Steve_C7 wrote:
ThePsychologist wrote:
mikkey wrote:
TheSwan wrote:
I hope Menzel stays. He has had a bad year, doesn't mean we should get rid of a talented 20 year old.
Agree, he has had injury problems all year.
Has he Mikkey? People keep writing it as fact but I can't find anyone to confirm it. I've been told he has had some knocks and a few sore spots during the year but otherwise fine. Had a full pre season as well.
What I hear is that he has a low pain threshold and constantly complains about the general niggles that come with being an AFL player.
Club may be looking to trade as he has talent and will have currency at the moment, by perhaps not the mental fortitude to be the star he could otherwise be.
That's what I'm told and why I asked the question. People are saying he has struggled with injury this year but I'm told he is fine apart from some bumps and bruises.
I have deliberately watched him closely live this year in the hope I can see what others do in him but the more I watch the more I'm convinced he is not up to it. It has nothing to do with skill but athletically. It is not that he is average it is they he is a long way behind everyone else. He gets run past by players very easily, struggles to chase and his agility is extremely poor which is a worry for someone who plays the role he does. Also, his endurance is extremely low. He blows up easily. For someone in there third year it should be a lot better, injured or not. There is no way he can become a midfielder.
The other question is if he is injured why would he be playing, especially in the reserves? Surely a young player would not be risked.
Give him the ball and he looks good. Some of his skills I saw in the reserves where top class but he needs to be fed the ball. He can't win it. Go and watch his junior footy and even when he had a solid year for us he is mostly on the end of turnovers or fed the ball from teammates. Very rarely does he create something out of nothing or win his own ball like a Wingard or Rioli.
Believe me, I don't want to see him fail but I just can't see how he will make it.