The Schuster and Walker threads have been alive with conjecture ... with at least 15 different positions for both, either recommended or demanded by us the the faithful ... and I am no closer to having a difinitive opinion now, as I was at the start ..
My problem is, that I am still not convinced that the experiment of having Walker come on as a middle forward at the first change will be an on going success .. sure .. as an individual performance, Walker has done well, and in many of the games against the lower sides sparked a fair bit of attack ...
But, replacing 2 props with one prop and Walker didn't work against Melb or Souths, whose packs just had a field day up the middle .. and schooled us on what finals footy in the forwards is about ...
The "experiment" in my opinion was worthwhile and valid .. and had qualifable success ... but is it sustainable ...
In my opinion NO ... piss it off ... get back to a more traditional power orientated middle ...
My problem is, that I am still not convinced that the experiment of having Walker come on as a middle forward at the first change will be an on going success .. sure .. as an individual performance, Walker has done well, and in many of the games against the lower sides sparked a fair bit of attack ...
But, replacing 2 props with one prop and Walker didn't work against Melb or Souths, whose packs just had a field day up the middle .. and schooled us on what finals footy in the forwards is about ...
The "experiment" in my opinion was worthwhile and valid .. and had qualifable success ... but is it sustainable ...
In my opinion NO ... piss it off ... get back to a more traditional power orientated middle ...