Steve Morris was our best defender this year and Grimes was better than Rance when he was on the park. 
Yet Alex still finished 6th in the B&F. Underrated by many 'supporters'. Not the coaching staff though.
hmm id like a dollar for every time ive read similar about the coaching staff. ya know what? just perhaps, im it could be a possibility the coaching staff are wrong. hmm a backman in a side that finished 12th
rance has three obvious and clear deficiencies in his game. he also has a few decent strengths. we got chaplin because of those weaknesses those weaknesses have regularly cost us big time.
if rance cannot perform his defensive responsibilities without grimes in the side that makes him deficient and thus a liability far too often. you just need compare the difference between rance and grimes in critical areas one is accomplished assured and rarely makes a mistake the other well at times it is comedy capers. no wonder we went out and got chaplin.
no matter which way you look at it, this yr he has had more goals kicked on him bar one player. people arent imagining him falling over, or pretending he misses a lot of easy spoils.or the fact he gets caught out of position far too often or he struggles one on one far too often. it happens and it happens too often.
as for his kicking well hes an average kick and it is improving. these things just didnt appear over night they have happened every yr.
ive seen supporters rave about games this bloke has played because of the amount of ball hes got. they dont ever see in the same game him leave his man or see him fall over at the wrong time or completely miss an easy spoil having minutes before done a good spoil or get out bodied. hes a battler in these areas.
the complaint is not that he doesnt do these things well. fact is at times he does. the complaint is that far too often he does them poorly. he is not assured and accomplished in the air and he certainly lacks composure.
these are all things that we see, or it seems some of us see. just because others dont see it does it mean we are wrong. what are we to do ignore these things or be honest and make comment on them when discussing him.
