The other burning question is where will Sic play? I managed to speak with him at the open training session on December 7. I asked him about his shoulder and he said that he would be 'cherry ripe' by round one next year. I asked him where he would be playing and he said..."back." I then suggested that the space between the defensive and offensive arcs should be his domain as it would give him the best of both worlds. He could continue to intercept and hit up our forwards with precision passing and he could also intercept opposition kicks out of our forward line and send the ball back over their heads for a goal. James laughed at this and suggested that I pass it on to Sammy.
So, Sam, if you are reading this, the space between the two arcs should be the home the home of James Sicily.
Totally agree with what has been said about Ward. He is fully capable at the level as we saw in the finals last year. The main thoughts I have on him is that maybe, just maybe, it is just getting used to the pace of the game at AFL for a whole game. Whilst he IS capable, sometimes the adjustment in the concentration required to play at the level, just takes time. Think back to Dylan Moore's first few seasons. Moorey looked slow in initially, then one day it clicked. My hope is that Ward has had his click moment in the finals and his slow start to his career will be a distant memory.
Cam Mackenzie in his debut against the bombers surpassed Josh Ward who was drafted a year earlier. I feel sorry for him because he was a highly rated outside mid with good kicking and with all these youngsters coming through in leaps and bounds unfortunately Josh has been very underwhelming.
The other burning question is where will Sic play? I managed to speak with him at the open training session on December 7. I asked him about his shoulder and he said that he would be 'cherry ripe' by round one next year. I asked him where he would be playing and he said..."back." I then suggested that the space between the defensive and offensive arcs should be his domain as it would give him the best of both worlds. He could continue to intercept and hit up our forwards with precision passing and he could also intercept opposition kicks out of our forward line and send the ball back over their heads for a goal. James laughed at this and suggested that I pass it on to Sammy.
So, Sam, if you are reading this, the space between the two arcs should be the home the home of James Sicily.
Totally agree with what has been said about Ward. He is fully capable at the level as we saw in the finals last year. The main thoughts I have on him is that maybe, just maybe, it is just getting used to the pace of the game at AFL for a whole game. Whilst he IS capable, sometimes the adjustment in the concentration required to play at the level, just takes time. Think back to Dylan Moore's first few seasons. Moorey looked slow in initially, then one day it clicked. My hope is that Ward has had his click moment in the finals and his slow start to his career will be a distant memory.
Cam Mackenzie in his debut against the bombers surpassed Josh Ward who was drafted a year earlier. I feel sorry for him because he was a highly rated outside mid with good kicking and with all these youngsters coming through in leaps and bounds unfortunately Josh has been very underwhelming.