Interesting point about backlines setting up attacks. That is where Freo may need improvement. Our back line is made off "journeyman" type players that dont have elite speed or kicking Skills. Mc Pharlane has pace ( but slowed down at 33) , but you cant say he is an elite kicker, Ibbo ( reasonable speed) , but average kicker, Spurr ( full of guts) intercepts well but slow and average kicker ( at best), Michael Johnson ( solid speed) , good kicker , Duffield ( slow) but reasonable kicker. Clancee pearce ( medium speed) , good kicker but only on his right. The bottom line is if we are going to set up scoring from our backline and we want to compete with the elite scoring teams , we are going to need to get more elite kickers in our back line with speed to break lines. Putting Hill down there helps now and again but you need several , and then we lose him from the middle.
