Quote: RWB "For me he can pass, clearly or he would not have covered at 9. Distribution not as good as a natural 9 but okay for cover. Safe enough hands for a 13 at first receiver, but again never going to be quite as effective as say Westerman was.
We'll have to agree to disagree, I would have Crowther as more skillfull and contributing more in the squad and on the pitch over Proctor any day. Only thing I would have in Proctor's favour is that he doesn't seem to come up with many drop balls, which is something Crowther could improve on. That said, when you only take 4 carries in a game, you're less likely to knock on..'"
Passing from 9 under little pressure for the most part is not the same as receiving the ball within a set play/move with runners and options available. 13 is rarely first receiver either, they are usually second/third and provide a link up or to engage the line and then pass to either a pivot to shift play to the edges or to a runner. Westerman often took the ball to the line and passed before contact once engaging defenders. That’s imo what a 13 should be doing. Not head down driving it in as Crowther does.
He’s a trinity product and honestly I want him to succeed. I’m not sure he will if he can’t improve this side of his game though. This is just my opinion ofcourse from what I’ve seen. He does have time on his side though over the next 5-8 years.
If we are looking at loose forwards then Jake Wingfield would be a good target though maybe not short of suitors.