The Negative: Quiet CumberlandThere is no doubting Noah Cumberland’s natural and raw ability as a forward.
He has a knack of kicking goals out of nothing and turning it on when the Tigers need a spark.
After kicking three goals in the opening quarter against Melbourne in Round 6, Cumberland has gone off the boil.
He had his moments early in the Gold Coast loss, but shanked his two first-quarter shots at goal, before dropping right off.
On Saturday, he had just two handballs before he was subbed out for Rhyan Mansell in the third term.
While Cumberland possesses some of the tools required to succeed at the elite level, he just needs to bridge the gap between his worst and best. A lot of that is between the ears.
Hopefully Hardwick can find a way to get more out of him because he can be a more than handy player in attack for the Tigers.
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