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Agree re Steele. He is a very good player but if the oppositions best mids are getting off the chain he's the one charged with stopping them. They don't have a midfielder that opposition is worried about coming into the game like Petracca, Bont, Heeney etc.I'm not trolling at all.
Let's break it down...
Firstly, were not talking necessarily about individual players. We're talking a midfield unit.
As a midfield unit, they're one paced, lacking skill, and lacking depth.
Secondly, as individuals they're very average too.
Don't even mention Ross winning two B&Fs. I mean seriously, f**k me. Winning a B&F in an appalling team means absolutely nothing in terms of your standing in the comp.
Would you rather Ross in your midfield, or Jimmy Bartel? Or Michael Tuck? Or Cyril Rioli? Or Daniel Kerr?
Seriously, whomever writes this s**t is an absolute idiot. Come one. Winning two B&Fs in pathetic teams as evidence that your some sort of gun?? Fair dinkum.
As for Marshall, he's handy. But what damage does he actually do? He certainly doesn't do any damage drifting forward. He averages less than half a goal per game. He certainly doesn't worry anyone with his ruck work.
He's not a spud - but I don't think the opposition is losing any sleep when they come up against him. The damage just isn't there.
What is in his favour, is that he pretty much rucks th entire game. It inflates his numbers ahead if other ruckmen who share the load.
And as for Steele, he's a good honest player. He's an excellent defensive midfielder. He'd probably be elite (ie. Top 10% in the comp) as a midfielder is he was allowed to play as a defensive mid 100% of the time. That's when he plays his best footy. What is glaring about how woeful St Kilda's midfield is, is that Steele is actually their best midfielder full stop! It would be like taking Bont out of the Bulldogs midfield and letting Liberatore be the number 1 guy! Sure, he'd compete like a beast like Steele does and get some possessions and play some good footy - but there is no way in hell that a midfield led by him is ever going to rip you apart.
The offensive skill, class and game breaking ability just isn't there.
As I said earlier, tell me a worse midfield unit in living memory than St Kilda's at the moment?
Tbh they don't really have many of those players anywhere on the field, Wilkie and Sinclair the closest to it but if the midfields getting smashed theres nothing they can really do to change the tides.
With that said I fully expect them to beat us at the end of the season, their B graders like Membrey and Higgins absolutely love dining out on us for some reason.