Re: What's wrong with Lachie?
Reply #33 –
Hasn't come on as a forward as I hoped and looks uncomfortable there right now. Unfortunately for Lachie he is missing the two key ingredients that make a key forward in my opinion.
1. Presence (he is a great clubman and all but playing forward requires a bit of ego and an ability to demand the ball etc...)
2. Athleticism (he can't get seperation on leads, hasn't got Waite's leap and isn't big enough to just use his size ala Brown or Hawkins)
He looks a much more natural defender but we need to make sure we are getting contests up forward and Rowe is holding his own down back, so he is a bit in no mans land right now. He just needs to find a way to work his way into games more somehow.
I think I agree with your main sentiment, he seems much more comfortable and consistent as a defender. He has athleticism and definitely has awareness ie is a natural footballer, but it's more of an awareness based on when and where to position himself to negate and launch , rather than a pure physical or speed advantage that you need in a forward. Don't mind him going forward, occasionally and even in consecutive games, but I reckon his best position is defense. Only problem is Rowe is doing a fine job there atm, and we desperately need a forward. Just highlights our desperate need for a natural KPF.