Re: 36. Shannon Watt
2008 Week 4
Looking at the positives first, 100% with his 15 touches, nice work for a bloke who average would be 60% to 70%. His bloke got a bit of the ball, mainly upfield on unstoppable stats. Was caught on the wrong side of the ball in the first quarter and allowed their only goal of the quarter. It's amazing the fact that people must think that because he is standing on the mark that its his bloke that has taken the mark. It happen twice where shannon left his bloke to chop out Pratt once and jess smith another time. Robbo kicking a few on him was in junk time, when all the midfield pressure was off the game.
And please try and remember that AFL footballers are trying to kick the footy to the forward and sometimes there is nothing you can do to stop it. We expect our forwards to kick goals and demand our backmen don't let their men kick any.
Given the fact that Shannon doesn't get rested during the game, I'll try and cut him and Gibbo and Spud some slack for getting tired at the end of the 3rd and last quarters.
Doesn't let the easy goals and its a 6 or a 7/10 for shannon, did let them happen so drops down a few points.
I would think that he should keep his spot given the size of the collingwood forward line, gibbo being out and no one showing form as a backman in the two's. Just maybe Shannon does more work on the track than Scott Thompson, maybe he is a bit fitter. These are all factors that most people don't look at when viewing what shannon does for the team. As I state every year, Shannon wouldn't be in the top 15 paid players at the club yet everyweek people expect him to be in the top 5. I for one don't always know what his job is week in week out, although there seems to be plently on this board that do know the role each person is given. He is never going to be a superstar. Nor does his bloke win the game off his own boot.
We did win so I don't get the mob requiring to scapegoat someone every week.
Week 4 - 5/10
Total 18/40
Very Average 4.5/10