Round 2 last year: 42 hitouts, 23 disposals, 5 marks, 8 inside 50s, 8 clearances and a brownlow vote to Martin
I think McKernanâs more use (in the ruck) against the lumbering guys, where heâs actually got something to his advantage: lose the ruck, but beat them at ground level.
playing on someone like Martin, they beat him in the ruck, then again when it hits the deck.
If youâre going to play Draper, you play him in the ruck.
The Smack thing is kinda counter intuitive. To make the most of his strengths you have to expose his biggest weakness.
Heâs more chance of playing well in the ruck than anywhere else, he takes a good mark as a forward but heâd be lost most of the time.