Ball movement looks much slicker, and I think the NAB Cup should be used as a testing ground for applications to the AFL for otherwise ineligable guys like HOGAN to get special dispensation to play in the real thing.
Wow! What a forward we have in Hogan.
That's what I'm hoping for. We can't let him slip through his entire career as a loose defender. He can be a defender if that's where his best spot is (which I think is the case), but no player should be so deficient in basic man on man skills that they risk opening up their own side whenever they are left without support.
I noticed that the pre-match interview with the Adelaide coach after they had been soundly beaten by St Kilda featured him using the words "We were very easy to play against." It looks like Neeldy coined a good one!
That sentence took me a little longer to comprehend than I would have liked...but I eventually got it, and I agree. But the best possible result comes from taking the "winner take all" option; tipping us to win and being right. Those who tip against the Dees risk not experiencing that special brand of footy Nirvana.
Some part of me suspects that Mark Neeld put a bit of pressure on the board to forget about legal action, so that we would not have this issue hanging over the players' heads for the forseeable future (as would no doubt have happened otherwise).
So why is it that the number one complaint against newly drafted players is that they can't defend, or that they need guidance to learn how to train properly? If what you're saying were true, neither of these issues would be valid.