08-20-2017, 04:20 AM
(08-20-2017, 01:40 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Credit to Murphy....Gibbs was being dogged by Howe to prevent Gibbs tagging Mitchell but Murphy put on several blocks to the bigger Howe at stoppages to help his mate out...very good game from the captain.Murphy does not always get a lot of kudos for his negative work. I can understand why: it hasn't always been a strength. However, his willingness to put his body on the line yesterday was excellent.
Similar for Gibbs: for all the negative roles he has had, many people see him as a floater. This even though he usually is in our top 2 tacklers number wise. Well, the last couple of seasons should see that tag disappear. His hardness and tackling were excellent against Hawthorn. And that Gibbs got early frees, because Hawthorn didn't like it, was well overdue. They tried to platter Gibbs, but he refused to be splattered. Then they tried to tag him out of existence and that didn't work out either.
Very pleased with these guys.
Live Long and Prosper!