Re: R8 - Blues vs Saints (Monday night mauling?)
Reply #17 –
But we wouldn't be the only club who has a list profile like this but ours is probably longer.
FWIW I reckon if one of Beams, Swann or Pendlebury went down the Pies would be just another team.
I know I keep banging on about gun midfields but it's the difference. You need three or four stars and 3 or 4 really good back up.
For sure, Judd comes in and they can't put all the focus on Murphy.
For all of the Bombers love, WCE hype, Tigers delusion etc over the years, these guy's will never be a threat because they have one, maybe two, quality on-ballers. They are too easy to cover.
I actually thought for a time that with Gibbs, Murph, Judd we might have a chance but Gibbs didn't become the midfielder we hoped or he found himself playing back or tagging under Ratts and MM.
No Judd now, Gibbs still finding himself filling holes so it falls to Murph.
What I don't understand is that Simpson doesn't find himself on the ball. Weve tried Eddie and Jeffy and all sorts but no Simpson. I don't get it.
Particularly when I remember Pagan put him on the ball in maybe his first season and he did well despite weighing about 65kg in a soaking wet long sleeve jumper.