Re: NAB Challenge: Carlton vs. Sydney at Etihad
Reply #241 –
Yes, I watched it. He's a no talent hack. The only time he takes a mark, and it's hold your breath when he goes for it, is when he's on his own without an opponent being within 20 metres of him.
And you can completely forget about him being able to read the play. Compare him and Weitering, and it's no contest.
Just accept that he's a liability being on the ground, and the next time he stuffs up, which will be against Richmond, you won't want to throw a brick at the TV screen in frustration.
From conversations that I have had with people at the club, they are fully aware that he's a spud.
If you can provide me with evidence where Bolton has publicly even mentioned Rowe once and that he "rates" him, I will defer to your knowledge on this subject.
I was at the game and we would have had another ten goal flogging if Rowe wasn't on the ground. He took five marks and had several decisive spoils, a couple against Buddy. Rowe's performance was considerably better than Jamison's and his grunt work allowed Weitering to zone off.
Bolton has made it perfectly clear that he won't talk about individual performances and he's said nothing about Rowe or other players. The fact that Rowe is our first choice CHB probably gives some idea of how Bolton and the other coaches rate him. Just accept that Rowe is getting a game and will continue to do so until we recruit or develop another couple of key defenders; Jamison will probably go before Rowe.