Blues Clues wrote:
jake_h03 wrote:
Really really really want to see Austin play.
I think he could be a very valuable player for us if he develops. At the moment the only other genuine size key defender is Carlos, although we all know Jamo does a damn good job on blokes considerably bigger than him. Still, wouldn't it be nice to have that depth of KP defenders. It would also allow us to be a bit more creative with Waite.
Also keen to see Haddles
Jamo is 193cms, same height as Austin. He is deceptively tall. Waite 194cms.
Jamo is our Scarlett and I would back him to play on the bigger lads EVERY time. He's an elite, they play above their height (e.g. Hunter). Hale kicked plenty on Scarlett (8?), so to see Jamo stitch him up the other night should give all Blues fans a warm and fuzzy feeling.
Agree, would still like to get look at Aussie in this game, but who does he replace?
I don't think Hale was stitched up by Jamo. In fact, the only time I saw the height difference being an advantage to Jamo was in the first Q when the ball hit the ground near the boundary and Jamo ran off (admitedly Jamo had 3 metre head start). The ball movement by North was sub standard in against Carlton in comparison to their display against Geelong. Hale and Scarlett were isolated and the delivery to Hale was always to advantage.
Jamo was too short for Hale. So much so, Jamo couldn't do much more than try and disguise a free kick against. Last year, when Jamo was one on one against Richo and a couple of the big Crows he was out of his weight decision; in fact his fist got no where near where the ball was marked because of the extra cms advantage of his opponent.
Agreed that Jamo is elite, but 7 cms plus extra cms in reach advantage from his opponent is not a fair contest. The rules definetely lean towards the forwards. From all the evidence I've seen, Jamo is seriously disadvatged physically against the gorillas. The only bloke we have on our list who is tall enough and strong enough to compete in a one on one combat with a gorilla (200cm) is Setanta.
AS for Austin, he was drafted at 194 cm; surely he has grown a bit since then. If you look at the training photos and find the ones where Austin and Jamo are next to each other, Austin is the taller of the 2. Austin has definetely grown taller than when first drafted. He's still too skinny for KP.
I also believe Jamo is taller than 193cm.
The great thing is that we are developing depth in the backline, and when Austin gains a bit more strength he will/ should take over Setanta for the big man role in defense.
Anyway, that's how I see it.
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