Look Charlie, whilst lumbering around on half a leg, still takes the oppos best key back, which Marshall and Finlayson both struggle on.
Marshall really hasn’t gone to the level we need him too and is stuck as a 2nd key forward. Jez is a utility/3rd tall at best- was in All Oz form last year, but this dropped away when he attracted better defenders. Georgi is a small tall forward, or a big forward flanker - same deal. Which leaves Lord as our only hope (maybe Scully), but both these players are super raw and need to get to 50-60 games before they are going to have any impact close to what Dixon does on a number 1 key defender. And that’s if they make it.
I reckon, if they were making pre-season plans, that the plan was to play Lord who is actually pretty combative and competitive (more than Marshall/Finlayson) and possibly rest up Dixon way more than just in R6.
Anyway, we can all whinge about Charlie and the forward structure that revolves around Charlie not getting isolated in open space (cause he doesn’t have the legs) but really we don’t have any other options - except playing another ruckman to just bring the ball to ground- which is what we are doing this week…
Good luck Sweet.
Marshall really hasn’t gone to the level we need him too and is stuck as a 2nd key forward. Jez is a utility/3rd tall at best- was in All Oz form last year, but this dropped away when he attracted better defenders. Georgi is a small tall forward, or a big forward flanker - same deal. Which leaves Lord as our only hope (maybe Scully), but both these players are super raw and need to get to 50-60 games before they are going to have any impact close to what Dixon does on a number 1 key defender. And that’s if they make it.
I reckon, if they were making pre-season plans, that the plan was to play Lord who is actually pretty combative and competitive (more than Marshall/Finlayson) and possibly rest up Dixon way more than just in R6.
Anyway, we can all whinge about Charlie and the forward structure that revolves around Charlie not getting isolated in open space (cause he doesn’t have the legs) but really we don’t have any other options - except playing another ruckman to just bring the ball to ground- which is what we are doing this week…
Good luck Sweet.
