then grabs to league by the scruff of the neck and says stop me if you can cause he has that ability.
Agreed, but will he do it every week for the full 100mins of a match, not when he decides to go ??
We should expect 100% effort from him at al times but impossible to expect the high end output 100% of the time as he will have plent of opponents paying him very close attention. A more consistent and mature Yarran would thrill us all in 2014.
Sorry, but trying to pick a best 22 in January is like judging your blind date on what her friends say about her/him.
Remember that dude we got from the Weagles (no. 22 from memory) who trained the house down, and was an on-field dud?
In fact, there is no such thing as a 'best 22'. It is a nonsense, even, to think such a thing. So limiting. There is only a thing called 'the list' from where we pick the best 22 for 'this week'.
When I look at our list I could easily imagine our best 22 to be 34 blokes. And that is close to how it should be.
Callum Chambers is the guy you were thinking of, and he was super fast hence the hype when we got him at the end of 2004. Agree that we finally have a list with some serious depth that will hopefully allow us to challenge deep into September with a little luck.
Betts has one clear advantage over Garlett and Yarran and that is his marking ability. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Betts is one of the best marks for a small forward.
However, Garlett and Yarran are more complete footballers than Eddie and can make a contribution up the ground and in defence whereas Eddie is a forward first and foremost.
Like many others, I was sad to see Eddie leave but we've got his position covered and then some.
As good as his marking was I'm glad we will no longer se him as the lone forward trying to out mark 2 or 3 opposition players, geez it drove me nuts!
@MI I hear that MI, but I was thinking more on the aspects of maintaining focus on the end result being sought, shutting out distractions and having a mental picture of the ball sailing through, to the exclusion of all other thoughts etc. etc.? Then the kicking should take care of itself in the way you describe.
I think the mental approach and kicking action are two separate entities. I know confidence can play a big part in a footballer's game (e.g. Henderson) but all the confidence in the world can't change a natural flaw in a player's game, and focussing on the end result before you've laid it onto your boot is the wrong way to go about it imo.
I played a round of golf on the weekend and for a long time now I've been slicing my drives. I noticed that I was bringing my hips through earlier than my arms and when I focussed on bringing my hips through later every shot was straight down the fairway. It felt unnatural and I had to have complete focus on what I was doing but that is what made the difference. I was under no external pressure what so ever. What I need to do is practice until it is a natural part of my game.
I think Levi has a similar problem to his kicking.
He could start by lowering his ball drop to just inside the earths atmosphere that'll help. Secondly, from a fellow golf tragic it's good to hear you describe the remedy to your slicing as unnatural in what has to be the most unnatural sport on earth!
“I came to Australia in the hope of winning our fourth Ashes series on the trot but that's now impossible," Swann told British newspaper The Sun.
“So it's time for someone else to buckle in and enjoy the ride. I could have made myself available for the last two Tests and maybe had a bit of a send-off from the Barmy Army.
“But that's no reason to hang on for two more games. I like to be the centre of attention - but for the right reason by winning games of cricket.”
Good career for Swann but I would have thought he had unfinished business in proving he could take wickets in Australia and Melbourne and Sydney should have offered him more.
I might be being harsh but I reckon it's weak and selfish of him to retire half way through a tough tour where they have already lost one of their key players to illness. He chose to come on the tour and he should see it through to the end and then bow out, not a good sign for the rest of the Poms tour here.
I remember us being rubbish in the pre season games then going on and winning premierships... and in more recent times I recall us winning 2 pre season premierships and going on to be rubbish.
Time to experiment and check out newbies... that's about it.
x2....No point flogging our good players and I would use the preseason to test a few kids out and see where they are at......Duigan has gone so there is a senior spot up for grabs.....would love a kid like Reynolds or Johnson to show something and get that spot...
I'm not against elevating Wood and making sure that Kreuzer is absolutely ready to go. Even if it means he misses the first 5-6 games of the year to make up for his interrupted preseason. Some on here may have already pencilled this in as a certainty.
He's the only rookie with AFL experience so it makes sense to me.
Both he and Watson are on thin ice IMO. No one knocking down the door and the reluctance to change a winning side may not be enough to save Smith, would love to see Watson out as he raps me off no end.
Brand new drop in pitch, so I can imagine it will be green on the first couple of days and then break up pretty badly day 4 and 5.
They've come a long way from the early days with drop in pitches, it will be interesting to see if they can maintain the characteristics of the old Adelaide oval pitches which we're a batsmen's paradise. England will be praying they can as they have a proven top six, we would love some bounce as it plays into the ands of our bowlers.
