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So is Saad a genuine best 22 lock?
Looks great on the highlight reel but rarely do I bother watching a Suns game unless it's against us.
Replaces Watson as an inside midYes. Depending who you ask:
- replaces McGrath as a rebound defender
- replaces Kelly as a quarterback
- replaces Baguley as a lock down defender
- all of the above
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Replaces Watson as an inside mid
Replaces Hooker as a KPF
Replaces Colyer as an AFL standard playerReplaces Bellchambers as a ruck.
- replaces Kelly as a quarterback
*cringes in NFL fan*
I have bad news guys
Jackson Merrett doesDoes not replace Josh Green.
Jackson Merrett does
Comprehension not your strong point?Lol wut
Saad is a strong tackler. not sure what he's like in the air defensively, but his pace and agility, combined with his tackling, will make him handy on most small forwards.
Problem may arise when he is up on the wing and the ball rebounds and his opponent is 50m behind him.
the slingshot off half-back tactic is great football to watch, but defensively can leave us exposed.
agree wholeheartedly on this. Our midfield needs to pick up the defensive pressure. It was one of the first improvements Hird and co made when they took over from Knights and it made a difference. Tackling pressure in the middle means less time to dispose of the ball forward, which means less time to place it to advantage and more of a chance our backs can defend the backline zone.This is why your mids need to be defensive minded. If they are out of the current play they need to cover for the likes of Saad, McGrath and McKenna when they break the lines. Not just keep ambling forward 'in case' the ball happens to pop out to them and they get a cheapie. (Zaka, Myers, Goddard, Colyer and Watson come to mind. ZMerret is one who runs hard to support his backline. This needs to be the norm.)Our mids have been too guilty of this in the recent past. Pops Kelly was great at covering for his out of position team mates in our back half the last two years.
McKenna has AA potential. I am amazed how well he came on this year.Was watching some of the Bombers game against the WCE and noticed McKenna going for a run and thought geez it will be fun watching McKenna and Saad racing off half back.
who used to be number 42?
That’s some big hair to fill.No one this year but last year it was Gwilt.