I agree Benny is a good tagger. I think to stop the Crowley tag on Kizza we could play Kizza on the wing in a totally outside role and stuff Crowley up. Crowley likes it in and tight and he doesn't have the pace to play an outside role, even as a tagger. Burn him off for pace.
Most teams have been unsuccessful in tagging Fyfe. Even the Hawks just limited his damage in the GF, rotating Sewell, Smith and Shiel on him. i think it may be a good thing to rotate players on him. Fyfe doesn't always play an outside role, he can play in the centre square or rest forward. Rampe to take him when he goes forward, not sure in the mids. Fyfe often starts a game on the wing so he will probably either get Harry, Hannas or Jetts in the first instance. horse might move Rampe to the wing to match up leaving Froe to match two of the other three.
I would make Rhyce Shaw sub.
Shaw is a crap tagger. He was in the defence not for his ability to keep his player goalless but for his ability to run the ball out. In other words run and carry. Now he has lost the ability to deliver from the run and carry I don't know what his purpose is. He allows too many goals to be kicked by his opponents. Often makes bad decisions that cost goals. Kicks without slowing down and looking.
Benny will tag and is a great tagger because he will hurt them in return. His opponents get little of it and he mops up. Benny has never been a huge accumulator. By the way Birdie will probably get a tagging role too.
He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
we should play mcglynn on crowley !!!
"be tough, only when it gets tough"
Geez I reckon Shaw is lucky to have kept his spot..
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