Maybe over the summer watch the last 8 games of the season when he Jones and Dow were match fit. His inside work getting it going forward from stoppage.5 minutes of footy doesnt make a season. What did he do for the remainder of the game and how much of his workload did his team mates have to carry because he cant run out games. He runs like a draught horse in a game played by thoroughbreds.
Hell Billings had some of the best highlight reels getting about.
Just ask yourself WHAT top 8 midfield group would Clark get a game in? If you are genuine the answer is zero.
This is the gameplan and type of football Lyon is after. He wants the ball moving forward out of stoppages. He wants a physical, high paced game when fatigue sets in in the second half. He has trained the team like this all preseason. If there is a fitter team who are harder running than us, I would be surprised.
Noticed I didn't say more skilled than us because I think our most skilled players are still to develop.
While Jones, Clark and Dow aren't A grade mids, if we add Macrae and Steele who are, we have the whole which is greater than the sum.of it's parts.
A player in isolation can be judged however a midfield group complementing each other, Steele in and under. Macrae, big left foot inside mid, Clark, wins his own ball and dual sided, Jones, quick and has some mongrel in him, Dow is skilful and a good mover, then we have Phillipou, Carroll, Hall, Boxshall, and Garcia all with specific skills, then our midfield can work without all the superstars.
Every one of those players can run including Clark. So far Lyon is happy with what Clark brings.
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