I think he benefits from being a lone hand in defensive forward pressure. The coaches know that's a problem and he's the most likely to put in defensively. He's decently fast as well without being a rocket.
But he is the perfect example of what’s wrong with our team. It’s full of one dimensional players.
He’s a defensive forward who can’t really create or generate any offense. He’s not a marking or crumbing forward and he’s not a good or creative kick at goal. At his best he can harass and chase but how about we try and get guys who are natural forwards and can play defensively?
Or mids who are just mids? Instead of given them a free pass from being unable to tackle or kick or run or mark because “that’s not their job”.
Our team has evolved from the MM era of “18 ruck rovers” who could all “play anywhere” per Leigh Matthews at the time to 16 players who can only play in one position (and often with caveats attached to that position I.e he’s a mid, but he’s outside, so contests aren’t really his role) + McGovern and Yeo.
I know football evolves but the reality is our team of 20+ years ago was more suited to modern footy than our current one.
Our forwards other than Sumich could all run through the middle and most were highly competent in there and our backline players were all either converted mids or converted forwards (except Brennan).
In an era of run, run, run and “no position football” we can’t run and we’ve got more single position players than ever.
How doesn’t that reflect poorly on the coach who has been there 4 full seasons?