Where we are struggling is in effective clearances. Even though the numbers might suggest we're holding our own, watching every game of late shows we lack time and space in tight. The young bodies are just getting out muscled.
Now the question is how long do we give it? I can't see this really improving significantly for a couple of years. In the meantime, out young mids just get beaten up.
I recognise we have drafted alot of midfielders or guys who can run through there. But on analysis, I think they're all similar. Around 180cm (or less), 80kg and young. KB has picked them because he feels the game is going in the way of all mids being hybrids. On watching us over the last couple of years, I would in part disagree with this. We still need some older, bigger bodies in the midfield to have any hope of clearing the congestion. Our best games in recent memory have been when JPK and Parks have dominated in tight.
In short, if we have to delist some of our skinny youngsters to get a couple of bigger bodies in, then so be it. I do agree that a youngish ruck / forward would be handy too.
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