Totally agree they should be playing Frampton in Dawson's spot. Dawson isn't a KPD just as Frampton isn't but Frampton can intercept mark and has a good kick which is why they are playing Dawson down back. I don't understand why Frampton was completely dropped after the Carlton game. We all know he can't defend but as long as we play Murray and Butts he doesn't need too. Its like Nick's kicked him to the curb for all roles because he didn't perform a role he's not cut out for. Nick's should be trying anything to get our most damaging player on a wing where he can damage. You could also bring Worrell in for Smith so you could play Murray or Frampton in the ruck when Thilthorpe isn't rucking. Getting Dawson on a wing makes us a two goal better team. Hinge on the other wing and we have two penetrating kicks on our wings.I think a lot of it is our inability to mark in the defensive 50. Butts, Doods and Murray are average at best this year and it means we have players who just go for territory in a panic when struggling to win the ball at ground level. That is then compounded because we always allow the defence to have spare men back, so we're quite easy to set up a defensive wall against and allow repeat entries in whenever we send it back out.
It's probably another reason they've thrown Dawson back so much this year too. Frampton clearly can't be a key defender, but maybe they need to consider him instead of Dawson down back and allow Dawson to move further up the ground again.
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