a lot of the vfl reports mentioned him "controlling" the backline.
This is what chaplin is in the side for. I dont think batch is that much better than dea. If he can force batch out, he may indireclty force chaplin out.
I would have thought he is a similar type of player/role to Vlastuin but less talented. Batchelor should be performing Vlastuins role as well but again has too many deficiencies.
Batchelor as a tall is terrible and as a medium sized defender who should also provide rebound and great delivery worse.
I know Batchelor has played some decent games this yr but i certainly feel he is an inbetween player who we must do better than. Isuppose we have plenty like that.
Chaplin is in the side as a key defender and all that that includes. Unfortunately Chappy fails miserably in some important areas of the role. Neither Batchelor or Dea are KPDs and in all honesty neither should ever be asked to play as such. Dea and Batchelor will never force Chaplin out of the side the only players we have who could possibly do that are Astbury who we are trading and Elton
who can barely get a kick in the two's. I woukld say effectively Chaplin has no pressure at all on his position.
Hawthorn have a bloke called Angus Litherland who just cant break into their team. He is a 192/90 hard running hbf who defends pretty well. I would be asking about him.
It is no secret the player i want most in the off season is Carlisle and i would also be looking hard at Lachie Plowman a 193/92 tall defender who may become a kpd.
Of course the RFC and it seems most of the supporters have no inclination at all of going at tall defenders or running defenders. It remains a mystery to me.The need is great and becomes even greater if Astbury is traded.
