You're placing lots of faith in a guy who has never played a senior game and can't manage to get on the park.
For all their inconsistency, Hale and Petrie have shown they're capable of match winning performances. I'm going to need a bit more evidence before automatically replacing them with an untried rookie.
Tarrant is only 20 and not expected to hit peak for another 4 or so years, he has time to develop before hitting his prime.
FWIW, I thought Hale looked like a decent target today. Of course 0.4 is crap, but he generally isn't too bad in this area. I was more worried by the way that the Swans midfield seemed to find an extra gear from the third quarter which our midfielders just couldn't match.
If he can take the good from his leading work and combine it with his old kicking for goal he has promise, but he really needs to show over the next two months that he can keep getting improving and play consistently. Anyone who is the main target should be kicking 3-4 goals a game on average, preferrably not with with severe fluctuations. For a guy of his reach if he leads hard it should be almost impossible for someone to legally spoil him.
