Kemp isnt a reliable set shot kick for goal and will never make a good full forward on that basis imho.
Surely Kemp has to be on shaky ground. When I watch him play I am reminded of the saying "Jack of all trades and master of none". He has been tried on the back line, the forward line and positions in between. On a good day he breaks even with his opponent, and on most other days his performance can best be described as mediocre.
The fact he is able to retain his position in the side is a reflection of our desperate shortage of KPPs.
Re kemp....
Very poor game from him, no doubt.
However, did you see our entry inside f50?
As best i can tell it was sit it on harrys head and hope for a miracle.....and it didnt come.
Our f50 entries are terrible, and the conditions have a large say in that, but when its decent weather, kemp finds space and is ok 1 on 1 and on a lead.
Given we have SFA behind him knocking on the door, we must persist with him.
Hes much better as 3rd banana not #2.
Had we recruited some KPFs over the years, hed be playing 2s, but we didnt, so here we are.
Excuses Jimmy.
When we lost to all the other top 6 sides it was unacceptable.
Kemp...
He's a bit off the boil just at the moment and that's probably influencing perceptions a bit (mine included)
I think the thing that affects most people's opinions with regard to Kemp is that he is essentially our main forward target but he doesn't hit the scoreboard often enough, especially in the block of games since Voss's departure.
There's a couple of goalless games there, and another couple where he's only kicked the one.
He makes position very well and provides a good target.
He's probably attracting the best oppostition defender while McKay is off in "never never land" away from goal.
He averages around 6 marks a game...so it's not like he doesn't get opportunities.
In fact he should be getting more, because in recent games he's dropped a lot of marks he would normally take.
(that may be the reason folks are a bit down on him at present)
He'll probably finish the season with around the same number of goals as Curnow kicked last year.
It's true, he would benefit from another big body up there...either McKay back closer to goal, maybe Derksen when Weitering comes back or a resting ruck.