Josh Treacy has come into his full powers this season, the most visible of the signs that the Dockers are finally ready to make a serious flag tilt. He has all the toys: a bullocking frame that enables him to bust open packs, a big tank that lets him hit the logos, and a booming set shot. While his accuracy is perhaps the only part of his game that still isn't A-grade, the rest of the package is pretty much complete. He is an old-fashioned centre half forward, in a mould we haven't seen at this level since Jonathan Brown. He carries the hopes of real and fantasy coaches on his boot.
Josh Treacy has come into his full powers this season, the most visible of the signs that the Dockers are finally ready to make a serious flag tilt. He has all the toys: a bullocking frame that enables him to bust open packs, a big tank that lets him hit the logos, and a booming set shot. While his accuracy is perhaps the only part of his game that still isn't A-grade, the rest of the package is pretty much complete. He is an old-fashioned centre half forward, in a mould we haven't seen at this level since Jonathan Brown. He carries the hopes of real and fantasy coaches on his boot.
Josh Treacy is undergoing what in some circles is being called a breakout season, with some highlight reel plays in recent weeks that shows him to be playing with maximum confidence and fitness. Centre half forward has always been the hardest position in footy, and in Treacy the Dockers have a big body with excellent pace off the mark, who can bust open packs and bustle in transition to provide an option forward of the ball. His scoring is too tied to his goalkicking to be an every-week starter, but today at home to the decimated Tigers might be a chance for a sneaky spot start.
