He reminds me of Heeney. Probably not as influential in games as Heeney was early but I see the same journey for him. Might take him a while playing forward to build up into a more mid role later in his career.
That ball he marked against Melbourne on the wing jumping like a salmon certainly reminded me of Heeney anyway.
For the first time in years our forward line is looking a little exciting and dangerous
Caddy
Kako
Langford
Perkins
Wright
Gresham
Maybe Davey will add something too
All have talent and all have goal kicking ability
Probably a bit short on defensive intent except for Kako.
PS I am not convinced with Jones. He can run and mark but he makes a lot of poor decisions once he has the ball.
Agreed.
His forward craft is good and his kicking is elite, especially his passing and goal.
His side step was a weapon
What other kicking is there? The McGrath?
Gresham doesn’t show enough defensively let alone offensively.
Wright has turned that corner again.
Be good to have a Bobby Hill and another mature tall in our forwardline allowing Caddy and Kako to gain experience
Lol the blind snap over the shoulder
Wonder whether we will chase Rosas again from Gold Coast.
Is it a need when we have EL-Achkar and Sweid?
Your use of the past tense is duly noted and in this case is warranted. Having said that, he looks to have traded his elusiveness for strength in the tackle. Easier to find, but now harder to bring down, that sounds like a decent trade off.
Like moving a wingman that was in AA form to the backline?
I listened to Don the Stat podcast and one of the hosts said that moving Archie into the middle is helping him get into games more; something he’s been working on with the coaches as an area of improvement so maybe I went a bit hard there!!
Fixed
He was in the game from the start last week.
Perhaps when he forgets he’s out there they plonk him in the middle for a bit.
I loved Perkins game. He went deeper and lead to the ball hard. Showed strong hands and not a moments hesitation, as soon as it was his grab go back and stick it over the umps hat.
Was ignored on some very valid leads today, what’s that all about?
It’s not just with Archie, as it happened numerous times with different players.
And it’s not just Essendon, as you see it happen with other sides.
I don’t know if it’s a follow the game plan thing… surely it can’t be that rigid. Or they think the option is better, which a lot of times it ain’t as it’s typically a kick to a contest.
Pleasing that a ‘quieter’ game for Archie is now 15 disposal and a goal. Building nicely.
Really strong confident finish too
If they need to inject him into the game, I’d rather see him coming off the back of the square in CBs, whatever any says about his games he is an elite kick entering the forward 50.
He gives away too much as a starting CB mid but as a designated kicker coming from behind at the bounce it might work better for him.