It is classic blitz that there are still people complaining about him after he basically won us the game.
When does this crap stop? When he kicks 6 and has it 30 times?
He just kicked 3 really important goals and set up a few others in a game where we basically couldn’t move the ball after quarter time.
He is going really well atm
He was clearly best on ground in the first half. His role was to play as a deeper forward. Second half (and third quarter in particular) the ball was barely there. I think the Roos had 12 inside 50’s in a row in the third. What do people expect a deep forward to do when that’s happening?
Literally if he went further into the backline to pick up some cheap possessions he would not be doing his role.
Played a good game last nighr
Very well for the position he is playing. People need to stfu in this thread.
So do most players in his position.
Exactly. It is really hard to impact from his role, particularly when the midfield is losing.
I think he has taken a big step forward this year. It was the right move to move Stringer out of the forwardline for him.
Excellent game.
I’d still like to see him have another 40 touches and 3 more goals, but this will do for the time being.
Agree, have been critical of Perk in the past but he’s put a really solid month of football together in one of the toughest positions on the ground. He’s played defensive roles and kicked goals. If he keeps this up he’s on a really strong career trajectory.
Fair point but I do think that is the nature of being a forward particularly in our team. Of you get off the chain a kick a couple teams clamp down. I have been one that has been slightly disappointed with Archie feeling he should be doing so much more given some of his
Midfield games he has played, but actually as a pure forward he is doing pretty well.
He is kicking clutch goals and constantly kicking multiple goals. He could easily end up with 40 goals this year if he has a couple of more games like last night. I think we accept that he can be a very good mid-size forward who can lead at the ball.
He is quite similar to Langford but probably more progressed than Kyle at the same age simply because he has for on the park more.
Never going to get those numbers playing as a high forward and pinch hit midfielder.
He’s extremely important and is nailing his role. Without Archie, we lose to both West Coast and North.
I think that was Klawdy’s point.
I was just about to post this.
Clearly needs more of the ball in the 50. How do we do that?
That is fair, but i can also see the point where by our forward line may look impotent at some points if forward ala Perkins and Langford only turn up for one quarter a game.
There is probably a balance between both sides of the coin.
I was a bit ambivalent about Perkins early in the season but he’s certainly growing. Would just like to see it for longer in games.