Re: A General in the Forward Line
Reply #34 –
It's a rare player like a Kernahan who can come in and immediately command that authority. If McGovern is that type of character it will show up fairly quickly.
I don't think it's just about a presence, it's about working to bring your team-mates into the game around you.
I think we've got the KPF positions covered, but they are not the type who create opportunities for others, they are more likely to be the focus of those created opportunities. Messiah types, who'll win the game for you off their own boot in the hot moment.
I think we need someone who has a primary focus of creating opportunities for others, knows how to get the football, plays in a disciplined manner, will be listened to by the beginners and commands enough senior respect to be honoured with disposals from players further up the field.
At the moment Gibbons seems to have become the defacto focus when all others are out of position, and it's not working we need another option.