A few laser kicks into the 50 and we are now calling Lyons a "great user of the footy"
Please..... He's average at best by foot, nothing more. Never has and probably never will be anything more than that.
I really don't like his chances. With the way the game is changing and how players need to have such versatility to their game, Lyons chances are slim. Add to the fact we have now have limited rotations + someone like Pyke at the helm who seems to be big on the whole versatility thing and I'm not convinced Lyons can make an impact.
He's not quick, not tall or a great contested mark, not a penetrating or long kick, and he's not super fit. He's pretty much a Scotty T replacement and we already have someone better for that role in Matt Crouch.
Grigg has an elite left boot, CEY is unlike any other midfielder we have, Gore is lightning off the mark and a better user of the ball. All these other inside midfielders bring a different dimension to the table
Even resting up forward, we now have players like Knight, Menzel, Atkins, Milera, Hampton and potentially McGovern soon too who can all play that HFF flank role.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Jarryd succeed at the crows after all this time, I just don't like his chances at all. Unless we have an inside midfielder crisis, then I can't see him playing much still. Already have Thommo and BoB in the same 22, not sure there's any more room for another vanilla player in Lyons.