Got to say Tamblings game last night was again dissapointing. But then again, this doesn't surprise me. After just 1/2 doz. games in his career, it didn't take me long to realise that this fella has a number of flaws in his game - unfortunately our game today - makes no allowances for this.
His decision making is poor - largely attributed to hesitation. He continously fumbles at crucial moments - a result of showing nerves with players around him.
He consistently "butchers" the ball. His field kicking up & down the ground either falls short, or is too high. When he is forced to centre the ball across the ground, he struggles to hit targets.
He rarely displays any skill on his left side - this might sound unfair - perhaps we recruited a guy who displayed sublime skills using one side of the body.
Putting all this into context, Richard Tambling unfortunately struggles with two significant styles of the modern game; In contested footy, he shows the lack of ability to go in and win his own footy - hesitation, nerves and fumbling contribute to this part of his game. With possession footy, his kicking & decison making skills are not up to standard.
With all this said and after three years in the system, I continously struggle to comprehend how (a) we have provided an extended 3 year contract (b) justify his slow start to AFL with unrelated football matters pertaining to indeginous culture and (c) how many boxes did the RFC tick at under 18 level?
I've always said, there are no 'luke-warm' Aboriginal footballers and Richard Tambling should not be an exception.
