And that’s the point - maybe he should have been getting games, certainly more midfield minutes than he got.
Lyons wasn't the solution then and Lyons is not the solution now, he's more of the same with less talent than our 3 inside mids, we need a more dynamic mix to go with Sloane and Crouch x 2. Lyons was very ordinary in the Brisbane game against us, a game Matt Crouch did not play in, Lachie Neale was outstanding and carried the Brisbane midfield in that game. Lachie Neale is the main reason Brisbane's midfield is so good this season along with the continued rise of their talented youngsters, Neale a big upgrade on the output of their then No.1 mid Dayne Beams in 2018.
I don't really agree with that but as has been said, directly comparing and arguing whether Lyons would be better or worse than players in our current team is a bit of a pointless exercise since he's been gone from the club for so long and won't come back. I just find it funny that the same detractors of Lyons still will find reasons to downplay his game even though he's been steadily improving throughout his career and is now one of the best performing players in a very in form side.
We didn't even use him? We played him in 20 games in 2016, he averaged 22 disposals and 4 clearances. Douglas averaged less in both, so I'm not sure how you get the impression Douglas was favoured over Lyons in the midfield.
I didn't see Jarryds game against Port but I would suggest it was slightly better than Brads effort against Port the week before?
Those goalposts have shifted all the way around AO and back to where they started! He's obviously a quality player and after a slow start to the year he is gaining some confidence now. I will be interested to see how he performs in the finals in a talented Brisbane side. I suspect both will do well.
We didn't even trade out Hendo, we delisted him and Hawthorn got him for nothing.
Polled maximum votes on the weekend against Port. Against the same midfield that destroyed us a week ago.
Mate you're flogging a dead horse, nobody said Lyons was a s**t footballer, but it was the right decision to move him on both for Jarryd and the club as there is no way he gets games in front of our other more talented inside mids Rory Sloane, Matt Crouch or Brad Crouch. If you can't see we need a more dynamic mix with outside speed and good ball use added to our midfield mix you've not been watching....and that's certainly not Jarryd Lyons.
We didn't "move him on" He was offered a contract albeit very low as is our custom. From what I understand Lyons was very much required but because of the first Gibbs Trade attempt going to the wire GC got their man and we missed the boat.
Come on, that's bullshit, he was offered a contract comensurate with that of a fringe best 22/depth player and chose not to accept it, very much required is just plain ridiculous...you do not lowball "very much required" players as you put it.
And when Jarryd actually played against us and our supposedly "s**t" midfield in Round 4 in a match one of our best mids Matt Crouch didn't even play in how many votes did Jarryd get? A match that Brisbane won by a solitary point on their own home deck? Wonder who the only Crow to poll coach's votes was?
So you say he chose not to accept it? That's different from being "moved on"
I did mention in an earlier post that Jarryd started slowly this year.
Well I'll give you a point for that so you can have a little win because because the rest of your argument is utter crap.
