I think the more important “if” is, “if he can do this for 5 rounds in a row without becoming a complete non-entity”
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Or getting injured
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Champion Data says that was Myers career best game. Best player in the team according to them.
Well done.
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If you think this will be a standard for the rest of the year, you’re setting yourself, and Myers, up for a fall. He will have good games, and some not so good ones. Whether averaged out he’s worth the inclusion over others, everything considered, is the decision to be made. Don’t put him on a pedestal after yesterday, or spit on him when he has a bad game.
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It’s his breakout game
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but how well did he protect the kids!?
Well isn’t that the summary of Myers’ career, right there.
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I mean really what can we expect he’s just a kid. He’ll be prone to fluctuating in and out of games.
Happy with that, or do you want to expand on it a little?
■■■■ take alert.
he has to be pushing 25 disposals a week for the rest of the year. we can’t afford him to regress to 15-20, not after all this time and his age. other wise we’re better giving the recent draftees a shot to do the same.
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Only kicked multiple goals once in his career before yesterday
Well, he has been played a lot of a HBF.
He’s not the hero we want, but he is the hero we need.
Our midfield is too short without him, the only other mid we have over 80kg and 180cm is Heppell unless you count Stringer/Begley/Goddard who aren’t locks.
You can see why they kept Myers on the list to fill that gap but the question has always been around his ability to perform well enough to hold his spot.
Yesterday was good but unless he can maintain that level he will be lucky to keep his spot with guys like Mutch/Clarke/Guelfi barking at the door who also exhibit a bit of size and will need to be looked at this year.
Signs were there in the preseason with his game against the Cats. A lot of energy and intent, possession wise and tackles, operating at 80% efficiency. Then his second game back, increasing his possession tally with an efficiency of 87%. The bloke just needs some luck with injuries and the Bombers will have a quality mid for season 2018. Think he’s relishing the responsibility of filling the hole left by Jobe
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Good effort from Dave, showed me up. That’s the level we need from him if our midfield is going to be competitive. Here’s hoping.
He has never looked fitter, and has worked harder in the last game than ever before.
If he only had a right foot.
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If by some miracle he does stay fit and in that sort of form for most of the season it will help us a lot
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Not a deep back.
Simples.
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Maybe we still aren’t quite sure and just need to give it another try. You know, just to be sure.
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