Walsh wrote:
Harsh - you cant expect him win B&F, MVP, AA every year.
He is handballing more than kicking this year,, not sure why that is. He used to win the contested ball then kick it out of congestion maybe he needs to get back to that but now brings others into play.
25 disposals, 5 tackles and 5 clearances per game still makes him our best in and under player at the club and top 15 in the competition. Whether one thinks its a fallacy and delusional is immaterial.
Anything better than that will be AA, B&F and MVP standard and thats a little unfair to expect every year... what about others hitting those standards as well.
I think you and others are arguing the same thing from different angles. Sure we are better with him in the team but we can also be better than he has much of this year.
I still think we are figuring out the right mix and learning to play together. Cripps was super beast in 2018 and there was basically no one else to help, 2019 we had some more, but now we are trying to figure out a mix which will share the load and maximise each players strengths.
Some encouraging signs past 2 weeks with Dow and Kennedy sharing the load and Walsh still dominating being more on a wing. Today will be a good test.