Stanley reminded us all tonight just why chris Scott was forced to play Blicavs in the ruck against Collingwood in the finals. He’s incredibly unreliable. His best is great. His worst is pitiful. He has the intensity of a wet lettuce at times and yet will occasionally split a pack. And then there’s the midfield. For all the whining about constable, he was no saviour tonight. He’s slow and still doesn’t defend enough for my liking. Atkins works hard but he’s just not clean or polished enough for my liking. And he’s mid 20’s so what he shows now is what he’s got.
we honestly need to bite the bullet and start playing Ratugolea as our first ruckman. Jenkins as the second tall forward and let Stanley sit in the VFL. If there’s an emergency, we break that glass.
and as for the midfield. Narkle showed a bit tonight, but s**t we missed Selwood, Steven (hopefully) Parfitt, Duncan and daft I say it, a fit cockatoo. Parfitt and cockatoo tackle with aggression and run hard both ways. As does Selwood, and steven is lightning quick.
we honestly need to bite the bullet and start playing Ratugolea as our first ruckman. Jenkins as the second tall forward and let Stanley sit in the VFL. If there’s an emergency, we break that glass.
and as for the midfield. Narkle showed a bit tonight, but s**t we missed Selwood, Steven (hopefully) Parfitt, Duncan and daft I say it, a fit cockatoo. Parfitt and cockatoo tackle with aggression and run hard both ways. As does Selwood, and steven is lightning quick.