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Like the positivity, but Setterfield has played 2 games, walsh has played none. For our midfield to be competitive we need the guys who have 30-50 games to step up - SPS, Fisher, Cuningham etc

Polson is a coaches favourite, Fasalo is new and has already stuffed up....dont see Fasalo getting rewarded with a game without some decent form.
Logic also says the Tigers are very strong in terms of small forwards and we are very weak in terms of having suitable opponents so thats another tick for Polson.
Would I play him....No....his pre season form has been ordinary and mirrored what we saw last season bar one game and his skill level/turn over factor a real negative but
having both the coaching group and playing group onside means Polson will get his fair share of opportunities starting with round 1 IMO.

I wouldn't pick Polson on the face of it if it was my call but I put a bit of faith in the coaches that they need his pace and pressure. They give him a job to do. We don't know what that is but he must be carrying it out particularly well.

I really like his pace and his willingness to kick on his left and those flashes of brilliance.

I wouldn't pick Polson on the face of it if it was my call but I put a bit of faith in the coaches that they need his pace and pressure. They give him a job to do. We don't know what that is but he must be carrying it out particularly well.

I really like his pace and his willingness to kick on his left and those flashes of brilliance.

Flashes of brilliance?

What are you smoking Jeza? 

I think that's right Jeza.  Polson is not a coach's favourite, he is simply rewarded for carrying out his role - whatever that may be 

I tried to watch him closely in the JLT games and he is certainly around the contest and applying pressure, and that seems to be what his role is.  However, I'd like to see him make the most of limited possessions and get more score involvements.

Poulson is no better or worse than Carrazzo at the same stage of his career, he's still a beginner who is getting better with time so it's worth waiting.

Also Poulson is an A-Grade antidote to some of the d17kh3ads that can be commonly found in and around football clubs.

Nope, not so.

Carrots was always a ball magnet...even if his ball use was so so early on.

Polson barely touches the ball during a game....and doesn't even get big numbers in the 2s.

Carrazzo's role was to get the pill but consistently kicking it to the opposition's advantage was almost as bad as playing with 17 men vs 19.

Polson's role is to stop an opponent getting the ball and to limit effective kicks out of the opposition's defensive 50.  I think that he does that quite well ... but he needs to win more of the ball.

I'm a bit of a Polson fan.
I'm always a bit biased by attitude so that probably means I put a bit more emphasis on the good things.

I think I described him last year as an 'almost' player.
"Almost makes those tackles stick"
"Almost breaks through the tackle and into the clear."

There was one occasion on the weekend (yep, only one I can think of....and it was in a practice game) when he did make that break and delivered the ball perfectly to the forward.

Is there a hundred game payer there?
Who knows... I suspect some will think "probably yes" because he's a "Bolton Pet"
But Bolton is not in a position to be able to afford the luxury of playing players because they show a good attitude for much longer.
Games will be earned on the ability to influence results rather than on learning experiences.

If Polson's in the side at the end of the season it will be because he's earned his spot.