You mention he was on the pee in the off season but consistantly fail to mention he was locked up and fined. So he can't be trusted even at his age than what sort of example is that going to be to impressionable youngsters coming through.
Is your problem that he was drinking, or that he got done for it?
Claw seems to think this fellow is a decent player. I don't feel he was worth the risk but as Cameron has already pointed out he felt Edwards was worth a late pick to add depth incase our forward line had a run of injuries. That's fair enough.
I for one won't be pinning our hopes on a finals berth on him playing.
I think we won't need him to make finals.
apology first. you are entitled to your opinion i dont mean to demean it.
i also apogise for not replying to the post about cameron i go out of my way to read all posts but havent. i feel like we are going around in circles.
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yes i think edwards can play when hes good hes good but like all permanent forwards it can get a bit lean at times.
i dont think him depth not when you have just two medium sized forwards on the list. one a psd pick still aged 19 with a long way to go in ohanlon. the other being edwards.hes a medium sized forward not a lot different to morton or even wce lecras where marking and leading is more the go.
we are not arguing type here hes not a tall and does more than enough on the grond.
i expect two kpfs one ruck/for, one med forward and possibly two sml forwards as the structure.
just my opinion but one reason why our forward line has been dysfunctional and one dimensional is we have had to put up with 3 runts and 3 bean poles if you like.theres no flexability. or option to go to plan b.
on craig cameron can i give you a tip dont trust a word he says he has nfi. maybe he meant edwards improves depth in a deficient area. our list has taken forever to even remotely look structured and thats after 6 yrs of this bloke. hes got so much wrong im gobsmacked he still has a job to be honest.
finally im not pinning my hopes on us making finals because we got a edwards. but i as sure as hell think he improves our list and our med forward stocks.
im not sure if we need him to make finals either but im damn sure he gives us a better chance of getting there.
if finals are the go for 2012 i would have taken moloney and martin as well as chaplin knights and edwards. id also be looking at at least two mature rookies.
