David Harding
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Cain LynchGetting into the Hunt: Hunt's slow improvement
April 18th 2012 16:10
The much maligned Karmichael Hunt has finally started to show more signs of improvement, his game against Essendon has to go down as one of his best so far. He was reading the play a little better, making the right passes, and just making the right moves.
He was not getting a lot of the ball, but he's showing the desire that he wants to learn more and get in there more. But even though he had a good game, and such he's really still not at the level where he's going to be known as a decent player.
He's right now an "ok" player, we also have to remember that Hunt is there because he's a promotional tool, every ad about the Gold Coast he was in them and before they landed Ablett.
What about our other convert? Well Folau hasn't really had a great start, but the thing I do like about Izzy is, he's a trier he hasn't dropped his head and quit.
He's still not really there, he showed a bit in the grass roots league, but it's still a much different picture to what the AFL is. Folau and Hunt are like some of the rookies, though every game they play is a added game that they have played in their lives.
All these other kids have played many games, at school, at a junior club, etc. I suppose the only reason we've got a microscope on these two is because they have those big contracts and were hyped up.
A player from Ireland for example, or Sudan in the case of Daw, hasn't really been criticised as much when they play a shocker. They are bagged, but they don't have the whole media lining up, and the AFL fans lining up.
But the point for this blog is that Hunt played okay, got a bit of the ball, showed improvements, and may start showing more and more. The Gold Coast are slowly starting to click a little as well.
It will be interesting to see how they back up from their game against the Bombers, and how they go for the rest of the season. But Hunt does need to start to get more than 10 possessions in 3 games. He needs to start getting 10 a game, then trying to get more than that.
He is starting to understand so that's something.
He was not getting a lot of the ball, but he's showing the desire that he wants to learn more and get in there more. But even though he had a good game, and such he's really still not at the level where he's going to be known as a decent player.
He's right now an "ok" player, we also have to remember that Hunt is there because he's a promotional tool, every ad about the Gold Coast he was in them and before they landed Ablett.
What about our other convert? Well Folau hasn't really had a great start, but the thing I do like about Izzy is, he's a trier he hasn't dropped his head and quit.
He's still not really there, he showed a bit in the grass roots league, but it's still a much different picture to what the AFL is. Folau and Hunt are like some of the rookies, though every game they play is a added game that they have played in their lives.
All these other kids have played many games, at school, at a junior club, etc. I suppose the only reason we've got a microscope on these two is because they have those big contracts and were hyped up.
A player from Ireland for example, or Sudan in the case of Daw, hasn't really been criticised as much when they play a shocker. They are bagged, but they don't have the whole media lining up, and the AFL fans lining up.
But the point for this blog is that Hunt played okay, got a bit of the ball, showed improvements, and may start showing more and more. The Gold Coast are slowly starting to click a little as well.
It will be interesting to see how they back up from their game against the Bombers, and how they go for the rest of the season. But Hunt does need to start to get more than 10 possessions in 3 games. He needs to start getting 10 a game, then trying to get more than that.
He is starting to understand so that's something.
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