Melvey wrote:
ScottSaunders wrote:
i hate to agree, as im a fan of JR.
a fan of what?? he has played a handful of games and has showed absolute nothing. So what's there to be a fan of. Heck Banno has showed more than him and im not a fan of banno
Banno - has several years in the system
Russell - is in his third and played 15 games?
he is still a kid and people expect to much of him, when he does actually gets the ball he uses it very well.
but his downfall is he doenst get it enough nor does he do enough to get it.
not all players have to get huge numbers for me to notice them, i look for passages of play, rather than huge numbers.
i dont care for high possie games, out of any of the kids, i want to see them use the ball well when he gets it, and he does do that, he just doesnt run hard enough, he doesnt present enough.
just as i want to see Murph get the ball and use ti well
or gibbs, or bower, or edwards etc.. etc..
when he gets it, he uses it well, however, at the moment, he doesnt do enough running or present himself anywhere near enough and that isnt good enough.
at this rate i dont think he will be at the club next year.
Russell, skill wise is far from a dud, he would be one of the better uses of the ball in our team.
however, currently and this is where he needs to improve, he doesnt run hard enough or present himself anywhere near enough and that is poor, but he does have more than decent skills.
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