Apart from all the good stuff mentioned by other posters, I think we have a real 'flying under the radar' award winner in Lewis Young. We may have found a 200-game replacement for Liam Jones - goes about his stuff with a minimum of fuss, great set of hands, clean with his foot skills, and executes his spoils extremely well. Bet the Bulldogs wish they still had him.....
I said the same thing to my mate at work this morning. IMO he has been a more than an adequate replacement for Jones, he has more polish and better decision making. This same workmate, who coaches local footy, posed the question "Who do you think your most important player is right now?" I had thought about this yesterday during the game so I quickly replied Jack Silvagni expecting an uppercut. He said "spot on" given the role(s) he is asked to play week in week out (especially in the absense of Pitto).
Interesting comment by Cripps in the post match pointing out the efforts of the small forwards.
"even our small forwards today, they didn't kick the goals, but you know the blocks they did, the pressure. That's the stuff a lot of people on TV don't see, but that's the stuff we highlight behind the scenes"
My ears pricked up when I heard that as I made the comment in the in game thread that Owies and Durdin owed us a bit given their last few weeks. Bu there you go, they are doing stuff that is highly rated internally but not seen as "sexy" by people like me.
Sorry I didn't have the threads ready to go. I was at the game. To be honest, I forgot. I didn't get on the computer this morning because my neck has been stiff. I won't forget next time!
Relax Crash, you do more than enough on this site.
Gotta beat teams above us sure, at the minute there are only 3 of them (for a change). Love the fact many of us are complaining about playing only 3 qtrs yet we are 6-2 and in the top 4. There is much to like. Charlie, Crippa, TDK, SOS and Bam Bam tore the game a new one. Fish has definitely lifted his work rate which is pleasing. Even Cottrell provided run when he came on which is his strength.
Krudd I still maintain they have been better in close around the ball (contested when in dispute). Now this qtr when we needed %, we have let them close the gap by dropping intensity and giving away dumb frees.
