jimmae wrote:
club29 wrote:
I reckon they would go with jamo as the swing man before henda at this stage.
There is no logical reason for that, assuming all is well with both players. If Hendo cannot cope with playing forward, we don't have a star in the making, we have a head case.
redback wrote:
You have to leave Jammo at FB, but SOS did some special things in the forward line and as we all know he was more than an AA FB.
Lake, Merrett and even Boch are having a crack at it at the moment so we shouldn't discard anything.
I was waiting for the SOS example. Jamison is a career defender because he has the attributes to match the best FFs, but not the skill set to execute goal kicking like them. SOS was a once in a generation player we were so lucky to have, and I'm not sure there were many (if any) games he started forward once he was settled down back.
Merrett started his career up forward, Bock is a career swingman and can play in any of the key posts, while Lake has a horrid run of form. Bower was used up forward more last year than Jamison. It was all about protecting Hendo, who regressed back to his days at Brisbane, and it was disgusting to watch at times from a development perspective.
Jimmae you’re obsessed in putting Hendo in the forward line.
You simply put a different spin on different players when it comes to your argument.
Merrett was originally a forward.
Lake had a horror run.
Boch is a swing man.
SOS is a once in a generation man.
They have all served their club in various possies when needed and valued, and have done this because of various circumstances associated with the vulnerability of their club at that particular time.
Just like Waite from back to mid to forward.
Walker from back to mid to forward.
Gibbs From back to mid to forward.
Shit even back when I was a kid Jezza and Walls played different possies when they started and finished their careers and in between.
How can you say his progress has regressed, he has played some excellent games against the best forwards when he was asked to and I think he has grown immensely in that time.
Hendo is not a basket case, just like other KPP’s they are simply learning their trade in an all round manner to build strength, knowledge, confidence.
We will soon find out how far Hendo has come as a player and were his best position is served best for the team.
I don’t care wether Hendo goes forward or stays back as long as he serving the team as well as possible. I’m sure he will at some stage go forward again and slot beautifully in the forward line.