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Bentick is probably more valuable to our team than Russel and Houlihan. Watching last nights game against Geelong, it was pleasing to see the level of defensive and forward pressure the guys put in, and Bentick, like Eddie Betts is an excelent tackler and definitely gives us grit, unlike Russel and Houla, who always get easy footy. Bentick creates opportunity for better skilled players to mop up.
There is a lot wrong in this post.
Firstly, JR has a great defensive game. Definitely in our top couple of players in that respect. Secondly, a player a player with as much class as Houlihan is always going to be of great value. Teams require balance. Not everyone needs to be an inside/hard-ball/high-pressure player....perhaps compare houla to mark williams at the hawks. Very very valuable. hmmm.....thirdly, there are probably 5 players in the competition that Bentick could actually chase down and tackle.....Lade, Blake...anyone else ???...I realise that he has a great tackle, but comparing his pressure to that of Betts is wrong. Betts' pressure is backed by his speed. Bentick's tackles are always in close which i don't think is as effective. Finally, in a team with midfield as it's greatest strength I don't think adding an average player (bearing in mind, with zero versatility) to that midfield could be considered as adding value.
Im not anti-Bentick at all. But I think I am being realistic in saying that he is going to struggle to play many games this year if we have a relatively injury-free year....and expect a lot of goal-assists from Houla this year...i'm confident they will utilise his breathtaking skill.

