Jarrad Grant is thriving in his new role on the wing

[Maddog37]

Love to watch him play. The opposite of Dale Morris who I also love to watch play.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

I would think Grant still has a bit of work to do to earn another contract with us.

Nothing outrageous, just prove he can be consistent across a prolonged period. Within this contract period we've seen about a dozen games of quality, and while I agree that due to injury last year he was at a disadvantage, he needs to give more than that before sign him up for two or three more years.

Do you think he will do the work? Do you think he will get a contract or do you think we will finish him off at the end of the year?

[jeemak]

Do you think he will do the work? Do you think he will get a contract or do you think we will finish him off at the end of the year?

His test will come over the next five or six weeks now there's two or three weeks worth of tapes for opposition analysts to scrutinise. If he can keep his work rate up and produce at the same time more opposition attention comes at him he's a better than even money chance to get another two years.

If he can't then I think he'll be cut loose. There's not many options left with him, and I think he and everyone else knows it.

[Torpedo]

Help me out here. I'm struggling with what this means. How would you describe/explain appropriate "running patterns" for JG while he is playing as winger, for example? How complex is this stuff for the players?

[Remi Moses]

I think ( and hope ) the penny may have dropped .
You need more than God gifted talents to get there, and if Jarryd keeps going it's a massive tick for himself and the coach.
Two coaches couldn't unlock the key

[bulldogtragic]

Help me out here. I'm struggling with what this means. How would you describe/explain appropriate "running patterns" for JG while he is playing as winger, for example? How complex is this stuff for the players?

Zoning, structures, game plan, end to end running along lines etc I think.

[jeemak]

Help me out here. I'm struggling with what this means. How would you describe/explain appropriate "running patterns" for JG while he is playing as winger, for example? How complex is this stuff for the players?

The big one is running a certain way to clear space but also be a relevant option if you need to be. Or get to the next spot defencively or offencively.

As a forward you generally have space to run towards, and leave behind you. Or space to run back into and leave in front of you. You either chase or you don't, and finding a spot in a zone is easy.

On the wing/middle of the ground you've got more lateral space to worry about. Where you run at certain times determines the next role in the structure you can perform. Go too far one way and you've cooked the team defensively, go too far the other and on the break your team mates might be faced with no viable forward option and nobody to kick wide to in order to buy some time.

[Torpedo]

Thanks for that. Who would be a good example of a winger who does this really well?
Wouldn't mind going to watch someone do this to get a better understanding.

[Happy Days]

Thanks for that. Who would be a good example of a winger who does this really well?
Wouldn't mind going to watch someone do this to get a better understanding.

Pearce Hanley is far and away the best at this when he is up and going. Gaff from West Coast is also very good.

[Twodogs]

Thanks for that. Who would be a good example of a winger who does this really well?
Wouldn't mind going to watch someone do this to get a better understanding.

The thing is that just as you think "oh, I get it" then it all changes.