Against the stronger teams I'm seeing most of our attack is cut down early. The opposition are on top of us quickly and stopping our options with off-loads and attacking plays.
Rarely are good teams allowing Tony Williams to go one-on-one with their defence; they swarm him like flies to... however, as fans, we are expecting more big plays than we are seeing. Big Joe drives up hard and fast because of his style of play, and he can, with the limited minutes he has on the park. Give Joe 80minutes and I think we would see a different style of game, one that can go the distance.
Jamie Lyon and co were well nullified last night, because the opposition were up to their defensive plan. It took one piece of Foran fiery initiative and one slip (literally) for us to score.
We are the premiers (still) and oppositions still want to step-up to the premiers. What it takes at the moment is a whole lot more patience from our go-to attacking guns as the chinks in opposition's armour are few and far between.
But overall, oppositions are on high alert and full guard when our guns are on the park, and overall, they are defending well. Tony Williams does bring a nightmare factor to the opposition and to have him off would bring great relief for the opposition physically and mentally. It is just frustrating for the fans because we want a bigger bang for our buck from our quality attack. It will come when the opposition let down their guard (be it ever so slightly) and holes begin to appear.
Bottom line, I think Tony Williams needs to stay on the park :^)