AGRO wrote:
The guy just doesn't like making mistakes - so in playing him in the back half run with/tagging roles over the past few years he has conditioned himself to always play the percentage option, will take no risks and doesnt really back himself to break a line or take a chance.
We therefore wont see the flair and skill he used in the SANFL as a 16/17 year old - or you will only see glimpses of it.
When Laidler, Yarran et al are back in our back line - we need him to play a sustained period up forward and tell him to back his creative instincts.
You and Dirko seem to make the most sense.
He does seem to be "perfect" in a sense, nut imperfect on the flip side because he doesn't meet expectations.
I just think it's a luxury to have a No 1 draft who knows the game better than anyone on TC and most in the AFL, and we can use him as a utility. He reads the game, he knows footy. WE are lucky. Very lucky to have him.
He can play that role because we have Judd, Murphy, Carrazzo, Simpson, Scotland, Robinson, Ellard and Armfield to have a dip in the midfield. He'll play there if we really need him. He's not Robbo or McLean, and I don't care so much for his contested possessions. We need a maestro. IMO he's it from the HB; Judd's it from the midield, and Yarran makes it happen by the lines.
It's the coach who decides where Gibbs plays. If you don't like it, blame the MC and ultimately the coach. Gibbs probably makes the failed MC moves better than they really are
He's tougher than some think, and he's got stuff no other No 1 draftee can match. Cooney, Murphy, Kreuzer, Trengrove, Sully, Goddard....Gibbs can do things they can't and vice versa. They're all different, but they're the cream of the AFL. Show some respect FFS.
I don't agree with the title of the thread. I think it's a assumptious and just a perception.
I reckon the thread should read the "
MC are failing to utilise Gibbs' abundant talent".
Having siad that, I reckon Gibbs should've played better in all his games. I expect him to win every contest, just like he expects. It's to do with the old Perfection Principle.
You are making too much sense these days BondiBlue and the controlled aggression in your positivity is refreshing.
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