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Welcome to the Tigers - Connor Menadue
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He was very poor. Have defended him but no more. Seen enough to know he will cough it up in high pressure games. Can’t risk him in September.
Doesn't have a left foot which is a negative. Does not have evasive skills to cover the fact he is not dual sided. Thats why he gets caught. He needs to work on these areas if he is to remain as a AFL player. Like to kid but he is a liability for those reasons.
Baron Samedi said:
Me too. In the last quarter I noticed 2 incidents where he was noticeably slow of mind to react, letting his opponent get an easy possession. One was in the midfield, and the other off memory might have been when Geelong fed the ball to Ablett at the end.
Both times he did nothing wrong, but simply was beaten by opposition who read the ball faster than him. Some of his body-on-body mistakes can be reduced with persistence, but not this.
Even with the ball, he stops and props, slow of mind.
Geelong went through the middle to bypass our elite defenders positioned in the vast spaces of the ‘G, and Menadue happened to be defending ground in the middle. That’s how Geelong scored many of their goals. If we have a slight gameplan weakness defending long down the middle, then we don’t want someone like Menadue defending that weakness. So by placing Graham in that hole, and preparing for Geelong’s counter method (other teams will copy), we can close up a little loophole in our defence before finals.
123kid said:
Yep, this is where Houli and Broad both being out leaves a big big hole in our defence. With those two in it usually frees up 2 of those or Vlastuin / Grimes to cut off that ball movement through the middle. Menadue just not up to it
123kid said:
Agreed. Geelong ran it through him and he failed to stand up. Cost goals against the flow.
Did a few good things. There's something there but just doesn't seem to be able to do it enough for long enough. Won't be in the team come the pointy end.
Menadue lacks composure, this has been a recurring theme in all his senior appearances. The rest of the side are lightening quick with their disposal, Menadue meanders along thinking it's just another day in the VFL. He's simply not a one touch player & his footy IQ is lacking, this is completely at odds with the rest of the team. Back to the drawing board, Markov a better alternative IMO.
Get him in the grand final sprint again and then get him on the trade table. Other clubs will like the speed. Hell another club situation may improve him as well. As always good luck to the guy if he can't make it with us don't begrudge him a last chance saloon elsewhere.
