Imo he had an ordinary season we should be getting so much more out of who ever it is we play in the role.
13TH in the B&F Why are people hanging their hats on that.. He is one of 14 players who played more than 20 games and he came 13th in the b&f.
Why are there always excuses for the players. He must have had a good year he came 13th in the B&F, Not his fault he plays on talls. Oh the midfield didnt help out enough,ffs stop the excuses.
It has always been the case and will always remain the case he doesnt have the attributes to play tall and he doesnt have the attributes to play small.He may well have the odd good game which will happen if you play 23 games in the season.
He is 188cm and 88kg. he should never be playing against key forwards a simple thing like his physical attributes says this it is not hard to see. The one area Batchelor should have it all over these tall players is pace and run and this just is not the case. He struggles to keep up with these types how the hell is he going to keep up with a quick nippy small.
People are kidding themselves if they think hes a good third up rebounding player. He just doesnt do enough of the key elements in this role.
He barely touches the ball most games how can you run and rebound if you dont have the ball. I would have thought an ave of 15 - 20 disposals a game is needed for the rebounding types.Also he doesnt often actually rebound the ball or run lines and get forward enough to deliver inside 50. All of these things he should be doing much more of.
For a third up type he is not doing enough in the air. 1% should be through the roof yet they are just ave.There are few contested marks and When the ball hits the ground there is little run and few tackles.
YES of course he has played some decent footy and he is one of few who will crack in but he will always struggle to be anything more than a reasonable player because he doesnt have the attributes to perform the role we ask of him.
I have long advocated we play McIntosh as that third up rebounding defender. He has height, pace, can run lines, has a good motor, lays crunching tackles, and gets his hands on the pill. He is no stranger to defense either he was a very good defender as a junior.Strong in the air and accountable.It may take a little while to get him up to speed as a defender but he is imo a far better option in the role than Batchelor.
