Jack Graham that is [merged]

[wayne]

Hopefully Dimma loves him that much he will offer something crazy for him

[camboon]

Very inconsistent , missed his opportunity to stand up , no excuses unless he was injured

[WilliamPowell]

Pathetic effort. Should have stood up given 2 senior mids were out.

A battler who won’t take us forward and is keeping a kid from getting a game

Bit hard to stand up in the middle when they had him playing HFF for the so much of the game

But agree he had a shocker.

Actually it's hard to find any one who didn't have a shocker

[The Machine]

Ross and Banks were the only highlights for me. The rest had stinkers.

[The Machine]

And Coulthard showed glimpses of what he can deliver. A small positive.

[Damo]

Ross and Banks were the only highlights for me. The rest had stinkers.

We needed more from you
That’s for sure

[georgies31]

His tradeable fullstop.

[Damo]

His tradeable fullstop.

Would get stuff all for him

The saddest part , he tries so hard and gets the most from himself .. and clearly a loved clubman

Problem is he is a slow plodder with average skills

I’d keep him if he’s getting paid minimal .. can’t all be champions with a salary cap in place

[Hard Roar Tiger]

His tradeable fullstop.

Would get stuff all for him

The saddest part , he tries so hard and gets the most from himself .. and clearly a loved clubman

Problem is he is a slow plodder with average skills

I’d keep him if he’s getting paid minimal .. can’t all be champions with a salary cap in place

Yep.

[Tiger_In_Sicily]

How many forget how important he was during our successful years and during finals games .

[Diocletian]

So was George - that was then this is now.

[Damo]

So was George - that was then this is now.

Townsend was also pretty important in 2017

Oh how they forget

[the claw]

Will this week be a good week for him. Or will the mediocrity continue. Me thinks its a bit early for him to have a good game so the expectation is more mediocrity.

[the claw]

Okay who would agree that Jack Graham because of limitations should play primarily as an inside mid.I think most would agree with that.

Every now and then he has popped up and kicked a goal here and a goal there but again i think most would agree he is not a fwd.
Simply put he is not a defender too many limitations.

To play imo he must play as an inside mid and be good at what all that implies. For me there are way too many better small inside mids at other clubs so we need an upgrade if we are to compete.

Most clubs will go with one or two small inside mids and then surround them with bigger mids.
I looked at similar sized mids 183cm and under who play mostly inside or win plenty of contested ball and clearances with good disposal and tackle numbers.These to me are the prerequisites to play inside.

When doing this exercise it becomes clear we need an upgrade on Jack Graham. I would go even further and say with Prestia and Bolton as mids we do not need another small inside mid who is just very average in the role. we need to surround those two with bigger mids like most sides do.

If we are to play another small  mid he must have a very good outside game to go with it which Graham does not.

We really should be looking to trade him and we should be proactive in trying to find the next Prestia.

[Diocletian]

How'd you go today Machine Man? Were you even out there? Think I might've seen someone trailing ten metres behind the Saints ball carriers a few times and losing ground- just assumed it was you...