Gold Coast hope Sam Flanders desires to stay round now he is “smashed through” and understands his worth on the AFL membership.
Flanders was all the time tipped for extra midfield time this season earlier than accidents slowed his begin to the marketing campaign.
But Steven King’s take over from former coach Stuart Dew has coincided with a fit-again Flanders taking advantage of an elevated midfield position within the final month, even on the expense of star teammate Matt Rowell.
Flanders had a game-high 32 disposals in a drought-breaking win over the Brisbane Lions final week, a efficiency that adopted 31 and 33-disposal video games within the first two outings beneath interim coach King.
Against Brisbane, ball-winner Rowell was moved into half-forward to accommodate Flanders and gifted rookie Bailey Humphrey, one thing King stated would convey nice advantages to the squad.
“We’ve got the makings of a really, really dominant midfield group; sometimes we just have to let go and make sure you trust the entire group,” King stated.
“(Flanders) has been desperate to feel the sense of belonging and have a breakthrough game
“Now he is smashed by means of and now he feels actually comfy on the stage, it’d give him large perception in himself and he understands how essential he’s to the crew.”
The midfielder was the 11th pick of the 2019 draft, the Suns’ third selection behind high-profile top two Rowell and Noah Anderson.
He’s off-contract at the end of this season and King hopes the 22-year-old’s breakthrough moment will convince him to stay.
“I hope so; we would love him to,” King stated.
“He provides us one thing a little bit bit completely different to what we have got inside.
“Hopefully he’s really enjoying the environment that’s been created here and I can’t see any reason why he wouldn’t want to stay.”
Flanders will shoulder much more of a load in Adelaide towards the Crows after captain Touk Miller’s suspension.
The ban, which was introduced on Thursday, is a kick within the guts of a Suns facet needing wins of their final 4 video games to qualify for a maiden finals marketing campaign.
The Suns (9-10, 14th) have by no means received in Adelaide, the place ahead Taylor Walker is producing certainly one of his greatest seasons to maintain the Twelfth-placed Crows (9-10) equally within the struggle.
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