Maybe it was '18? Or maybe i dreamt it?
I can recall the MC sticking with him through a real quiet patch leading into finals???
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Maybe it was '18? Or maybe i dreamt it?
I can recall the MC sticking with him through a real quiet patch leading into finals???
I'm looking for George to bring the forward pressure heat (if that's where he's going to be played), and jag the odd goal.
I don't really like him playing up the ground as a permanent solution. His disposal isn't up to it. I'd rather the chaos is in the front half.
I can certainly remember really hoping he’d keep his spot for the 17 GF because in the event that we did get up and win it would have been devastating to have basically played all season and then missed out
I really can’t remember the stats or details but just that the feeling that his position was shaky
yep, he can play forward IF he can consistently apply pressure AND he can average over a goal a game. Running round a lot up the ground and butchering every chain he's involved in doesn't enthuse me
Tigers have dominated by having a game plan that had players in designated roles and it worked beautifully.
Problem is we've no long got these blokes in their isolated roles, they are being used in different positions ie George, up the ground, Caddy from forward foil to Wing, Bolton into midfield has been a blessing in the middle but has robbed our forward line of his pace pressure and class thus oppo defences are not feeling pressure bringing it out as we have no crumbers and little forward line press.
We havent ideally covered the loss of run from Bobble nor have we had the ability to move the ball as effectively from defence without Houli. or win enough contested ball or at least get near to breaking even with Chimp, Dion Nank, and Shed out for vast periods and Graham off thepace and out of form same goes for Lambert who has been either very good or invisible and Daniel Rioli.
Not to mention our 2 gun forwards misfiring.
2020 has been a shyte show for the RFC yet here we are still in it despit all of it.
Problem is we've no long got these blokes in their isolated roles, they are being used in different positions ie George, up the ground, Caddy from forward foil to Wing, Bolton into midfield has been a blessing in the middle but has robbed our forward line of his pace pressure and class thus oppo defences are not feeling pressure bringing it out as we have no crumbers and little forward line press.
We havent ideally covered the loss of run from Bobble nor have we had the ability to move the ball as effectively from defence without Houli. or win enough contested ball or at least get near to breaking even with Chimp, Dion Nank, and Shed out for vast periods and Graham off thepace and out of form same goes for Lambert who has been either very good or invisible and Daniel Rioli.
Not to mention our 2 gun forwards misfiring.
2020 has been a shyte show for the RFC yet here we are still in it despit all of it.
17 he went quiet before finals , people were calling for him to be replaced
Spot on his job ,but they aren't doing that tho that's the problem the pressure and tackling is bare minimum not seeing it.
Since he's had an extremely quiet 2020, he's a good chance of breaking KB's 21 goals in a finals series
Expected Castagna to be dropped, even if just for a week to give him a wake up reality check.
Assume he was not dropped, not because of stats, but because he is playing his role.
So please explain why Butler was delisted/traded when his stats dropped off?
Butler also ran fast and often, which is all George is doing at the moment.
And George doesn't even get dropped?
George will probably kick 3 this week, but can we afford him to play one good game in four?
Assume he was not dropped, not because of stats, but because he is playing his role.
So please explain why Butler was delisted/traded when his stats dropped off?
Butler also ran fast and often, which is all George is doing at the moment.
And George doesn't even get dropped?
George will probably kick 3 this week, but can we afford him to play one good game in four?
even though they are both under the small forward label imho they play quite different roles , in 2017 they played along with Rioli as a pressure weapon. Most likely injury had a major factor in Butlers drop off in form, however some of his games were putrid and some of his brain fade errors left little option for Dimma an co to send him back to the VFL.
I think George’s role has been effect by us having 3 big blokes down in the forward 50 a lot of the time, Georges best footy is when his flying like a kamikaze pilot , now he’s needing to be a better crumbed which I think in general Butler has always been the better. Personally if we could choose right now I think Butler would be a better asset, however his gone we won a flag with him not in the best 22 and George been in there, Rioli is the main issue , his the one who needs to make the loss of Butler irrelevant.
Dimma has said publicly that they wanted to keep Butler he was the small forward out of contract. When we land players like Lynch and have 4 genuine Superstars on the books, something’s got to give.
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