There has been an exceptionally large amount of criticism of a few players on this forum: Trengove, Watts, and McKenzie to be precise.
I'm not concerned about these players and here's why:
Watts: 15 games, 18.5 ave disposals, 80.9% efficiency
Trengove: 22 games, 17.7 ave, 66.6% efficiency
McKenzie: 20 games, 17.1 ave, 64.5% efficiency
On the other hand, I am concerned about these players:
Tapscott: 14 games, 11.1 ave, 68.6% efficiency
Jetta: 6 games, 10.0 ave, 75.0% efficiency
Bennell: 6 games, 5.2 ave, 77.4% efficiency
Strauss: 7 games, 11.0 ave, 83.1% efficiency
Stats are not the only measure but the fact is that we are at the bottom of the league for disposals. We simply must improve our disposal count.
So Watts, Trengove and McKenzie are simply indispensable at this stage and must be complimented by players who can match their output. We simply can't afford to carry non KP players who collect less than 15 disposals a game.
I think that there is a tendency to place too much emphasis on intangibles like attitude and intent. And this comes from the emotion of watching the games. It's time to put the focus on production, not perception.