Rogers murdered Crawford last time we played Hawthorn. He was the prime reason we won that game. That, along with his good game last week (clangers, yes, ok, one or two), is why he's there.
There are more to stats than kicks and handballs. I wish people would pay more attention to smothers, tackles, defensive puches and the like. You'd see that Rogers performs well in categories that aren't often examined. Yes, he kicked some crappy ball last week, but if you just pick free-wheeling flash-merchants like McGrath in his place, you'd better have a plan for the two or three goals that their non-existent defence will cost us.
There are more to stats than kicks and handballs. I wish people would pay more attention to smothers, tackles, defensive puches and the like. You'd see that Rogers performs well in categories that aren't often examined. Yes, he kicked some crappy ball last week, but if you just pick free-wheeling flash-merchants like McGrath in his place, you'd better have a plan for the two or three goals that their non-existent defence will cost us.
