DiS wrote:
I didn't see today's game or last week's, only listened to them so have no idea about Bentley. How did he actually go today? Stats wise, he had a better output than Anderson, Armfield, Betts, Fisher, Garlett, Hampson, Hartlett, Houlihan, Jamison, Johnson, Joseph, Kreuzer, Simpson and Thornton. I mean, that's more than half the team.
K H M HO T FF FA G B DT
7 4 6 0 6 0 1 1 0 74
So was he extremely ineffective with the ball, or does everyone want him dropped because they've never liked him?
Basically I want to know if he actually warrants being dropped..
Was rubbish, think of a standard Bentick game with slightly better kicking. Richmond left him alone most of the time. 4 contested possessions, two clearances, six tackles, three inside 50s but zero scoring assists. Kicked a goal because no one bothered to man him.
Ump wrote:
The injury update website estimates Andrew Walker back R16. How is coming along anyone know? Has he been playing VFL?
Looking like R17/R18. Both he and Warnock should be back by R18.
I have to respond to this comment about Bentley's goal jimmae.
I've watched it a few times, and what actually happened was the Tigers player kicked it to a loose team mate. Bentley was on his player and showed good speed, timing and confidence to leave his man to compete. He got into a position to take the mark. The commentators made reference to that move as one 'smart players' would do.
He's a little faster than you think, and he's tough as nails...puts his head over the ball and won a few 50/50 contests without gaining a stat.