If Iām not mistake this was the first time we had Hurley, Hooker and Hartley all in the same defence and it worked well. And weāre already talking about changing it up.
Time some of you blokes changed the record. Youāre coming out with the same bullshit about Hartley now as you were spouting about Chooker only four years ago.
Hartleyās a classic full back, whereas Chooker is a great CHB who can also play KPF. Hurley has become a third tall in the Fletcher mould. Ambrose is a HBF, rather than a KPD.
The two contests I was thinking of (which I assume are the same two, as he didnāt lose many), he could have won by jumping at the ball instead of taking his eyes of it and trying to find the man.
It is something that happens a bit with him, and I reckon itās just a confidence thing.
But as I said, two minor gripes aside, I liked his game today. In fact, I reckon today was our strongest back 6 weāve had since 2014, and Harts looked right at home in it.
Although it looked great, itās not always going to work though, is it?
Port has a totally different forward setup to say, Richmond. And thatās only considering the defense side. We also have to match up the offensive part. The key would be flexibility that doesnāt rob too much from one, for the other.
ā ā ā No I didnt watch the gameā¦ Just thought Iād post my fake observations just for you to question if I had watched the game. Insert eye roll here.
FYI - he took a total of 5 marks for the game, and my observation was for overhead marking.