Wombat Legacy
Bencher
Been watching this pretty closely this season, and there is definitely some great improvement in the lateral structure of our set plays.
DCE and Green are really starting to gel with the fringe runners to expose overlaps and inside holes. You watch Tom sniffing around back on the inside on both sides of the field. He is a remarkably gifted footballer even at this early stage of his career. But the big improver for me is Jake T. Yes he was very workmanlike last year, and his defence was always solid and brutal. But he is coming in to his own as a ball playing lock with the ability to play inside and out, especially to Tom, Kelly and of course Dylan, who is ripping it up as a hole runner right now.
Once he can refine this art, he will go to the top of the tree in rep sides, and be automatic first pick back rower. Reminds me of Ian Martin, Knocker Norton, Nik Kosef and of course Glenn Stewie.
We are lucky these boys came through when they did, like winning LOTTO.
Once we get more structured involvement from Winterstein and Sironen, it will only get better. Right now these two have lapses at critical times in D & A, so I expect the coaching team will be working hard to maintain the consistency. I believe we need a dynamic rep back rower to complete our squad. A Frizzell or Cordner type 80 minute player.
Great start to the season, the boys have really shown some solid improvement all over the park. Not the real deal yet, it takes time for top notch combinations to form ala 1994-97 and 2005-2013.
Re Api, he is still young and despite the Api is **** v Api is great debates, he is improving all the time and will prove many of the knockers wrong. My only knock on him is he gets rattled when we are being dominated at the ruck. There is a lack of patience and calmness about his play making it look rushed and erratic. The coaches can work to overcome this, however Jackson is a boom talent that can be substituted at any time if Api misfires.
I think Jackson will partner DCE long term, and we may see Blake go to utility, but maybe in a year or two.
The coaching staff have really developed this lot nicely, much improvement to come...then it may get very exciting.
DCE and Green are really starting to gel with the fringe runners to expose overlaps and inside holes. You watch Tom sniffing around back on the inside on both sides of the field. He is a remarkably gifted footballer even at this early stage of his career. But the big improver for me is Jake T. Yes he was very workmanlike last year, and his defence was always solid and brutal. But he is coming in to his own as a ball playing lock with the ability to play inside and out, especially to Tom, Kelly and of course Dylan, who is ripping it up as a hole runner right now.
Once he can refine this art, he will go to the top of the tree in rep sides, and be automatic first pick back rower. Reminds me of Ian Martin, Knocker Norton, Nik Kosef and of course Glenn Stewie.
We are lucky these boys came through when they did, like winning LOTTO.
Once we get more structured involvement from Winterstein and Sironen, it will only get better. Right now these two have lapses at critical times in D & A, so I expect the coaching team will be working hard to maintain the consistency. I believe we need a dynamic rep back rower to complete our squad. A Frizzell or Cordner type 80 minute player.
Great start to the season, the boys have really shown some solid improvement all over the park. Not the real deal yet, it takes time for top notch combinations to form ala 1994-97 and 2005-2013.
Re Api, he is still young and despite the Api is **** v Api is great debates, he is improving all the time and will prove many of the knockers wrong. My only knock on him is he gets rattled when we are being dominated at the ruck. There is a lack of patience and calmness about his play making it look rushed and erratic. The coaches can work to overcome this, however Jackson is a boom talent that can be substituted at any time if Api misfires.
I think Jackson will partner DCE long term, and we may see Blake go to utility, but maybe in a year or two.
The coaching staff have really developed this lot nicely, much improvement to come...then it may get very exciting.