I thought Freddy was very fumbly and his hands have always been a weakness. He marks on his chest with surety but anything on the ground or above his head is dropped, fumbled or two grabs and it is so bloody costly at this level. All of the better players are clean with their ball handling.
His heart and effort cannot be questioned but those missed goals were not difficult and could have been so costly. He is also a liability in the ruck. Twinkle Toes Teakle looked like Goliath in the ruck against Krueger and constantly grabbed the pill and kicked or thumped it into dangerous territory. Frampton has to be the back up ruck. His mark at the end was fantastic but I saw more reminders as to why we need Mcstay and Checkers back as soon as possible today.
I think Freddy can still be a competitive target running out of our goal square until McStay returns.
His heart and effort cannot be questioned but those missed goals were not difficult and could have been so costly. He is also a liability in the ruck. Twinkle Toes Teakle looked like Goliath in the ruck against Krueger and constantly grabbed the pill and kicked or thumped it into dangerous territory. Frampton has to be the back up ruck. His mark at the end was fantastic but I saw more reminders as to why we need Mcstay and Checkers back as soon as possible today.
I think Freddy can still be a competitive target running out of our goal square until McStay returns.
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