Brady Hough was given a spot in the West Coast inside midfield last week in the desultory loss away to Hawthorn, and did not do much with it. Not every player is suited to taking their turn in the pivot, and while the Eagles have Liam Duggan they probably don't need another version of him. Their defence is arguably the least well stocked of their depleted list, and Hough is an honest and hard worker keeping the plates spinning while the midfield fails to pressure their opponents. Whatever solution there is to West Coast's problems, Hough to mids is not the solution.
Brady Hough was given a spot in the West Coast inside midfield last week in the desultory loss away to Hawthorn, and did not do much with it. Not every player is suited to taking their turn in the pivot, and while the Eagles have Liam Duggan they probably don't need another version of him. Their defence is arguably the least well stocked of their depleted list, and Hough is an honest and hard worker keeping the plates spinning while the midfield fails to pressure their opponents. Whatever solution there is to West Coast's problems, Hough to mids is not the solution.
Brady Hough is one of a large number of lower league players dragooned by the West Coast Eagles to cover an all-time disaster of a start to 2022, partly caused by COVID but also an injury list to their established players as long as a Broome beach. Hough has been mouldering away on a lot of fantasy benches with infrequent appearances in the senior side. He is Just A Guy, as the saying goes, and one of the main reasons the Eagles have been belted every week is that you can't have more than a handful of JAGs. He might jag a good score today, but probably not.