you don't have a source at all do you, it's just you talking?

I definitely have a good source, doesn't mean that they are not just talking which is often the case but adding the source to the evidence and it seems right.

I also agree with 'WYL' above in wondering why it wasn't fixed during his layoff during pre season. Maybe the rest did him good but the management since and the foot problem has meant reduced power.

Edited July 22, 201312 yr by rjay

I would have thought Dawes would be more worthy than Trengove of this weeks demonland hanging? 500k a year and he was shown up bigtime by fitz today, granted he has played some good games this year for us and his leadership has been impressive but we are paying him alot of money so he really should be showing abit more touch.

I booked a trip up there in Feb when I was foolishly optimistic about this season. Went anyway. Had great time other than the game.

Dawes was incredibly disappointing. He can't hold a mark to save himself. Seems to be too slow to get enough of a break on his opponent to take a mark so that it can't be punched away. By coincidence I sat next to the GWS forward scout at the airport the next day, his comment was that Dawes can't hold a mark and looks slow.

He's had plenty of game time to be match fit by now. After seeing him live I'm beginning to have my doubts. If Clark comes good next year and Hogan and Howe are in there and Fitzy keeps improving why did they recruit Dawes at all and for way more money than anyone in the industry thought he was worth. More list management nightmares perhaps.

I booked a trip up there in Feb when I was foolishly optimistic about this season. Went anyway. Had great time other than the game.

Dawes was incredibly disappointing. He can't hold a mark to save himself. Seems to be too slow to get enough of a break on his opponent to take a mark so that it can't be punched away. By coincidence I sat next to the GWS forward scout at the airport the next day, his comment was that Dawes can't hold a mark and looks slow.

He's had plenty of game time to be match fit by now. After seeing him live I'm beginning to have my doubts. If Clark comes good next year and Hogan and Howe are in there and Fitzy keeps improving why did they recruit Dawes at all and for way more money than anyone in the industry thought he was worth. More list management nightmares perhaps.

So you are basing this assertion on one game that you saw live?