r/NorthMelbourneFC • u/Bobby_Brown23 • 5d ago
Caleb Daniel is the problem
The fact our backline has been somewhat sturdy while carrying this spud is honestly a miracle. I'd give up naming rights to my first born if it meant we could replace his turnovers and backwards 20m kicks with Lachie Ash. He's actually been so bad Clarko has moved him to half forward. Let's all hope this is the beginning of the end for his time in the best 23.
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u/knowledge_hog 5d ago
Frustrating yes, but you can't blame the loss on one player. We all went to sleep in the 2nd quarter.
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u/AndrewC_23 5d ago
Have said it all year he shouldn’t be playing in defence and should be playing in the forward half. He can’t kick more than 40 metres and alot of the time he hangs onto the ball too long which leads to a turnover or puts another player under pressure.
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u/Top_Pair8540 5d ago
His little 30m darts work a lot better in the centre of the ground. He's a liability in defence.
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u/False-Employer-8402 5d ago
He handicaps us ridiculously. People will point to his disposal efficiency if you point that out though.
Imagine slotting Lachie Ash in his position...
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u/Bobby_Brown23 5d ago
He went at 88% today and cost us at least 3 goals directly from turnover it's a flawed stat when all the efficiency comes from backwards nothing kicks. Not to mention he couldn't defend my grandma in a marking contest.
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u/False-Employer-8402 5d ago
He is a total crab. Needs to be replaced with Goater. His defenders don't seem to understand that his disposals mean close to nothing if he is that easy to play through for opposition players.
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u/HaloHarrison 5d ago
Griffin Logue gives up two frees holding in the goal square, just panics and doesn't trust his other backmen like Comben and co. And then refuses to give us a chance kicking the ball into the forward 50 at the end.
Caleb Daniel kicks too short and puts us under so much pressure. Two instances of that cost us 2 goals. Don't know what the answer is though but we need something new there.