Originally Posted by
Ludwig
Agree with Auntie and others about Florent.
There was so much criticism of Lloyd in his first run of senior footy. Same with Hewett. So many questioning why he was getting a game. They finished 2nd and 5th respectively in the B&F last year. Now everyone loves them.
We have to look at what Florent, and Hayward as well, offer for this stage of their development, which involves skills, as well as physical and mental development. Both seem very advanced to me in all areas except physical development. Lloyd was similar. He was very committed and mentally tough, but simply not strong enough to mix it with the big guys. He's growing into it now.
It's hard to decide how much senior game time to give them when there are options available that might produce better short term results for a team seriously looking to win a premiership.
We have to back our development group. They've done such a great job bringing through players of all types to play a high level of AFL footy.
At this stage of the game we should be looking at the kinds of things that Florent and Hayward can do. They are both very classy footballers. Once they get the physical strength and experience to win more of the ball, we will see them explode on to the AFL scene.
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