Re: Goaltracker 2019
Reply #58 –
In fairness, Ed's played just one game in the midfield for 2019 so far, and Cripps frequently rests forward! Not that it's a bad thing, but it's not the same as mids kicking goals.
My measure will be when midfielders start scoring by working forward as part of their midfield rotation, like when you watch Ablett Jnr charge forward out of the square to kick a goal or to rove a F50 marking contest, not when the mids resting in the forward pocket or playing as small lead up forwards!
Ed has played in the midfield during every game this season. Admittedly he didn’t spend a lot of time there in the first couple games but his midfield minutes have ramped up since then. Same with Gibbons. I guess you could argue that half of Ed’s goals were scored when he was playing forward rather than working forward.