- Aug 15, 2015
- 10,363
- 33,475
- AFL Club
- Richmond
He’s definitely not the player he was, he’s lost some zip and penetration in his kicking.He used to be a one touch player, composed under pressure, good side step and elite ball user on both sides.
For most of this year he has constantly overrun the ball, panicked under pressure and butchered the ball something silly, all while spending triple the amount of time on the deck.
Don't agree at all that he's playing like he's always played.
Blazes away far too often, rather than going to a teammate in a better position.
29 at the start of next year, has had quite a few soft tissue injuries, which hasn’t helped.
I guess his major weapons (kicking, run/carry) are diminishing with age and he doesn’t have a contested ball game to fall back on.