People either love him or hate him. We've had a few players like that in the past.
I’m in the same boat. He been faking it until he makes it since 2016. Benchie at best for mine. I did concede he played a few good games last year, but not enough to make up for his costly errors in the first few years of his career
Ball playing is more valuable on the edge than through the middle.
I can forgive a player for his errors if he is trying to achieve something. Its the unforced errors that are the killers.
That wont be hard to beat
It’s not just about ball playing, it’s about distributing and serving as another attacking focal point....a good ball playing lock can distribute to both sides of the field and can also risk and play out wide when need be. In the middle = more of an attacking focal point.
Ball playing locks are massively overhyped imo, they're just glorified ball distributers and any half decent forward that can pass a ball can play that role. Edge forwards imo require more In terms of ball playing because they're often under more pressure and carry more responsibility with the ball in hand.
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Most young players make a lot of errors as they find their feet. Elliott made less errors than many of the best forwards in the comp last year (including in terms of errors per game), his skill set is obvious, which is why Barrett went out of his way to keep him at the club while tapping other players on the shoulder.
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I was wondering how long it would take for you to rear your ugly head.
I think locks have potential to play more of a roving ball players role, as we have seen in the past..... but also don’t underestimate the value of a quality distributor.
Do you reckon elliot is going to be able to actually tackle players and stop them in their tracks in 2021?
Simon Gillies is a perfect example... Toilman after that i'd say. I'd throw the Hughes boys in too and ad Goodwin and Shame Martini to that list.
He is so much more suited to an edge.
