Player Watch # 7: Zachary Merrett

freddy mercury

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My love for the kid is amazing and forever growing. I honestly think he is a better player than cripps. Cripps is tough contested ball winner. Thats a given. He is slow. Thats his downfall. His skills aren't as good as zachs, they both are tackling machines too.

Zach has greater leg speed and kicks goals. Tackles just as well and and has much better foot skills.

Next year when we get 13 of our 14 back. ( pears can go play wherever he wants ) he will be a much better player.

So excited for the rest of the year and even more so for next season
 

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He doesn't have the same level of support through the midfield he's previously had. Once we bring in some more experience (Heppell, Myers, Hocking and possibly Jobe), this guy will have a lot more freedom.
 

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Maybe Zach is injured (perhaps that calf corkie at training), but his foot skills on saturday were really poor for his standard.

If it is his calf not allowing him to be at his best, I think it would be better off giving him a week off.

Let his brother have another crack perhaps. Need to find out if Jackson can find his feet at AFL level this year.
 
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