Past #6: Lachlan Hansen - pick 3 '06 - 151 NM games - NM life member - thanks Lachie

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I love Sammy Wright as a forward, but if we have Taz, Drew and Lachie in there, I think his time deep forward will be very limited, not that his effort wont be there, but the 4 of them would definitely result in a decline in our defensive pressure.
 

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I love Sammy Wright as a forward, but if we have Taz, Drew and Lachie in there, I think his time deep forward will be very limited, not that his effort wont be there, but the 4 of them would definitely result in a decline in our defensive pressure.
Sammy isn't really a key forward and plays his best footy around the half forward line where he creates goals as much as kicks them. The benefit of him playing down back is he has greater versatility, for him to be able to switch between half back, half forward and hopefully in the future a bit on the wings will allow for him to be an elite level utility, hopefully.
 
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Hansen still needs to work on his goal kicking, it is still pretty average. He is running too close to the man on the mark and there doesn't seem to be any real fluency in his kicking for goal, it feels unnatural, like someone having a shot with their opposite foot.
Spot on Tas, gets too close and has a poor ball drop. Hopefully he starts working on it or is getting good advice on how he can improve. I think his marking suits a forward, but he has a defenders kick.

The whole club needs to sort out its goalkicking, its hurt us more than once this year.
 

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Consistency has always been his issue, rather than being able to put in the odd performance like today. That said, I thought this was one of his best games for us. He really has had some good ones in the past too.
 

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He wants it. He also has the body to compete now. Well done Lachie and Brad Scott.

He needs someone to work on a set shot routine with him. He's all at sea when running in, even the one he kicked from 40odd was mm away from being a shank.
 

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Spilt too many marks but we don't need to worry about that part of his game. It was his intensity which was terrific.
 

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He was very good today/tonight.

Definitely needs to keep this up every week, but so far, so good.
 
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