Quote Originally Posted by Ralph Dawg View Post
Interesting observation from Saturday night. Gawn dominated the centre taps but Melbourne still lost the clearances 17-4! But Gawn is a beast around the ground. Just emphasizes that Naismith would have to vastly improve his around the ground output to warrant a spot in our best 22. At his age, injury history and overall skill level, I'd say unlikely.
I agreed Ralph.

I would be VERY suprised if Naismith plays more than 5 more games - probably astonished if he played 20. Don't get me wrong - he can play but its a bit like Alex Johnston again sadly.