Nankervis got better as the game went on tonight and ended up being fairly solid. But his first half was pretty bad. He’s been generally bad since he was made co-captain. Undersized in ruck, gives away frees, uncharacteristic skill errors.
Grimes had a strange year last year. Shot the lights out in a handful of games with his defensive marking but was off in most games. Like Nankervis, hasn’t fired much of a shot since he was made captain. Was awful tonight.
The truth is our captains aren’t that good anymore. That’s gotta have a trickle down effect on the team.
In hindsight, a mistake to promote two blokes past their best years.
Grimes had a strange year last year. Shot the lights out in a handful of games with his defensive marking but was off in most games. Like Nankervis, hasn’t fired much of a shot since he was made captain. Was awful tonight.
The truth is our captains aren’t that good anymore. That’s gotta have a trickle down effect on the team.
In hindsight, a mistake to promote two blokes past their best years.