We have been preoccupied with speed, when it works it is spectacular. Finals are about pressure. The aim is to win finals.
Hardness is about personnel, attitude and desire.
We cannot play too many ouside running link players in the one team, yet Ratten has tried to fill the team with them. Yarran, Lucas, Bower, Garlett and a couple of others are predominantly outside players. The team cannot accommodate them all. While not outside only, Gibbs is not in and under.I will cop arguements about Garlett chasing and tackling, but he is a swooper, if he can't get first grab, he is too often out of the contest.
Silky skills and speed gift Yarran an unquestionable spot, there is little room for another one dimensional player.
90% of those here will not want it, but McLean must play consistently. We have too few midfielders who can get their hands on the ball under pressure. Given our list, I will take Brock's lack of speed. The midfield must be structured around him while Carrazzo is unavailable. Juddy needs more spread and less in and under. If teams want to tag Judd, Murphy, Simpson, we need an organ grinder to feed the monkeys while the others move the taggers from the vicinity of the clearances.
Players must be challenged, in their natural roles. I keep seeing Tuohy working at being a stopper, designated by the coach. He is an attcking player by nature, a potential midfield weapon. If JR has a spot in the top 22 it is in the last line of defence, he is not a 360 degree player, and has proved his worth down back. With Yarran in the backline, there is no place for Bower, we must have solid, accountable defenders.
Hardness is about personnel, attitude and desire.
We cannot play too many ouside running link players in the one team, yet Ratten has tried to fill the team with them. Yarran, Lucas, Bower, Garlett and a couple of others are predominantly outside players. The team cannot accommodate them all. While not outside only, Gibbs is not in and under.I will cop arguements about Garlett chasing and tackling, but he is a swooper, if he can't get first grab, he is too often out of the contest.
Silky skills and speed gift Yarran an unquestionable spot, there is little room for another one dimensional player.
90% of those here will not want it, but McLean must play consistently. We have too few midfielders who can get their hands on the ball under pressure. Given our list, I will take Brock's lack of speed. The midfield must be structured around him while Carrazzo is unavailable. Juddy needs more spread and less in and under. If teams want to tag Judd, Murphy, Simpson, we need an organ grinder to feed the monkeys while the others move the taggers from the vicinity of the clearances.
Players must be challenged, in their natural roles. I keep seeing Tuohy working at being a stopper, designated by the coach. He is an attcking player by nature, a potential midfield weapon. If JR has a spot in the top 22 it is in the last line of defence, he is not a 360 degree player, and has proved his worth down back. With Yarran in the backline, there is no place for Bower, we must have solid, accountable defenders.
