People make me laugh- some more excited about Townsend than Yarran. There is a 95% chance Townsend will just be another Gordon type and only a 5% chance of him becoming the next Miles.
Yarran at his very best is an A grader, I don't think many could argue that. Sure he has to get his head right but I'm tipping it's easier for us to do that like we have with Dusty, than turn a kid like Townsend into an A grader. Or even a B grader.
Pick 19 for Yarran is the bargain of the century if you consider, other than Rance, who we have drafted after the first round for a very long time.
I would have loved to have been bold and traded out Astbury, Conca, Griffiths and Ellis but we didn't so we move on but surely the first 3 named are on their last chances. Ellis I just cannot stand as a footballer.
Rated it a C overall.
Yet those A grade performances are few and far between. The trouble is those good ones are always mixed in with horrid ones on a regular basis. If it didnt happen ther inconsistency and soft dismal efforts every club in the trade period would have thrown the sink at him. yet just one club was truly interested..
We didnt get Townsend to be an Agrader. We got him to do an inside role that is badly lacking. We got him to become a servicable player who Consistently performs his role, now thats something Yarran in 7 yrs has failed to do. But gee when he has a good game once every 4 or 5 weeks its a beauty.
