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Moore is really not one of the fittest at the club.
Having fitness in your recruitment profile does not make you fit.
He needs preseasons.
Scrimshaw has a bigger tank right now compared to Moore. Scrim is AFL ready.
Watching Moore play... he often is jogging on the spot, or laying on the ground for too long after the tackle or pack... not to mention times he flat out gives up.
He is about 20 games in: do you really think we have seen the ceiling of his effort levels?
Moore's tank isn't there yet. When it gets there, his output will improve.
This is a strange argument to make. I understand the 'match fitness' concept, but Moore won the 2km time trial at the combine in his draft year and is constantly in the top 3 of our time trials over summer. His fitness cannot be questioned and won't suddenly get better now he's almost 22.
What you are seeing are direct results of the work rate required to play his position. High half forward is expected to play as essentially a third wing then play ad a defensive pressure forward once the ball is in our front half. It's incredibly taxing. The only way anybody could be chasing and pressuring at 100% is if they weren't doing the required work further up the ground, or vice versa.
No matter how many games they've played or pre-seasons they've completed, there is zero chance that Scrimshaw or Hardwick would be better suited to that position.