#37 - Nic Martin - all of the injury extension

[bomberjez]

McGrath: SOMEONE COME WITH ME FOR HANDBALL METRES GAINED
Roberts: Best I can do is an unnecessary weighted kick and a 1-2.

[Albert_Thurgood]

@kako2caddy

McGrath is playing 2D chess.

if so, judging by the blind hoof kicks around the corner, he would be doing it blindfolded.

[Albert_Thurgood]

@The_Ant

Watch Hawthorn run in waves from the backline.

And they have only been doing that for the last 40+ years.

[Barnardlives]

Agree, that’s my point, it’s overall team system and structure, so these continual pot shots at McGrath in particular and now Roberts are just very naive and not needed

[Bunyip]

Agree 100%.

Movement when it does happen is far too too late.

Matthew Lloyd in one of his radio spots recently was talking about looking for slight cues like the turning of hips up the field when someone was gathering the ball. This would give him an early indication of which way they were going to move and hence where he needed to lead.

We’ve lacked quality half forwards for so long who can both move proactively and then hit target inside 50. I feel for our defenders two fold. Ball coming in under no pressure and a complete lack of outlets on the rebound. Farrow would hit targets if the options were there.

[bomber_brain]

You only have to watch highlights of Marto to see how much we miss him. That dead eye at goal playing half forward role was peak Marto…could kick a goal! Fingers crossed he can come back because he was probably in our top 3 pre- injury

[Tezzalenco]

@Barnardlives

When Martin was playing at half back he was turning it over more than McGrath and Roberts. We have also had Merrett at half back who continuously turns it over.

McGrath and Roberts’s are copping it from supporters at the moment but at some point supporters need to question whether it’s them as individual players or whether it’s system and coaching.

My thoughts, based on the fact we have tried all of our absolute best players back at half back is that it’s system and structure. Sure there are better kicks in the comp than McGrath and Roberts. But there are worse too that can’t run and defend like those two

You’re onto something there. I don’t think Robert’s is as bad a kick as some make out but Martin at halfback had some shockers as well. It’s funny that Robert’s is trusted with the kick ins at times after a behind and seems to do pretty well in that role.