Moving Sharman back has been a superb move by the coaches. Not only has it helped the backline in Howard's absence but it will be great for his development. He's playing some of the best footy of his extremely short career which can't be a bad thing.
I think the long-term future will be forward but who knows? Battle was picked up as a forward but plays his best footy back.
I think our major issue in the forward line is lack of another big to help King. The idea that he should be kicking 70 is harsh, I don't really know why he cops it so much, not only from supporters but the commentators seem to always focus on what he should be doing. It's really strange. I just had a look at Hawkins career stats, Max is tracking far better. To be on track to kick 50 in his third season is nuts. I will say it again, he is the least of our worries. We need to get someone to help him. De Goey would be a great get but I just can't see Collingwood letting him go. Surely he re-signs. The other is Jack Hayes but there's a risk in putting all our eggs in that basket because he's only played a handful of albeit promising games and coming off an ACL. The other is Sharman but again it's a risk. Someone mentioned Lobb, jeez he would be a good get for us I think.
An area that I think the coaches have got it wrong is the rucks. We are seeing what Marshall can do now, he has been wasted as a forward for a few years now in my opinion. He is a dominant ruckman who can destroy his opponent. He absolutely obliterated McEvoy who is no slouch. If we are to somehow make the finals this year then Marshall has a big part to play.
Now you say we don't have holes, but looking at the team going into this week I thought there were holes everywhere. I guess we see things differently in that regard. But good signs again from Owens and Windy.
