My only concern with Sonsie is his physical strength. He has the skills & tricks to be elite, seems to be fit enough to run all day ... But I never see him burst through tackles or rag doll his opponents. It makes me doubt his actual level of physical strength, not his bravery or dare, but his raw power to play against the big guys - to play like a man!
I think this is why he gets sheltered in a forward pocket - his coaches don't want to expose his lack of physical strength by putting him in the middle. The list of midfield brutes who would utterly rag doll Sonsie is a little too long. He could hold his own against a similar build (boys vs boys in the VFL) but would get monstered by the Cripps & Dangerfields out there.
Is that what sentances him to a forward pocket?
It is fixable, so let's go! Lets put up some signage with some big arrows to show the way to the gym ...
