Every player makes errors by foot, why are we so critical of our good players when they make errors? I watched the haw - wb game and in the first qtr Griffen was horrible with his disposal, yet by the end of the match all you hear was how good is Griff? A gun like pendlebury makes skill errors by foot every week (I watch every pies game unfortunately) yet we don't hear boo about it. Cotch makes errors and his disposal is suspect. There was a game earlier this year where Cotch had more time in possession than I can remember him having this season and hit 4-5 lace out passes to leading fwds perfectly weighted and then I come on here and here the talk of a few errors he made.
What abt Fyfe? makes more clangers and errors by foot than just about any other player in the comp. Bar G.Ablett who is a freak, every single elite midfielder butchers their fair share of kicks
Fair points t_m.
I agree all elite mids butcher the ball. Interesting you mention Griffen it his disposal that has always had me questioning how good he actually is because he can be "elite" when it comes to butchering the ball.
Ditto Cooney but I see more upside in Griffen because he's long kicking is more dangerous (IMO) than his short kicking.
But I actually lean the other way and reckon alot of people give our better players more lee-way regarding their disposal.
I would suggest that people a far more critical of a Jacko, Kingy or Rance and their disposal than they are of Cotchin or say Deledio. A Jacko turnover that results in an oppostion goal can have an entire thread started/dedicated about it
, Cotch or Lids don't cop that. Hence, why I reckon some of our better players don't cop the scutiny or the critical eye that our fringe players do
