Re: AFL Rd 3 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Hawthorn
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My take on Boyd from the pre-season game(s) i saw him in was that he was dead last on the pecking order on our list and daylight was second last.
Now, i could see why we chose him when we did (even if he wasn't a big need - hello KPD!) but he did have a decent kick on him and didn't mind a run. Between him, and LOB, we didn't have much else (obviously behind Saad...and maybe Martin).
But his kicking was absolutely horrendous in the praccy matches and i can't see how it will improve with the increased pressure of an actual AFL game.
I hope i'm wrong, but i think this is our biggest selection blunder thus far.
Apparently Boyd's disposal efficiency in the VFL last week was 92%.
His disposal wasn't all that bad in the pre-season games, he just made some very bad decisions that resulted in turnovers and opposition goals. Hopefully, he'll keep it simple, take the best option and leave the pin-point passes to his more experienced teammates.
Going into a game with two newby defenders would normally make me nervous but our defensive pressure all over the ground has improved to the point where our back six aren't under the pressure that they have been in past seasons. We're ranked first in least opponent inside 50s per game and that's got to make life easier for our defenders.
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