Covid has mucked up many things, especially the meaningful development of young players.
A key problem for us is how to handle a top big-bodied midfield under finals pressure. If all of Cotchin, Prestia, Edwards become available, maybe we just let them go head to head and back ourselves in, especially now that Shai has stepped right up to become an extra weapon. At least breaking even at centre clearances is the way to take advantage of the 6-6-6 rule and avoid congestion.
If, however, we end up short-staffed in the area of top mids, I'm sure Dimma will want a guy like Graham/Ross to play a high-pressure, negating role come finals time.
There also seems to be a lot going on with the development and refinement of Stack's and Pickett's roles around the midfield.
Having said all of the above, I can't see RCD becoming an extra variable unless we run out of alternatives.
good post Celebrity.
I agree, our starting midfield is diminutive - dion, sheds, Cotchy, $hai.
Dusty is the exception, but he's offensive. Cotchy is obviously an iron fist in a silk glove.
Nank acts like an Ollie Wines at centre clearances so he will give us heaps.
But I think part of the role you allude to for Stackman And Marlion (both what I call, perhaps politically incorrect, trans-footballers - trapped in an incongruous body. Eric Hipwood is trans-, but not in a good way. good and bad trans-? I'll quit the analogy while im behind)
I think part of their role through the guts in finals,
will be to have opposition mids down in the rooms, unable to identify the year or continent they live in.
an old fashioned notion, yes.
