KK does just not with pace
KK was drafted as that loose half back that switches play and hits targets up field and a bit of dash. I’m not sure his kicking is up to that job. Like Fiorini, they don’t have penetration in their kicking but more floaters that take forever to reach the target. If he can’t defend like some on here are saying then what’s his future?
Weller is not HB , that's why Freo get Wilson . He can't really mark the ball ( as a Backmen) or make a spoil.
His turnover is pretty bad (22%) in your inside 50 .
Yeah fair but if you look at some others DE% he is far from the worst.
I don't like to look at DE sometime , a lot of players handball or kick to teammate with opposition closing in or nearby who is under more pressure to dispose the ball than them. Bombing up high is also consider efficient if you get a touch but not marking it .
I don't think that stat should be interpreted that way. 78% efficiency is very good. The 22% you refer to is only partly turnovers such as kicking out of the full or shanking it directly to an opponent. He may have turned it over, but so did others. The question is do you keep him in a back 6 with 3 other talls and 2 smalls or replace him. Last year we had some success with 3 talls down back, with the 2 games against North being the best examples where we didn't have enough talls to lock down Brown and the return match we had May, Thompson and Leslie covering Brown, Waite and Daw. Last night we wouldn't have gone so badly if we had 3 talls and KK.
Weller played on the wing. I got confused between him and Harbrow a lot and the Commentators did too. He wasn't fantastic, but he was actually one of the best Gold coast players and was named in the official AFL Best 6 Suns.
I am not saying weller did badly he could be more damaging in the forward line , eg replacing ainsworth . As for KK i prefer him to play further away from the backline .
I agree on both counts. KK should be given a wing to play on and Weller could be excellent in the midfield rotating forward with guys like Swallow, Sexton and Martin, with 2 on the ball, one playing forward and the other resting. Stick any one of that group one out in the goal square behind Lynch or 2MP for a rest and, hopefully, a cheap goal. Either could always be switched back, but neither have established themselves in the best back 6 and it is time to move on without losing their specific skills.
I'd rather see May coming across packs or as 3rd man up to spoil or mark knowing he had 2 big teammates to cover the opponents' tall threats. Joyce and Harbrow do a great job of rebounding and picking up the crumbs, but KK is just not cut out to be a tall defender like he was asked to be last night. Darling and Kennedy made him look ordinary and to his credit he played the game out with some classy touches.
Nah think he just had a slow start.
Ainsworth is being asked to play a role foreign to him and it is hard to evaluate his performance because neither he nor us really know what's going on. He's a hybrid mid and forward, but his decisions are rubbish and he really underperformed last night.
Fiorini and Miller are developing players, so it is hard to judge them based on that performance where they were outplayed by opponents. Give them some time because the alternatives are even greener youth or past it veterans.
Still not enough. With Ah Chee and Wright due back plus Nutting and Heron blazing in the NEAFL, Ainsworth needs to go.
I don't agree with all you said, but you're spot on about most things.
Maybe not all at once , i will like to bring in Crossley , Powell and Ballard one at a time. Crossley give witts some rest in the forward line , Powell provide backup for Ainsworth and Ah chee , Ballard (can play forward ,wing and Back) .
I like all of those picks, but not for now. Let them mature and show they can dominate in the NEAFL. Have a look at Nutting, who is fast and shows forward defensive pressure all day. Next in line is Heron, but he'll need to be elevated in place of Hanley and Dawson are in line for that role.
Forget about Nutting , Good height , the more academy players the better. Let them had a taste of AFL can always tell them what to work on going back to NeAFL if the pace is too fast.
Nutting is an Academy player and he's had plenty of NEAFL experience. There's a reason we took took him in the draft and waited for the rookie draft for the others. He's consistently in the best on ground and has had a lightning start to the year.
Holman , young , hall , weller , kolo all maybe only .
