Re: 2018 Rd 10: Pre Game Irritation: Carlton vs Geelong
Reply #23 –
Who cares where he was drafted at. I can list countless first round picks that fail. His draft selection should be a minor factor in whether you select a guy that has been de-listed by another struggling club. And If he would look so good at Hawthorn why did they and 16 other teams pass on him?
I gather clubs were worried that he would pull the plug again if things got tough. He's a great sidekick player, we have a few too many who are happy to be the sidekick and not the front man. It's the old debate about having too many introverts not enough extroverts.
We made a huge mistake de-listing Robinson, his sins were trivial and we were bullied into it by the media and a has-been coach that hated him! We took the weak option, and it shows in the way we play all too frequently! But we've debated this frequently, back when the club publicly potted Yarran for belting Chapman who deserved it, back when the media gloss over Hunt stomping on Betts fingers, apparently we are supposed to just wear the bullying, kidney punches and elbows in the back of the head and turn the other cheek while listening to the rest of the AFL cry if we strike back!
We will look much better if Pickett returns, hopefully with some form and confidence he's the type we need.
Despite what people think of Weitering he'll grow into an aggressive defender, because he has that sad-sack appearance people think he's an introvert when in fact he is the very opposite. Kerr works hard naturally and won't be bullied, likewise Charlie. They all just need to realise they are the intimidating ones, at the moment they are men with child like minds. McKay needs to develop the work ethic, because he has a natural aggression. They are only just learning how brutal AFL is, and that you either have to be a dog or get eaten!
De Koning will be something special, given time to develop without being beaten down, he is a 200 gamer!
The ones I'm not confident in are Marchbank, SPS, Mullet, O'Shea and Garlett. The tell is they can be ferocious tacklers but they won't wear a tackle to draw in an opponent and by a team-mate space, instead they sell team-mates into trouble getting rid of the football like a hot potato to be bruise free ball users. They are the opposite of Fisher, that kid could go right past Cripps and Docherty to become the next captain.
I like Kennedy's work on the inside, but he needs to get his injuries sorted and find way s to make himself durable. He's never going to be an outside player without us adding some genuine place around him, see Pickett!
A huge problem BB has at the moment, is the action on the field does not match the talk.