Exactly. People get all wound up about stats. This has never been a requirement. It’s all about playing your role. The most important role these two play is blocking up the corridor. Making the opposition go down the wings.
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And they make the fat side a non-option so sides can't switch it. Critical to our turnover game.
Spot on Haz. He has a great tank - pushes hard into defence and then provides an option on the rebound. Imagine what these soft opposition wingers like Menegola, Hill, McCluggage, Duursma etc would be thinking having to come up against either Pickett or McIntosh. Not keen!!
he lurked with malicious intent a few times..... waited for the delivery to his man and then came crashing through
I like it. Umps aren't paying holding so may as well crash them!
They also are the ones who run back defensively into the defensive fat side. If the ball comes down one side the winger on the other side runs defensively into the space to provide defensive cover or an outlet for the switch if we get the ball.
Playing wing for Richmond requires a massive tank.
Agree it would be crazy to break that synergy now. It has probably been our most stable position throughout the whole season why change something that ain't broke.
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I don’t believe you should try an fix what’s not been broke , and the playing of 2 hard tough defensive wingman has worked well this season , however I’d rather go with Kmac and a ball magnet type on the other wing ( not sure who yet 
) . Fair enough that many will disagree as there’s lots to like about Pickett, however has way too many disappearing times in games for me , I’d be happy to let him go to Freo at seasons end and let another player make the wing his own
) . Fair enough that many will disagree as there’s lots to like about Pickett, however has way too many disappearing times in games for me , I’d be happy to let him go to Freo at seasons end and let another player make the wing his own
Pickett started the game like a house on fire. But once he got caught up in the scuffles and gave up the 50, he dropped off.
He goes missing in every game and when he starts kicking, god help us
Ross Broad and caddy are all better options
Not consistently good enough in too many areas. Far too much variation between his best & worst.
He did some incredible things in traffic in the first half.. like most he went missing after half time.
