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Your likewhoring doesn't swing well with this cat.
There's more to being a good AFL player than Lachie's excellent foot skills....Lachie has several other areas of his game that still need a lot of work i.e. his defending one on one, and winning more contested ball. That might come if he's capable of putting on more size but there doesn't seem to be a whole of development in that regard 2 season's in.
Not too many wide receivers have long and successful AFL careers.
You must be new to this board....A cat in crows clothing? Lock the gates.
Also, I fixed my post for your pleasure.
This isn't an AFL player, this is an appreciation thread for my man Sholl and even more specifically his legs so therefore there is nothing more needed in a leg appreciation thread than needing a good leg and Sholl has two. Bit of love never hurt anyone.
There's more to being a good AFL player than Lachie's excellent foot skills....Lachie has several other areas of his game that still need a lot of work i.e. his defending one on one, and winning more contested ball. That might come if he's capable of putting on more size but there doesn't seem to be a whole of development in that regard 2 season's in.
Not too many wide receivers have long and successful AFL careers.
I disagree with the contested ball. Lachie is at a 28.5% rate of his disposals being contested (CD/D) which is in and around the sweet spot for a player who should be spending his time on the wing. For instance (and using the players listed in Dal Santos top 5 wingmen in the league fluff piece earlier in the year), Issac Smith has made a career batting around 20-25% CD/D, Tom Phillips got up to a 31% CD/D last year, Hunter was 23.5% CD/D last year, Gaff 29.2% CD/D in 2018 and Brad Hill being at 21.2% CD/D in 2019. Lachie has that ratio spot on, if not on the higher side compared to the elite wingers with the contested ball at the moment. So all Lachie needs to do there is just get involved more.
The defence is a worry though, as so far, 3 tackles in 4 games is very concerning. He needs to get that up to 3 a game pronto, as well as just more intercept and one-percenters. He does seem to have a relatively easy path to being an AA winger though, seeing the kick will carry him offensively once he does get more ball, bigger and cleans up the defensive side of things. Of course, relatively easy is still damn hard.
AA?!
Unless he gets any defensive intensity about his game, he will be another Atkins. Atkins has a beautiful penetrating kick also but gets manhandled and displays minimal effort in defence. I've seen nothing to suggest Lachie is any different despite it being early and playing in a bad side.
McCluggage couldn't make AA after his season last year when he kicked 20+ goals playing predominately wing. Might need to pump the brakes.
There's more to being a good AFL player than Lachie's excellent foot skills....Lachie has several other areas of his game that still need a lot of work i.e. his defending one on one, and winning more contested ball. That might come if he's capable of putting on more size but there doesn't seem to be a whole of development in that regard 2 season's in.
Not too many wide receivers have long and successful AFL careers.
Your boy McHenry seems to have lost muscle mass 2 seasons in. Jones not much better.
He is an interesting one. Most successful uncontested receivers have line breaking ability. Whereas Sholl is more of a distributor.There's more to being a good AFL player than Lachie's excellent foot skills....Lachie has several other areas of his game that still need a lot of work i.e. his defending one on one, and winning more contested ball. That might come if he's capable of putting on more size but there doesn't seem to be a whole of development in that regard 2 season's in.
Not too many wide receivers have long and successful AFL careers.