Re: The Dog whisperer: Brendan McCartney
Originally Posted by
EJ Smith
The first requirement of the midfield is to get the pill.
The first requirement of your inside mids is to get the ball to those who can move the ball quickly - the players you've listed move the ball quickly by hand, by foot and all have much better pace than Gia and Cross - there's a reason we don't put 3 slow inside mids at the centre contests.
I think people really undersell the pace of Geelong's engine room - they may not be the quickest in the competition but they are certainly not slow.
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