I bolded the bit I agree with - and the reason why I think he should be tried inside the packs.
But I think he is slow enough that it is a defensive liability when left to try to cover the expanses of a wing.
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I agree with what you are saying but in the right system those players can thrive.
Heās one I would be putting games into as he has a natural ability to rack up possessions in midfield and thatās what we need.
I reckon both would torch him in a foot race. Heās not slow, but heās not quick either- overall heās OK in a lot of areas, without really having many things to hang his hat on.
long term heās a defender for mine. Dogged, runs all day, tough as buggery overhead, safe by foot. Not sure heās a 150 gamer but wouldnāt mind him slotting in for Bags when he goes.
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Bags would beat him in a foot race now let alone a couple of years ago.
I think he would be torched by small forwards
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Agreed. He makes Baguley look like Colyer. Not sure he has the intensity/ā ā ā ā either.
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You canāt make any assessment of the young mids given our entire setup is a shambles. Even Zerrett looks like a truck at the moment.
All we can say is whether they have a dip, run hard etc. From what Iāve seen, he does. Just keep playing him.
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I donāt think heāll make it. I hope Iām wrong because he gives absolutely everything and he deserves to make it. I think he is just a touch slow and doesnāt have outstanding features. Great on either foot but i havenāt seen him.split sides apart with his kicking. Its normally little 20 metre kicks. Which in fairness might be to do with our game style.
Definately worth persisting with though. Can fault gis endeavour and that is something we donāt have much of right now
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The amount of times he ran hard to space and wasnāt used, was earth shattering for the kid. Everytime the ball was turned over with poor decisons from our experienced midfielders, leaving Mutch exposed on the turnover. Pretty tough to play wing in our team.
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that was lav in his first 2 years.
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Has a dip and can find the footy. I donāt think heās any world beater considering he can barely kick 40 and is pretty slow, but heās got obvious footy smarts.
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Comes in, plays a role, doesnāt shirk a contest and generally hits a target. If only our senior players could do the same.
People calling him a bust now have to be kidding. Give the kid a chance.
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Poor disposals and slow decision making. But heās still young.
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Iām undecided on him, goes in hard but his kicking is a worry. But if we drop him and bring in trucks like Dea or Brown back into the side Iāll give Pazza a reach around.
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He is Hookerās mini-me:
- Honest competitor.
- Takes a good intercept mark.
- Runs with the gumboots on.
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In 2 games, I thought he has been good. Looks like a goer, hope it doesnāt get coached out of him.
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And Parish
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Iām not sure I see it, but happy for him to be given a little longer yet
His pace is a concern, particularly considering the number of other one paced players we have.
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real shame about his pace
he seems like a decent player without being great at anything.
At the end of the day he was pick 40 something.
How many pick 40s have we had succeed?
Heās played solidly but the thing that stands out to me is that he isnāt quick AT ALL and seems to have no real weapon but we have bigger concerns than this kid at the moment.