Not capable of playing the Short role because he doesn't have that great foot skills, his decision making is just okay and his team mates don't see him as being that type of player. You've rightly banged on about disposal efficiency % being a terrible stat to judge effectiveness but now you want to wrap up Menadue for having a high percentage of stat you don't value. Menaude has less score involvements, less rebound 50's, gets less of the ball, turns it over more than short but you want to take about how good he is with the ball? And these averages include a game Short played 4 minutes of. For a bloke who can sprint it should translate to run and carry, aggressive game breaking runs. It's just not happening at AFL level after five years but you talk of keeping him another 2 years and think he'll play a 100 games? Needs another 65 games to get to 100. Would need to be on the list for another 4 years at least to get to that. Can't have it. That's Richmond of old stuff keeping a guy that long.
And we are as bad a situation as possible injury wise and he is in and out of the side. Basically player 30 on the list after five years. And not getting better at AFL level, not to fussed if he is an VFL star, if he can't do that in the big boys games, it's not much use. Once Short is back, watch Shedda go back to his forward of centre role and we will have some real weapons coming out of the back half. But not with Menadue, he's peaked and is keeping the seat warm.
