Forgetting how he played for a minute, the style of game has changed to the point where you cannot cover more than one or two slow players.
We saw it last year when trying to play Watson, Myers, Heppell and Goddard. Watson is no longer there, but three is still too many. Particularly when all have a run through the midfield.
Besides all his other deficiencies (slow,injury prone,no left side,slow decision maker), it his his inability to dispose of the balll cleanly under pressure that is the killer.
Just hoofing it forward is basically a rebound for the opposition.
I would really respect him if his leadership extended to putting his hand up, going back to the twos, and helping the next gen come through like Hocking is.
He supposedly has a great understanding of the complexities of the gameplan and systems, so teach the kids.
Correct me if I’m wrong - it was 2+1.
Also - my personal opinion is that it was not the best option, no. Does what I think mean that much to you? Things haven’t worked out for Myers as they otherwise could have, and I have nothing but total sympathy and respect for the bloke - an absolute enormous amount more than I have for any poster here.