I think is 2nd in comp for contested marks.
Try 18th, 1 ahead of Reiwoldt
Any idea what he is in the back half of the year? I think Doug was onto something. I've heard a stat about 4 weeks ago that he was 2nd in the comp or something over a period of a month or 2.
PS, Can anyone confirm if it's just Doug or Black Doug?
last 4 games he has taken 26marks of which just 4 have been contested, ty like a few tigers plays bruise free footy.
Well he was up there at one stage. Probably when you weren't in this thread. Which ever weeks those were.
im not in here very often imo. i say what i see make my point and tend to leave it for awhile.
i will reiterate again. im not calling for his head im not saying he is no good.
what i do say is there are parts of his game that have always peeed me off nothing has changed or greatly improved in these areas and they should have by now.
for him to become a competetant #1 ruckman or kpf he first and foremost needes 10 kilo on his frame and the subsequent strength that will come with it.
he desperately needs to find some toughness he needs to learn to compete and he surely needs to stop being so lazy when he doesnt have the ball.
he needs to get to more contests and at the least give a decent contest. if hes not marking it he needs to bringing it down to advantage. he needs to lay tackles and let opposition know hes about the place. he especially needs to learn to attack the ball with a vengeance.
in afl speak, hes no longer a kid hes 23 and played what 70 80 odd games. atm at 200cm and some reasonable size about him he lacks a presence.
like others i desperately want to see him make it but i will not sugar coat where i percieve him and his performances to be at. the only saving grace in a lot of his games is hes managed to kick some goals.
if we had another decent young key forward up to speed atm i be calling for him to get a game in front of vickery.in fact id be calling for one to play weather we dropped vickery or not.
ive said it before we are not getting out of him what you should expect from a 200cm kpp/ruck . he plays more like a tall flanker than a kpp.