The kicker is the Ponter in the middle part, always looks brilliant move on paper and shows flashes of brilliance like that Hawks game but still that question of when the going gets tough in the middle and the heat gets cranked up in the contest and around the ground ball is she best suited in there? She has been found wanting over the past 2 weeks against really good stoppage teams & also in the finals loses last year.To be fair, I thought Hatchard's first half in the midfield was the best she's looked there all year. But I agree, there is a gaping hole in our forward line with Jones out and someone needs to fill it.
Having both her and Ponter as genuine A-grade options to run through the middle as needed is nice flexibility too. Hell, add Gould to that discussion as well.
Teah Charlton is the one, she is ready to take that midfield by storm. She looks to have improved a lot even when compared to last year, one of the benefits to her injury looks to be how much time it meant she was in the gym during recovery as she is much stronger now and can break those tackles she couldn’t before. Needs to be trusted in that role now as she’s looked like in the past 2 weeks like she’s ready to take those games by the scruff of the neck but is just too far away from the action ahead of the ball.