Sam Davidson came into the league last year with some eye-catching games playing a wing role, in a side that often plays on the fast track under the roof at Docklands and needs a lot of his kind of run-and-carry merchants. He may not have the tank of Laitham Vandermeer, but he is a more solid and dependable runner who has settled on a half forward flank to try to get to as many contests as he can. As a mature-aged recruit, his time in the big leagues is dependent on ticking boxes on the coach's spreadsheet, as he's not blessed with blinding talent to take him to a new level.
Sam Davidson came into the league last year with some eye-catching games playing a wing role, in a side that often plays on the fast track under the roof at Docklands and needs a lot of his kind of run-and-carry merchants. He may not have the tank of Laitham Vandermeer, but he is a more solid and dependable runner who has settled on a half forward flank to try to get to as many contests as he can. As a mature-aged recruit, his time in the big leagues is dependent on ticking boxes on the coach's spreadsheet, as he's not blessed with blinding talent to take him to a new level.
Sam Davidson came into a Western Bulldogs team this season which was looking for more run on the outside to replace the departed Bailey Smith. Davidson can run, as he did off a wing earlier in the year, but his role has shifted more to a half forward flank in the latter third of the campaign, with Oskar Baker's dash judged to be superior. Davidson has skills and makes good decisions, so he's up to the level, the question is whether he has a one-wood that can set him apart from all the other roleplayers in the league to cement a best 22 spot.
