The thing most people forget is that Hurley, unlike Carlisle, can actually structure a forward line, he knows how to tap to advantage, help out the 2nd man crumbing, pass it off to the right places at the right time and make the most of his presence.
That's what Hurley has, presence. That's what our forward line's been missing V St Kilda, and as of recently.
And not only that, but his body is a forward's type of body. He can stick it out with the bigger bodies when it comes to getting in front. He knows how to win the ball for himself.
Carlisle on the other hand, like Daniher, is still a bean-pole, the type of players that like to keep to themselves, occasionally popping in, text-book spoiling and getting into space for another play, until the ball is killed. That's a defender's slate.
Some say Hurley "looks comfortable" down back, but I honestly believe it's made him lazier. Maybe Hurley just looks more comfortable because he knows he can just get lazier and lazier and no one points the finger. It's an arm-chair ride position.
Get Hurley up front, put the onus on him to go back to his hungry, bull-like self and contest as he used to, and create a presence and a structure in the forward line. Bring Carlisle back and let him do what he loves, plucking it and spoiling it from opposition kicks whilst roaming from behind.
We tried it this way, and it isn't working. Wake up and change it for the betterment of the long run.
That's what Hurley has, presence. That's what our forward line's been missing V St Kilda, and as of recently.
And not only that, but his body is a forward's type of body. He can stick it out with the bigger bodies when it comes to getting in front. He knows how to win the ball for himself.
Carlisle on the other hand, like Daniher, is still a bean-pole, the type of players that like to keep to themselves, occasionally popping in, text-book spoiling and getting into space for another play, until the ball is killed. That's a defender's slate.
Some say Hurley "looks comfortable" down back, but I honestly believe it's made him lazier. Maybe Hurley just looks more comfortable because he knows he can just get lazier and lazier and no one points the finger. It's an arm-chair ride position.
Get Hurley up front, put the onus on him to go back to his hungry, bull-like self and contest as he used to, and create a presence and a structure in the forward line. Bring Carlisle back and let him do what he loves, plucking it and spoiling it from opposition kicks whilst roaming from behind.
We tried it this way, and it isn't working. Wake up and change it for the betterment of the long run.
