Totally agree re distorted when older player
Also one week doesn't make a career
But ........I was fairly strong pre season on what I wanted our backline to look like and made that known on the forum
I did not want macca and Newman and mills in the backline together as way to slow in comparison to the elite backlines
I wanted a fast break transition backline
My hope was that edwards could forefill that role like the the top teams have exploited ie gws and Bulldogs
So it is only fair to praise efforts by a player in his 5th game only of Snr football ie Newman
Newman played such a good game against north and responsed when the backline looked shaky first qtr
He didn't just break wide and behind play which is easy for him
Newman gave and spread forward
He made second and third efforts to win the ball and used his hands more then usual
He continually put himself in the areas to maintain possession and provide an exit
Good for him and I know there is a divide on this forum on what we want for our backline and who is best to make our backline an attacking weapon yet still have tremendous speed to shut down mobile fast attack
Time will tell
The sample is to small
But what I saw was that Newman could easily do Macca's role and probably do it better with more versatility on the kick and to play thru the middle and wide / behind the play
Let's see the response next few weeks
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