Is The Beard in trouble?

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Is The Beard in trouble?

Maybe. I am certainly very tired of his on-ground tough man antics that never seem to be backed up by either effort or output.

I acknowledge that Will has had a few issues with free kicks, but disgree on his output.


Hmmm. A VERY good ruckman? I don't think so. He was a very good ruckman for a second year player, but let's not get too carried away. We saw isolated flashes of what he could be - the Brisbane game (Chris Grant's 300th I reckon) was a good example, but are we crediting him or Cooney - or Darcy! - with the match winning aspect of that one?

The Chris Grant game was against Adelaide and Darcy was the important player, allowed to play forward by Minson successfully taking the ruck duties. The Brisbane game I alluded to was later in the season (Darcy out with a knee injured the week after the Adelaide game). Cooney got the accolades for centre clearances, but received every one (about 8) directly from a Minson hitout

Acknowledged.



Strongly disagree that we lost nothing when Hudson was out. We certainly didn't miss having Will dropping marks in the forward line.

Will took over the ruck duties and dominated particularly against Collingwood in 09



Agree with most of that...except the part where Minson never really took hold of games at VFL level. Interrupted pre-season or not, he should be dominating second tier footy and he simply isn't.

Sorry mjp but this point is simply wrong. Minson DID dominate at VFL level. I attended 2 games and watched 2 on TV and he was BOG in all of them, including 1 against Werribee where he was the prime instigator in a 75 point turnaround in the second half.



For his sake I hope so, but I just haven't seen any compelling evidence that this will happen. He does not work hard to provide a marking target, his release by hand is slow and often mis-directed and he regularly gives away dumb free-kicks that should have been out of his game by u16's.

Again I disagree on him working hard enough. He has consistently been as good or better than Hudson in this aspect until 2010. He certainly took more marks. I do concede the frees as Will's problem

mjp I usually find your posts well informed, but I repeat that I feel you are being a little harsh on Will.