I would liken him more to the Betts of 2/3 years ago type of pressure, rather than the Murphy manic pressure.
More about his ability to create scoring opportunities than defensive pressure, but a run down tackle not out of the question.
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It's a very safe bet at this point in time that McAdam will be in our round 1 lineup. Looks built to replace McGovern, especially with our desire to add much more forward 50 pressure to our lineup.
Good debut against the SANFL+ oppositionHow did he go?
Tank isn't a huge issue TBH.He will be a future crows whipping boy. If he doesnt nail his 2 to 5 goal chances a week he wont do anything else. Lacks speed, low pressure and no tank.
3rd game of AFL footy and first in 2 years.He's twenty years old and showed more than Douglas has for ages.
Especially people who talk it up like he can't even tackle! I remember in the second half seeing him do a tackle in our defensive end. Shows that he's willing to run the extra hard yards.Really liked Stengle's game.
As has been mentioned, just seems to find the right spots.
3 goals for the night is a good start.
I thought his defensive work was also good.
I don't understand people thinking his tackling and pressure aren't up to standard
It can also give the other forwards the extra boost in confidence knowing they have a genuine smart forward who can crumb the ball or position himself in the right spots. Last night's game, all the forwards did their role:We need to play him, Murphy & Betts together. If he isn't going to do the defensive stuff to a high standard we need the others to do this.
I don't mind us doing this, we don't need huge defensive pressure from him if he is taking his chances and creating opportunities.
Must persist with for now.
Loved to see this bloke get his first game, I've been high on him since his junior years and IMO he was really impressive. Was able to stay in the game somewhat through all four quarters, as well as chiming in with his three goals of course. Pressured well, too. Horrible opposition, but need to persist with him for the next few weeks
My take on Stengle so far. He's got good skills and excellent positioning. I was quite impressed with his field kicking. My main concern about him is he lacks explosive pace. I don't think he has the physical attributes to be the defensive pressure beast that Cameron was.
Also like Scorpus said, Gold Coast were an absolute rabble last night so I'm probably not going to read too much into it.
Yep, this I think. I was surprised at the lack of speed and lack of general spark.He will be a future crows whipping boy. If he doesnt nail his 2 to 5 goal chances a week he wont do anything else. Lacks speed, low pressure and no tank.
I thought his defensive work was also good.
I don't understand people thinking his tackling and pressure aren't up to standard