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That question might be better answered by someone who watches the ressies regularly. I have only caught the second half of the last couple of games but Bevo hasn't appeared to me to be carving it up and demanding selection from what I have seen and read here of the match reports.
In Bevos last two outings the team struggled agst (Essendon and Carlton) and he had a couple of sub-par games. Contrasted to Ablett who had a good game agst the blues. In the last three games, Ablett has worked hard in the forward line to create contests and stop the ball rebounding which has lead to scoring opportunities for himself and others. I don't think it matters if he is helping another player lay the tackle - so long as the tackle sticks, we create the stoppage and then a scoring chance.
So, IMO, I belive Ablett is in better form than Bevo, and the structure when we are attacking is working better with him in the side. We've won 2 out of 3 and lost a close one (compared with a couple of smashings in last qtr blowouts from team's we should be closer to).
But back on the topic of trading them, as someone pointed out earlier, natural attrition is taking away 8 (IIRC) of our most senior experienced players. I'd like to see Bevo, Monty and Ablett retained to give us some strong experienced bodies to call on if we find ourselves with injuries to the developing players as we have this year.
In Bevos last two outings the team struggled agst (Essendon and Carlton) and he had a couple of sub-par games. Contrasted to Ablett who had a good game agst the blues. In the last three games, Ablett has worked hard in the forward line to create contests and stop the ball rebounding which has lead to scoring opportunities for himself and others. I don't think it matters if he is helping another player lay the tackle - so long as the tackle sticks, we create the stoppage and then a scoring chance.
So, IMO, I belive Ablett is in better form than Bevo, and the structure when we are attacking is working better with him in the side. We've won 2 out of 3 and lost a close one (compared with a couple of smashings in last qtr blowouts from team's we should be closer to).
But back on the topic of trading them, as someone pointed out earlier, natural attrition is taking away 8 (IIRC) of our most senior experienced players. I'd like to see Bevo, Monty and Ablett retained to give us some strong experienced bodies to call on if we find ourselves with injuries to the developing players as we have this year.
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