Pretty sure he's only ever played in games where we had a team full of top ups and got spanked by lots. Not sure that is a healthy environment for any young player.
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Ah yeah fair call.
Who's place does he take while Chesser keeps getting a game?
He could have easily played on the weekend as an inside mid in the place of Reid. If we are not picking him as an inside mid when we have the chance we wont / shouldn't be picking him to play on a wing.
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He played 3 WAFL games last year after hurting his knee in the derby.
He played inside mid, and looked far more composed than when playing wing.
He played well without being dominant. On managed minutes from memory. Played well in a team that was getting flogged.
He said the opposite during the derby. I agree it should be what we do though. Not going to get confidence out of running around not touching it
Also not going to get confidence playing for a terrible wafl team surrounded by potatos.
this chesser v sheed argument s like saying which fruitcake people prefer.
both are pretty rubbish.
both are pretty rubbish.
Chesser has pace, strength and good kicking skills. Unlike some of our blokes, I like to see the ball in his hands. Unfortunately that doesn’t happen often. If it ever clicks he’ll be a very damaging player…
you could play gary ablett on our defensive wing and people would still call him s**t
that role is a black hole, has been since we stuck greg clarke there, its where midfielders go to die
Totally agree.
Sometimes you need to get it yourself. Some wingers do!!No matter where Chesser goes the ball does not.
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It is but it is also about who we've had playing there. Feels like we've got 3 or 4 playing the dead wing role at the moment.
Wilson, Windsor, Hollands, Clohesy all youngins who play that role but manage to get involved. Maybe its also due to a coaching, gameplan thing with the Eagles but he still needs to find a way to contribute offensively.
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Cause he is a pure inside mid and always been. Would be a bit different is he was more of a balanced mid.
Interesting, because I notice you're a sponsor of Greg Clark who played inside mid for Subi, but wing for West Coast.
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Clark was a wingmen that turned himself into an inside mid a few years ago. While I didn’t agree with simmo using him as a wingmen he at least knows how to play as an outside mid and actually has great endurance.
My mum disagrees.
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But this pic will give a whole heap of Gen X's the sweats:
Think this point has been missed a bit. Hunt has been well down on last season when he was virtually our only player providing reliable drive out of the back half.
I think this reflects a change in game style as much as anything. We're playing through the corridor and moving the ball far more directly than we did last year. That's a good thing, even if it means guys like Hunt have less influence.
Watching at the ground a couple of times, Hunt's workrate has been fine - he's still running hard and providing an option, just not being used as much. Chesser's major flaw is not getting to the right spots often enough - when he gets it he looks pretty good, especially by hand. Agree that he could use a stint in the WAFL though to get up to speed and build confidence
And Clarke was s**t for us in that role. Was far too slow and skills weren’t up to it. Simpson has been heavily critiqued for using Clarke on the wing rather than as inside mid. Just further evidence to not play trew out of position.
He doesn't get involved, runs hard waiting for others to get the footy. Time to blood someone else
He waits for someone else to get the football because that’s his role lol. If anything he is more an inside mid not a winger.
When it's his turn he still hangs back. Sometimes it is just your turn. I am still yet to be convinced he has the ticker. No question on skill, but that doesn't cut the mustard at AFL level unfortunately
I don't laugh when he should run through and get the footy and 2 opponents burn him to it, especially when they start behind him.
He goes hard when he knows he has to go hard. His issue is he is caught in two minds about holding space as a wing or going in and losing his structural position.
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