Is he suffering depression or something? Seems to have literally stopped ever since his best mate Butler left us.
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Welcome to Tigers: Jason Castagna
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Doesn't really matter now. Caddy's papers look stamped by the lack of opportunities he's been given. Time to play a couple of youngsters such as MRJ or Cumberland in Castagna's spot to gain some experience.
It’s called pressure acts position
Not its nothing to do with Chinese medicine
Geez he's had an ordinary season. Has gone backwards & the role he plays seems him vulnerable.
Unlike Rioli, Castagna's skill level makes him a very limited footballer. Unlikely to be able to be reinvented.
Unlike Rioli, Castagna's skill level makes him a very limited footballer. Unlikely to be able to be reinvented.
The role he plays (and played well for 4 years) has basically become redundant
Not sure what he's been told to do strategically. Part of his issue is that he now drifts too far away from forward 50 but doesn't get the ball often enough to justify it. Think back to the hard running up and back half forward he was in the 2019 GF. Should have kicked 4 goals (kicking skill errors - no surprise there - it'll always be his biggest achilleas heal) but won plenty of the ball between the arcs and linked well.
Running is his strength and in better times, was a good contested mark for his size. We could simply tell him to stay inside/closer to forward 50, but he's no Papley or Charlie Cameron when it comes to finishing. Still hope for him, but Summer for George has to be about establishing a goal kicking routine for starters.
Running is his strength and in better times, was a good contested mark for his size. We could simply tell him to stay inside/closer to forward 50, but he's no Papley or Charlie Cameron when it comes to finishing. Still hope for him, but Summer for George has to be about establishing a goal kicking routine for starters.
George's role seems to be very unclear these days. Can't recall a guy ever having so little impact for such a sustained run of games yet still keeping his spot. He's really not providing anything to the team this season.
This.
George has had to try to change his game this year to cope with our injuries and the rule changes.
It is showing up his lack of football skill that was hidden when he was a defensive forward only.
Yeah, you’re all correct - he isn’t Nathan G. Brown.
But he does have elite pace, evasiveness, endurance, intensity, leap, and commitment.
I’m sure Dimma will continue to innovate by utilising the strengths of players like George for the modern game. Bottoming out to draft 10 Nathan G. Browns to become the next GWS isn’t desirable.
If we want to move forward George and players like Aarts need replacing little impact as forwards not even seeing the basic stuff like pressure.
My main argument with Georgie , Aarts etc‘s form is we are not winning , we’ve lost 5 of 6, flogged on the weekend , embarrased by GC , gave up 2 leads that just didn’t happen in recent years, yes we’ve had injuries, however when somethings not broke you don’t need to fix it , however we are broken atm , we need to fix it and the most obvious thing to me is our small forwards are not hitting the scoreboard , working bloody hard no doubt , however we ain’t winning
Yet Ralphy played a good game kicking some goals and got dropped.
Ralphies got wheels and skill.
We need to start playing Ralphy, hopefully he gets a look in this week.
It’s a bit like the chicken and egg argument
Is the lack of winning bringing about George (and the others) poor form - or - is George (and the others) poor form bringing about the lack of winning?
