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Gresham averages 15 disposals (10 effective), 1 goal assist and 5.4 score involvements a game. He had 3 games where he has had 3 goal assists and 2 games with 11 score involvements. Menzie average 8 possessions a game, hasnt had a goal assist all year and averages 1.6 score involvements, with his highest in a game being 3.
those stat discrepancies are a bit more than "getting involved in the game more", you can question whether its the role we need from a small forward but Gresham is doing most of whats asked of him as a high half forward, he isn't playing the close to goal crumbing/pressure forward role.So… exactly as I said? That Gresham gets in the game more.
Bit in answering what I was responding to, listing a whole bunch of categories that Menzie doesn’t really provide (defensive/offensive pressure, speed, goals, kicking skills) - I think the valid point stands that Gresham also doesn’t tick many of these boxes.
Don't care. Think Menzie has the potential to be better and costs about 1/3 of Ainsworth.I wonder if this means Ainsworth deal has fallen through?
Don't care. Think Menzie has the potential to be better and costs about 1/3 of Ainsworth.
I’m a fan but it is starting to feel like the leap between VFL and AFL is too big for him.
Or maybe the VFL forwardline functions better![]()
Time is on his side if things click immediatelyWould be pretty stressful playing for your career but he just needs to embrace it and realise time is on his side if things click. Needs to keep working on the ability to lose his opponent, and getting in positions to lay tackles.
Fine with giving him another year.
I won't be fine with it if we spend time playing him outside the forward line in some kind of backline role.
He just doesn’t have the “tricks” needed to make it unfortunately, isn’t clean at ground level, can’t stick tackles, not quick enough for his height and position, doesn’t have great goal sense either.It's probably a bit harsh but it's hard to remember a small forward with worse ground ball/clean pick up skills than this guy.
My 8 year old son can see that Menzie is not best 22. When he saw him in the VFL last week, he said "good, that's where he should stay"
And I agree. It wasn't just him tonight though, Guelfi and Gresham were putrid also