There were several passes including a bullet close to the line that Lawrence was never going to take in those conditions. Benji does not seem adaptable, nor calculating. Instinct and adventure are fine, but you have to temper that with common sense. His kicking game largely consisted of the predictable mid field bombs or a flatter variety that inevitably went straight to an opponent. I grant you that he started using his noodle when the game needed closing down, but overall his kicking game was poor. The captain kept the ball away from Benji for a period and our field position improved. I may have had the rain belting down on me and been wearing multi focals, but his shortcomings were obvious.
If believing a player with his speed and footwork should be making a whole lot more than 19m, then yes, I'm a hard marker. $1m a year is a lot of money for a ball shuffler with an errant kicking game and a taste for untimely creativity
