Re: 19. Jack Ziebell
Round 1- West Coast Eagles
The Summary:
Well, Jack's first up performance wasn't one of his best games, some would say one of his worst.
His first touch was class, after finding his way through traffic, he put a 45m pass out infront of Azza who was the only one who could get to it.
However his kick-in that went over the head of Rawlings (who has to take some of the blame) went straight into the arms of Priddis and gave the eagles some momentum after we had kicked the first three goals.
He was also caught holding the ball deep in the eagles forward line having tried to do too much and not having had taken the first option. That also resulted in an eagles goal.
It is also fair to say that his fitness, whilst improving, isnt quite there yet. Was cramping early in the last quarter, as were a lot of other players I might add, and was moved deep forward and didn't have much of an impact as he was, on most occaisions, in a 2v1 situation.
Overall, he would be the first to say that his game wasnt up to scratch, however the kneejerk reaction to drop him to the VFL is a little premature. He needs time in AFL to get back up to speed, having had both his seasons ended prematurely by broken legs. I have full confidence that this will happen.
Looking for an improved effort next week and for Jack to return to the damaging player that we have seen in his previous 24 games. However, it wont be easy as we take on the Collingwood juggernaut and then after a week off, we head over to Subi again (FU AFL) to play the Dockers.
The Stats:
12 Kicks
2 Handballs
71% Disposal efficiency
6 Marks
1 Free For
4 Free's Against
Rating
This week: 4.5/10
Season: 4.5/10
Edit- Hey Mods, could we change Jack's number to 7?