He's definitely improved since the stalker was put away, not just a coincidence.
Where do ppl rate him as a KPD compared to other KPD's in the game?
Off the top of my head:
Taylor
Lonergan
Carlisle
Richards
Merrett
Jamieson
Henderson
McPharlin
Mckenzie
Trengove
Talia
Thompson
Garland
Frawley
Reid
N.Brown
That's a pretty good list of key backs and I recon he sits about in the middle just on name alone. Some he doesn't defend as well as (Frawley for example) but his rebound is probably more in the top 3 or 4 of that group. And if you have others who get across and are third man up (Chaplin) Than he becomes one of the best out of that very good group of defenders. He is very athletic and players both tall and small and is not scared to leave his man to help out his team mates and that in it's self is a pretty big bonus that puts him ahead of most others on that list. No secret that he is one of my favorites but I cannot fathem how other on here cannot see his value.... STAR!
pretty well summed up bt If he can keep improving his body on body work deep, he will become a gun... and the more our side improves the better he'll look with Chappy and Grimes giving the chop out. Thing I liked about last week was how Chappy and rance rotated on sooki roo, keeps them from redlining.
A year on.... How do we rate him now against these backman?
For me he is in the top 3, with all things considered. One on ones, general defending, marking, spoiling, rebounding, disposal, courage, work rate, smarts.
IMO easily the best KPD for his age.
Thoughts??