Blicavs is a limited player with unique running ability. His running ability makes him a good player if it's used correctly.
He found his niche as a tall defender because they dont need great skills if they can defend well enough.
Unfortunately when you have poor skills you need to be "protected" and you need other players to make up the difference.
Problem being Chris Scott has built a team full of poorly skilled players like Blicavs and he protects them with his game plan.
Tom Lonergan also had poor skills, at least poor kicking skills and he was protected. But the great Geelong team didn't have a team full of Lonergans. The current version does.
Our overrated backline only has Stewart as a skilled player. The rest of them are good defenders with poor skills. Taylor had good skills for a tall back in the days but he is too old now so has slower reaction time.
Our midfield is similar, we have Kelly, Duncan and Guthrie with good skills. Duncan and Guthrie have become much more inconsistent which is due to the game style, they cant just play their natural game.
The GFC continue to takes short cuts by recruiting players with poor skills and get found out every finals series cos as pressure goes up our players dont have the ability to deal with it.
To win premierships you need highly skilled players and you need to expose them to high pressure situations and to take risks. You want them making mistakes throughout the season and early in their career.
We have a team that takes no risks so we finish high on the ladder because other teams are making mistakes. When finals come around those other teams are better prepared and have refined their game.
Jordan Clark is a prime example he takes a lot of risks, he made many mistakes in the back line which is good. What happens is Chris Scott doesn't like this so he is moved up the ground where his mistakes dont cost as much.
Jordan Clark should be in the back line making mistakes and costing goals cos in 3-5 years he'll be a great attacking defender.
We had Cam Guthrie as a great attacking defender, he got moved around and now look at him he doesn't have the same attacking instinct he once had.
He found his niche as a tall defender because they dont need great skills if they can defend well enough.
Unfortunately when you have poor skills you need to be "protected" and you need other players to make up the difference.
Problem being Chris Scott has built a team full of poorly skilled players like Blicavs and he protects them with his game plan.
Tom Lonergan also had poor skills, at least poor kicking skills and he was protected. But the great Geelong team didn't have a team full of Lonergans. The current version does.
Our overrated backline only has Stewart as a skilled player. The rest of them are good defenders with poor skills. Taylor had good skills for a tall back in the days but he is too old now so has slower reaction time.
Our midfield is similar, we have Kelly, Duncan and Guthrie with good skills. Duncan and Guthrie have become much more inconsistent which is due to the game style, they cant just play their natural game.
The GFC continue to takes short cuts by recruiting players with poor skills and get found out every finals series cos as pressure goes up our players dont have the ability to deal with it.
To win premierships you need highly skilled players and you need to expose them to high pressure situations and to take risks. You want them making mistakes throughout the season and early in their career.
We have a team that takes no risks so we finish high on the ladder because other teams are making mistakes. When finals come around those other teams are better prepared and have refined their game.
Jordan Clark is a prime example he takes a lot of risks, he made many mistakes in the back line which is good. What happens is Chris Scott doesn't like this so he is moved up the ground where his mistakes dont cost as much.
Jordan Clark should be in the back line making mistakes and costing goals cos in 3-5 years he'll be a great attacking defender.
We had Cam Guthrie as a great attacking defender, he got moved around and now look at him he doesn't have the same attacking instinct he once had.
