Re: 2018 VFL Rd 11: Carlton vs Richmond
Reply #65 –
Think most expected a bit more from Mullet who was rated a good kick but Brad Scott gave us the tip that Mullet was dumped by Nth due to his poor contesting......Scott was right.
OShea was a reasonable player for Port over the journey but was dumped in the end for his poor kicking/disposal...guess what?....Port knew what they were talking about. Oshea looked good in the NB's and cleaned up his kicking but the VFL is slower paced and he picked up a lot of easy kicks vs kids from the burbs who lacked experience. Back in the AFL his old problems surfaced, poor kicking, poor decision making due to the extra pressure and pace of the game.
IMO you would delist both at seasons end but with ACOS shot, JGM next to useless and us lacking senior mid range experience they may get another year....
If you look at our backline it appeared full of depth and talent but Marchbank has proven injury prone, Jones has been leaking goals early in the season, Rowe is nearly shot and Weitering still not right IMO..
You look at Thomas and Simpson as retirees, Byrne also injury prone and there are more question marks than answers IMo.....which may help our former two eek out another season....
You could see why Bartel would suggest the Mcgovern brothers as trade targets especially J. McGovern....
But apart from that its all good right?