clearance.
Collingwood doing it to Hawthorn as they do it to us.
If his body can hold up to the top level long term, he will be one of the better balanced defenders going around imo.
Solid defensively, quick, clean, good vision and ball skills.
He doesn't have one stand out trait to my eye, but a blend of characteristics that should put him in a good...
Would be a potential top 10 if he had more speed I think.
No idea on his endurance numbers but he might just be a touch slow if he is the kind of mid that needs to be rested forward at AFL level. Do like him though.