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Steve Morris F/S
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Dyer'ere said:
im caught in a conundrum with stevie. I love his ferocity. hes real tough. But hes had 1 start at WFA and was spent at the 400.
seems like mick malthouse. so im prepared to forget last run.
I think the problem is that he has been pushed up to compete up towards the midfield a bit from what I've seen in the games so far and that extra running is causing the turnovers - last year he was soley the lock on the opposition small forwards and took scalp after scalp, so much so that he was being talked about as the AA back pocket.
I think the coaching staff have outsmarted themselves so far this year, by changing too many positions for the players to what they were competant with last year. Dusty down back, Newman forward, Morris more time up the ground, Jack more mobile, etc, etc.
Problem with that so far this year is it has thrown out the balance that the side had last season. Rance, Deledio and in particular Maric have been sorely missed - Maric in particular, we are missing his presence around the ground.
I think the coaching staff have outsmarted themselves so far this year, by changing too many positions for the players to what they were competant with last year. Dusty down back, Newman forward, Morris more time up the ground, Jack more mobile, etc, etc.
Problem with that so far this year is it has thrown out the balance that the side had last season. Rance, Deledio and in particular Maric have been sorely missed - Maric in particular, we are missing his presence around the ground.
The effort and hardness is still there but his skills have dropped off dramatically. He was never an elite user but was effective. Now he is a downright butcher.
Simple player who is stuck playing in a complicated game plan. Instinct is to run fast toward goal and kick it long. Gameplan dictates chip it sideways....
puregreen said:
Agree with this. Does seem to be playing further up the ground, and a combination of this and his ailing body have lead to a downturn in form. A fantastic lockdown player, but someone whose skills should not be overly emphasised in our gameplan. Needs to play a pure back pocket, or be given a couple of weeks off to rest his shoulder.
Useless. Tries hard but it's comical how crap he is. His first year was good but he's getting worse each year. Give his spot to McDonough.
