Re: Chris Yarran has gone backwards.
Reply #174 –
I agree that Yarran does not appear to be mentally hard enough, or show 100% effort.
But I also agree that Murph is also not mentally hard enough, and can go missing too easily.
Personally, my biggest gripe is with Judd, as good as he is around stoppages, the number of times I see him in no mans land when we are trying to set up a zone, or doesn't man up quickly enough or closely enough in general play or when the opposition come out of defense. IMO Judd's defensive game is atrocious. IMO Judd allows his opponents too many uncontested posessions, they get away from him away from the stoppages.
Now what I don't know is if MM is as harsh on Judd and Murph as he is with Yaran, but IMO they all need to lift their game, and I can't remember who said it, but it should start at the top with the captain, then the leadership group, senior players and so on.