Re: 2018 Rd 15: Pre Game Pressure: Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Reply #28 –
Ray..Got nothing to do with a boys body, he shy's away from contests and doesnt have the mindset of a physcially committed player.....you either have it or you dont.
Boekhorst didnt have it and its stood out like dogs knackers, Mullet doesnt have it either...
I'm not sold on Obrien at all unlike Dow who attacks the ball well....Obrien will get some slack cut his way due to being a pick 10 and the notion he is an outside player who isnt expected to
contest as much but the spotlight will get around to him, think it was Cameron Ling in a earlier game who suggested he froze and pulled up short.
Polson attacks the ball and man well, tackles hard but needs game time to improve his skills and awareness.
Fisher has a small body but he commits to the ball, I just want to see Obrien do the same every game....
I don’t see that at all with O’Brien EB.
O’Brien generally sizes up the situation quickly and goes for the option that is likely to keep him on his feet and in the contest. I’d much rather see him do that than end up on his butt and with his opponent streaming towards goal.
O’Brien didn’t get a lot of the ball on Sunday but he laid tackles and shepherded, usually against much bigger opponents. That’s physical commitment in my book.
As for Cameron Ling’s opinion ?