Those two players are as much outside players as they are inside.
Parish is predominantly inside where weight is more valuable.
I’m not saying weight is everything but it’s clear to me that he’s undersized.
Rather than counter my argument with facts why don’t you tell me what you see in Parish as a player and what makes you think that he will be a top player.
It’s easy to attack another’s opinion without actually offering a fair counter argument.
I know people think I have it in for Parish but all I report is what I see.
Not many people are built like Donnington. I hear he has to get specially tailored shirts with elastic in the sleeves as he shreds off the shelf clothes whenever he slightly moves an arm.
Have I said anywhere what I thought of Parish as a footballer?
I’m addressing your point that he gets pushed off the ball too easily because of his size, and your point that he is an inside mid, whereas the other two are in/out.
Both points being incorrect.
I’m not certain about where Parish will end up. He has plenty of potential. If he’d been picked at 84 we’d all be marvelling how well he’s done so far. It’s not his fault where we picked him or where Oliver went. I reckon he’ll be competent and maybe better than that.
For me it’s not his size or intensity around the ball. It’s knowing where to run and disposal. I think he’s often not going to the best spots. And is a very ordinary kick. I just think it’s an easy thing to see size as the key issue. I just don’t think it necessarily is.
I haven’t yet. Would you like me too?
Ok. I’d address it by saying what you may be observing is not a factor of size, but a matter of how one uses their momentum, reflexes and agility, and also how they use their judgment in split second decisions.
Yeah, to me it does, if I were interested in how to change it.
Everyone gets out-bodied at some point. I watch a lot of footy like most here, and I don’t consider Parish as one who particularly stands out as being ‘pushed under the footy’. I have my own opinions on his talent and play, of course, like you. My honest opinion is that I think for someone who does a lot of analysis on the younger guys, you’ve taken a very shallow - maybe lazy - view on this.