You asked for the rationale, I reckon that’s it.
I don’t know what makes you think he’s not putting in effort. Because he dares to crack a smile? He also had a heated argument with Goddard. That’s the opposite of a smile. Is that ok?
His long kicking for goal is a weapon. Of course he’s having long range shots, as he should and as he would have a license to do. He’s kicking poorly and is really out of form. I don’t know how that means he’s not taking it seriously. Watch the same game last year. He drilled multiple goals from outside 50 on his way to the medal. Was he taking it seriously then because he flushed them and they went through?
He is a star and one of our best players. He was one of the best key forwards in the league last year. Yes we’re five rounds in and he’s out on form.
I’d also suggest you watch the video from the coaches where they talk about how poor and slow our forward entries were, after giving the Pies ample time and opportunity to float back. Ablett Sr wouldn’t kick goals in today’s footy with that sort of service.
Yeah he’s not on Buddy’s level, you’ve got me there.
Players are not robots. I don't mind seeing a player smile and enjoy the game. It's why I like seeing Brown play. That was Daniher last year and I liked it. Daniher this year however hasn't been the same. I personally noticed it in the preseason and it's carried on right through the season. I do expect him to turn it around, hopefully this week, but let's not start saying that he's a star yet. No one is calling Brown a star of the game and he kicked more than Daniher did last year.
It's not a weapon when you do it without thinking. I don't remember a single goal all year from that and he's attempted it so many times. He's legitimately wasted so many opportunities by doing that. There's a point in time where you have to start doing the team thing instead of wanting to be the star of the show.
What made Daniher good last year is that he did the basics right and knew when to go for it. He should have some self awareness. If he is out of form, then do the team thing. We've accepted that he'll never be the most accurate player, but it's getting to the point where I want him to dish it off to someone else because I know he'll most likely miss. If he doesn't lead, doesn't win many contests, turns the ball over, kicks it out on the full so many times, then he is starting to become a liability.
Even if he took it ultra seriously, his output is nowhere near the required level at the moment. Last year he was also out of form at the start of the year, but he still did other parts of the game right. He kicked I think about 12.10 in the first 5 rounds. At the moment, he has 7.6 and probably double that OOTF. Has only one game where he registered more than 3 scores (4). It's not even the behinds that worries us anymore.
Maybe he should start with the basics again to build some form before he starts doing the long kicking for goal because he definitely needs to earn the license to do that.