At the time from what I can recall GT had to get a ruckman as T.Knoble left end of 04? There's only so many players you can choose from, and unfortunately Brooks wasnt the one. Big woop, sometimes things dont work out.Teflon wrote:Our approach has nothing to do with Sydney and again its a poor throwback to people saying "Ross Lyon is Paul Roos in drag" ...not true Im afraid.
Our approach is as you state - to use the rookie list and shrewed later picks (anyone suggesting the drafting of Stephen King as a failure needs their head examined). Why do this? - cause our draft picks and where we finish dictate this is the way we have to go.
The real question is: what early picks has Ross Lyon given up SO FAR and that has become a failure?
Not King, Gardiner, etc???...thats an interesting analysis to Grants model of "it was all John Beveridge....I wasnt even home at the time" (whoever buys that - and Plugger will - is in fairy land)... immediately I can recall Brooks/Watts as absolute monty's we lost early picks for???
I think you will find also through this approach - and the playing of Geary, Eddy, Jones, Armitage, Stevens, McEvoy etc that Lyon has introduced far more youth in his short time than in Grants last 2 years...hes had to.
As for Howard...I think you may also find he wasnt a Lyon selection if I recall correctly?
We didnt see much of F.Watts, probably because of forward line was mint at the time that was functioning beatutifully... (Gehrig, Roo, Guerra, Milne, Hamil), so as you can see, it would be hard to crack into that squad at that time.
Whilst Jones is an OK player who gives his best, his kicking is not the greatest. Geary looked ok for the few games he played, Eddy imo is not up to it and overated, Stevens/McEnvoy... I havent even seen them play a game. So before stating Ross Lyon's introduced youth, the problem is they haven't given much at all. At least McGough played a fair few games and put in, fiora had his time (Better we got him that nothing for Black). Its funny how the GT blame still continues to go on. If anything, Ross Lyon took over a team primed with experienced/developed kids.