Hewitt is certainly not playing nowhere near as well as last year and appears to have lost a yard (or more) of pace that he can't spare but he has been more than serviceable when the pace has gone off the game in the second half of the last two games.
They are as effective as last year when the mode of play suits, but AFL 2026 is much faster making them look slower.
We have so many blokes who violate the basics of footy, you can't even stand flat footed in juniors without getting barrelled by a coach, and we've a list of seasoned experienced AFL players who refuse to take the footy at the highest possible point.
Haynes straight out pushed in the back one on one after he had kicked the footy which was 25m away when the push happened, play on no downfield free turnover favours the Dogs.
As much as I'd like the win, I suspect Bont can nearly defeat us singlehanded. He'll be clearing in from the centre, launching inside F50, contesting at the fall of the ball and crumbing a goal, and we've nobody to stop him!
That reminds me, we should write to the club and demand a marketing deal with The Cookie Monster, maybe it's the lack of cookie drive that is holding us back, too many satisfied with their lot!
