Cameron is a bit of a one trick pony that most teams have worked out how to stop. Doesn't respond well to close marking and double teaming.
Our money is better spent elsewhere
He doesn't respond well to "double teaming"
Who does? Isn't he still about 20 years old?
"One trick pony".. He is anything but.
Not having the greatest season to date but almost won a Coleman Medal last year in his second season.
if our development is not much better than putrid what's the point in paying a 20 year old big money, as we will only stuff him up as a player?
What?
Good players are good players. They will develop wherever they are. It's natural to them.
Development is for players that are not stars when they are drafted.
Do you give Richmond credit for the development of Cotch, Lids and Martin? They would be stars if they were drafted anywhere.
It's one thing to not want Cameron but to say he is a one trick pony at age 20 and he is no good when he is double teamed is stupid.
I did not mention anything about being a one trick pony or when double teamed
On one hand you tell us that our drafting and development is putrid, so therefore we should trade for a first round draft pick that still needs developing, rather than go through the draft and develop our own. Whats the point of that if we cant develop?
but you then go on to say that a good player will become a good player regardless of development and then list 9 of our first round draft picks from recent times that are good players
So unless you believe we could get cameron without giving up a first round draft pick, you a chasing your tail.
That was me al so I have no idea why the Big Toaster pinned it on you.
BT, to get Cameron out of the game all you have to do is rough him up a bit and he goes missing. Not sure how many games you have seen Cameron play live but I have seen plenty and I can tell you, that last year most clubs gave him too much time and space and allowed him to play his natural game. This year, opposition teams are right on him and giving him no room to move.
He is very good overhead and judges the flight of the footy really well, but he struggles to get right into heavily contested marking situations unless he can either get a clean leap from behind or wait for scraps off the back of the pack. Last year GWS were kicking over his head whenever possible so he could use his speed in one on one sprints towards the goals which in most cases he won. Drop an extra man back and it kills this type of tactic. Cameron hasn't kicked many goals this way if any this year but last year about 30% of his goals came using this tactic.