Improved fitness/speed of players (everyone has the fitness of a Craig Braddley) has impacted the game and minmised the space available for run and carry.
Blame Ron Barassi. He used to say "Give me an athlete, and I'll turn him into a footballer". As opposed to Paul Roos on picking Oliver "He may not be the fittest, but he's a footballer. We can get him fit".*
Blame Ron Barassi. He used to say "Give me an athlete, and I'll turn him into a footballer". As opposed to Paul Roos on picking Oliver "He may not be the fittest, but he's a footballer. We can get him fit".*