Our midfield - when will it be elite?

[Wrecker45 3,378]

I've gone cold on Trengove. Not enough tricks, no explosive power, no deadly boot. He's a good mark for his size and a young leader, I want more from a #2 pick. The keeping your feet rule will work in his favour

G.

James Hird had no explosive power and no deadly boot. Sylvia does. Trengove was poor last year but let's not write off our captain just yet.

[rjay 24,890]

Trengove's lack of speed and explosiveness is stopping him from progressing from a serviceable player.

There are a few handy players who lack speed and explosiveness in the AFL, the current Brownlow medalist is one and a few others are in the current premiers midfield including the Norm Smith medalist. Pendles is not explosive nor is Bartel, are they just serviceable players.

I just think a lot of people have short memories and forget how good Trengove's first season and a half were.

I reckon the first thing he struggled with was when the AFL hung him out to dry for a great tackle on Dangerfield, and the second was he definitely carried some type of injury into last season. You can't convince me that a player like him who was a good kick and had reasonable pace (not explosive) lost it all at 20yo, as 'old dee' pointed out he couldn't even make the distance from 30 mts , this is a kid who was a good kick over 50.

Don't sweat it, he will be an "A" grader.

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

There's a reason the Crows were prepared to trade half their list to get Trengove.

He'll make it - I actually have no doubt about it.