List Mgmt. Welcome to West Coast: Bailey Williams (Pick 35)

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But bulking him up too much restricts his work around the ground, stoppages and marking.

Why not focus more on his strengths and work around his weaknesses in training the mids to read opposition taps (like many clubs did with Naitanui).
 
But bulking him up too much restricts his work around the ground, stoppages and marking.

Why not focus more on his strengths and work around his weaknesses in training the mids to read opposition taps (like many clubs did with Naitanui).
The problem with training the mids to read opposition taps is that means Bailey needs to be regularly beaten. At the moment you dont know if he's going to palm it Naitanui-esque or miss the ball by half a metre so the mids have their work cut out for them.
 
If BBW bulks up to NicNat levels he'll have the same issues.

Keep him as he is and get more dangerous around the ground.

Cox didn't win every tap but he was smart and you could bank on 20+ possies every week and position himself in spots for marks

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The problem with training the mids to read opposition taps is that means Bailey needs to be regularly beaten. At the moment you dont know if he's going to palm it Naitanui-esque or miss the ball by half a metre so the mids have their work cut out for them.

I think the mids let Bailey down a lot more than Bailey let's the mids down.

He regularly hits them clean af and the mid that is supposed to be on the end of it is easily pushed under/off the ball or running the on their wrong side and turns back into traffic coughgaffycough

The number of times our target player is moved off the drop by his man and Sheed's man runs in and hits it uncontested for an easy clearance is criminal.

Our structure and mindset at the clearances is worthy of our ladder position. It's worst in the league by a long way and has been for some time.
 
I think the mids let Bailey down a lot more than Bailey let's the mids down.

He regularly hits them clean af and the mid that is supposed to be on the end of it is easily pushed under/off the ball or running the on their wrong side and turns back into traffic coughgaffycough

The number of times our target player is moved off the drop by his man and Sheed's man runs in and hits it uncontested for an easy clearance is criminal.

Our structure and mindset at the clearances is worthy of our ladder position. It's worst in the league by a long way and has been for some time.
Can just picture Sheed’s trademark little crouch down trying to hold his position while he gets trampled over while the opposition runs away with the ball
 

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One area he has improved during the season is not trailing the oppo ruckmen for boundary throw in's.
 
Don’t need to bulk Bailey like Nic. Think 5-6 kgs is enough where he is big enough to compete the big lads but also agile and nimble to play like he does
 

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