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Welcome Noah Cumberland
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And he currently sits at ELITE for goals and inside 50 tackles.
And that is with 3 games as the Sub - one where he didn’t come on at all, one for a quarter and one for a half.
So his averages are actually better I would think
I'm a Cumberland fan, but i'm not sure the media is readingthis situatuon correctly.
There is no doubt that Cumberland is one of the best in the competition for maling things happen when the ball is in his vicinity, and in so far as tackling is concerned, he seems to lay as many forward 50 tackles as most going around.
What i'm not sure he's doing to expectation, is getting up the ground and filling space when he has to, or at least not doing it as much as we need him to do.
One thing that is apparent in the last few years, and this is not to blame Cumberland exclusively for this problem, but we don't out number at the contest like we used to.
A lot of posters were looking for us to recruit a tall in the mid season draft, but maybe that isn't our most dire list issue. Maybe with the loss of so many gut runners over the last 3 or 4 years, thats the area we need to cover. The two players we selected in the mid eason draft are apparently elite runners. So is Seth Campbell, who i perosnally think looks like a real find, but unfortunaely he hasn't been able to get on the park.
Don't get me wrong, i do want to see Cumbeland in the starting 22 against Freo, but i'm thinking that the ability to work up the ground is probalby the one thing holding him back, because i can't see a lot of other weknesses in his game.
I don;'t see Collingwood stacked with great tall forwards, but they are running in waves and out numbering at the contest. We won 3 flags doing exactly that, so i don't mind us making elite runners a priority, and if thats what;s holding Cumberland back, i hope he can address it sooner rather than later, because there is no doubt he is an elite talent in every other respect.
There is no doubt that Cumberland is one of the best in the competition for maling things happen when the ball is in his vicinity, and in so far as tackling is concerned, he seems to lay as many forward 50 tackles as most going around.
What i'm not sure he's doing to expectation, is getting up the ground and filling space when he has to, or at least not doing it as much as we need him to do.
One thing that is apparent in the last few years, and this is not to blame Cumberland exclusively for this problem, but we don't out number at the contest like we used to.
A lot of posters were looking for us to recruit a tall in the mid season draft, but maybe that isn't our most dire list issue. Maybe with the loss of so many gut runners over the last 3 or 4 years, thats the area we need to cover. The two players we selected in the mid eason draft are apparently elite runners. So is Seth Campbell, who i perosnally think looks like a real find, but unfortunaely he hasn't been able to get on the park.
Don't get me wrong, i do want to see Cumbeland in the starting 22 against Freo, but i'm thinking that the ability to work up the ground is probalby the one thing holding him back, because i can't see a lot of other weknesses in his game.
I don;'t see Collingwood stacked with great tall forwards, but they are running in waves and out numbering at the contest. We won 3 flags doing exactly that, so i don't mind us making elite runners a priority, and if thats what;s holding Cumberland back, i hope he can address it sooner rather than later, because there is no doubt he is an elite talent in every other respect.
What's is he worth?
GC and Brisbane will come.
Our 1st pick (#25) & Cumberland for a top 10 pick??
Gc would do it??
GC and Brisbane will come.
Our 1st pick (#25) & Cumberland for a top 10 pick??
Gc would do it??
With Pickett and Mansell out he would be playing and get a good crack. It’s unlucky timing for him.
As I have said before Cumberland is a stager and drama queen and the players know it, low and behold he has not been carted away in an ambulance but playing the 2nd half unencumbered pardon the pun
Could end up copping the same respect as Higgo if he doesn't be careful. We can see what Dimma meant now.As I have said before Cumberland is a stager and drama queen and the players know it, low and behold he has not been carted away in an ambulance but playing the 2nd half unencumbered pardon the pun
Cumberland is not a small forward. Useless when ball hit the ground. So when he can’t take a simple chest mark what purpose does he serve?
I never thought I would have said this but we miss Mansell.
I never thought I would have said this but we miss Mansell.
It really is quite bizarre.As I have said before Cumberland is a stager and drama queen and the players know it, low and behold he has not been carted away in an ambulance but playing the 2nd half unencumbered pardon the pun
jesus some of you are full of *smile*..poor bastard has at least shown some emotion and effort,,what the *smile* do ya make of our entire midfeild insipid, i dont wanna chase or make any kinda effort tonight,,graham, bolton, ross,taranto,hopper,nank, jack,cotch..all utterly inspid,,but hey lets all blame pickett anf cumberland....embarrasing
