I agree. I’m happy for him to play off the half back forever but you know the history of us trying to turn half backers into on ballers and on ballers into half backers. But come to think of it that was Dudoro so maybe things have changed . One thing I will say is could Archie be our Joel Selwood without the ducking.
I knew where you were coming from. We’ve had this unending positional disruption with the team tha really only results in ongield instability. I have fond memories of Bomber Thompson or Wanganeen sweeping across the last line of defence and clearing with an attacking pass. And even more fond memories of Wellman and Hardwick combining off HB on the counter attack. Im just keen for present day Essendon to stabilise players in their roles and to build the list to plug the gaps that become evident
Loving Archie’s work. Good skills , hard nut, likes a chirp. Saw him having a little tet-a-tet with 2 swans players after Merrett’s second goal. We need a few more of that type.
He looks like a guy that understands and enjoys his role. Let him make a home down back.
Plays with suitable mongrel. I feel like he and redman pair up nicely out their side of the ground. Reid and McGrath seem to come out the other side of the backline. Maybe that’s just my impression, but the backline movement appears to be improved a bit from last year. Redman is better than last year, just a couple of horrendous clangers here and there stuff him up, and he has better friends surrounding him now.
Need more of his type. Shortly after Merrett kicked one of his goals, a Sydney player was in Merrett’s face as Merrett came off. Roberts beelined for the Sydney guy and was right back at him.
This guy will make those around him stand taller. What a find. Another player that gives me hope for the future.
I didn’t realise Dodoro ran the selection committee. It must have been Dodorro who had Roberts playing wing in the VFL last season and did he insist Kelly and Jones play wing?
This 110%. We have been lacking players like this for years. Back when we had the 2 Johnson’s and Solomon plus a few others we were a tough team and the opposition couldn’t walk all over us. Recent years we have been a walk over for the opposition. There are alot of different things you can go over but one instance is when parker had a go at Sheil. Now you can say what you want about Sheil but if someone did that to one of my teammates I would have been straight over and at the least bump him or wrestle him to the ground. Alot of other teams in the AFL would have put Parker on his ass. I’m not talking about sniping thugs but if you know your teammates have your back you will walk taller. Archie in 10th game or so is showing more ticker than a majority of our list for the last ten years at least.